Hi,

We have a substantial classics section at Berlin High School. It circulates more than the majority of our other genre classifications. I was actually very surprised when I arrived at this high school that we had a classics section and then even more surprised when students regularly asked me for one. (I know a lot of the English teachers place a huge emphasis on reading them for independent reading).

For Sherlock Holmes, I have that in Mystery. For Jane Austen, I have that in Classics. War of the Worlds is also in Classics, primarily because that's where my kids tend to go. 

We have the sublocation listed in Destiny so when we are stumped with where a book might be located, we just look it up or walk to both areas and look. Sometimes if I have more than one copy, I put one in each location.

Hope that helps!
Rachel



On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 11:06 AM Tietjen, Katie <ktietjen@easthamptonct.org> wrote:
I definitely approached genre-fying as more of an art than a science. Many books could go under multiple genres. In many cases, I just went with my gut (or asked my student library interns for their input when I was really stuck). 
-Katie

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For folks who have or are or will be genre-fying their collection:

 

Does anyone use a “classic” label?

 

Would Sherlock Holmes get more circulation if it was labeled Classic or Mystery?

 

Should Jane Austen be under Romance or Classic?

 

War of the Worlds in Classic or Sci-fi?

 

Any input would be appreciated.

 

Matt

 

Matt Cadorette

Librarian

Waterford High School

20 Rope Ferry Road

Waterford, CT 06385

(860) 437-6956

x7127

or

x7103

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