In the 1970's and again in the 1980's I worked in public libraries. Now when I go to the library, I am dismayed at how disorganized the books are and how hard it is to find books on a topic. Rarely do I undertake a search on the computer without being moved to swear words.

For example, I was looking for a book of knitting patterns. Within six inches on the shelf, I found a book of knitting patterns, a book on the ready-to-wear knit fashion industry, a biography of Calvin Klein and an expose (it claimed) of Ralph Lauren. I'm sure this was the result of using computerized systems to catalog books.

Last week I looked up "sew clothes" and was given 8 books about sewerage systems instead. Maybe they thought they were providing the real poop on fitting techniques.