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While we certainly want to provide the maximum amount of relevant organization to our patrons, we also want to teach them a transferable skill. If a library decides to go it alone and creates its own idea of where materials belong, how transferable will that knowledge be when the child goes to the public library, or even to the next school up the chain? Will the child be at square one in locating information? I'm not saying that Dewey doesn't need some adjustment after all these years. As a professor of cataloging, I always pointed out the biases and inconsistencies. The advantage is that ALL Dewey'd libraries have the SAME inconsistencies. A patron just needs to learn the scheme once. If you elect to Border your library, will your patrons be able to locate materials in the middle or high school library, the public library, or for that matter, Barnes & Noble? -- Carol Simpson, JD, Ed.D. Assoc. Prof. (Mod. Serv.) University of North Texas School of Library and Information Sciences csimpson at carolsimpson dot 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://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------