I made it a practice to use only the two digit extensions beyond the
decimal point. In most elementary (and dare I say secondary)
libraries the collections were not so extensive that more than 2
digits were necessary. Since most books came in with call numbers
written in too small print anyway we always retagged new books with
large print call letters and took that opportunity to edit the call
numbers to the two digits. With the electronic catalog the change in
the records was only a 2 second job. ;>)
Busy schedules are not unusual and it seems that prioritizing duties
is a must -- we must be careful that the priority does not go to the
expedient but rather goes toward being a proactive advocate for
reading and literacy. ;>)
Sharron
At 1:56 PM -0800 10/31/2002, DEFRANK, KAREN wrote:
>Dear Sue -
>Beyond the first three digits, I don't have time to worry about the location
>of each and every book. Each shelf is marked with a topic (DINOSAURS or
>CAREERS) and the kids use those tags to find the books they want.
>In the scheme of things, using full Dewey number is about 1,432 on my list
>of Things to Do.
>My easy books are on the shelves by the first letter of the author's name.
>
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Sharron McElmeel <mailto:mcelmeel@mcelmeel.com>
writer, educator, web keeper
McBookwords
3000 N. Center Point Rd
Cedar Rapids, IA 52411-9548
http://www.mcelmeel.com
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