[Genealib] Why do you rearrange your collection?

[Jeffrey Courouleau]

Within reason, of course, "why" you rearrange your collection is for the
ease of the patrons. We do our college best to walk the middle road between
making everyone learn a system (i.e. Dewey), and letting people have the
most efficient, helpful, and reasonable time.

Why do you want to rearrange your collection?

Meaning... are you looking to strictly adapt and modify your current layout
for larger quarters, or are you noticing "explicit" user access issues that
you don't want to repeat in your larger quarters?

If there are indeed access issues (i.e. you have a lot of trouble getting
people to understand where the XYZ books are because they aren't catching on
to Dewey), it could be something that can be solved by signage, different
styles of displays, etc., in the new space, as opposed to really needing to
un-Dewey things.

I'm curious to hear more about the types of factors in addition to having
more space that are making you consider a rearrangement.

Jeffrey

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Jeffrey J. Courouleau, MLIS
Local & Family History Librarian
Bartlesville Public Library
600 S. Johnstone Avenue
Bartlesville, OK, 74003

E-Mail: jeffrey at bartlesville.lib.ok.us
Phone: 918-337-5332

http://www.bartlesville.lib.ok.us


-----Original Message-----
From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
[mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Cheryl Smith
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 12:30
To: Librarians Serving Genealogists
Subject: [Genealib] Why do you rearrange your collection?

Hello,

I would like to rearrange our genealogy collection.  We have it in normal
dewey call number order.  Nothing is pulled out into separate areas.  We are
going to move the collection to a bigger area.  When we do I would like to
have the collection rearranged.  I know that most of the genealogy
collections out there are rearranged in some way.  I don't want to know how
because we've discussed that recently.  I want to know why.  

Thanks for any help,
Cheryl Smith
Public Services Librarian Senior
Harrington Library
1501 18th St.
Plano, TX  75074
972-941-7175

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