[LM_NET] signage

[Vicki Nelson <nelsonvl@ECTOR-COUNTY.K12.TX.US>]

Hi everyone.  I have a little extra money, and I want to order signage for the 
library.  For example, in the nonfiction and fiction, we have no signs at all, and 
it is not very user friendly for the students or teachers. 

I would like to do at least three types of signs:  

On the end caps of tall shelves, I would like a fairly large type of sign (anywhere 
from 8" to 12" square) that would allow designation of category at the top and then 
two subsequent lines with the numbers and an arrow pointing to the corresponding 
side, such as:

 800 Literature
  <--800--829
    830-899-->

This would be really helpful on the end caps of shelves across the library because 
it enables students and teachers to see what is where and head off in the right 
direction on their own, and it would let us point to the area they need and direct 
them to the signs.

Then, on the individual stacks, I would like to have some Dewey Classification 
signs as sign posts.  I was thinking of the 1½" x 12" to designate the exact place 
where the new category begins, or in fiction where the new letter of the 
alphabetized last names begin.

Finally, I would like somehow to designate specific shelves in order to help 
students navigate the aisles in both fiction, nonfiction, reference, and biography.

I don't want to over do the signs because I think that would be counter-productive. 
 Too many signs, too busy, too distracting.  I want to hit as close to that magic 
balance as I can. 

If you have navigated this path already and have some tips for me on what type of 
signs you really recommend, which ones you would not use, places that most need 
signs, etc., and your opinion of how much signage is appropriate, I would be 
eternally grateful and of course, forever in your debt! 

Thanks for any help.

Vicki Nelson :-)
OHS Library
Odessa, Texas


Vicki Nelson
Librarian
Odessa High School
Ector County ISD

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