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Genrefication in NSW public school libraries A Discussion Paper. Genrefying Your Library. How Genrefication Makes School Libraries More Like Bookstores. “It used to be when a class would come in,” Taylor said, “I’d have a line of 10 kids that needed to ask me, ‘Where’s this book?’ Or where’s this or that.” After genrefication, she said, “some periods came in, and there wasn’t one kid that needed to ask me anything, and they all found books in half the time.”
A child who previously floundered “went right over to the Humor shelf, and it took about 30 seconds,” she added. Genrefication and Destiny. Create Sublocations in Destiny. Increasing Library Circulation with Genrefication. Genrefication best practices. Genrefication: How to Organize Your Fiction Collection by Genre. At the end of the 2017-2018 school year, I genrefied my school’s fiction collection.
This section of the collection is relatively small at the moment (about 2,000 books). Librarian Blog - Mollee Branden. After 2 years of helping them locate books, I went into this project with a good grasp on which genres would be appropriate and helpful for my students.
Most of the blogs I read before tackling this project were genre-fied middle and high school libraries, so their categories of romance and horror, among others, wouldn't appeal to my kiddos. I did not take extensive notes on student queries, or stick with what I thought would be best. Genrefying Your Collection WITHOUT Changing Call Numbers. Download. Download 1. Download 2. Download 3. Flipping Your Library with Genrefication. As the world changes and new learning is required, more and more librarians are considering genrefication as a way of organizing books instead of doing them the standard way by author last name.
Genrefication is the methodical process of reorganizing books by genre or category. It’s also sometimes called the “bookstore method,” as that is the way most bookstores are organized today. Benefits of Genrefication A time-consuming task, librarians must ask themselves what the benefits of completely redoing their collections are. The good news is that there are many. The Process Reorganizing your collection, whether it’s just fiction books or includes all books in the library, is a monumental task and not something to be done randomly. First, decide if it will work for your students.Second, discuss the change with other librarians who have already made the change. The Plan You may choose to have your library software company, such as Follett, do the genrefication for you. Additional Resources Save. What School Librarians Have to Say About Genrefication. SaveMany librarians are looking at genrefication as a way to help kids find the books they’re interested in and, ultimately, boost circulation.
To learn more about the challenges, logistics, and benefits, we interviewed school librarians who are putting genrefication into practice. Do's and Don'ts of Genrefication at Your School Library. 6| Tools, Resources, and Help Don’t Overwhelm Yourself Rome wasn't built in a day and neither will your genrefied library.
Whichever route you take, the “slow and steady” or the “all at once” approach, it will take time. Proper planning and using all available tools will help you to not feel discouraged. Do Ask for Help and Use Resources Available to You We suggest contacting your library automation software representative. Your representative will know the ins and outs of your software and can help you navigate features to make the process as seamless as possible. Look for tools to aid you throughout the project. Likewise, seek out help from within the school and community. 6| Tools, Resources, and Help. School Library Management System Software.
Ditching Dewey: Choosing Genre Categories – Mighty Little Librarian. One of my favorite things to talk about in library land is the genrefication of our library.
I frequently get questions about this from folks who have read my blog posts or have seen me present. I blogged about the process all along the way, from the tagging my fiction books, to genre shelving fiction, to ditching Dewey in nonfiction. Those posts were basically my reflections and thoughts from when I made the move. For a while now, I’ve been wanting to write a more comprehensive blog post that I can share as a reference for people interested in genrefying their library.
After our AASL presentation, I realized that a series of blog posts would be the way to go. The first step in the process is to choose the genre categories that you will use. After the success I found with our genrefied fiction, I wanted to follow suit with our nonfiction. Some of our larger sections are broken into subcategories as well. Section List Watch for the next post: Labeling the Books.
5 Steps to Subject-based Library Classification. If your library has not been heavily weeded lately, take this as an opportunity to do so. Books that are not being checked out are taking up valuable real estate in your library and may be keeping students from finding the books they want to read. You’re taking the time to lay your hands on each and every book; make the most of that process and decide if that book should still be part of your collection. For many books, the genre is obvious based on the cover and title.
The subject headings on the copyright page (or in your library catalog) are a great tool for determining a book’s genre. Some books may fit easily in several different genre locations. Step 3: Make the Move This is where things might feel a little overwhelming (and chaotic). Before long, sections will start coming together and you’ll begin to see the magic of how the new organization of books will be viewed by your students. Great for School Libraries, Classroom Shelf Labels, Children's Books Organizer: Health & Personal Care. Genre Classification Labels - Labels for books, games and other media.