[LM_NET] After spine labels

[Jo Reinmiller <Jo_Reinmiller@CDS.ED.CR>]

To all you movers and shakers,
This conversation about spine labels got me to thinking. What do the libraries do 
who have chosen to organize more like a bookstore?  No labels?  I love the Dewey 
system; I understand it; I use it.  But even though students are taught Dewey from 
early elementary up at my school, many students could not find a book if left to 
their own devices.  I know that I could find a book by Dewey number without any 
previous exposure to the system simply by following the signage that shows which 
way according to the number.  It's rather like looking for your hotel room.  Why is 
it that students seem unable to do this?  I'm wondering if there is a silent 
rebellion going on.  Perhaps students are rejecting the system, and it is time for 
the rest of us to move on.  I'm serious.  How do we remain relevant?
Jo Reinmiller MLIS
Jo_Reinmiller@cds.ed.cr
Country Day School
Costa Rica




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