We also have a small reading room with current issues of print journals on display.
The magazines for leisure reading that are most heavily (and often), used here are:

Aeronautical Journal
Applied Optics
Astrpnomy
Atlantic Monthly
Canadian Geographic
Chemical Week
Consumer's Reports
Economist
Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development
Harvard Business Review
History
Historia
International Journal of Vehicle Design
Journal of Fluid Mechanics
MacLeans
Nature
New Scientist
New Statesman (UK)
New Yorker
Popular Science
Science
Science News
Scientific American
Sky and Telescope
Spectator
Time

Additionally, most of our weekly Jane's (military) publications are very heavily browsed.

Heather Shore
Serials Specialist/ Spécialiste Des
Périodiques
Massey Library / Bibliothèque Massey
Royal Military College of Canada / Collège militaire royal du Canada
National Defence /  Défense nationale
PO Box 17000, Station Forces / CP 17000, Succursale Forces
Kingston, Ontario , Canada K7K 7B4
heather.shore@rmc.ca
Telephone / Téléphone 613-541-6000 x 6666 / Facsimile / Télécopieur 613-540-8077
Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] on behalf of Abbigail C Gregg [acgregg@GENEVA.EDU]
Sent: July-26-12 11:53 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Magazines for Leisure Reading

We have a gallery of popular magazines for people to just pick up and read when they are relaxing on the couches and chairs in our quiet reading and coffee room.  The magazines get used quite a bit.  I always see someone grabbing one or some laying out.  I try to keep a wide variety of popular magazines dealing with different interests and majors on campus.  For instance, I have out History Today, HR Magazine, Outside and Sports Illustrated.  My sense is that people like to just pick something interesting and relax with their coffee or snack.  I think it’s a highly utilized resource in an area that is highly trafficked and I think our patrons value the chance to just kick back and take a break from technology and school.

Abbigail Gregg
Library Technician
Geneva College - McCartney Library
acgregg@geneva.edu

From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Lesher, Marcella
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 10:31 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Magazines for Leisure Reading

We’re in the process of opening a new Learning Commons and while we’ve always had a Leisure Reading section for magazines, I’ve been pretty haphazard in making choices for this section.  I was thinking about doing a little survey through our Facebook page directed to our students to see what they enjoy reading.  I was also curious about choices that are being made by others on the list.  Because of all the electronic resources  I know are Leisure Reading area is not as heavily used but are others seeing that as well?

Thanks,

Marcella Lesher
Professor/Periodicals Librarian
Blume Library
St. Mary’s University
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX  78228

Phone:  210-431-2299 ext. 1322

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