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Peer reviewedIsaacs, Margaret – Australian Library Journal, 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
Download full textRobinson, William C. – 1998
This study examined the degree to which contemporary world literature is available in United States OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) libraries. The 1991 volume of "World Literature Today," reviewing 837 works, was used as the source. German, English, Spanish, and French were the most frequently encountered languages. Fiction was the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Fiction, Foreign Countries, Information Technology
Spence, Alex – 1998
The catalogs of 19 large urban public lending library systems (10 American and 9 Canadian) were examined to determine the extent of their holdings of 222 gay-related titles. The populations of the libraries' service areas ranged from about 100,000 to three million. The title lists comprised classic and contemporary works taken from standard lists…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Fiction, Foreign Countries, Homosexuality
