At UW?! That's shocking. ...and revolting.
Hmmm, now, you've got me curious.
I'll have to give a try at CalState Chico to see what the response is.
Felicia
> At one point in my researches, I was seeking out novels that were
> specifically from the late nineteenth century and that had occult
> themes. Specifically, I was looking for the author J. W. Brodie-Innes.
> When I asked the librarian here at UW why there was nothing in the
> cardcatalogue, she stated that *those* kinds of books wouldn't be
> something the library would be interested in acquiring.
>
> Granted, there are limited budgets for book acquisition, and I
> understand this. But the disdain this librarian showed for either the
> topic or the author was, I thought, odd. Is this a common phenomenon in
> academic institutions, or is it more localized?
>
> Tom Johnson
> UW, Seattle
>
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