[LM_NET] Target: Cataloging question

[Konda Wightman <konda_wightman@EDUC8.ORG>]

Hi,
I'm wondering which Dewey number most schools are assigning to
biographical AV items or books on authors?  Most of what we have in our
union catalog are assigned a DD # of 921.  We have been receiving some
lately from our vendor with an 813 number for American fiction writers.
These items are biographical in content and would not be considered
criticisms of the authors' works.  I can see why items of criticisms of
works of major classical authors might be cataloged that way, but not
modern children's or young adult authors' biographical information. Has
anyone noticed a movement in the direction of using 813 more or are most
people still using 921 for biographical items?  Thanks for your help.
 
 
 
Konnie Wightman
District Library Coordinator
Bismarck Public Schools
Hughes Ed. Center
806 N. Washington St.
Bismarck, ND  58501
701-355-3076
District web page:  http://library.educ8.org/
<http://library.educ8.org/> 
konda_wightman@educ8.org
 
 

 


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