[Publib] Dewey vs. ???

[charles hobbs]

Looks like she's advocating for using BISAC in libraries....

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/jan/03/030112/co-library-savings-small-part-of-sen-storms-agenda/


Library Savings Small Part Of Sen. Storms' Agenda

By RHONDA STORMS Special to the Tribune

The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 3, 2009

Updated: 01:12 am

The Tribune is nothing if not relentless in its determination to present a distorted picture of me. The most recent example is Catherine Dolinski's article, which editorialized about my comments regarding public library policies and procedures.

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In libraries, for instance, I advocated for protecting the book budget but advocated against spending to buy television sit-coms, such as Seinfeld. Also, as a long-term strategy, I advocated for abandoning the Dewey Decimal System (DDS) and advocated for a more user-friendly method such as that used by any national book chain. The harsh reality is libraries are experiencing drastic cuts; the DDS is labor intensive in addition to being user-unfriendly, particularly so for literacy-challenged people. Other libraries across the nation have abandoned the DDS, and we should, too.