Fiction: A Neglected Aspect of Library Service.

Isaacs, Margaret

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ERIC Number: EJ363797

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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Fiction: A Neglected Aspect of Library Service.

Isaacs, Margaret

Australian Library Journal, v36 n3 p167-73 Aug 1987

Examines the place of fiction in the library collection, the attitudes and practices of Australian librarians with respect to fiction, and the factors, including historical ones, which have shaped these attitudes. A proposal for a new approach to fiction in public libraries is presented. (Author/CLB)

Descriptors: Developed Nations, Fiction, Foreign Countries, Library Collections, Library Role, Library Services, Moral Values, Public Libraries, Recreational Reading, Users (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Media Staff; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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