CATEGORIES OF LIBRARY SELECTION AIDS
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Professional literature
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Popular magazines
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Literary journals
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Subject-centered publications
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Fanzines
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Current vs. retrospective
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Citation vs. abstracts
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Commercial vs. library/scholarly
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Publishers' catalogs, brochures, flyers, etc.
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Jobbers' inventory lists, publications, etc.
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Advertisements
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Mass media tie-ins
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Talk show/interview circuit
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Personal appearances at book festivals, professional meetings, school sites,
etc.
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References within other publications
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Word-of-mouth recommendations