[aisle] Dewey hacks?

[Meredith Wodka]

Yes, I do this in my library. I'm in a K-5 building and we try to use just
the first 3 Dewey numbers and then give a heading: Football, Planets,
Poetry, Cookbooks, etc.
We don't do it with every section. Just the ones the kids checkout the
most. It has helped them locate the books they are interested in more
quickly and it helps with shelving.
I know some people do this with biographies as well. They categorize by
what they are known for: scientist, inventor, explorer, music, sports, etc.
Whenever I am thinking of changing things in our library, I ask myself,
"How would the kids access this? Does it make sense for them?" This
usually helps as every library and community is a bit different.

Truly,

Meredith Wodka




On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 10:47 AM Brooke Fleuette via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Recently, there was a thread discussing the assigned call number for
> poetry, and several people responded that they label all poetry under 811
> to make the titles easier for students to locate.
> Does anyone do similar things for other parts of their nonfiction
> collection?  I am in a high school library and I am looking for ways to
> make it easier for students to locate what they are looking for.  Adding
> abundant signage was a start, but I am now looking at how books are
> classified as well.
>
> Thank you!
>
> --
> Brooke Fleuette
> Mercer County High School Library
>
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> Currently listening to: *All My Rage* by Sabaa Tahir
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