[Genealib] Why do you rearrange your collection?

[Grundset, Eric]

The DAR Library has used a term classification system for decades, and it works wonderfully well and is very geographically focused. We tweak it on occasion when a new topic appears that isn't covered easily by the existing arrangement, but that is a rare thing. Our system is detailed in our 2004 second edition of American Genealogical Research at the DAR, Washington, D. C., Chapter 3.3, "The Arrangement of the DAR Library," 26-30.

Eric

Eric G. Grundset
Library Director
DAR Library
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
1776 D St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20006-5303
202-879-3313 (phone)
202-879-3227 (fax)
egrundset at dar.org


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In our library we do not use Dewey.  Never have, never will.  Our
genealogy library is only 24,000 volumes.  Everything is arranged from
Alabama to Wyoming - foreign countries in separate section - family
histories in separate section from A-Z.  Each state then has state wide
books filed first and then each county books filed in order.

Most new visitors to our library require about one minute of training and
the next thing we know is several hours later when they are leaving. 
WORKS GREAT!

Elmer Spear, founder
Elmer's Genealogy Library
Madison, FL 32340
www.elmerslibrary.com



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