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Dear Colleagues,
And when I go into a bookstore like Barnes & Noble, I have to ask the clerks 
to look up a book on their database because I have searched for the book in 
what I thought would be the correct location.  So the public still needs to 
have a database, like an OPAC, in the bookstore.  Does this mean that these 
AZ librarians will look everything up for their patrons??
Just my 2 cents!!  Have a great Friday!!!


Sydney Schatz
Librarian
Liberty High School
100 Liberty Minutemen Drive
Bedford, VA 24523 USA
fancyschatz@hotmail.com





>From: Anne Oelke <cflibrary@CF.K12.WI.US>
>Reply-To: Anne Oelke <cflibrary@CF.K12.WI.US>
>To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>Subject: Re: Dewey Decimal System eliminated in new Arizona library.
>Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 08:53:46 -0500
>
>So now all of the books will have to have a shelving location put into the 
>record such as History--US--Civil War.  Then this will need to be on the 
>book somewhere so that it can be reshelved in its proper spot (more or 
>less).  Then there will need to be a map of the facility indicating where 
>every section is located (why don't bookstores have maps at the door???).  
>And of course all of this will need to be in some electronic database so 
>the customer (patron) can find it.  Huh, I think I just described DDC or LC 
>and an OPAC.  Oh, and all of those titles that fit more than one category 
>will need multiple access points in the database (can we say subject 
>headings or cross-references??).  I think that I can make better use of my 
>time and resources by serving my patrons and not reinventing the wheel.
>
>Ok, eyerolls and sarcasm over (mostly)--what can each of us learn from 
>this? 1.  Emphasize to all of our patrons/students/customers that DDC or LC 
>are subject classification systems.  The number is just a code to help us 
>find the spot a book is located.
>2.  Good signage and labeling of sections /shelves is helpful to our 
>patrons/students/customers.
>3.  Providing a comfortable and welcoming atmosphere makes our facilities 
>more attractive to the end user.
>
>What other lessons to any of you see in this?
>
>Barbara Allen wrote:
>>  This may be of  interest: 
>>_http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0530nodewey0530.html_ 
>>(http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0530nodewey0530.html) 
>>  OMG
>>
>--
>Anne Oelke
>Library Media Specialist pK-12
>Cambria-Friesland School District
>Cambria, WI
>mailto:cflibrary@cf.k12.wi.us
>
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