ditching dewey

De-emphasized Dewey: How I Changed Up My Non-fiction Section

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De-emphasized Dewey: How I Changed Up my Non-fiction Section - A detailed step by step explanation of the approach I took in my school to de-emphasize Dewey

When I decided to de-emphasize Dewey in my library collection, I wanted to come up with an organization system that would make sense to me and make sense to my students.  I decided to divide the non-fiction collection into nine different categories (many of which are Dewey aligned) with sub-categories (done as sublocations in Destiny) … Read more

Genrefication: How to Organize Your Fiction Collection by Genre

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Genrefication: A Guide to Genrefying Your Fiction Collection - In this post, I share what I learned from genrefying the fiction section of my library and offer tips and advice for your own genrefication project.

How I Organized My Fiction Collection by Genre At the end of the 2017-2018 school year, I genrefied my school’s fiction collection.  This section of the collection is relatively small at the moment (about 2,000 books).  I intend to grow it a lot, so it made sense to me to get started in my first … Read more