Dewey Decimal Classification: LA Public Library Reclassifies LGBT Materials
From a LAPL Central Library Blog Post:
An excellent and informative blog post LAPL Librarian Linda Rudell-Betts explaining why she worked to get the library to update the classification (Dewey number) (from DDC 14th ed. to DDC 22nd ed.) and then move the items to a new location on library shelves.
Kudos Linda! Kudos LAPL. Libraries still using old DDC numbers should do what LAPL has just done.
Hat Tip: Matt R. Weaver
Filed under: Libraries, Public Libraries, Resources
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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