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classification (6)

Classifying Non-Fiction

We have a very small church library that needs reorganized and cleaned up. How do you classify your Non-Fiction section without using Dewey or Library of Congress? I am thinking of organizing by author's last name to keep it simple and doing the same

Started by Morlee Maynard in Classification and Cataloging

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How to classify "Creation" in adult nonfiction?

Please help me understand the difference between 213 & 231.765 Dewey Decimal numbers for Creation.

Example: "5 Reasons to Believe in Recent Creation" , by Henry M. Morris III ---- where would you classify this book?

My next primary focus (this

Started by Linda S in Classification and Cataloging

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Please Talk Biographies . . . call numbers and groupings

In the Dewey Decimal System (DDS), biographies are listed within each subject area. This does make sense to me for a larger scale library operation. On the other hand, in our small library our patrons like to go to the Biography shelves to find a gre

Started by Linda S in Classification and Cataloging

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Kindle e-readers again

Yesterday, I signed up for an amazon kindle account- I have two Kindle touch e-readers (they work even if they are not cutting edge or backlit).

I have one on which I will put out of print, cheap theology titles, and one that I will put fiction

Started by Martha W. Hancock in Collection Development

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Classifying one book with 2 subject matters (ie Marriage / Parenting)

I am adding a set of Bible study books to the library and they have 2 studies per book. Do we use the first and cross reference by subject?

Started by Jenn Burwell

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Changing Classification Systems

I am new to this ning network and to my job as a church librarian, although I have worked in public libraries for several years. Our library has been classified according to a staff-created classification system based on accession numbers and subject

Started by Laura Dallas

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Classifying Non-Fiction

How to classify "Creation" in adult nonfiction?

Please Talk Biographies . . . call numbers and groupings

Kindle e-readers again

Classifying one book with 2 subject matters (ie Marriage / Parenting)

Changing Classification Systems

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