I use the first 3 letters of the artist's surname to keep them all
together. I also classify them where Dewey expressly says not to - with
the general books on the period - as that is the most useful place for
our students. Sculptors, potters, and so on are the same. Items about
several artists would be at the start of the appropriate sequence under
author's name.
Pat Willimott
Heritage User Group Colleges Representative
Honeywell Learning Resource Centre
Barnsley College
PO Box 266
Church St
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S70 2YW
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Subject: Alphabetising
Dear LIS-Link subscribers
Here at City College we had just began alphabetising our stock in
addition
to Dewey - with the view of helping students find what they want on the
shelves as quickly as possible. On the whole the process is fairly
straightforward, just using the first three letters of the authors
surname. However, some areas have given us pause for thought, namely
art
and literature. Can anyone offer advice on whether they use the surname
of the artist, writer, poet in order to keep books together or the
surname
of the author/editor of the book, which often in art and literature is
not
the same. Also, would you put general critism or a video on several
French artists at the start of the appropriate sequence with or without
authors surname?
Any suggestions gratefully received!
Many thanks
Liz
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