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“Reading seems to be ignored and pushed into the background in the 21st century but I assure you that the world of books is rich and I promise to honour and uphold the title of “Best Reader,” Misha Tadevosyan, a student of the Faculty of Educational Psychology and Sociology, winner of ASPU Best Reader 2014 award, said on December 18 during the solemn event held at the University.
The annual Best Reader Award ceremony was held at the ASPU Academic Library. This year the event was celebrated for the fifth time in a row. The traditional ceremony started with the blessing of a priest and the Lord's Prayer as was the first ceremony celebrated five years ago. Recently, a book has been published that contains photos of ASPU best students in the past five years.
In his speech, ASPU Rector Ruben Mirzakhanyan emphasized the importance of the ceremony saying the quality of each university is determined by its libraries and the number of readers. “Our visitors and guests always express their admiration for our overcrowded reading halls. As time passes the number of readers remains the same, which proves that books remain popular among readers,” he said.
“The world of books is a unique space that belongs to our students at the University,” Director of the Academic Library Tigran Petrosyants said. He stressed that the number of readers has not decreased in five years which is also due to the policy of the University administration which is aimed at expanding the number of readers.
Best Reader 2014 was chosen from amongst undergraduate and graduate students, as well as students undertaking distance learning programs at the ASPU who had used at least 150 printed materials in one year.
In the long run, Misha Tadevosyan, who studies at the Faculty of Educational Psychology and Sociology, was named Best Reader of the ASPU. Tehmine Makoyan, Gayane Poghosyan, Hasmik Petrosyan, Ruzanna Hunanyan, Knkush Simonyan, Haykanush Sharoyan, Hasmik Hovsepyan, Manushak Markosyan, Ani Ayvazyan, Ani Harutyunyan, Nare Muradyan, Gohar Nikoghosyan, Mery Dallakyan, Hermine Serobyan, Lusine Machkalyan, Knarik Hovhannisyan and Ani Hovsepyan were named Best Readers of different Faculties.
Angelika Margaryan and Shahane Bakhshetsyan, pupils of ASPU Primary School N57 after Vahan Totovents and high school, were again named Best Readers of their educational institutions.
This year awards were handed out in new categories: Ani Badalyan, Lecturer of the Faculty of Educational Psychology and Sociology, was named winner in the category “300 Days in Reading Hall”.
The textbooks and manuals authored by ASPU lecturers and professors Aelita Dolukhanyan, Laura Asatryan and Yuri Gasparyan, were among the most demanded books in 2014: students borrowed their books from the library over 11 000 times. For the third consecutive year, renowned psychologist Albert Nalchajyan was named the most popular author whose books are in great demand also outside the University.
The Faculty of Primary Education was named winner among the ten Faculties of the University: 1450 students of the Faculty regularly attended its reading hall.
Also, “Azg” weekly received an award in the “Best Friend of ASPU Library” category for covering the the activities of theAcademic Library 14 times.
The Best Reader of the University, Misha Tadevosyan, received a tablet as a prize and a copy of “Socialist Realism and the Art of Soviet Armenia,” an album co-authored by Ruben Mirzakhanyan and Hravard Hakobyan. All winning students were given books and granted a unique opportunity to spend their winter holidays in Aghavnadzor.
