When Computers Take Over the Library

Computers and libraries go together like peanut butter and jelly. (Well, like peanut butter and jelly that don’t make a mess on books, anyway.) Let’s face it: stacks of books to keep track of, reference material to organize, lists of patrons to keep tabs on. I’m sure that, by this point, there must be more than a few librarians out there who quake at the thought of running a library without some electronic assistance.

Ordering, however, still requires the human touch. Here’s a case in point: the computer at YBP Library Services created a community college selection list for Black History Month that was unacceptable, to say the least.

According to Library Journal, the books on the list included a biography on Black Sabbath, the vintage rock band, as well as a book about a commercial shipping accident, Black November: The Carl D. Bradley Tragedy.

Library Journal has the story here.