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GENREFYING A LIBRARY COLLECTION
Presented byIsobe l Wi l l i ams , He len Chapman, Mandy
Kerby and R ae lene Barker
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ProfessionalLearning Project Team
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A NEW WAY OF FINDING -GENRE AND THE FICTION
PR E SEN TED BYISO BEL W I LLIA MS AN D HELEN C HA PMA N
O GILVIE HIGH SC HO O L
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Introduction
Isobel WilliamsCurrently ASLA President, teacher librarian and year 7 Science teacher And Helen ChapmanLibrary Technician
Both at Ogilvie High School in Hobart [email protected]
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What we started with
All girls800 students Grades 7-108000 fiction titlesCramped shelvesDo not use SCIS
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The weeding
Huge weeding effort Older than 2000 Dog-eared Yellow pages Ancient illustrations Food spills More than 1 copy
Reduced to 6000
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Thinking about genre
Girls’ schoolInterests of our studentsGraphic Novels already doneRequests for genre rather than authorWanted a way to reinvigorate our fiction
collection
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What genre?
Adventure Animals Crime Fangs and Wings Fantasy Friends Funny Futures Graphic Novels History Love Lucky Dip
Science Fiction War
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What we didn’t choose
ClassicsAustralianMysterySportSpiesHorsesRelationshipsMovies
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Making the lists
Create lists in OPAC
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After the lists
Graphic for labelsImage search – clip art and free for reusePrinted out 3-5 designs and trialled them
with students “What does this label mean to you?
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Managing the process
Lists used to find booksEvery book examinedMade clear definitionsHolds or check-in notes Made signs
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Adding to the record
Added subject headings Added genre F xxxxxxx ACB to call numberNew spine labels only on new books
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Making room
Moved books And moved books againShuffled and crammed to make space
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Left overs
Not on the lists?Multiple genre – a dog solving crime
Check online reviews Read some of the book Ask if someone has read it
All else fails - Lucky dip
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Down sides
Some could be in two or more genreStudents who want to read 1 authorKeep series together even if they cross over
different genreHuge job – taken 3 terms - but not a huge
cost
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Non Fiction
WarTasmaniaBiography
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I am tempted to try a different genre now - Grade 8 Its much easier to find
what I want - Grade 10
I am really excited to find new books – Grade 7
This makes it easier to link novels
to the themes I am teaching –
English Teacher
GENREFYING A LIBRARY COLLECTION
MANDY KERBYRAELENE BARKER
VICTOR HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL, SA
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Victor Harbor High SchoolVictor Harbor SA 5211
Victor Harbor High School
Co-educational Year 8-12 Public School situated 80km South of Adelaide on the Fleurieu Peninsula
750 Students
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Victor Harbor High SchoolResearch Centre
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Research Centre
5,038 Fiction titles
7,347 Non-fiction titles
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Raelene Barker
Research Centre Officer
Mandy Kerby
Research Centre Manager
Photography by yr 12 student Shara Iriks at Asian Market Day VHHS 2015
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Genrefying Fiction
What the students say!
“I prefer to look for a book by its Genre as I have favourite themes
and not a favourite author.”
Year 9 Students
What the teachers say!
“I have learnt most of the books I’m looking for are in Senior Fiction.”Year 12 Teacher
“It fits the curriculum.”Year 9 Teacher
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Adolescents – teenage, adolescence
A5 Acrylic Signage
Shelf Label
Stickers
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Graphic Novels – Comics, illustrated stories
A5 Acrylic Signage
Shelf Labels
Stickers
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Senior Fiction – Senior Students Only
A5 Acrylic Signage
Shelf Labels
Stickers
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Quick Reads – variety of Fiction & Non-Fiction titles
Quick Reads
A4 Acrylic Signage
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War – War Stories
A5 Acrylic Signage
Shelf labels
Stickers
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Genrefying Fiction – Tools to Assist
Victor Harbor High School - Research CentreMiddle School - Oral Reading Rubric
Students Name: _____________________ Date: _____________ Today I read: ________________________________________ By: _________________ To (Teacher): __________________
1. My favourite authors are: ____________________________________________________
2. My favourite book is:____________________________________________________
3. My favourite genres are:____________________________________________________
4. I rate reading as an enjoyable activity by:
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Genrefying Fiction - Stages
First: Visit to another
school Continuous weeding Labelled each novel
using genre sticker Changed sub-location
to new genre on V-Library
According to SCIS mostly
Next: Shelf shuffle Labelled shelves Promoted
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Genrefying Non-Fiction - Stages
First Continuous weeding Modified Dewey to fit
with topics from ACARA and local subjects -compiled a unique Dewey list
Label books with spine labels - unique picture for each Dewey category
Change call number and sub-location on V-Library to suit
Next Shelf shuffle as we
progress Label shelves Promote
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Genrefying Non-Fiction - ACARA HISTORY TOPICS
YEAR 8 MEDIEVAL EUROPE SHOGUNATE JAPAN BLACK DEATH YEAR 9 INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION MAKING A NATION WORLD WAR I YEAR 10 WORLD WAR II RIGHTS & FREEDOMS POPULAR CULTURE
SENIOR YEARS ANCIENT HISTORY (SOCIETIES, PEOPLE, POWER AUTHORITY) MODERN HISTORY (EVENTS, IDEAS, MOVEMENTS,
DEVELOPMENTS)
SCIENCE TOPICS YEAR 8 THINKING SCIENTIFICALLY Introduction to equipment & method BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Cells as the unit of living things Multi-cellular Organisms CHEMICAL SCIENCES Particle Theory Chemical Change PHYSICAL SCIENCES Types of energy EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE Rocks HUMAN ENDEAVOUR YEAR 9 THINKING SCIENTIFICALLY Lab Safety & scientific method review CHEMICAL SCIENCES Atoms & Molecules & Reactions Reactions BIOLIGICAL SCIENCES Organisms Coordinated Systems Ecosystems EARTH & SPACE & SCIENCES Tectonic plates CCP SUSTAINABILITY PHYSICAL SCIENCES Energy Transfer Introduction to Electrical Circuits
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Genrefying Non-Fiction - Dewey
Dewey Numbers forMedieval History For example are, 305.409 Women 340.5 Law 391.009 Clothing 394.1 Food 398.094 Myths etc… 509.4 Science & Tech 610.9 Medicine
Combined these Dewey Numbers into the one Dewey Location
940.1 Medieval History
[email protected]: 08 8551 1914Victor Harbor High School Research Centre
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