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If I put up a sign over a section of books that says "Biography," do you think most will understand that that includes autobiography? -- nm

Posted by mara Feb 25 '11, 10:55

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just call it the 'graphy section. -- nm - Beaker Feb 25, 11:28
Only for the morons. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 25, 11:13
I'd guess children would have a hard time, since I remember getting it drilled into me that they are different. -- nm - con_carne Feb 25, 11:04 3
- They should have been taught that autobiography is a subset of biography. Venn diagrams might have helped. -- nm - mara Feb 25, 11:16 2
  - You know you are going to place your sign based on how people think, not how you think they should think -- nm - con_carne Feb 25, 11:40 1
    - Yeah, I just like bringing up Venn diagrams. :-) -- nm - mara Feb 25, 11:47
I would keep walking if I were looking for an autobiography. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 25, 11:00 18
- I agree with this. They're different entities and I would not expect them merged. -- nm - David Feb 25, 11:29 7
  - I agree too. "All biographies"? -- nm - Loyola Feb 25, 11:41
  - Just as an FYI, your expectation will probably not be met in your public library. -- nm - mara Feb 25, 11:34 4
    - Even so, you asked and there is the answer. -- nm - David Feb 25, 11:38 1
      - Yes, and I'm grateful for the answer. The FYI was just an aside, which is why I prefaced it with FYI. -- nm - mara Feb 25, 11:44
    - people in Tennessee are just happy if their libraries have books -- nm - moles Feb 25, 11:38 1
      - crazy thing is, they even have a few that don't have any pictures - just words -- nm - decline Feb 25, 11:40
  - libraryin is hard -- nm - moles Feb 25, 11:30
- I think everyone else is right -- putting up signs causes as much confusion as it prevents. -- nm - mara Feb 25, 11:03 9
  - Or, put up two. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 25, 11:05 6
    - I probably gave you the wrong impression when I said "a sign." It's a very large section, it would take a number of signs. If they don't all say the - mara Feb 25, 11:15 5
      - Auto/Biography -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 25, 11:16 4
        
        So ummm...how many books on Henry Ford are there? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 25, 11:17 2
        
        I could see that presenting a problem.... -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Feb 25, 11:23 [Backboard] 1
        
        They breed. (nm) - Will Hunting Feb 25, 11:31
        
        Books on cars?? -- nm - mara Feb 25, 11:17
  - I think it will be fine with no sign. -- nm - loosilu Feb 25, 11:04 1
    - Just one big one on the door. "BOOKS" -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 25, 11:37
Where do you keep the autobiographies? -- nm - Pedant Feb 25, 10:57 1
- And memoirs! (Taxonomy sucks!) -- nm - mara Feb 25, 10:58
there's a difference? -- nm - most people Feb 25, 10:57
yes -- nm - znufrii Feb 25, 10:56

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