Ditching Dewey

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Comment by Patty Donovan on January 29, 2015 at 12:08pm

I think students need to learn how to find books in all libraries and Dewey still rules! Shopping for books by genre requires me to ask for help. I love to do genre displays, and it helps my circulationbut the students love to know the number where they can find pirate books, goat books or football books... Additionally, the dewey numbers determine the shelf placement, genre books, potentially, can be shelved in different places. It sounds like a lot of behind the scenes work!

Comment by Jan Novak on January 29, 2015 at 11:41am

Our newest High School opened in 2011-2012 with the fiction in different genres and the nonfiction using our own BASIC. We have centralized cataloging and everyone pitched in and learned the new ways. What we really like is that it is flexible, if something isn't working in one genre we can just switch it.

Comment by Pam Hansen on January 29, 2015 at 10:34am

Have many thoughts on this issue, but it boils down to this: I have no time to implement this and how to deal with books that fit more than one genre.  I also think that my fellow LMS in my district would be disturbed by it. We are working towards standardization of our library catalogs because many of our students change schools several times a year.

Comment by Sandy Bixby on January 29, 2015 at 10:19am

I just did a gentrification of my Fiction (minus Everybody books) and Nonfiction sections in my library and I love it!

Comment by Kelly A. Clark on January 29, 2015 at 9:56am

I switched to genres - in fiction only - over the holiday.  My only complaint is that there is no easy way in Alexandria, the library software, to locate the genre of a specific title in the student view.  I'm still puzzling through that one!  Reluctant readers are reaping the greatest benefit from the change. 

Comment by Rachel Panitzke on January 29, 2015 at 9:09am

We're ditching Dewey in the fiction section this Spring--can't wait for this webinar!

Comment by Peg Becksvoort on January 29, 2015 at 8:06am

I use Dewey as a framework - and commingle with fiction - trying to help students make the connection between fiction and the non-fiction that may stand behind it as inspiration or factual heritage. I am still utilizing Dewey, but remembering the sage words of our cataloging professor, "Put the books where your patrons will find them."

Comment by BJ Neary on January 29, 2015 at 7:38am

There will be much discussion on this topic, participate and add your

experiences and thoughts! 

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