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[Scheherazade]

NIGHTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!

Why can't I find anything in the library? Why are there so many different sections? How was I suppossed to know my library has a "High School Reading" section?

Your library must have a website? If you can reserve books through their website, your books will be waiting for you, nicely packed, anytime you go to the library! There is a small fee for that service here (50p) but it saves lots of hassle and at least the money goes to the library!

And paya its about the themes rather than the author.

You mean regardless of the author's racial background?

[Nightshade]

well there are those who would argue that no 'white' person could ever write a 'black' book but in theory yes regardless of racial backgroud/ sexual orientation if we are talking about GLB literature for example is it maurice? by forester ...oh wait google that hummm well I cant think of one oh I know the works of Wilde wouldnt fall under that category because they dont fit as it were.

[Scheherazade]

Night, take a deep breath and start from the beginning, please?

You are saying you can find non-black authors in African-American section? Because the books are grouped according to their subject matter rather than the origin of the author?

[Nightshade]

Night, take a deep breath and start from the beginning, please?

You are saying you can find non-black authors in African-American section? Because the books are grouped according to their subject matter rather than the origin of the author?

Correct, in theory but in practise its rare becasue of the objections to the possibility of someone who is non black being able to relate to the situation accuratly and realistically. In the end whatever the policy it tends to go back to the orignal catalogers interpritation of the field.

[papayahed]

huh. interesting.

[papayahed]

Your library must have a website? If you can reserve books through their website, your books will be waiting for you, nicely packed, anytime you go to the library! There is a small fee for that service here (50p) but it saves lots of hassle and at least the money goes to the library!

Sometimes I do that but I was only going in for 1 book (Slaughterhouse Five), and I checked the website to make sure it was there. I figured I could just run in and grab it. And that's when trouble ensued.

[Nightshade]

ah yes Im familiar with that ....it happens to staff to, the computer say on shelf go to shelf is it there...Nooooooooo and then we have to run around and look everywhere most annoying, I like the idea the uni library has, they have a table with sign dont put it back yourself let the staff do it.

[papayahed]

Oh and what's worse is that they also have a paperback section. Why???? Why can't those be on the shelf too????

[Nightshade]

I guess it a pretty big library then?

[papayahed]

I guess it a pretty big library then?

mmmmm, I don't think it's big, maybe medium. The paperback section is actually just 3 of those circular racks.

[Poetess]

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[mc mayer]

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