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2004
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| author | Isaacson, David |
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| contents | Dilemmas in Balancing a University Literature Collection Isaacson, David Library Development Library Materials Library Policy Performance Factors Barriers Educational Resources Literature English Departments This essay explores some of the conflicts faced by the author, a liaison with book-selection responsibilities to a university English Department. These conflicts include: trying to fill gaps missed by profiles set up with our book vendor; trying to achieve a reasonable balance between canonical and non-canonical texts; between primary texts and the secondary works interpreting these texts; between works that might become classic versus those that are truly ephemeral; between controversial pornography and less controversial or non-controversial erotica; and between hypertext fiction and traditional print resources. |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2004 |
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| spellingShingle | Dilemmas in Balancing a University Literature Collection Isaacson, David Library Development Library Materials Library Policy Performance Factors Barriers Educational Resources Literature English Departments Dilemmas in Balancing a University Literature Collection Isaacson, David Library Development Library Materials Library Policy Performance Factors Barriers Educational Resources Literature English Departments This essay explores some of the conflicts faced by the author, a liaison with book-selection responsibilities to a university English Department. These conflicts include: trying to fill gaps missed by profiles set up with our book vendor; trying to achieve a reasonable balance between canonical and non-canonical texts; between primary texts and the secondary works interpreting these texts; between works that might become classic versus those that are truly ephemeral; between controversial pornography and less controversial or non-controversial erotica; and between hypertext fiction and traditional print resources. |
| title | Dilemmas in Balancing a University Literature Collection |
| topic | Library Development Library Materials Library Policy Performance Factors Barriers Educational Resources Literature English Departments |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ873073 |