http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/tags/book+selection/default.aspxTags: book selectionenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2009/01/26/quot-cures-quot-author.aspxMon, 26 Jan 2009 16:19:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:1190Meditatinglibrarian@evpl2http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1190http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2009/01/26/quot-cures-quot-author.aspx#comments<p>One of the challenges in making decisions about how to spend the Library&#39;s materials budget is balancing public demand with issues such as accuracy of information, quality of writing, subject matter...&nbsp; Kevin Trudeau&#39;s books have been in popular demand here in Vanderburgh County (and many other places) the past&nbsp;few years.&nbsp; We&#39;ve purchased numerous copies because of that demand, even though we knew the information in them is questionable.&nbsp; One of our rationalizations, besides demand, is that maybe if the Library has copies it will help save our customers from purchasing the books.</p> <p>I do want you all to know the latest from the Federal Trade Commission, however.&nbsp; Trudeau has been ordered to pay $37 million for violating a 2004 order regarding false claims in his weight loss &quot;cures&quot; book.&nbsp; He has also been barred from publishing anything or creating infomercials for the next three years.&nbsp; Here is a link to <a target="_blank" href="http://www1.ftc.gov/opa/2009/01/trudeau.shtm" title="Federal Trade Commission article">the story</a> at the Federal Trade Commission site.</p> <p>What is your opinion about whether or not the Library should have these books?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://evpl.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1190" width="1" height="1">book selectionKevin Trudeau