[ISLMA-Share] dewey for mammals

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I had the same problem. It's really hard to be consistent with the animal
numbers and they get so long.

We ended up going to one digit past the decimal and use the animal name
instead of the author. Students, teachers, parent volunteers, and library
staff love it.

599.6 Zebras
599.2 Koalas
599.7 Bears
597.3 Sharks
598.4 Penguins

We have labels on the shelves for the different animals. Similar animals
are still near each other by going on digit past the decimal. It's easy to
remember one digit past the decimal. Shelving and inventory are very easy.
It means we need to change call numbers for all new books and make new
spine labels if they come processed, but the consistency is worth it.

Jill Berry
Elm School
Burr Ridge

On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 9:57 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Does anyone know where I can find a very detailed list for mammals in
> dewey? We are looking through our mammals section and there are animals
> everywhere that are not very well organized. For example, I have zebra
> books that are labeled 599.66, 599.665, and 599.72. I have some awesome
> parents that are helping with this, but I am having a hard time trying to
> find the correct numbers from some of these animals (yes I took a
> cataloging class and that is helping immensely but it would still help if
> there was a place to find a nice long list!).
>
> Thanks!
> Rikki Steinmetz
> Pleasantdale School District
> Burr Ridge, IL
> rsteinmetz at d107.org
>
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