tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31106814.post6797325617101189710..comments2023-11-21T22:46:59.509-08:00Comments on Gather No Dust: Doing it without Dewey: A Perry Branch Library Tourjdscott50http://www.blogger.com/profile/04229906352079565341noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31106814.post-71218686211048106082009-06-13T21:39:54.194-07:002009-06-13T21:39:54.194-07:00You know, I don't need to know or understand t...You know, I don't need to know or understand the nuances of the structure behind my accountant's business and I'd be bored if he tried to tell me. I just want him to get me the best tax return.<br />Most librarians and cataloguers love Dewey. To the general public, it's a jumble of numbers. Our library now shelves by genre (not 50!!) and uses Dewey within the genre and our non fiction loans have skyrocketed. People looking for ideas for their garden didn't know to go to 1. plants, then 2. gardens, then 3. design, then 4. architecture. <br />Now they know to go to "home and garden" and..it's all there!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31106814.post-19864684625667198752008-10-22T21:24:00.000-07:002008-10-22T21:24:00.000-07:00i'd have to agree there.i'd have to agree there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31106814.post-62866778819311203172008-01-26T20:21:00.000-08:002008-01-26T20:21:00.000-08:00Wow, the Dewey system is so hard to understand! I'...Wow, the Dewey system is so hard to understand! I'm glad they got rid of it at this library. Now if only they could do the same for other confusing methods of organization like numbered streets and addresses. I suggest we just put houses into special categories; it'd be so easier to find places. When someone tells me to go to 10th street, I can never find it. It would be more convenient to put all the red houses on one block and all those with garages on another.<BR/><BR/>This is just a case of someone re-inventing the wheel. If people are too lazy to overcome their ignorance to understanding a simple and convenient metric system like Dewey, they don't deserve to even be in a library.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31106814.post-86793513745930034212007-07-16T11:36:00.000-07:002007-07-16T11:36:00.000-07:00Thanks for the detailed review!Thanks for the detailed review!Guy Gadboishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560466656230515180noreply@blogger.com