[aisle] Genre-fying

[Smolka, Matt]

Hi,
If you have a Follett account your rep should be able to generate a master
genre list based on a titlewise analysis.  I found this to be pretty
helpful.  Here's a picture of what the spreadsheet looks like.
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On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 8:07 AM Brooke Fleuette via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> When genrefying, I start with the catalog record, and then also consider
> the tags in Follett's Titlewave listing and also sometimes look at
> GoodReads to see how readers have classified it.  I also seek student /
> staff input if someone reads a book I am unsure about.  Don't be afraid to
> change a book's genre listing if you feel a book isn't being discovered by
> its ideal audience.  For example, after much discussion with my Rangers
> Apprentice series fans, we moved it from fantasy to adventure.  My
> voracious readers appreciate being part of the genre conversation and it
> leads to some great book discussions!
> I shelve series within each fiction genre.
>
> Brooke Fleuette
> Mercer County High School Library
>
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 9:19 PM Nichole Folkman via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> What's your go-to resource for finding a book's genre when you're
>> genre-fying your fiction? Do you mix your series in or keep them separate?
>> MAILMAN_MIMEDEFANG
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