Re: [LM_NET] Dewey Decimal System eliminated in new Arizona library

[Lyn Grund <lcgrund@GMAIL.COM>]

I am a little frightened by the positive comments about this. After taking
time to cool down and reading all responses very carefully, I have not
changed my mind one iota. Dewey is not perfect and there have been many
attempts made to find a better system, but better people than I have failed.
And sure, I do have my biographies housed in a separate section of the
library and my graphic novels have their own display.But the thought of
taking my 12,000 volumes and trying to reinvent the wheel with them scares
me to death.

I always tell the students that no, my job is NOT to be able to jump up and
put my finger on each and every title in the library. My job is to know how
to find the books and to teach that to them - as well as to teach when it is
appropriate to use a book or an electronic resource and how to use those
resources. Of course, the longer I am here, the more books I can locate
easily without using my OPAC, but I do not think that is the mark of a good
librarian.

I guess this thread has gotten us thinking anyway.

Lyn Grund, Librarian
Middlesex High School
Middlesex, NJ
lcgrund@gmail.com

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