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I see this is being done in a public library and as they tend to be customer driven - this may make sense. The goal as a public librarian is not necessarily to teach the customer - but to give them what they want. School and academic libraries are a different story... Lisa Moellering Rice University/Fondren Librarian Houston, Texas At 09:51 AM 5/31/2007, Cyndi Phillip wrote: >Ditto to Liz. I do the same starting with my kindergarteners. They >understand that the book has a home and the sticker on the spine is the >address of their home. I also put small lables on the shelves in >Non-Fiction that inticate what the shelf holds by topic. For example the >lable "Snakes" is on the front of the shelf where the snake books are found. > >Liz McMahon <lmcmahon@MSAD47.ORG> wrote: How many times have we gone to a >large bookstore to find just one book and >had to follow a store clerk all over the store trying to find it? Well, it >could be in ...... or it could be over in .... Many times I've wished >bookstores had more of a system like a library so you COULD find things >more easily! Some fantasy novels I have in YA and sometimes in general >fantasy in a bookstore....go figure! As for Dewey being too difficult to >learn, who says everyone has to learn it? The analogy I use with my middle >schoolers is that the Dewey call # is simply the "address" of where the >book "lives" on the shelf, just like their house has a number on the road >they live on. That seems to make sense to them. I don't bother to have >them learn all the Dewey ranges....why? They need to know what the numbers >mean and how to use them following signs and labels....simply following >directions. Good luck to the Arizona public library. What are the bets >that they change at some point in the future? > >Anne Oelke on Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 9:53 AM >-0500 wrote: > >http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0530nodewey0530.html > >Liz > >Liz McMahon >Library Media Specialist >Messalonskee Middle School Library >33 School Bus Drive >Oakland, ME 04963 >lmcmahon@msad47.org > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >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 >-------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Cyndi Phillip, Library Media Specialist >2006-07 AASL President >http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aboutaasl/aaslgovernance/aaslpres/presidentspage.htm >Grand Haven Area Public Schools >Grand Haven, Michigan >cphillip_56@yahoo.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 >-------------------------------------------------------------------- > >!DSPAM:465ee120275262074517284! Lisa Moellering, CA Associate Archivist Rice University/Fondren Library Woodson Research Center Houston, Texas 713.348.2563 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------