Professional Collection Changes
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NEKLS received a very generous professional collection donation last summer from Linwood Community Library; however, it sat idle for a year, waiting to be processed, and was just incorporated into the NEKLS professional collection in early July.
With so many new books, I took the opportunity to completely reorganize the collection into content areas, instead of straight Dewey; I could not have done this without a lot of help from Patti, Anna, and Carolyn.
The reorganization has made the collection much more browsable, more visually appealing (each book is labeled with a category), and better access to the materials through online categories. I’ve put together 33 lists in NExpress, where you can discover each “group” of books and place holds.
- Hot off the Press (HOT)
- Technology (TECH)
- Programming & Networking (PROG)
- Web Development & Design (WEB)
- Making, Creativity & Innovation (MAKE)
- Copyright (COPY)
- Intellectual Freedom (INTEL)
- RA-Genres & Book Lists (GENRE)
- RA-Graphic Novels (GN)
- RA-Reading & Book Discussions (READ)
- School Libraries (SCHOOL)
- Learning (LEARN)
- Childrens Services (CHILD)
- Storytime (STORY)
- Teen Services (TEEN)
- Adult Services (ADULT)
- Academic & Special Libraries (ACAD)
- Library Management (LM)
- Buildings (BUILD)
- Cataloging & Technical Services (CAT)
- Collection Management (COLL)
- Library Boards (BOARD)
- Library Theory & Careers (THEORY)
- Marketing & Displays (DISPLAY)
- Money (MONEY)
- People & Customer Service (PEOPLE)
- Planning & Evaluating (PLAN)
- Reference (REF)
- Technology in Libraries (LIBTECH)
- Big Ideas (BIG)
- Community & Partnerships (COM)
- Leadership (LEAD)
- General Nonfiction (GEN)
Here’s what the collection looks like now:
Adding shelf signage to label each category will be the last step.… Read the rest