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Hi All, Well, this is my first year in a middle school library and I think I might ask for a "truth in advertising" disclaimer from my library school. I've spent most of the year doing original cataloging for books that have come into my library. For some reason I'm sure I heard the professors say, "Don't worry, you won't have to do much of your own cataloging." HA! We do get disks from vendors, but there are so many books that come through that need cataloging--book fair selections, donations, materials sent over by the elementary school that's a better fit for our library--you name it. But when I'm doing the cataloging, it doesn't always fit into a neat little bundle. For instance, the Chicken Soup books. We got a new one in today--__Chicken Soup for the Baseball Lover's Soul__. Most of our Chicken Soup books are in the 158s. I've noticed that some libraries put this one in the 796s. How do I decide? Is it just a judgment call on my part? My thought is, when there's a question about where to put the book, think about where your patrons would look for it. Mostly, the girls love the Chicken Soup books so I could put this one with the others (158s). But kids who like sports might happen upon this book if they were browsing the 796s and enjoy reading it. So I'm inclined to go with the 796s. Is my rationale correct, or is there a hard and fast criterion for this? Another example: We have the book __Living the Life You Imagine__by Derek Jeter. I'm inclined to put it in the 92s as a biography. But the CIP puts it in the 796s. I'm sorry this is so long and I hope that my ignorance isn't so glaring that you all call the cataloging cops to revoke my credentials. But I've searched the archives and am willing to expose my ignorance to all of you, trusting your good sense and good will to help me on this. Note to library students: DON'T take cataloging as a summer course and DON'T believe them when they tell you you'll never have to catalog books. Thanks for your patience. ===== Jan Birney, Library Media Specialist Jockey Hollow Middle School Monroe, Connecticut 06468 stmark6614@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST, etc.) send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=