Freeing Dewey LACONI Technical Services Section Trends in Technical Services March 6, 2009 Joanna Kolendo Melissa Rice Frankfort Public Library District

What are we doing? Converting to a word based classification system Using BISAC as a guideline

Converting to a word based classification system

Using BISAC as a guideline

2007 – A Year of New Ideas Dropped ANSCR Participation in community survey and the Customer-Focused Library Project Remodeling projects

Dropped ANSCR

Participation in community survey and the

Customer-Focused Library Project

Remodeling projects

CD Project

New Items Display Area

2007 – A Year of New Ideas New concepts and library services London’s the Idea Store Delft’s DOK library Richmond’s Ironwood Branch Maricopa’s Perry Branch

New concepts and library services

London’s the Idea Store

Delft’s DOK library

Richmond’s Ironwood Branch

Maricopa’s Perry Branch

PLA 2008 Maricopa County Public Library – Perry Branch Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library

Maricopa County Public Library – Perry Branch

Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library

The Project in Phases Phase 1 – Planning & Design Phase 2 – Shifting Phase 3 – Conversion Phase 4 – Analysis

Phase 1 – Planning & Design

Phase 2 – Shifting

Phase 3 – Conversion

Phase 4 – Analysis

Phase 1 – Planning & Design Designing a new Layout Weeding Staffing Time schedule Shifting

Designing a new Layout

Weeding

Staffing

Time schedule

Shifting

Original Floor Plan

Final Layout: July 2009

Phase 1 – Planning & Design Planning & Design Weeding Staffing Time schedule Shifting

Planning & Design

Weeding

Staffing

Time schedule

Shifting

Phase 2 - Shifting From West to East side Gardening, Cooking, 700s, 800s From East to West Biography, 000s – 400s In total, took 15 days; initially twice a month

From West to East side

Gardening, Cooking, 700s, 800s

From East to West

Biography, 000s – 400s

In total, took 15 days; initially twice a month

Floor Plan: August 2008

Floor Plan: October 2008

Floor Plan: December 2008

Floor Plan: February 2009

Phase 2 – Shifting Signage, Signage, Signage!

Signage, Signage, Signage!

Signage

Signage

Signage

Phase 3 - Conversion Taxonomy Project coordinators develop the skeleton Monthly committee meeting Main taxonomy doc is open to everyone IC1STATs

Taxonomy

Project coordinators develop the skeleton

Monthly committee meeting

Main taxonomy doc is open to everyone

IC1STATs

Cooking Collection Deconstructed No “Ethnic” OR “Courses & Dishes” categories COOKING AFRICAN AMERICAN APPETIZERS ASIAN BEVERAGES

Deconstructed

No “Ethnic” OR “Courses & Dishes” categories

COOKING

AFRICAN

AMERICAN

APPETIZERS

ASIAN

BEVERAGES

Home Collection HOME APPLIANCES BUILDING CLEANING CONSUMER DECORATING BASEMEN T BATHROOM BEDROOM

HOME

APPLIANCES

BUILDING

CLEANING

CONSUMER

DECORATING

BASEMEN T

BATHROOM

BEDROOM

Phase 3 - Conversion Spine labels How many lines or levels? How much is too much information? Font style, color, and size? Designing a Label Template Issues with printing

Spine labels

How many lines or levels?

How much is too much information?

Font style, color, and size?

Designing a Label Template

Issues with printing

Spine Label Design

Spine Label Design

Phase 3 - Conversion When a few taxonomies and the label template was ready, we begun the conversion process: What does it involve? Who is doing it? RULE: One person works on a collection

When a few taxonomies and the label template was ready, we begun the conversion process:

What does it involve?

Who is doing it?

RULE: One person works on a collection

Libraries & Their New Systems Non-Dewey, Subject Based Perry & Queen Creek Branches, Maricopa County, AZ Frankfort Public Library District, Frankfort, IL Seward Memorial Library , Seward, NE Neighborhood Concept: Subject + Dewey Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library , Topeka, KS Delta Township District Library, Lansing, MI Gail Borden District Library, Elgin, IL

Non-Dewey, Subject Based

Perry & Queen Creek Branches, Maricopa County, AZ

Frankfort Public Library District, Frankfort, IL

Seward Memorial Library , Seward, NE

Neighborhood Concept: Subject + Dewey

Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library , Topeka, KS

Delta Township District Library, Lansing, MI

Gail Borden District Library, Elgin, IL

Italian Grill by Mario Batali Dewey - SWAN Combo – Delta Township District Library, Lansing, MI 641.5 BATALI 641.5874 BATALI FOOD 641.5784 Subject – Perry & Queen Creek Branches , AZ COOKING INTL Subject – Frankfort PLD COOKING ITALIAN Batali

Dewey - SWAN

Combo – Delta Township District Library, Lansing, MI

641.5 BATALI

641.5874 BATALI

FOOD 641.5784

COOKING INTL

COOKING ITALIAN Batali

SWAN Catalog

Current status 50% converted Potential completion date: July 2009

50% converted

Potential completion date: July 2009

Future projects Adult Reference Nonfiction audiobooks, dvds Youth Services

Adult Reference

Nonfiction audiobooks, dvds

Youth Services

Phase 4 - Analysis After the project is completed, we will evaluate the project’s success: Circulation Statistics Surveys Patron comments This analysis will tell us if we need to alter any of the following: Signs Taxonomies Layout

After the project is completed, we will evaluate the project’s success:

Circulation Statistics

Surveys

Patron comments

This analysis will tell us if we need to alter any of the

following:

Signs

Taxonomies

Layout

Frankfort Public Library District frankfortlibrary.org deweyfree.com Joanna Kolendo [email_address] 815.534.6181 Melissa Rice [email_address] 815.534.6177