tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3054805211341203220.post5003106037906316141..comments2024-03-02T23:57:29.697-05:00Comments on Another Day in Paradise: Ditching Dewey? A "Genrefication" ProjectMary in Boulderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05757300758470508440noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3054805211341203220.post-72577806708205742602014-11-01T12:46:26.419-04:002014-11-01T12:46:26.419-04:00I have never been able to cope with Dewey and woul...I have never been able to cope with Dewey and would happy to see him go! I am quite sympathetic to the genre approach, especially in public and school libraries. Interesting times for librarianship.Doug/Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03147377400475404548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3054805211341203220.post-12313839093497110752014-10-31T19:42:28.941-04:002014-10-31T19:42:28.941-04:00Funny picture...elicited a bona fide chuckle. As a...Funny picture...elicited a bona fide chuckle. As a long-time bibliophile (gosh, since the 60s at least) I would be perplexed if Dewey was sent packing. I can go into any library anywhere and know that the cookbooks are in the 640s and the travel books are in the 900s. Fiction is always on the other side, sorted by author, but my library has a skull on the spine of the mystery books. Of course a real book nut will know the authors of the best mysteries. Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15728394027261108470noreply@blogger.com