[CASL-L] Genrefying Fiction Collection??

[Gail Nelson]

Thank you to everyone who took to respond at such a busy time!  You have
given me more to think about.  The best arguments for genrefying are, of
course, that it increases access to books for our readers.  Thank you and
Happy Holidays!

Gail Nelson

On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 11:12 AM Mr. McKenna <mmckenna at simsburyschools.net>
wrote:

> Morning All!
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> We genrefied our HS fiction collection a few years ago and have had a
> generally positive experience with it. Those in support of it say it's
> easier to find books they like, for us to promote, display and book talk
> titles, and our fiction circulation saw marginal increases as well. Those
> opposed claim there are either not enough specific categories or that they
> don’t think books should be categorized by content.
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> Our genres are color-coded and shelved together:
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> ·         Adventure
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> ·         Classics
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> ·         Fantasy
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> ·         Historical
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> ·         Multicultural [being re-absorbed into other collections, based
> on diversity feedback]
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> ·         Mystery
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> ·         Realistic
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> ·         Romance
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> ·         Science Fiction
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> ·         Sports
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> ·         Supernatural
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> ·         Suspense
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> Each has it’s own list of subgenres below signage; too many to list J
> Hope this helps; happy holidays!
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> Mike McKenna, MLS, M.Ed.
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> Library Media Specialist
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> Simsbury High School
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> 34 Farms Village Road
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> Simsbury, CT 06070
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> mmckenna at simsburyschools.net
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> (860) 658-0451 x. 161
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> Joe Townsley Virtual Library
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