[aisle] Genre-fying

[Karrie Fisher]

I genrefy books by looking first at the description of the book from either
the record or from the flap on the book.  I also look at the designation
it's been given in GoodReads by people who love the book.  I sometimes ask
kids what they think.

I also have a five-second gut rule.  What does my gut tell me about where
kids will find this book?  For instance, if a book is considered adventure
and historical fiction, I'll put it in adventure because more kids
gravitate towards adventure in my schools.

Todd, I love what you are doing in your non-fiction section.  I sort of did
that in mine, but kept the first three Dewey numbers and then changed the
following information.  My next step is to create pictures to go along with
the sections.  For instance:

599
MAMMALS
ELEPHANTS

I eliminated the author names because when the books are on the
shelves, very rarely do they stay in alpha order by author.  However, I
want the kids to be at least familiar with the fact that other libraries
have numbers.

I love genrefying the library.  It's a lot of work, but the kids love it!
and circulation goes way up!

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Karrie Fisher
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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?
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