For all those bibliophiles out there (and possibly even the bibliophobes!)

As a matter of course, whilst going about my everyday library work, I was directed to the 'Awful Library Books' blog site (http://awfullibrarybooks.wordpress.com/). Contrary to what the name suggests, the books it lists are not particularly awful. At the time they were published they were probably considered helpful if not revolutionary, but now in our culture of moral and political correctness they seem very dated or even dangerous. It's a lesson on developing and maintaining effective collections management policies. Having said that though they do have a unique nostalgic value to them. I particularly liked the Official Guide to Disco Dance Steps (http://awfullibrarybooks.wordpress.com/2009/05/30/disco-fever/) and who knew there were two Bert Bacharachs!