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From Dewey to Natural Language. The Reorganization of Nunamuit School Library. Inspiration . Pam Sandlian Smith and “Wordthink” Part of the “Anythink” rebranding to make libraries relevant for the 21 st Century
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From Dewey to Natural Language The Reorganization of Nunamuit School Library
Inspiration • Pam Sandlian Smith and “Wordthink” • Part of the “Anythink” rebranding to make libraries relevant for the 21st Century • “From a building of books to a place where the community connects with information and has experiences that inspire new ideas” • Eliminated Dewey in the Rangeview Library District • Greatly increased circulation, participation and funding!
Interlibrary Cooperation Grant • State Wide Significance • Innovation • New Services • Technology
Visiting Rangview Neighborhood Approach Identify Subjects Batch process based on bar code list Be prepared to Revise
Procedure • How do my patrons use the library? • How do they need information organized? • Small Inupiat village
Considerations • Collection Size: 9,942 copies • Minimal Staff • School Curriculum • Cultural Interest
Analyze Collection • Identify Subject headings • Primary • Secondary • BISAC, Dewey and WordSpeak • Shelf List • Counting and categorizing
Sort Books • Revise Primary Headings • Identify Secondary Headings
Create Labels • Spine Labels • Shelf Labels
TeamWORK • One Week + Four Librarians+ 3 part time helpers = Thank you Sue, Aja And Jacque One reorganized Library
Introduce To the PUblic • Open House& Publicity
Response • “Love this book store idea, I’ve made $1000 so far selling books!” • “I can quickly run in between classes and find what I need.” • “I know where the truck books are.” • “It is much easier to shelve.” • “What should I put on this spine label?”
Considerations • Who will be cataloging? • Rangeview sent translation key to Ingram • How big is your collection? • Alphabetizing • Do you need all those Books? • Guides versus Librarians • Transfer Skills
Discussion • Would this benefit your patrons? • How would you accomplish the task? • People Power • Funding • What effect will this have on libraries and patrons in the future?