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A helpful addition to this idea that we do:
Dewey number
Biographee's full last name
First 3 letters of author's last name

This makes sure that all biographies of the same person file together.
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On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 9:56 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Our biography section is organized by Dewey then the letters of the
> subject’s last name.  This keeps all of the baseball players, actors, etc.
> together on the shelves.  This way, too, if students learn the Dewey number
> for a topic that interests them it’s an easy transition between nonfiction
> and biography shelves.
>
>
> Jeanne Brucher
> Teacher-Librarian
> jbrucher at geneseoschools.org
> Geneseo Middle School (309) 945-0524
> Geneseo High School (309) 945-0316
>
>
> On Mar 2, 2017, at 9:48 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
> If you have your biographies organized in a manner that is NOT
> alphabetical by the person the biography is about, can I ask you what
> categories you use?  For example, I want to put artists together,
> scientists, etc, but I have too many already I don't know where to put,
> telling me that i'm missing some important categories.
>
> Thanks,
> Beth
>
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