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> Someone else might say, why not put all the books on economics in one > place, even if the specific topic is the economics of baseball, or of auto > manufacturing, or or international trade? > > Someone else might say, why not put all biographies in one place, whether > the subject of the biography is a baseball player, a writer, or a business > executive? > > Someone else might say, why not put all instructional manuals (how-to > books) in one place, whether the topic is coaching baseball, building a > redwood deck, or designing an accounting system? How is making these kinds of decisions any different than the kinds of decisions being made today, under Dewey, about where a book should go? On 5/31/07, Ken Umbach <ken@umbachconsulting.com> wrote: > At 12:40 PM 5/31/2007 -0400, you wrote: > >Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 12:40:28 -0400 > >From: sarah <sarah.ludwig@GMAIL.COM> > >Subject: Re: Dewey Decimal System eliminated in new Arizona library. > . . . > >Why not put all the > >books on baseball in one place, no matter what the *specific* topic > >(individual players vs. how-tos vs. the economics of the game, etc.), > > Someone else might say, why not put all the books on economics in one > place, even if the specific topic is the economics of baseball, or of auto > manufacturing, or or international trade? > > Someone else might say, why not put all biographies in one place, whether > the subject of the biography is a baseball player, a writer, or a business > executive? > > Someone else might say, why not put all instructional manuals (how-to > books) in one place, whether the topic is coaching baseball, building a > redwood deck, or designing an accounting system? > > Interesting thought . . . but perhaps problematic, as everyone would have > his or her own system, which is the problem that major systems like Dewey > and Library of Congress address. Multiple topic listings let patrons look > up by multiple topics. Seems reasonable. Look up the topic of interest, > jot down the call numbers, and find the books in their proper > places. Maybe some "see also" references help the patron to find some > related books of interest that are not exactly on topic. > > By the way . . . a few decades ago, the California State Library switched > from Dewey to Library of Congress. Rather than renumbering the books > already on the shelves, the library started a new section numbered > according to LoC. That section of course expanded and expanded and > expanded over the years, as the Dewey section shrank somewhat through > weeding. The Deweys are on the lower floors (if not all in the basement > now), but still in their own section. The stacks are closed, so mostly it > is the librarians and paging personnel who are affected by the layout. > > Ken > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ken Umbach > Columnist, Knowledge Quest > Policy Analyst, California Research Bureau, California State Library > Writer, editor, researcher, consultant, www.umbachconsulting.com > 916-733-2159 -- voice mail > "The Pursuit of Publishing": http://www.lulu.com/content/740262 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------