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I am a new Media Specialist in Coolidge, Arizona, USA. I am SO new that my Media Center isn't built yet. In the meantime, I am sharing the Media Center at a neighboring school. My host is also new in the Media Center with a background in Middle School Language Arts. I earned my MLIS in 2004 from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Our school is K-8. The nonfiction is all shelved together, the middle school fiction has its own section, but it is the elementary fiction we need advice on. Is there a "best" way to seperately shelve for the different grade levels? There seem to be at least 6 different schemes at work with some authors (such as Silverstein, Cleary, and Suess) shelved in different areas. I understand the E (easy) but can't recall an E5, EIC, or EB catagories. Apparently the previous LMS also used colored dots to differentiate grade levels or levels of difficulty. We aren't sure. How do most of you differentiate among (between?) the different reading and grade levels? We are a Reading First school and most of the books have a Lexile number on them, but that doesn't seem to explain the shelving system. Before we decide to rearrange half of the library, I would appreciate any input from my more experienced library friends. For now, I am using my home email because the district email system is not yet set-up. Thank you in advance for all your help. Sincerely, Marci Mathers Media-Specialist-to-be Mountain Vista Elementary Coolidge, Arizona mediamarci@hotmail.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------