I don't see why filing by title would not work --- except for constant
shifting when new acquisitions come in. But it would not be as nice for
patron browsing, especially if they are looking for movies in a particular
genre.
Sue DeHut
--On Wed, Apr 26, 2000 8:47 AM -0700 Judy Falzon
<j.falzon@gomail.sjcpl.lib.in.us> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
>
> I am part of a Committee to standardize labels and processing across a
> multibranch system. Our Committee is making recommendations about A-V
> materials.
>
> We at the main library have approximately 10,000 videos, most of them
> popular adult and juvenile feature films. The majority of our non-new
> titles have 1-3 copies per genre depending on shelf space, although we can
> have as many as 4-8 copies (Bambi, for example). Currently we have about
> 8 adult genres--Western, Comedy, Action/Adventure, Foreign,
> Mystery/Suspense, Horror, Sci-Fi, Musicals.
>
> Branches have collections of videos that are 20% or less of our number of
> titles.
>
> We are mulling the idea of interfiling all our Main Library adult videos
> alphabetically by title (not exact alphabetical, but let's say by first 3
> letters of title), while retaining the genre designation on the spine (and
> highlighting the genre).
>
> Has anyone made such a dramatic rearrangement? I anticipate some patron
> backlash, and we will produce lots of videography lists by categories to
> help browsers.
>
> I am looking for feedback, advice, opinions, on the wisdom of this.
> Because this is a Committee with a deadline, we won't have time to survey
> or sample patrons.
>
> Shelvers will be surveyed.
>
> Thanks for input anyone cares to provide.
>
>
>
>
>
> *************************************************
> Judith Falzon
> j.falzon@gomail.sjcpl.lib.in.us
> Head of Audio Visual Services
> St. Joseph County Public Library Voice: (219)
> 282-4608 304 S. Main St.
> South Bend, IN 46601-2230
> *************************************************
>
>
Susan Davis-DeHut
Director, Educ. Media Services
Linfield College
900 SE Baker Street
McMinnville, OR 97128