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| The Mammals are Gone! |
Onward, then, to the 599 "Mammals" section!
The concept:
Organize mammals alphabetically with sub-groups along the way, as needed according to the number of books in our collection.
For example, we have many books about different types of bears. So a natural sub-group is "bears", then further groupings by type of bear. These sub-groups are integrated into the alphabetical order. Some books have two lines of information (Dewey number and animal) some books have three lines of information (Dewey number, animal sub-group, specific animal)
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599
GEN (Mammals, General)
599
GEN
HAB (Mammals in general, by Habitat)
599.1 = Specific Mammals, in ABC order
For example:
599.1
BAT (bats)
599.1
BEA (bears)
599.1
BEA
PAN (panda bears)
599.1
BEA
POL (polar bears)
599.1
ELE (elephants)
...and so on. See full categories at the end.
At the end of the section, we introduce a new number: 599.9 for "Ocean Animals".
(This way someone else can assign numbers between 599.1 - 599.9 to the sub-groups , if desired.)
599.9
GEN (Ocean animals in General)
599.9
SEA (Seals)
599.9
WAL (Walrus)
599.9
WHA (Whales)
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Full Scheme:
599 - Various Mammals
GEN - General
HAB - General by Habitat
599.1 - Mammals by alphabet
ARM - Armadillo
BAD - Badger
BEA - Bears (sub-group)
GRI - Grizzly
PAN - Panda
POL - Polar
BVR - Beaver
CAT - Wild Cats (sub-group)
CHE - Cheetah
COU - Cougar
JAG - Jaguar
LEO - Leopard
LIO - Lion
LYN - Lynx
TIG - Tiger
DEE - Deer (sub-group)
CAR - Caribou
ELK - Elk
MOO - Moose
REI - Reindeer
DOG - Wild Dogs (sub-group)
COY - Coyote
DIN - Dingo
FOX - Fox
WOL - Wolf
ECH - Echinda
ELE - Elephant
GIR - Giraffe
HIP - Hippo
HOR - Horse (Wild)
KAN - Kangaroo
KOL - Koala
LEM - Lemming
LLA - Llama
MEE - Meerkat
OPO - Opossum (we don't have any Possum books)
OTT - Otter
PLA - Platypus
POR - Porcupine
PRI - Primates (sub-group)
APE - Ape
CHI - Chimpanzees
GOR - Gorilla
MON - Monkey
ORA - Orangutan
RAB - Rabbit (and Hares)
RAC - Raccoon
RHI - Rhinoceros
SKU - Skunks
SQU - Squirrel
WAR - Warthog
ZEB - Zebra
599.9 - Ocean Animals
DOL - Dolphin
LIO - Sea Lion
MAN - Manatee
SEA - Seal
WAL - Walrus
WHA - Whale
WHD - Whale & Dolphin (these are often together in one book)
As always...this is a work in progress. There may be animal books checked out that we'll need to fit into the scheme.
Mrs. Ducharme,
ReplyDeleteI am a librarian in a rural elementary school in Virginia. I was wondering if you would mind if I referenced you in my presentation at the Virginia Association of School Librarians this fall. I used information from your two posts to reorganize my library's animal and traditional literature section. I will be presenting about my experiences in reorganizing and how it impacted circulation in my library. If you have any words of wisdom, I'd love to hear from you. :) Thanks!
Thanks for your note! How great to hear that you found these tweaks helpful. My only words of wisdom are to watch how users are browsing and allow plenty of time to think it through before making a switch. Once the idea grabs you, create a schedule of numbers and letter codes that will still allow you some flexibility in case you want to add something later. Feel free to contact me directly through the Facebook page if I can help in any way.
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