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Selecting fiction as part of everyday life information seeking

Journal of Documentation · 2011 · 68 citations · 50 references

Concepts

HumanitiesLiteratureFictionReading PracticesEveryday ReadingReading Choice

Abstract

Purpose – This study seeks to examine, from the viewpoint of 12 adult fiction readers who are members of book clubs, how they go about selecting fiction books to borrow from the public library.

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