Zapopan, Jalisco; December 02, 2022.- It is believed that the library is a boring and tedious space, however the Panamericana has been responsible for implementing changes that give a 180 degree turn to this ideology, the UP library has comfortable facilities, library programs, large catalog of content, study areas, teaching materials, etc; that make the stay inside it enjoyable.
Pan American Library
Panamericana currently has a wide range of library programs that facilitate and promote reading on campus. " Free books" is one of the programs where you can take a book and borrow it without leaving any kind of identification. On the other hand, there is the option of leaving reading recommendations and books to be deposited in a mailbox located next to the "free books" bookcase, this section is located next to the oral trials room.
The library recently underwent a renovation of its facilities, services and resources. Within this renovation highlights the personalized advice from an academic librarian, assistance in academic work, courses and workshops that help the integration of students and ideal spaces for study and reading.
Adaptable spaces
Among the spaces is the silence room, where you can only study or read, as its name implies, in silence. Talking is not allowed in this space because its main function is to be a space to avoid distractions that interrupt the study.
Its catalog includes more than 75,000 physical and 330,000 digital copies, more than 2,500 audiovisuals (films and music), more than 1,200 physical magazines and 48,000 digital magazines. It also has a great diversity of resources that help the university community to acquire quality information on different topics, whether economic, financial, scientific, humanities, marketing, etc. Some of these programs are: ProQuest One Academic, Science Direct, Springer, Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, EBSCO Humanities, eLibro, vLex, among others.
For Dr. Manuel Bernal, director of the Library System at Universidad Panamericana, "It is easy, from the position of a member of Generation X or Baby Boomer, to label Millennials or Generation Z, as self-absorbed and obsessed with screens; and, based on this, to believe that they have little interest in reading. The truth is that the relationship of these generations with books has changed, as much as the books themselves".
"Now, not only do people buy, lend, subscribe and give away texts in different ways, but we have had to learn, once again, to read and, in this, digital natives have certain advantages. For them, word-of-mouth recommendations of authors and works, direct or through social networks and media in general, by friends or influencers, are once again important; on all types of screens, at all times and in all circumstances and, most importantly, read in one sitting or in chunks, regardless of whether it is accompanied by audio, video or animations, whether it is BookTok or Twitteratura," Dr. Bernal also commented.
"Libraries have the commitment to rethink not only the spaces we offer, but the reading conditions we propose to the new generations, so that the content that is traditionally packaged in the form of books becomes more attractive and edifying," he concluded.
La Panamericana has made an outstanding effort to make the library a space where its students can work, study and spend a pleasant time in its facilities.
