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Subject:    [PUBLIB] Re: Rosewood, video, fiction or non? (fwd)
From:       plib2 () webjunction ! org (PUBLIB)
Date:       2000-01-28 20:47:35
Message-ID: Pine.GSO.4.10.10001281747330.1040-100000 () webjunction ! org
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Sender: Sue Kamm <suekamm@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: Rosewood, video, fiction or non?



Gordon Riley wrote:

> I would like to know what and why regarding libraries' decisions to place
> the video Rosewood in fiction or non-fiction.  Since it is largely true and
> there is little else about the topic and African-American history often gets
> the short-shrift - I am leaning toward treating it as non-fiction.  But I
> would like to know what others have done and upon what you based your
> decision.  I have an LS student who is currently taking cataloguing who
> disagrees and I feel I should explore the issue a bit more.

FWIW, our bibliographic utility (TLC) classes it PN1997.R67 (LC), 791.4372.R818
(Dewey).

The subject headings they assigned are:  Afro-Americans--Drama;
Massacres--Florida--Roseweood--Drama; and Race Relations--Drama.

>

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Your friendly CyberGoddess and ALA Councilor,
Sue Kamm
email:  suekamm@mindspring.com
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