Some Dewey, Some Don’t

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Both the Gail Borden Public Library District and the Frankfort Public Library District wanted to make their collections more user-friendly and accessible. Gail Borden chose a de-emphasized Dewey system and browsing categories for their new branch, while Frankfort opted to go Dewey Free. Learn how the new systems were developed, executed, and managed.

Transcript of Some Dewey, Some Don’t

Illinois Library Association Annual Conference

October 8, 2009

Peoria Civic Center

Moderator: Patricia K. Noonan

Speakers:Gail Borden Public Library District

Karen Maki, Deputy DirectorWilliam BlohmCarol SkeltonMargaret Peebles

Handouts at http://www.ila.org/events/conference.htm

Frankfort Public LibraryMelissa Rice

Presentation at http://deweyfree.com

Director of Technical Services

Gail Borden Public Library District

Deputy DirectorGail Borden Public Library District

Some of the pictures used during Ms. Maki’s talk are courtesy of Engberg Anderson, Inc., the

architect of the Rakow Branch.

Elgin, Illinois

Richmond Public Library

Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

www.yourlibrary.ca

Cate McNeely

Deputy Chief Librarian

Seattle, Washington

Why Do We Dewey webpage

www.tscpl.org/dewey

Reference Librarian & Collection Development Manager

Gail Borden Public Library District

Population estimate for 2010: 70,604

Median household income in 2005: $84,657, compared with approximately $58,497 in the entire library district

Median age: 32.8 years, compared with 31.7 years in the entire district

Median home value: $209,102, compared with $217,478 in the entire district

Five elementary schools

Del Webb Edgewater, a gated, over-55 community of more than 1,000 homes just across the road.

Collection

# of

items

% of total

collection Circulation

% of total

circulation

% of

relative

use

001 3384 1.42% 5521 2.14% 150.10%

010 1221 0.51% 66 0.03% 4.97%

020 1509 0.64% 308 0.12% 18.78%

030 848 0.36% 849 0.33% 92.11%

050 158 0.07% 15 0.01% 8.73%

060 49 0.02% 7 0.00% 13.14%

070 338 0.14% 232 0.09% 63.15%

080 173 0.07% 134 0.05% 71.26%

090 35 0.01% 11 0.00% 28.92%

100 90 0.04% 69 0.03% 70.54%

110 87 0.04% 44 0.02% 46.53%

120 151 0.06% 109 0.04% 66.41%

130 1527 0.64% 2690 1.04% 162.07%

Six subject bays:

Cookbooks (641)

Self-Help (158 self-help, 650.1 personal success in business, 646 personal life, grooming, dating)

Health, Diet & Exercise (613 personal health, diet & exercise, 616 diseases, possibly 618.92 pediatrics)

Money (332 personal finance & investment, possibly 333 real estate ownership & management)

Home & Garden (635 gardening, 636 pets, 643.3-643.7 remodeling, 648 house cleaning, 710 garden design & landscaping, 747 interior decorating; cookbooks could be included here, although the number of them warrants their own collection)

Relationships (306 marriage & family relationships, 646.77 dating could also go here)

28 nonfiction categories

For example: Food and Fitness, Pets, Arts and Crafts, Do-It-Yourself, That’s Entertainment!, etc.

10 fiction categories

For Example: Thriller, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Horror, Inspirational, etc.

Youth Services Collection Manager

Gail Borden Public Library District

Director of Branch ServicesGail Borden Public Library District

Rakow Branch

People like to find their favorite genre.

Head of Adult Services

Frankfort Public Library District

Gail Borden Public Library District

Karen Maki, Deputy Director

William Blohm

Carol Skelton

Margaret Peebles

Handouts at http://www.ila.org/events/conference.htm

Frankfort Public Library

Melissa Rice

Presentation at http://deweyfree.com