[Publib] Dewey phase out

[Polly Bonnett]

I'm not sure if this is what he was referring to...but I know some
libraries are considering the "marketing" technique and the idea of
organizing their collections as bookstores organize theirs. If
bookstores don't need the dewey system and can still shelve & find
books...why do libraries (I'm not saying I agree...I think that's just
one side of the argument!) Any thoughts?

Polly Bonnett
Associate Librarian
Sierra Madre Public Library


-----Original Message-----
From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Kathi Kemp-Tejeda
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 11:08 AM
To: Laura C. Hayden
Cc: Publib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Publib] Dewey phase out

While Dewey has its limitations, it's the best devised
so far.  If this Jeopardy guy knows of a better way to
classify human knowledge and achievements to date, I
wish he'd let us know.

--- "Laura C. Hayden" <lchayden at indiana.edu> wrote:

> IU Bloomington here. It's news to me as well.
> 
> -Laura
> 
> 
> Frantz, Jean M. wrote:
> >
> > Hello, I am currently a SLIS student at IU
> Indianapolis.  When I took 
> > Cataloging I learned Dewey as well the AACR2. 
> This is news to me! 
> >
> >  
> >
> > Jean Frantz
> >
> >
>
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> > *From:* publib-bounces at webjunction.org 
> > [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Kay Sappington
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 20, 2007 12:19 AM
> > *To:* Publib at webjunction.org
> > *Subject:* [Publib] Dewey phase out
> >
> >  
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> >  
> >
> > Did anyone else see Jeopardy last week when one of
> the contestants was 
> > in school studying library and information
> science? Alex Trebek 
> > asked this student if he knew a lot about the
> Dewey Decimal system. 
> > The contestant replied  "not really. The Dewey
> Decimal system is sorta 
> > being phased out."
> >
> >  
> >
> > Did I miss something?
> >
> >  
> >
> >  
> >
> >  
> >
> > Kay Sappington
> >
> > Director
> > Union County Library System
> > New Albany, Mississippi
> > Birthplace of William Faulkner
> >
> >  
> >
> > All the known facts are not all the facts//  ~ Os
> Guinness//
> >
> >
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