Document (#42267)

Author

Moeller, R.
Becnel, K.

Title

Why on earth would we not genrefy the books? : a study of Reader-Interest Classification in school libraries

Source

Knowledge organization. 46(2019) no.3, S.199-208

Year

2019

Abstract

Through their work as instructors in a master of library science program, the authors observed a sharp increase in students' desire to adopt the reader-interest classification approach of genrefication for their school libraries' fiction collections. In order to better understand this trend, the researchers interviewed seven school librarians regarding their motivations for genrefying their libraries' fiction collections; the challenges they encountered during or after the genrefication process; and any benefits they perceived as having resulted in the implementation of genrefication. The data suggest that the librarians' interests in genrefication stem mostly from the lack of time they have to help individual students find materials, and the lack of time students are given out of the instructional day to explore the libraries' fiction collections. The participants felt that reclassifying the library's fiction collection by genre gave students more ownership of the fiction collection and allowed them to find ma-terials that genuinely interested them. The significant challenges the librarians faced in the reorganization process speak to challenges regarding the ways in which librarians attempt to provide access to diverse materials for all patrons.

Content

DOI:10.5771/0943-7444-2019-3-199.

Theme

Schöne Literatur

Object

Reader Interest Classification

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