GEN: fiction or literature

[Deborah Martin <dmartin@EACS.K12.IN.US>]

I was wondering if you all could help me.  I am working part-time in a
used bookstore and my boss and I were having a conversation the other
night about what determines if we shelve something in the fiction
section or the literature section.  Can anyone give me the guidelines as
to what is actually considered literature and what is considered
fiction?  Did we, as librarians, say forget Dewey and just start our own
fiction section?  Help?  The definitions I got from a literary terms
book did not help me in my quest.  I have not had a chance to look
online yet to see if I can find the answer.  Your help would be greatly
appreciated.

Thanks,


Deb Martin, Librarian
Woodlan Jr/Sr High
dmartin@eacs.k12.in.us

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