[LM_NET] TAR: Shelving Biographies

[Sandra Lingo <slingo47@FUSE.NET>]

In my middle school, we have collected biographies (like Great Twentieth Century 
Artists, The Beatles, The Wright Brothers) in 920.  On the other side of the 
library, I have biographies of individuals with call numbers like B KEL for a 
biography about Helen Keller.  Kids never think to look in the 920s for books about 
the Beatles, for instance.  I am considering moving bands and people always known 
as duos, like the Wright Brothers, into the Biography section with call numbers 
like B WRI.  I would keep collected biographies about, say, Civil War Spies and 
American First Ladies in 920.  Does this make sense?  Is it justified, or am I 
enabling sloppy search strategies?  I'm thinking about this now because I just got 
a series of books about rock stars and bands.


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Sandra Lingo, Librarian
Delhi Middle School
5280 Foley Road
Cincinnati, Ohio   45238
slingo47@fuse.net

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