[LM_NET] Arizona library drops Dewey-what the media didn't tell you

[Ann Ewbank <Ann.Ewbank@ASU.EDU>]

Colleagues,

I am reviving the Dewey discussion because ALA TechSource has done a
wonderful job of explaining the reasoning behind the Maricopa County
Library District's decision to organize one of their libraries with
something other than the Dewey Decimal System. To read the story go to
http://www.techsource.ala.org/blog/2007/07/raising-arizona.html

What the media didn't tell you is that the decision took years of data
collection and planning, including data that indicated that 80% of users
at the branch libraries came to browse popular reading rather than look
for specific information.

There is an alternate cataloging system in place- called BISAC.

The Perry Branch happens to be a shared-use facility. It's located on a
school campus. The Maricopa County Library District has hired a
teacher-librarian who will work with the teachers to integrate the
library into the school curriculum. 

More updates as school begins...

Ann Dutton Ewbank, Ph.D.
President, Arizona Library Association 
Education Liaison Librarian 
Fletcher Library 
Arizona State University at the West campus 
P.O. Box 37100 
Phoenix, Arizona 85069-7100 
602.543.8527 
Fax 602.543.6500 
Mail Code 0152 

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