Comments on: TT: Open Shelves Classification

By: Wendi

Wendi — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:39:15 +0000

I left a suggestion on the LT group for OSC - I feel that having multiple fiction categories would be a lot more helpful! Thanks for stopping by and participating in Thingers last week! I've got the post up for this week. ~ Wendi

By: lenore

lenore — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:55:57 +0000

I too want more categories for fiction. But hey, at least we still have tags.

By: caite

caite — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:58:16 +0000

I made the same observation about the one fiction category…vs. the 45+ for non-fiction…in my answer too. I thought I might be misunderstanding somehow. But I guess not since others say the same thing,

By: JLS Hall

JLS Hall — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:28:51 +0000

Yes, it would be helpful to be able to break fiction down into more sub-categories. Although, I have to admit that until today I’ve never thought too much about the classification of books at LT. I knew about the OSC project, but hadn’t really paid much attention to it. Guess I’ll be watching more closely now. And I agree – working in a library would be a great job!

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:20:51 +0000

I’ve classified a few books, too. I totally agree that it’s rather annoying
that there is only one category for all fiction. Just fiction seems far too broad, and
it seems like such a broad category is just a bit worthless. I keep finding
myself looking for “mystery” or “young adult” and the like when I go to classify only
to be disappointed again and again..