Today's moves:
* Books on Financial & Land Economics as well as books on Public Finance will move from level 1 to level 2 (Dewey numbers: 332.6 - 336.2009)
* Books on Libraries for specific subjects and General Libraries will move from level 3 to level 1 (Dewey numbers: 025.4 - 027.8)
Quote for the day:
"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." — Bruce Lee
The APK Library is currently in the process of changing from one classification system (Zastrau) to another (Dewey). The purpose of this blog to provide information to stakeholders regarding the planning, developments, possible impact and relevant facts regarding Dewey (DDC). It must be noted that our aim throughout this project is to finish this project with as little disruption possible to our clients. NB - The Law Collection on level six will remain in Zastrau order.
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Monday, 9 May 2011
Summary of moves completed: 1 April to 6 May
As mentioned previously, the purpose of the current moving of books in the library is to group the Dewey classes and subclasses together on a specific level. In order to achieve this, 20 moves have to be completed. Our aim is to finish all 20 moves by the second week of July. Currently 12 of the 20 moves have been completed. The table below is a summary of the completed moves from 1 April to 6 May:
Move Number | FROM which level TO which level | DDC numbers and explanation |
Move 1 | FROM level 2 TO level 1 | Dewey numbers: 000 - 226.99999 |
Move 2 | FROM level 5 TO level 1 | Books on: Computer Science, Library & Information Science, News Media, Journalism, Philosophy, Psychology, Ethics and Religion |
Move 10 | FROM level 4 TO level 1 | |
To complete level 1, only books with Dewey numbers 000 - 226 needs to be moved from level 3. | ||
Move 4 | FROM level 4 TO level 2 | Dewey numbers: 227 - 354.99999 |
Books on: Social Theology, Religious Education, Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science, Economics, Public Admin, & Central and local Governments | ||
Books from levels 1, 3 & 5 with Dewey numbers 227 - 354 still needs to be moved to level 2. | ||
Move 7 | FROM level 4 TO level 3 | Dewey numbers: 355 - 399.999, 500 - 599 & 600 - 621 |
Move 8 | FROM level 5 TO level 3 | Books on: Criminology, Education, Transport, Customs, Human Anatomy & Engineering |
Books with Dewey numbers 355 - 621 (400's excl.) still needs to be moved from level 1 & 2 to level 3. | ||
Move 3 | FROM level 2 TO level 4 | Dewey numbers: 400's, 700's & 800's |
Move 5 | FROM level 3 TO level 4 | Books on: Languages, The Arts (including sport) and Literature. |
Move 6 | FROM level 5 TO level 4 | |
Move 11 | FROM level 1 TO level 4 | |
To complete level 4, a few books (700's) still have to be moved from level 5 to level 4. | ||
Move 9 | FROM level 1 TO level 5 | Dewey numbers: 622 - 699 & 900 - 999 |
Move 12 | FROM level 2 TO level 5 | Books on: Mining, Civil Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Agriculture, Buildings, Geography & History |
Books with Dewey numbers 622 - 699 & 900 - 999 still needs to be moved from level 3 & 4 to level 5. | ||
Sunday, 8 May 2011
Day 18
Planned moves for today:
* Books with Dewey numbers 332.0151 to 332.5 (Financial Economics) form level 1 to level 2.
* Books with Dewey numbers 025 to 025.3222 (Library Operations) from level 3 to level 1.
* Books with Dewey numbers 332.0151 to 332.5 (Financial Economics) form level 1 to level 2.
* Books with Dewey numbers 025 to 025.3222 (Library Operations) from level 3 to level 1.
Friday, 6 May 2011
Day 17
Today we are starting another big move, that is moving books with Dewey numbers from 000 to 226 from level 3 to level 1. This is about 17 000 books that will be moved oven a period of 19 days.
Scheduled moves for today:
* Moving 2 100 books, mostly on Labour and Financial Economy (Dewey numbers 330.96 to 332.0151) from level 1 to level 2.
* Moving 2 000 books on Library & Information Science and Library Relationships (Dewey numbers 000 to 023) from level 3 to level 1.
Quote:
My alma mater was books, a good library .. I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity. (Malcolm X. From: The Autobiography of Malcolm X, 1965)
Scheduled moves for today:
* Moving 2 100 books, mostly on Labour and Financial Economy (Dewey numbers 330.96 to 332.0151) from level 1 to level 2.
* Moving 2 000 books on Library & Information Science and Library Relationships (Dewey numbers 000 to 023) from level 3 to level 1.
Quote:
My alma mater was books, a good library .. I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity. (Malcolm X. From: The Autobiography of Malcolm X, 1965)
Thursday, 5 May 2011
Day 16
Today we will be moving:
* About 1770 Economics books (Dewey numbers 330.019 to 330.96) from level 1 to level 2.
* We will also be moving a few (650) books on public structures and sculptures (Dewey numbers 725 to 735.23) from level 5 to level 4.
Dewey Trivia:
Check out the Library Hotel in Manhattan where the rooms are arranged according to Dewey:
http://www.libraryhotel.com/index.cfm
* About 1770 Economics books (Dewey numbers 330.019 to 330.96) from level 1 to level 2.
* We will also be moving a few (650) books on public structures and sculptures (Dewey numbers 725 to 735.23) from level 5 to level 4.
Dewey Trivia:
Check out the Library Hotel in Manhattan where the rooms are arranged according to Dewey:
http://www.libraryhotel.com/index.cfm
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
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