Thursday, October 8, 2009

Dewey, signage and non-fiction

Here is an interesting article about the future of Dewey to classify non-fiction in public libraries.
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6698264.html

A key aspect I take from this discussion is the importance of having good signage, and I think shelf guides with words on them do add a useful element for library users browsing for information...

Here are subject shelf guides in the non-fiction at Paihia School (click on the picture to enlarge it).

1 comment:

  1. I enjoyed this - very interesting. Proctor Library was ahead of it's time . . . but I have trouble finding books in there. Is it just me?

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