I would not change the Dewey call numbers. I might move them to a special
section and shelve them in number order (even though the Dewey numbers
remain as is) but probably not. The more we change things, the more
confused our students (and faculty) get. The DDC has been around since
1873, pretty sure, and I generally count on the professional catalogers to
do a good job. Yes, I have seen a few mistakes along the way, but with 99
others jobs in our buildings to make ourselves valuable to students and
staff, changing the Dewey number (or E to F) is something that I only do
very occasionally.

42 years as a teacher-librarian, and maybe two more to go, as long as I get
a good night's sleep, that is!

Deb

Deborah J. Hendrickson, Teacher-Librarian & Tech Leader
Westernport Elementary School
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Westernport, MD 21562
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On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 7:52 PM, Margaret Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> If I'm correct those books are a little unusual, they'll have Woodchucks
> on one side of the book and on the other Blue Jays.
>
> Margie Jones, MLS
> Media Specialist
> South Street School
> 129 South Street
> Danbury, CT 06482
>
>
> > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2018 at 6:45 PM
> > From: "Barbara Braxton" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [LM_NET] GEN ELEM: Nonfiction Cataloging Question
> >
> > You need to determine what arrangement is easiest for your students to
> find the information they contain. While having that (or any other) series
> together on the shelf might look good to the librarian's eye, unless
> keeping it in order is critical to its use (like an encyclopedia because of
> the alphabetical nature of the contents) you are better off placing each
> item where it belongs.
> >
> > I'm not familiar with the series but if one title was about dogs and the
> other about dinosaurs, then students, particularly younger ones, searching
> for information on those distinct topics probably wouldn't look further
> than the assigned Dewey number and so the series wouldn't get used anyway.
> >
> > Barbara
> >
> > Barbara Braxton
> > Teacher Librarian
> > M.Ed.(TL), M.App.Sci.(TL), M.I.S. (Children's Services)
> > Dromkeen Librarian's Award 2003
> > COOMA NSW 2630
> > AUSTRALIA
> > [log in to unmask]
> > Together, we learn from each other
> > 500 Hats
> > The Bottom Shelf
> > Storybook Cushions
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