[ISLMA-Share] dewey for mammals

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This is exactly why I haven't changed to shelving by genre, too.  It is a
great idea to help the busy solo librarian, but going to a public library
that is typically organized in the "classic" method is then really
confusing for the students.  I do have display shelves for the more popular
genres, but nothing more.

Kathy Wickline
Unity Junior High Librarian
Tolono, IL
wicklinek at unity.k12.il.us

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On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 9:47 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> We don't use Dewey at all and our kids are struggling when they get to the
> high school. You raise a valid point.
>
> Barbra Miller
> Learning Resource Center Facilitator
> Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C
>
> *Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination *
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> On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 9:36 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> Ladies,
>>
>> I keep reading how you are "changing" the shelf call #s, and I wonder how
>> this will affect students if they go to other libraries?  As a middle
>> school LMC Director, I'm wondering if this will cause students to be
>> unable to search for books in different libraries?
>>
>> Am I missing something here?
>>
>> Have a great day,
>> Michelle
>>
>> Michelle Fiorini
>> Library Media Center Director
>> Benjamin Middle School
>> LMC HomePage: http://bms-bsd25-il.schoolloop.com/lmc
>>
>> "A book, too, can be a star, 'explosive material, capable of stirring up
>> fresh life endlessly,' a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out
>> into the expanding universe."
>> ― Madeleine L’Engle, from her Newbery Award acceptance speech for A
>> Wrinkle in Time (1963)
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>> * Subject: * Re: [ISLMA-Share] dewey for mammals
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>> I didn't think to do this with animals and sports. That's fantastic.  I
>> did something similar with all my folktales.  I switched their call number
>> to Folklore and then the common tale like Folklore Pigs for the 3 little
>> pigs, Folklore Cinder, Folklore Gold (Goldilocks). Not perfect, but it at
>> least grouped all the folk tales that teachers like to grab for compare and
>> contrast lessons.
>>
>>
>> Taryn Hettlinger Parise
>> Library Learning Center Director
>> Longfellow School
>> http://longfellowlib.weebly.com
>>
>> *Now on Facebook (Longfellow School Library) and Instagram
>> (@longfellow_library)*
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>> Currently reading: Hoot by Carl Hiaasen, The War that Saved My Life by
>> Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> This post is just what I need! I have been wanting to tackle my animal
>> section for years (!) and this will motivate me to do it. I am looking at
>> retirement in 5+ years and I want to leave my library the way I wish I had
>> found it...
>>
>> I am updating my sports section and just added an updated set of NFL
>> teams, which, of course, are by different authors, so I used 796.332 NFL.
>> They look nice all together on the shelf and they come up in the catalog in
>> alphabetical order by team name...
>>
>>
>> Christine Cahill
>> Teacher/Librarian
>> Carrie Busey School
>> 304 Prairie Rose Lane
>> Savoy, IL 61874
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>> cahillch at u4sd.org
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>> On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 6:15 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> I ended up doing this with all my sports books. Even I dreaded shelving
>> them! So all my sports books are now 796 BASEBALL or 796 FOOTBALL. For my
>> few odd balls, or general activity books, I labeled them 796 SPORTS.
>>
>> I never thought of doing that with animals.  That's a great idea.
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 3:36 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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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:
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>> 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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