wellsville – innovation in collections
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Wellsville – Innovation in Collections. Becky Dodd, Director. Began with large weeding project. . Reorganization of entire collection needed. . Rocks & Fossils. Space. What method of organization to use? Dewey (current method) Neighborhoods Based on Bible (method selected). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Wellsville – Innovation in Collections
Becky Dodd, Director
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Began with large weeding project.
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Reorganization of entire collection needed.
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What method of organization to use?• Dewey (current method)• Neighborhoods• Based on Bible (method selected)
Space Rocks & Fossils
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Began with Astronomy, Plants, Animals, People, Houses, etc.
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NameBrand Cookbooks
CelebrityCookbooks
Breads
Canning/Preserving
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Baby &Childcare
ChildSafety
Parenting Self Help
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Crafts
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Quilts &Quilting!
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WorldHistory
AmericanHistory
NativeAmericanHistory
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Antiques-General
Coins
GeneralCollectibles
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Series are shelved in their series group
Chicken SoupSeries
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Cookbooks are grouped: Celebrity Canning/ PreservingSpecial Diets BreadsName Brand Children’s Health
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New Books are Featured-Front and Center
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Children’s Materials - Grouped in “themes” for kids
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Another example of Children’s Books – Lego books themed together
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Little House Books – grouped togetherIn Chronological Order
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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?
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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
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Questions?