[ISLMA-Share] dewey for mammals

Wed Jan 25 10:05:20 CST 2017

I'm a busy solo librarian and I stick with straight Dewey because I want my
students and staff to be able to find books at any library in the world
that uses Dewey.  I do, however, add a little tiny picture of a football or
a hockey puck, or whatever, to the bottom of the spine label to help with
shelving.

 I've also been known to add bookends and special signage to help
physically  separate different sports/animals in the shelves.

I've found that even my 3rd and 4th graders can find things once they've
had the Dewey lessons.

M.Harris
Heyworth CUSD #4

On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 9:53 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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:
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>> 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
>>>
>>> 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)*
>>>
>>> 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:
>>>
>>> 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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>>> On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 6:15 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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:
>>>
>>> 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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Michelle Harris
District Librarian
Heyworth CUSD #4
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