[aisle] [*EXTERNAL*] Ditching Dewey for NF

[Sievers, Elizabeth]

Thanks so much for sharing these ideas! I have been talking about
reorganizing the nonfiction (informational text) section of my library for
two years. I moved some books into the Narrative section, but I have a lot
more to do~! I watched a webinar with Melissa Stewart that talked about 5
kinds of nonfiction. This is more for K-8 but thought I would share just in
case anyone was interested.

The 5 kinds Melissa lists are: Browseable, Active, Traditional, Expository
Literature and Narrative. Here is the link to here description of each
section :
https://www.melissa-stewart.com/img2018/pdfs/5_Kinds_of_Nonfiction_SLJ_May_2018.pdf
, https://www.melissa-stewart.com/img2018/pdfs/5knf/GettingStarted.pdf

On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 2:11 PM Schauff, Kristine via AISLE <
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> Hi Amy,
>
> I am doing the same thing in my library.  I'm totally reimagining Dewey to
> work better for how our students and teachers use NF.  I kind of made my
> system up as I went along using Dewey actually in a subordinate role since
> it is a thematic system to start with but is old and has some outdated
> notions of relationships-- like the protests, civil rights, etc being so
> distant from history which is the lens we use to visit those events.  So
> I'm fixing those relationships as I go....it's slow but I started with
> history and began pulling in the related subjects like government, civil
> rights, women's suffrage, slavery (American race based NOT white or child
> or trafficking).  I am not done yet, but I'm happy with how it's going.
> Literature (800s), 700s, and 000s also benefited from simplified
> organization.
>
> Feel free to contact me off list if you have any questions.... but I think
> you'll be happy you did this.
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> On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 1:40 PM Amy Phillips via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> Hi, everyone!
>>
>> I'm wanting to redo the organization of my nonfiction section and am
>> considering just ditching Dewey. Have you done this?! What system did you
>> put in its place (genrefication like a bookstore, recategorized numbers,
>> etc.)? What do you like and/or dislike about your current system?
>>
>> My overall goal in reorganizing this section is to make sure that books
>> on like subjects are actually together (like the protest and social justice
>> books actually in or near history sections) and to help me evaluate the
>> books in these sections better as well.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any advice and opinions!
>> Amy Phillips
>> Riverside Brookfield High School
>> Library Media Specialist
>> aebromberg at gmail.com
>> phillipsa at rbhs208.net
>> 847-722-6169
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*Libby Sievers*
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*Queen Bee School District 16*
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