[LM_NET] Target: Genre Classification Labels

[Connie Welch <cwelch@SOFTHOME.NET>]

In connection with the current conversation regarding DDC I am wondering about 
genre classification labels for my fiction section. I work in a K-8 school of 500 
students.  This past year I had a budget windfall and have been able to add to my 
fiction section significantly. Free reading in our upper grades is generally 
assigned by genre so I added to our collection by genre. So, for discussion let us 
say I added 30 mysteries for the 5 - 8 group, 30 historical fiction, 30 science 
fiction, 30 fantasies, etc. Some of my volunteers suggested genre labels as part of 
the processing. Our public libraries do this. At first it seemed like a terrific 
idea, but on second thought, I was feeling pretty pleased to see students coming to 
the library and using our computer catalog to identify books of the required genre 
and then going off to locate books on the shelves. I am afraid that genre 
classification labels will end this step. How many of you add these labels to your 
books?


Connie W. Welch, Librarian
OLPH School
Grove City, OH 
cwelch@softhome.net

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