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Fiction in public libraries, 1900-1950
- Title
- Fiction in public libraries, 1900-1950 / Esther Jane Carrier.
- Author
- Carrier, Esther Jane, 1925-
- Publication
- Littleton, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1985.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | Z711.5 .C32 1985 | Off-site |
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- Description
- x, 384 pages; 25 cm
- Subjects
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- Note
- Includes indexes.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 333-357.
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction and historical background -- Chapter 2: The state of fiction in the twentieth century -- Fiction was becoming better -- Fiction was becoming worse -- Chapter 3: Should libraries have only fiction of high quality? -- Educational responsibilities of the library -- Civic responsibilities of the library -- Budgetary responsibilities of the library -- Changes in public library users -- What is public opinion? -- Ways of meeting the demand for light fiction -- Library rental collections -- Booklovers' library -- Commercial rental libraries -- Moral qualities in fiction -- Trend toward less restriction -- Literary qualities in fiction -- Public library inquiry -- Chapter 4: Should libraries include a generous amount of fiction? -- 1900-1910 -- 1910-1920 -- 1920-1940 -- 1940-1950 -- Fiction types frequently mentioned -- Experimental fiction -- Realistic fiction -- Light fiction -- Foreign fiction -- Do not wait to purchase new fiction -- Restricted books -- Improvement through reading -- Public library inquiry -- Chapter 5: Book selection and censorship -- Need for selection standards -- General selection principles -- Budgetary considerations -- Books presenting special selection problems -- Methods to be used in selection -- Book selection aids -- Book reviews -- Book clubs -- Surveys of fiction selection -- What is censorship? -- Book censorship -- 1900 to World War I -- Opposition to censorship -- Book censorship -- 1920 to World War II -- Support for censorship -- Legal aspects of censorship -- Book censorhip -- World War II to 1950 -- Support for censorship -- Legal aspects of censorship -- Example of a censorship attack -- Grapes of Wrath -- Chapter 6: Reading improvement -- Circulation statistics -- Methods used to aid reading development -- Book selection -- Special reading lists -- Home delivery -- Other measures -- Arrangement of books in the library -- Special classification arrangements -- Reading guidance by librarians -- Reading surveys -- Chapter 7: Fiction for young people -- Review of developments affecting this work -- Dangers of poor literature -- Book selection -- Importance of high quality literature -- The best books were those that would be read -- General selection principles -- Series books -- Special reading interests of boys -- Historical fiction -- Adventure stories -- War stories -- Success stories -- Realism -- Editions -- Special types of children's literature -- Classics -- Fairy tales -- Sensational literature -- Love stories -- Comics -- Book selection aids -- Reading improvement -- Personal reading guidance and supervision -- Studies of children's reading -- Chapter 8: Summary.
- ISBN
- 0872874591
- 9780872874596
- LCCN
- 85004269
- OCLC
- ocm11756328
- 11756328
- SCSB-9495809
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library