Breaking up with dewey
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The Rangeview Library District is converting from using the Dewey Decimal System to a word-based classification system using BISAC subject headings to organize their collections. They conducted studies that showed customers found the Dewey system difficult to use. The leadership team initiated a full collection review and weeding project. Now, the collection development team is designing the new BISAC-based system and implementing it branch by branch, with training for staff. The goal is to create intuitive "neighborhoods" of similar materials to improve the customer experience. Statistical analysis will assess if circulation increases as intended with the new system.
Breaking up with dewey
- 1. Breaking Up With Dewey:Breaking Up With Dewey: What are we doing?What are we doing? •Converting to a word basedConverting to a word based classification systemclassification system •Using BISAC as a guidelineUsing BISAC as a guideline
- 2. Why?Why? • Experience library model • Ease of use – Words instead of Numbers • Group “like” with “like” – Neighborhoods/families of materials
- 3. Rangeview Library DistrictRangeview Library District A RevolutionA Revolution • Community assessment • OCLC study, “From Awareness to Funding” • Customer focused library • 4 new branches • New administrative team
- 4. Are we renegades?Are we renegades? (Who else is doing this?)(Who else is doing this?) • London’s Idea store • Maricopa’s Perry and Queen creek branches • Frankfort Library District – Deweyfree.com
- 5. New direction promoted byNew direction promoted by leadership teamleadership team • 2008 weeding days in all branches – 90% of collection younger than 2004 – Circulation up 15% • Planning for new branches and service model (experience)
- 6. Design BISACDesign BISAC • Collection development team worked to come up with a classification system • Used BISAC as a model with input from Maricopa’s classification system • What will it look like for Rangeview?
- 7. What does the ClassificationWhat does the Classification system look like?system look like? • What spine labels should we use? • Spine Labels examples: COOKING INTNTL ITALIAN BIOGRAPH FAMOUS TRUMP HISTORY MILITARY WW2 MEDICAL HRT DIS
- 8. Planning and implementationPlanning and implementation • Challenging collections – Graphic Novels – Biography – Parenting (preparation for Family Place) – Fairy Tales • Teach staff “how to” at various meetings • Convert small collections, then a full branch
- 9. More PlanningMore Planning • Work with vendor to plan processing changes for cataloging – Constant communication for updates/questions on items – Set up Opening Day Collections timelines • Use book store model – Field trips!
- 10. Staff time/branch involvementStaff time/branch involvement • Collection development team makes labels, changes records in the catalog • Collection development team trains branch staff • Work with branch manager to plan the conversion in branch • Create timeline based on the branch conversions
- 11. What’s next?What’s next? • Opening day collections arriving with BISAC • Full branch conversion • Signs created in-house by Communications Department • Ongoing conversion of existing branches – project completion, December 2009
- 12. Shifting the CollectionShifting the Collection • Creating “neighborhoods” or “families” of like materials – Parenting, baby names, lose weight after baby, etc. – Nature, science, technology, math, education, tests • Signs and maps for branches – work with Communications team
- 13. How will we know it’s working?How will we know it’s working? • Statistical tracking/analysis – Circulation – Customer feedback – Staff comments • May need to alter: – Signs – Add/subtract subject headings
- 14. Rangeview Library DistrictRangeview Library District • Contact: Rachel Fewell Collection Development Manager 303-405-3292 rfewell@rangeviewld.org