Re: [LM_NET] Dewey Decimal System eliminated in new Arizona library.

[Melissa Davis <mbdavis50@SUDDENLINK.NET>]

At 08:53 AM 5/31/2007, Anne Oelke wrote:
>[snip] Then there will need to be a map of the facility indicating 
>where every section is located (why don't bookstores have maps at 
>the door???).  [snip]



Why not? Because the bookstore corporation (and most especially their 
stockholders) WANTS you to wander around all those shelves in the 
hopes that they can part you from a few more of your hard-earned 
dollars when you pick up something on a whim.

Melissa  (who's obviously getting very cynical in her dotage ... )
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Melissa Davis                                   Librarian
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Splendora, Tx 77372                             fax: 281-689-8445
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