[Publib] Dewey Decimal Classification

[Robert Balliot]

I like the idea of one really big catalog where you find all of the library
books in the world. And, everyone uses the same classification scheme but
locally employ meta-data to differentiate their holdings.

I like the idea that a child who attends public school can learn how to use
their school library and that knowledge will transfer forward to public
libraries, colleges, and Universities and back to public libraries.

Is there a cost savings with a system like that?  Does it generate
intellectual wealth?

R. Balliot
http://oceanstatelibrarian.com/library-marketing.html


On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Melissa Rice <mrice at frankfortlibrary.org>wrote:

> Hello,
>
> We are in the process of our Dewey Free Project, which began June 2008.  We
> are going Dewey Free not because we believe that it's "cheaper", but we
> believe that it's more user-friendly. Going Dewey-Free allows us to
> completely reorganize and relocate collections.  A great example is our new
> Home (interior design, repair, remodeling, etc.) Collection which combines 4
> Dewey call number ranges: 640-640.73, 643-646.48, 690 - 698.9, and 747s.
> Like Topeka - Shawnee PL, we've put Language and Travel together.
>
> I don't believe that Dewey is wrong and BISAC is right.  We've taken
> liberties with BISAC (like many of us have done with Dewey) and looked at
> OUR collection and how to describe and organize what we own and purchase for
> our patrons.  We're developing our taxonomies by thinking about how people
> ask us for materials - what terms they use - and how we can make the
> bookstore model better.
>
> This isn't a simple task and we're only 30% complete.  We hope to finish by
> June 2009 - just in time for Summer Reading.  This fall, Youth Services will
> begin their transformation.
>
> Melissa
>
> --
> Melissa Rice
> Head of Adult Services
> Frankfort Public Library District
> 21119 Pfeiffer Road
> Frankfort, IL  60423
> 815.469.2423
> www.frankfortlibrary.org
> deweyfree.com
>
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