Text, Lies and Cataloging

Ethical Treatment of Deceptive Works in the Library

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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What do James Frey's A Million Little Pieces, Margaret B. Jones' Love and Consequence and Wanda Koolmatrie's My Own Sweet Time have in common? None of these popular books are what they appear to be. Frey's fraudulent drug addiction "memoir" was really a semi-fictional novel, Jones' chronicle of her life in a street gang was a complete fabrication, and Koolmatrie was not an Aboriginal woman removed from her family as a child, as in her seemingly autobiographical account, but rather a white taxi driver named Leon Carmen.Deceptive literary works mislead readers and present librarians with a dilemma. Whether making recommendations to patrons or creating catalog records, objectivity and accuracy are crucial--and can be difficult when a book's authorship or veracity is in doubt.This informative (and entertaining!) study addresses ethical considerations for deceptive works and proposes cataloging solutions that are provocative and designed to spark debate. An extensive annotated bibliography describes books that are not what they seem.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-07-09
Mått178 x 254 x 9 mm
Vikt286 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor166
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786497447

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionA Few Words about Cataloging TermsDeceptive WorksBarriers to Accurate CatalogingCodes and StandardsMemoirs and AutobiographiesCol. Crockett’s Exploits and Adventures in TexasAwful Disclosures of Maria MonkThe Life of John William Walshe, F. S. A.Long LanceThe Cradle of the DeepPilgrims of the WildThe Diary of a Surgeon in the Year 1751–1752; Surgeon’s Mate; Man MidwifeMy Sister and IThe Long WalkTravels with CharleyGo Ask AliceI Married Wyatt Earp; Illustrated Life of Doc HollidayThe Education of Little TreeMichelle RemembersSatan’s UndergroundMutant Message DownunderA Rock and a Hard PlaceSleepersStokerFragmentsMishaThe Autobiography of Howard HughesJihad!The Blood Runs Like a River; The Boy and the Dog; Geronimo’s BonesThe CageA Million Little Pieces; My Friend LeonardKathy’s StoryThree Cups of Tea; Stones into SchoolsChild P.O.W.The Road of Lost InnocenceAngel at the FenceLove and ConsequencesThe Boy Who Came Back from HeavenThe Man Who Broke into AuschwitzOther NonfictionNever Cry WolfIn Cold BloodRootsIn His ImageArming AmericaHonor LostAnanios of KleitorThe Last Train from HiroshimaImagineThe Embassy HouseFictionWild Cat FallingJack Rivers and MeFamous All Over TownThe Hand That Signed the PaperMy Own Sweet TimeSarah; The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things; Harold’s EndThe Honored SocietyPoetryThe Darkening EclipticThe Love Poems of MarichikoDoubled FloweringSaracen IslandConclusionNotesBibliography for Case StudiesSelected Bibliography for Secondary ResourcesIndex

“In this era of fake news and alternative facts, catalogers have an added burden when it comes to identifying deceptive books...Brubaker explores the cataloger’s responsibility in describing these titles and provides useful guidelines on how to catalog them.... a timely and thought-provoking work”—Library Journal; “an informative and occasionally downright entertaining study...recommended”—Midwest Book Review.