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Good morning! I catalog them using the Dewey number (398.2*) and the first three letter of the title. Since the stories are retold, it makes more sense for my students to find all the versions of Stone Soup shelved together by title than to seek out all the retellers' names and then start searching. I also find that it is just so much simpler for them to look for the book: if they want Cinderella, they look alphabetically under "C." My school is k-8 so when I am doing an alphabetizing lesson with the younger ones and extending that skill to how it is important to know alphabetizing in the library, having some of their favorite stories in the non-fiction section helps to segue into the Dewey lessons. Our school also participates in regional storytelling contests, so this further spirals onto the folktale\fairytale genre lessons. The answers I get when asking why fairytales and folktales are in the non-fiction section are priceless. I find that having the folk/fairytales in the non-fiction section makes the little ones feel grownup and just facilitates the older ones' access. When they were shelved in the picture book section, the middles wanted no part of them, and the little ones passed them up on the way to Clifford. Stephanie Rosalia, MLS Library Media Specialist PS225K Eileen E. Zaglin School 1075 Oceanview Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11235 (718) 743-9793 -- Phone (718) 743-7096 -- FAX srosalia@nycboe.net skrosalia@aol.com -----Original Message----- From: School Library Media & Network Communications on behalf of Caronne & Roger Sent: Tue 8/2/2005 11:52 PM To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Cataloging Fairy/Folktales Dear Rita, I catalog Fairy/Folktales as picture books, unless it is an anthology or collection of fairy/folktales. In that case I catalog them under Fairy/Folktales. I do this because students are much more apt to check out the picture books then they are to check out the same books shelved in the non-fiction section. Caronne Caronne Taylor Bloom Librarian United Friends School Quakertown, PA ctbloom@unitedfriendsschool.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------