tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790423327479249714.post6831212718426659417..comments2023-09-06T18:32:33.869+10:00Comments on Skerricks: Bookstore organisation, or dear old Dewey? or both?Ruth Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459839322444148898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790423327479249714.post-50285002785528208542011-03-08T21:00:32.319+11:002011-03-08T21:00:32.319+11:00I agree libraries should use visual merchandising....I agree libraries should use visual merchandising. I strive for this in my library. Our local public library has modified Dewey the books still have the numbers but the shelves don't run in order. I find it very hard to locate things and very frustrating perhaps because I am a Teacher Librarian!! I think libraries are about making a balance. Some shops book shops and video shops and CD shops are so muddled. I like to have lots of display shelving but still maintain Dewey. When I teach Dewey to Grade 4 I still marvel at the simplicity of the system along with the way it caters for the most complex of subjets and yet it is so old!Momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790423327479249714.post-27891876874743478522011-03-08T09:05:42.423+11:002011-03-08T09:05:42.423+11:00Ruth,
I've had students offer the idea of arr...Ruth,<br /><br />I've had students offer the idea of arranging the collection in colour order - it'd look so much prettier! And also size order - height not thickness - that way we could space the shelving accordingly, which would make more room for extra books!Laureennoreply@blogger.com