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Download full textGregory K. Tharp – Online Submission, 2025
Purpose of Research: As academic faculty report being emotionally exhausted and students, ranging from undergraduates to graduates, report a constellation of mental health conditions, both preexisting and those apt to develop during the college and university years, the academic library becomes a source of mental health self-care resources. Mental…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Mental Health, Library Materials, Self Help Programs
Direct linkFarrell, Beth – Library Journal, 2009
"Forbes" recently reported that Americans spent $11 billion in 2008 on self-help books, CDs, seminars, coaching, and stress-management programs--13.6 percent more than they did in 2005. Why the uptick? According to a recent "Publishers Weekly" cover story, conventional publishing industry wisdom holds that personal improvement titles do very well…
Descriptors: Publishing Industry, Libraries, Brain, Improvement
