FYI

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Good for YOU! They can't be looking that hard if they can't find it! And, after all, your article was published, too!


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From: Elizabeth P. Dumas <dumas@opsb.net>
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Date: Thursday, November 29 2012 3:01 PM
Subject: [aaslforum] Re: Research on Genre-fying School Libraries

When we reorganized the fiction collection at my school library into genres, the research I found was about studies conducted in public libraries. . .mainly the work of Sharon L. Baker. After the reorganization of our fiction collection at my middle school, circulation of these books increased 40%. It's the best thing I have done in my middle school library!



https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/indexablecontent?id=uuid:aae6093b-8414-4cd5-830a-12d3aa90d207&ds=DATA_FILE

Grouping fiction according to subject category or genre type has been shown to facilitate browsing in libraries (E. A. Baker, 1899; S. Baker, 1986;
Briggs, 1973; Goldhor, 1981; Rutzen, 1952; Spiller, 1980).


Baker, Sharon L. (1988). Will fiction classification

schemes increase use?

Baker, Sharon L. (1987). Fiction classification schemes:an experiment to increase use.

Baker, Sharon L. (1986). Overload, browsers, and selections.

Baker, Sharon L. and Gay W. Shepherd. (1987). Fiction classification schemes: the principles behind them and their success.

----- Original Message -----
Date: Thursday, November 29 2012 01:47 PM
Subject: [aaslforum] Research on Genre-fying School Libraries
Dear All,
Can you point me to some research on the impact of genrefying fiction and/or non-fiction school library collections?
Either my spelling, my keyword searching, or the literature is failing me.

Does anyone know of a study in progress?
My question: On what evidence are some school librarians making these changes?
Example:
Thank you for your help.
Best,
Judi


Judi Moreillon, M.L.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Studies
Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX

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