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Hi Amanda,I have worked in school libraries (K-8) where the paperback fiction was 
interfiled with the hardcover fiction. However, I have colleagues in the same 
school division that have a separate call number category for paperbacks such as 
PBK AUTHOR and they have been shelved on a spinner or in cartons. The rationale I 
suppose is to make the more popular paperbacks more easily accessible to patrons. 
This leads to a major shelving problem as the shelver (maybe a volunteer) may not 
know what is "popular" nowadays and then mis-shelve these books. The only way 
around it that I can see is to have a master list of what is shelved as "popular" 
currently and then update it periodically. Also, the patrons may be used to looking 
for certain titles on the spinners.  I foresee major headaches.My next assignment 
is at a school that has a "PBK" designation and spinners so I am going to be facing 
the same issue. I think I would like to move to interfiling but at a very slow pace 
to let the patrons adjust. I also must clear it with admin. Hope that helps.
Patti PoirierLibrary TechnicianSt. John Brebeuf SchoolWinnipeg, 
MBpattie_poirier@hotmail.com
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