[Publib] Re: fantasy separate from sci fi

[Andy Barnett]

We have separated
Suspense from Thrillers,
Mysteries from Crime Fiction,
Chick Lit from Romance,

but I am not brave enough to attempt to split fantasy from science fiction. 
After all, Clark's Law, pt.3 applies here  (Any sufficiently advanced 
technology is indistinguishable from magic).

Plus, we display our new fiction books in  14 genre collections. We keep 
about one year's worth of new titles displayed there. If SF and fantasy 
were split, neither collection would have enough new titles to attain 
critical mass. So our rule is if one year's worth of new books (minus what 
will be checked out) does not add up to a good display collection, then 
there is no sense in having a separate collection.

Andy Barnett, Asst. Director				www.mcmillanlibrary.org
McMillan Memorial Library
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