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Mason, Ellsworth – Library Journal, 1972
The emphasis of this look at today's public libraries and their future is on the policies of these libraries rather than their funding. (NH)
Descriptors: Classification, Libraries, Library Collections, Library Facilities
Raymond, J. – Library Journal, 1998
Argues that bookstores are not superior and do not pose a threat to libraries. Discusses what libraries can learn from bookstores; where bookstores fall short; low wages of bookstore clerks; misshelving problems in bookstores due to the classification system; how the library classification system can be improved; and libraries' strengths. (AEF)
Descriptors: Bookstores, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Competition
Direct linkKuzyk, Raya – Library Journal, 2006
In apparently no time at all, the distance between the once doggedly segregated religion and self-help shelves has shortened, and the two genres are fraternizing openly. Librarians have noticed an influx of books that cannot be definitively classified as religion or self-help. It is a phenomenal time for the breed of books dubbed "spiritual…
Descriptors: Religion, Religious Education, Individual Development, Self Actualization
