YALSA Institute: Flip Your Shelving

FLIP YOUR SHELVING
Kaskel Library, Hackley School
YALSA Midwinter Institute 2010

FLIP YOUR SHELVING
The Unquiet Library, Creekview High School

What do patrons want?

We know what they want:
http://truthpraiseandhelp.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/bookstore-interior3.jpg
http://www.yespeaks.com/2009/03/borders-or-barnes-noble-same-really.html

Rethink Your Collection

Interfile REF, BIO, NF, multimedia

Create special sections
Plays
Science Experiments
Poetry

What can you do?
http://www.wordle.net/

Shelving Conundrums…
http://www.thrall.org/dewey/

I’m lost!
in the 909 world history section, there are a lot of Islamic and Arab history books sprinkled though out. Shouldn't they all be together?
In the constitutional section, 342-347, there are a bunch of different books on the amendments by smith. Seems like they should all be together? Also the Supreme Court Milestones books, mostly written by Gold -seems like there is some overlap between 320-321 and 335 -there are such wildly different subjects contained in section 363. I find it very confusing.
(HPA volunteer e-mails 1 Dec 2009 and 5 Jan 2010)

326.0973? 815.008? 974.68?

495.111??? 895.283532???

306.46?? 660.6??

Finding Aids

Too many systems…

HUH???

Add subject headings!
Economics – General
Economics – Sociological aspects
Economics – Psychological aspects
Economics
Social Sciences – Sociology
Popular Culture
Business and Investing
Popular Economics
Economic history

Can you read the signs?
http://www.openingthebook.com
http://raeco.com.au

FLIP YOUR SHELVING
Laura Pearle, Head Librarian Hackley School
lpearle@gmail.com
lpearle.wordpress.com
www.hackleyschool.org/GoodhueLibrary

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