Why don't you shelve them with their subject dewey number? Beatles in
the 700's, etc. I've been doing this and it's been much easier for
the kids [and me] to find these people.
Connie
Connie Williams
Teacher Librarian / National Board Certified
CSLA President
Petaluma High School
200 Fair Street
Petaluma, CA 94952
707-778-4662
chwms@mac.com
On Aug 4, 2009, at 9:34 AM, Sandra Lingo wrote:
> 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.
>
>
> --
> Sandra Lingo, Librarian
> Delhi Middle School
> 5280 Foley Road
> Cincinnati, Ohio 45238
> slingo47@fuse.net
>
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