Cataloguing and classification
The library should be divided into fiction and non fiction resources with all shelves and bays labelled clearly. Classification refers to the way in which the books are organised.
Fiction –this can be further divided into fiction and picture books and is normally arranged alphabetically by the author’s last name. It is possible to arrange it thematically but it is often easier to keep works by one author together and instead make special changing displays of books on different themes. Picture books are often kept in kinder boxes.
Non-fiction or information books - the standard system in use in schools, as in most public libraries, is the Dewey Decimal Classification, which organises knowledge into 10 numbered categories (show SI here?) e.g. 900 is the area for all History and Geography. Non-specialists need some training on this but there are a number of simplified Dewey guides available for primary schools and these together with training are usually available from the local SLS.(ASCEL website) Some schools also use coloured labels on the books to make the process simpler. As well as subject and keyword searching on the library management system, it is helpful for students to have alphabetical subject guides, either as a poster or in a handbook.
Cataloguing refers to the way in which the books are recorded. As this is now in almost all cases on the library management system, then the structure for this is provided. It usually includes recording data on author, title, publisher, date, series and key words. This data will be downloaded once the book’s ISBN is inputted.
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