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From Dewey to BISAC and
Back Again Tracey Thompson, Collection Manager, Pierce County Library System
Kayce Austin, Collection Experience Manager, Pierce County Library System
Heather Kaufman, Sr. Collection Management Librarian, Pierce County Library System
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Why did we try BISAC?
Expansion of Library District
in 2009 gave us the option
to try something new
Goal of creating a
“Friendly” library that was
easy for people to intuitively
find things
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Basics of BISAC
Industry approved list of subject descriptors
BISAC headings consist of major headings and subheadings for more specificity
Developed to standardize subject information
RELATION CRAFTS J
FAMILY QUILTS NATURE
LEVINE ETHERIN EARTH
LIBBREC
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The Upside to BISAC
Truly a browsing collection
Gives a “Bookstore” like
feel
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Downsides to BISAC
The order breaks down in large collections.
No structure to the headings
Material type headings such a graphic novels are treated the same as
topical headings
Like books tend to get separated.
History section not in chronological order
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Why did we stop using BISAC?
System Consistency
PCLS is a 20 branch library system where all technical services are done centrally.
Rather than 20 individual collections, we have one large system collection.
BISAC was used for one branch, the Fife Library, and it was difficult to share
collections with system.
Dewey was used for the other 19 branches.
Resource intensive to maintain two classification
systems.
Cost.
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Options we explored
Use BISAC for more of the libraries or none of the libraries.
More consistent customer experience.
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We’re Discontinuing
BISAC…Now What?
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Floor Plan 2011-2018
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Issues: ADA
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Issues:
Crowded Entry
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Issues: Poor Sight Lines
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Fife Floorplan Present Day
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2019 – Service Desk
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2019 – Service Desk
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2019 – Periodical Area
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2019 – Front Entry
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2019 – DVD and Fiction
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2019 - Computers
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Conversion Process
Started with Deep Weed of the Nonfiction sections of the collection
After weeding the Two part conversion process kicked in
Part 1 – Convert call numbers remotely
Part 2 – Relabel collection
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Part 1 – Change Call Number Remotely
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Part 2 – Physical Conversion
Team of 3 from Acquisitions and Cataloging were on site for 2 days
Items had been pulled from shelves and put on carts.
Worked with records sets to check conversion work and print labels
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When to Use BISAC
Recommend if you already have consistent quality assurance practices in
place
Need a clear taxonomy with clear, repeatable rules for how to categorize
items
Very small library