Searching the library

[Steve Vander Ark]

No: HPFGUIDX 22665

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., joym999 at a... wrote:

> In that section they find books on dragon-raising.  That seems to 
> imply a basic-level, Dewey Decimal-type system which gives info on 
> title, author, publisher and maybe a few subject categories, but 
> would not give you info on whether any particular book contained a 
> word such as "Flamel" or a phrase such as "substance which allows 
one 
> to breathe under water."
> 
> Actually, that doesnt really exist in the muggle world yet, 
either.  

I kind of does. It's called a GOOD librarian. I do that for kids all 
the time. I'm not always sure how I know, but I can usually put my 
hand on the book they need pretty quickly, even if they're looking 
for something quite esoteric. And if you factor in the Internet, 
there is almost NOTHING I can't find. 

Of course, JKR did say that the Wizarding World has its own way to 
find information about the world that was even more fun than the 
Internet. I'm looking forward to seeing that.

Steve The Librarian
The Harry Potter Lexicon
http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon