Author Adkins, Denice Esser, Linda Velasquez, Diane Publication year 2004 Journal Paper presented at Library Research Seminar III, Kansas City, MO. Link https://hdl.handle.net/10355/46258 https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10355/46258/LRS3-2004-Paper… https://core.ac.uk/display/62782421 Comment In augmenting research on the subject, this paper addresses the following research questions. 1)How do public librarians and library staff perceive romance readers? 2)Do public librarians and library staff feel that romance reading is detrimental to women? 3)Are romance novels a significant element of the collection, as indicated by collection development funding and cataloging practices? Topic libraries/librarians