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>1. What books do you put in REF? Only specific types (encyclopedias,
>dictionaries...) or any books that you don't want to circulate (and why don't you
>want them to circulate)?
I put any book there that I would define as 'ready reference' - a book that is not
meant to be read through - but only for quick answers. I also circulate all
reference materials (overnight only. I will also make exceptions for a student --
for example, I have many Bibles, Book of Mormon, Koran, etc. as reference but will
circulate them until the student has finished with them.
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>2. The library that I visited had all call #s in the middle of the spine, often
>covering part of the title of the book. Is there a benefit to this? (I had always
>assumed that the numbers went near the bottom of the spine, thus usually avoiding
>the title)
Mine are near the bottom - never heard of putting them in middle.
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>3. Many of our books were donated from other libraries, and have a mixture of
>call # styles. Some are hand-written, some are typed, some use 92 for
>biographies, some use B, some say "FIC," while others say "F." Is it important
>that all look the same? My plan (unless I hear differently from many of you) is
>to pick either "F" or "FIC," "B" or "92," etc., and mark all books accordingly.
>What are your thoughts on hand-written vs. typed call #s?
You can't do it all and at the same time -- so start a list of what you are going
to and in what order. I tried to keep my call numbers similar to the public
libraries in the area. I use FIC, 92, etc. >
>4. Do you use Cutter numbers or the first three letters of the author's last
>name? If you use the latter: when reshelving, do you try to preserve actual
>alphabetical order (Aldous Huxley before Ellspeth Huxley) or just alpha. order of
>the call # ("FIC Hux" next to "FIC Hux" is good enough)?
I use the author's complete name.
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>5. We have National Geographics from 1933 to the present. These seem to be one
>of the most well-used resources in the library, but I don't think that we need to
>have every single one of them on the shelves. How many do YOU keep on the shelves?
I keep many - but all in the back room - for curriculum related issues- such as
Africa for (9th grade I have many copies - for others, perhaps only one issue.
Hope this helps.
Allan
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>TIA
>Karisa Hayward, pseudo-Librarian
>EskDale High School
>EskDale, Utah
>Daisy@goducks.com
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