Saturday, April 09, 2022

How Well Do You Know Your Library Quotes? [Quiz]

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How Well Do You Know Your Library Quotes? [Quiz] libraryjournal.com/story/how-well

Do you know what Neil Gaiman once said about librarians? Or remember Mr Darcy’s opinion on libraries in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice? Perhaps you share Sir Francis Bacon’s taste for books?

The famous quotes about librarians, libraries, and all things bookish in our quiz have either featured in renowned novels or have been articulated by influential people throughout history. Think you’ve got what it takes to complete these quotes? Give our quiz a go and tweet us how you did at @OUPLibraries. Good luck! 

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See also Dictionary of Library and Information Science Quotations  Sir Francis Bacon’s taste for books (pages 27-30):   Extract: 

"I have rather studied books than men." p. 27.  source: Dictionary of Library and Information Science Quotations  Edited by Mohamed Taher and L S Ramaiah. ISBN: 8185689423 (New Delhi , Aditya, 1994),

"But  if  anyone  turn  from  the  manufactories  to  libraries,  and be  inclined  to  admire  the  immense  variety  of  books  offered  to our  view,  let  him  but  examine  and  diligently  inspect  the  matter and  contents  of  these  books,  and  his  astonishment  will  certainly change  its  object :  for  when  he  finds  no  end  of  repetitions,  and how  much  men  do  and  speak  the  same  thing  over  again,  he  will pass  from  admiration  of  this  variety  to  astonishment  at  the  pov- erty and  scarcity  of  matter,  which  has  hitherto  possessed  and filled  men's  minds." source: Dictionary of Library and Information Science Quotations  Edited by Mohamed Taher and L S Ramaiah. ISBN: 8185689423 (New Delhi , Aditya, 1994), p. 28

Jane Austen’s Quuotes (in pages 25-26) Dictionary of Library and Information Science Quotations  Edited by Mohamed Taher and L S Ramaiah. ISBN: 8185689423 (New Delhi , Aditya, 1994),

Pride and Prejudice, "While Elizabeth is visiting the Bingleys to see her ill sister Jane, there is a discussion on reading, in which Caroline Bingley compliments Mr. Darcy on his excellent library at Pemberley. A love of books is something which Darcy and Elizabeth share, and one of the things that draws them closer over time. Of course Caroline has little interest in reading, but pretends she does in order to gain the attention of Darcy." source: www.allgreatquotes.com/