What method of organization to use?• Dewey (current method)• Neighborhoods• Based on Bible (method selected)
Space Rocks & Fossils
Began with Astronomy, Plants, Animals, People, Houses, etc.
NameBrand Cookbooks
CelebrityCookbooks
Breads
Canning/Preserving
Baby &Childcare
ChildSafety
Parenting Self Help
Crafts
Quilts &Quilting!
WorldHistory
AmericanHistory
NativeAmericanHistory
Antiques-General
Coins
GeneralCollectibles
Series are shelved in their series group
Chicken SoupSeries
Cookbooks are grouped: Celebrity Canning/ PreservingSpecial Diets BreadsName Brand Children’s Health
New Books are Featured-Front and Center
Children’s Materials - Grouped in “themes” for kids
Another example of Children’s Books – Lego books themed together
Little House Books – grouped togetherIn Chronological Order
Results to Date
• Has circulation increased?• Are patrons discovering “new” materials? • Is the investment of staff time for project paying off? • What has the overall community response been?
Still working on:
Add needed areasDetermine organization within areas --Will likely be by author within each section area
NEKLS is assisting with the process of adding “section” indicators to the Public Notes Field of the records, which is a searchable field.
Wellsville uses full author name on spine labelplus call number