An inquiry into the availability of Canadian fiction in U.S. libraries with special attention to the influence of reviews

In order to investigate the availability of Canadian fiction in U.S. libraries and the influence of reviews in U.S. sources on this availability, 182 “Novels” that had been reviewed in Canadian Book Review Annual were searched in the OCLC data base and in Book Review Index. Findings suggest that Can...

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Published in:Library acquisitions. Practice and theory 1987, Vol.11 (4), p.283-295
Main Author: Palmer, Joseph W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Canada
Exact sciences and technology
Fiction
General aspects
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
Library materials
Literature
Reviews
Sciences and techniques of general use
Secondary and tertiary information and documents
Specialized information sources (paper or electronic format)
USA
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Summary:In order to investigate the availability of Canadian fiction in U.S. libraries and the influence of reviews in U.S. sources on this availability, 182 “Novels” that had been reviewed in Canadian Book Review Annual were searched in the OCLC data base and in Book Review Index. Findings suggest that Canadian fiction is widely owned by U.S. libraries only when a work has been reviewed in U.S. sources—especially Booklist, Kirkus, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. Furthermore, results suggest that Canadian fiction is normally reviewed in U.S. sources only when the work is available in a U.S. edition. Anomalies are noted and suggestions are made for further research.
ISSN:0364-6408
DOI:10.1016/0364-6408(87)90003-2