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Musing while packing
Aug. 15th, 2006 04:02 pmI separate science fiction from non-sf fiction because otherwise the non-sf would be wholly overwhelmed.
But why do libraries separate out sf? To keep the David Weber from contaminating the Tom Clancy? To make it easier for browsers, so that someone looking for a Larry Niven book will have an easy time finding the Mercedes Lackey nearby, while someone looking for Danielle Steele will fortunately have the Salman Rushdie close at hand?
But why do libraries separate out sf? To keep the David Weber from contaminating the Tom Clancy? To make it easier for browsers, so that someone looking for a Larry Niven book will have an easy time finding the Mercedes Lackey nearby, while someone looking for Danielle Steele will fortunately have the Salman Rushdie close at hand?