For their new branch library, see how the Gail Borden Public Library District has chosen to make their collection more user-friendly by using a de-emphasized Dewey system and browsing categories. Discover which other libraries influenced this conversion, and see examples of a library that has gone Dewey-free.
1. Some Dewey, Some Don’t A webinar by staff of the Gail Borden Public Library District For Nicolet Federated Library System October 21, 2010
2. Moderator: Patricia K. Noonan Speakers: Karen Maki William Blohm Carol Skelton Margaret Peebles Handouts at: http://www.slideshare.net/gailborden
3. Patricia K. Noonan Director, Access & Technical Services Gail Borden Public Library District
4. Influencing factors Adult collections Youth collections Rakow experience What we’ve learned Time for your questions Here’s what’s coming:
5. Karen Maki Deputy Director Gail 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.
24. Initial Subject Bay Proposal, November 2006 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)
25. Initial Subject Bay Proposal, November 2006 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)
26. 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. Final Adult Subject Bay Categories
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30. Carol Skelton Youth Services Collection Manager Gail Borden Public Library District