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catalog contributor b480674.
catalog created "1985.".
catalog date "1985".
catalog date "1985.".
catalog dateCopyrighted "1985.".
catalog description "Bibliography: p. 333-357.".
catalog description "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 -- ".
catalog description "Improvement through reading -- Public library inquiry -- Chapter 5: Book selection and censorship -- Need for selection standards -- General selection principles -- Budgetary considerations -- Books presenting speical 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 -- ".
catalog description "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.".
catalog extent "x, 384 p. ;".
catalog hasFormat "Fiction in public libraries, 1900-1950.".
catalog identifier "0872874591 :".
catalog isFormatOf "Fiction in public libraries, 1900-1950.".
catalog issued "1985".
catalog issued "1985.".
catalog language "eng".
catalog publisher "Littleton, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited,".
catalog relation "Fiction in public libraries, 1900-1950.".
catalog spatial "United States".
catalog subject "Book selection History 20th century.".
catalog subject "Books and reading United States History 20th century.".
catalog subject "Fiction in libraries History 20th century.".
catalog subject "Fiction in libraries United States History 20th century.".
catalog subject "Public libraries Book selection United States History 20th century.".
catalog subject "Public libraries United States History 20th century.".
catalog subject "Z711.5 .C32 1985".
catalog tableOfContents "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 -- ".
catalog tableOfContents "Improvement through reading -- Public library inquiry -- Chapter 5: Book selection and censorship -- Need for selection standards -- General selection principles -- Budgetary considerations -- Books presenting speical 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 -- ".
catalog tableOfContents "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.".
catalog title "Fiction in public libraries, 1900-1950 / Esther Jane Carrier.".
catalog type "History. fast".
catalog type "text".