tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753124101432892994.post8133382422908908559..comments2024-01-10T01:11:33.668-08:00Comments on That Blog Belongs to Emily Brown!: Rant: The Dewey Decimal Systemxemilyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06226611626960189862noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753124101432892994.post-30939177637593788932012-10-06T12:05:39.582-07:002012-10-06T12:05:39.582-07:00Well put. I see this as an area where some real le...Well put. I see this as an area where some real leadership needs to emerge. There's a real "show me how it's done, and done well" opportunity to be leveraged. We'll see what the future holds! Thanks for your comment and your post.Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00294585944821680264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753124101432892994.post-66113646519619509182012-10-06T09:51:29.516-07:002012-10-06T09:51:29.516-07:00True. I think the fact that Dewey is so widespread...True. I think the fact that Dewey is so widespread makes people reluctant to abandon it. Dewey makes it easy to copy catalog or to have vendors provide us with processed books. Certainly, we would have to spend more time on cataloging if we didn't use Dewey, and some librarians might question if that was the best use of our time. Personally, I think cataloging--not using a specific system, but really thinking about how we organize materials--should not be a lost art of librarianship! We should dedicate time to it. But then we'd have to take time away from something else, so it's definitely something we have to consider in the context of our mission.xemilyxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226611626960189862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753124101432892994.post-91109459643738135522012-09-23T17:41:46.221-07:002012-09-23T17:41:46.221-07:00Emily, I love this post (it's thoughtfully exp...Emily, I love this post (it's thoughtfully expressed, well-reasoned, and -- my favorite part about it -- constructively confrontational). I agree with your reasons for your position. I wonder how many of our colleagues both in and outside of the state would agree? I wonder how we'd ever break the Dewey cycle? (Just some rhetorical questions....)Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00294585944821680264noreply@blogger.com