Abstract:
This paper is divided into five more or less independent sections. The first examines the science fiction collections of ten Chicago area public libraries. The second is a brief critical discussion of science fiction; the third section examines the performance of some of the standard library selection tools in the area of science fiction. The fourth section consists of sketches of some of the field's major writers. The appendix provides a listing of award-winning science fiction. The selective bibliography is the author's list, reflecting his own knowledge of the field. That knowledge is not encyclopedic.
