Re: [LM_NET] "Dystopian Fiction" Genre

[Thomas Kaun <tomkaun@GMAIL.COM>]

Hi, Cheryl.
The official term used by LC and Sears, as well as "Guidelines on Subject
Access to Individual Works of Fiction, Drama, Etc." (gsafd), subject
headings is "Dystopias," not Dystopian fiction. I'd stick with that since
records are already going to come with that as a subject heading.
Tom Kaun

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Bessie Chin Library @ Redwood High School
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On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 6:10 AM, Cheryl Whitmore Stevens <
cwstevens@earthlink.net> wrote:

> I am not sure how genres are "officially" created, but it seems to be from
> recent posts and HITs that we have created the genre of Dystopian Fiction.
> There are certainly enough tween and teen books in this area for it to be a
> genre. What are others thoughts on this?
>
> Cheryl Whitmore Stevens, MLS, MA Ed. Psych
> Library Media Specialist
> Mansfield, CT 06250
> cwstevens@earthlink.net
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