On a personal note from years of working in medical libraries, many ideas that are considered "quack" today will be mainstream medicine 10 years from now.
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From: Next generation catalogs for libraries [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Carol Seiler
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But what about when the patron(s) demand a bestseller that we know is both "garbage" and not "the best"? For example, several patrons come in asking for the latest quack diet/nutrition book. We know it is full of misinformation (or the selector does). Do we order it? The patrons want it. Who is the judge?
Carol Seiler, MLS
Continuing Education Librarian
Amigos Library Services
14400 Midway Rd.
Dallas, TX 75244
(800) 843-8482 ext. 2828
(972) 340-2828 (direct)
(972) 991-6061 (fax)
www.amigos.org
seiler_at_amigos.org
(views are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer)
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