Biography and autobiography

[Elizabeth Bentley <elizabeth@WARDROBE.DIRCON.CO.UK>]

Seeing the hit on biography - B or 920s - has prompted me to ask if
anyone else does what I do and that is separate out the autobiography
from the biography.

It seems to me that much autobiography is literature rather than purely
informational. Prime examples are Maya Angelou's I know why the caged
bird sings and Laurie Lee's Cider with Rosie. Until recently I had
autobiography in with the fiction. Now I have it on the shelf above
the biography section, but with a separate label.

What do others think, and do?

EB

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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 07:53:09 -0400
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 10:48:44 +0900
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Subject: HIT:A Dr Seuss with 50 words?

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My tech person has encountered problems with the inkjets on the Epson
600 printers. They dry up when not in use for a period of time (i.e.,
over the summer). Have any of you experienced similar problems? How did
you solve this problem?

Helen Bicknell, Librarian
Highgate Elementary School
Highgate Center, Vt
hbicknell@highgate.k12.vt.us

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Thanks for all the replies.

The consensus is that the book in question is Green Eggs and Ham
(repeated words included in the count only once)

Cheers again

Greg Watt
Head Librarian
Osaka International School
Osaka japan
gwatt@senri.ed.jp <mailto:gwatt@senri.ed.jp>

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