[Publib] 9/11 conspiracy theories

[Lisa Guidarini]

I found the Bibles shelved in the fiction section once, at Barnes & Noble. I'm thinking it was someone having a little fun...

Lisa Guidarini
Algonquin Area Public Library
Algonquin, IL

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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org on behalf of Bird, Daryl
Sent: Fri 8/14/2009 3:39 PM
To: Carolyn Scheer; Publib at webjunction.org
Cc: Bird, Daryl
Subject: RE: [Publib] 9/11 conspiracy theories
 
Putting things in that category might be seen as an affront to those people who believe in them. At Barnes & Noble I met some folks who were incensed because the books on UFOs were shelved in the occult section. What could I say? So I went to the manager and submitted that these books should moved to the transportation section.


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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org on behalf of Carolyn Scheer
Sent: Fri 8/14/2009 11:15 AM
To: Publib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Publib] 9/11 conspiracy theories

We use 001.9 for "Spurious knowledge."  Recent editions of Dewey call
it "Controversial knowledge," but I prefer the older term.

BTW: Our copy of "Chariots of the gods" just went out on ILL.  And
I'll bet we have several patrons who would love to see the 9/11 videos.


At 11:55 AM 8/14/2009, you wrote:
>What's the Dewey number for "Fads"? I'd weed that area heavily and frequently.
>
>Sharon M. Foster, JD, MLS
>Librarians bring order out of chaos.
>http://www.vsa-software.com/mlsportfolio/
>
>
>
>On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Seth
>Johnson<seth.johnson at realmeasures.dyndns.org> wrote:
> >
> > Here's a circumstance that has occurred that's been a bit of a
> > stickler for Wikipedia: What would you do with a ostensibly
> > peer-reviewed, scientific journal that had an article in it
> > examining the WTC dust and describing advanced technology
> > explosives distributed uniformly in samples collected throughout
> > the downtown area?
> >
> > But then again, what about Erich von Daniken's Chariots of the
> > Gods?  How about a work that cites various anomalies and offers
> > speculation related to the JFK assassination?  What would a
> > library do with a speculative work about weird ancient mysteries
> > like how the pyramids or the statues on Easter Island were built,
> > or showing ancient artifacts that look sort of like astronauts in
> > spacecraft, or lightbulbs, or speculating about the Nazca drawings?>
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "Meyers, Sue" <Susan.Meyers at libraryweb.org>
> > To: <publib at webjunction.org>
> > Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:52:04 -0400
> > Subject: [Publib] 9/11 conspiracy theories
> >
> >> What do you do with material donated to your library on
> >> conspiracy theories surrounding 9/11?
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Carolyn Scheer
Reference/Technical Services
Scenic Regional Library
308 Hawthorne Drive
Union, MO  63084
Tel: 636-583-3224
Fax: 636-583-6519
email: cscheer at scenicregional.org




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