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Why don't you shelve them with their subject dewey number? Beatles in the 700's, etc. I've been doing this and it's been much easier for the kids [and me] to find these people. Connie Connie Williams Teacher Librarian / National Board Certified CSLA President Petaluma High School 200 Fair Street Petaluma, CA 94952 707-778-4662 chwms@mac.com On Aug 4, 2009, at 9:34 AM, Sandra Lingo wrote: > In my middle school, we have collected biographies (like Great > Twentieth Century Artists, The Beatles, The Wright Brothers) in > 920. On the other side of the library, I have biographies of > individuals with call numbers like B KEL for a biography about Helen > Keller. Kids never think to look in the 920s for books about the > Beatles, for instance. I am considering moving bands and people > always known as duos, like the Wright Brothers, into the Biography > section with call numbers like B WRI. I would keep collected > biographies about, say, Civil War Spies and American First Ladies in > 920. Does this make sense? Is it justified, or am I enabling > sloppy search strategies? I'm thinking about this now because I > just got a series of books about rock stars and bands. > > > -- > Sandra Lingo, Librarian > Delhi Middle School > 5280 Foley Road > Cincinnati, Ohio 45238 > slingo47@fuse.net > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. > You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings > by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. > To change your LM_NET status, you send a message 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 > > * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ > * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ > * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html > * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message 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 * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ --------------------------------------------------------------------