tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338174527262061848.post7732679060974563400..comments2023-09-29T08:51:56.163-07:00Comments on Coyle's InFormation: Library signageKaren Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519757456533839003noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338174527262061848.post-711830938463626602013-03-31T07:30:45.493-07:002013-03-31T07:30:45.493-07:00Tysons-Pimmit library (Fairfax County, VA) at one ...Tysons-Pimmit library (Fairfax County, VA) at one time (still?) had a loose leaf binder where you could look up things alphabetically. This was before I was a librarian, and I was surprised to see that Dreams could be in two different Dewey areas. I have often thought that it was a great idea and one to replicate, though have never followed through. Suzi W.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338174527262061848.post-39759350938705620092012-09-25T11:23:01.521-07:002012-09-25T11:23:01.521-07:00notl33t -
1) The Wikipedia list of DDC classes on...notl33t -<br /><br />1) The Wikipedia list of DDC classes only covers the first 3 (pre-decimal) digits. Further breakdown is not publicly available. <br />2) Even that information is not shown to library users as they navigate the stacks. <br /><br />I'd like to be able to walk through the stacks with a device that can read the numbers and tell me what they mean. That would be ideal. But even without that magic, a sign like "European history" would be a lot better than "940".Karen Coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519757456533839003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338174527262061848.post-83523850163385321362012-09-25T07:05:09.770-07:002012-09-25T07:05:09.770-07:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dewey_Decimal...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dewey_Decimal_classes<br /><br />secret code? notl33thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199662645357307326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338174527262061848.post-1712248597661221342012-09-25T07:03:26.182-07:002012-09-25T07:03:26.182-07:00Burn all the libraries! burn them down to the grou...Burn all the libraries! burn them down to the ground for their ancient arrogant ways!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com