[Genealib] Why do you rearrange your collection?

[MPL Genealogy]

Cheryl,

I have rearranged the Muskogee collection twice for entirely different
reasons.  The first time was to incorporate the concept of
state-specific grouping to enable easier searching by state.  Many
researchers focus a day's hunting on a geographical dimension.  While
the librarian in me cringes at the idea of 50+ groups of 0-999 Dewey
areas, the patrons seem to really like it.

The second reason was based on the traffic flow of patrons.  Part of
this was a consequence of the space limitations in the shelving area.
The tightness of the collection's floor plan dictated the need to
minimize the walk area and maximize the table area in conjunction with
the shelving, or else have "wasted" space.  Walking pathways was kept to
as short as possible.

We will be moving again within two months because the department is
getting more space.  Does anyone care to volunteer, :)

Wally
Muskogee Public Library
Local History/Genealogy Libn.
history at eok.lib.ok.us
918-682-6657 x257
 
"At most living memory endures for a hundred years or so.  Thereafter,
even the barest outline of the past is forgotten, unless it is recorded
in writing..."  John Morris in Londinium: London in the Roman Empire, p.
205.