Shannon Sisco's Note on Genrefication (6) (2)

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Things to remember: When you in the middle of the madness it's for the students. You are making the library more accessible. It's takes time! I worked on it starting in May and then throughout the summer. Have a plan! NonFiction I started with nonfiction because I knew it was going to take me the most amount of time. I made a list of the sections (neighborhoods) that I knew I wanted such as military, animals, sports, etc. I started making stacks as I went through each book on the shelves. I did major weeding at the same time. It was a huge mess with stacks everywhere. Once I had made stacks I went through and combined stacks as necessary. I put poetry books about space with space. My thinking behind this, the student who is reading about space my never go to the poetry section but is more likely to get the poetry book off the space shelf. I then decided on the names of each section. See that list . I then starting moving books on shelves (after I dusted all of the shelves). I tried to put the popular section in prime locations and not too close together. I did have to shift some sections around to make sure they fit. Start with your largest sections first such as animals. Once I was satisfied with my shelves I started labeling. The next step takes forever! I then labeled each shelf with the words and stickers. I then went in Destiny to add the section (neighborhood) to the call number. Catalog Tab Update Copies Batch Update Change Call Number Prefix to (enter the section. example: Space) Update all copies in barcode list Update At the end of each shelf I put a sign with the sections on that aisle.

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Things to remember:

● When you in the middle of the madness it's for the students. You are making the librarymore accessible.

● It's takes time!  I worked on it starting in May and then throughout the summer.● Have a plan!

Non­Fiction

I started with non­fiction because I knew it was going to take me the most amount of time. Imade a list of the sections (neighborhoods) that I knew I wanted such as military, animals,sports, etc.  I started making stacks as I went through each book on the shelves. I did majorweeding at the same time.  It was a huge mess with stacks everywhere. Once I had madestacks I went through and  combined stacks as necessary. I put poetry books about space withspace. My thinking behind this, the student who is reading about space my never go to the poetrysection but is more likely to get the poetry book off the space shelf. I then decided on the namesof each section. See that list . I then starting moving books on shelves (after I dusted all of theshelves). I tried to put the popular section in prime locations and not too close together. I did haveto shift some sections around to make sure they fit. Start with your largest sections first such asanimals.  Once I was satisfied with my shelves I started labeling.  The next step takes forever!  Ithen labeled each shelf with the words and stickers.  I then went in Destiny to add the section(neighborhood) to the call number.

● Catalog Tab● Update Copies● Batch Update● Change Call Number Prefix to (enter the section.  example: Space)● Update all copies in barcode list● Update

At the end of each shelf I put a sign with the sections on that aisle.

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Biographies

For my biography section I separated them by what made them famous or what they areimportant for.  Then followed the same steps as listed under Non­Fiction.

Fiction

This was a lengthy process for me because I have only been a reader for about seven years,taught math, and I’ve only been in the library for two years.  So, I had to spend a lot time onTitlewave and other websites to determine genre.  I went through each book on the shelf andlooked on websites then made a document of my list.  I put the genres in alphabetical orderdown the shelves.  I then separated the books on shelves and in the floor in the general location.Next I started putting books on the shelves starting with Sports Fiction.  Once I was satisfied withmy shelves I started labeling.  The next step takes forever!  I then labeled each shelf with thewords and stickers.  I then went in Destiny to add the section (neighborhood) to the call number.See directions above.

Useful information:

Lesson learned...Use book tape instead of label protectors.  Here is what is used.http://www.demco.com/goto?PRD16740500

Non­fiction and Biographies shelf signs.http://www.demco.com/goto?BLS181672&ALL0000&es=20140219145028101884

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This is the place that I found the signage in the picture above.http://www.mightylittlelibrarian.com/?p=582

A useful website of how they ditched the Dewey.http://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.fr/2012/08/we­spiced­up­shelvesand­ditched­dewey.html

I hope I thought of everything, but please email or call if you have questions.