Botho library book arrangement system
Download as PPT, PDF
1 like330 views
This document discusses library book arrangement systems. It begins by outlining the benefits of good arrangement, such as being user friendly and enabling easy location of materials. The document then describes the current system used by the library, which groups books by faculty and subject. However, this system faces challenges as the collection grows, such as limited space. To address this, the document proposes implementing the Dewey Decimal Classification system, which organizes materials by subject in a hierarchical manner from general to specific to accommodate growth. Adopting this internationally recognized system would make the collection more user friendly and improve services.
Botho library book arrangement system
- 1. Welcome
- 2. LIBRARY BOOK ARRANGEMENT BOTHO LIBRARY BOOK ARRANGEMENT
- 3. OUTLINE INTRODUCTION BENEFITS OF GOOD ARRANGEMENT CURRENT LIBRARY ARRANGEMENT SYSTEM CHALLENGES PROPOSED LIBRARY ARRANGEMENT SYSTEM CONCLUS
- 4. INTRODUCTION 3 MAIN FUCTIONS OF LIBRARIANSHIP 1; Collection 2; Organization / Arrangement 3; Information and Reference Services
- 5. LIBRARY ARRANGEMENT DENITIONS The process of grouping all related documents/ books from general to the specific in chronological order for easy retrieval. The orderly arrangement of terms or classes resulting in the arrangement of document based on subject content (Aina, 2004) Documents or books shelved in Systematic order.
- 6. BENEFITS OF GOOD ARRANGEMENT Constructed in such a way that it will be easy to use (DDC) Must be able to accommodate new subjects Collection user friendly & enable users to easily locate the required document. Proper standards which will result in consistency Staff can easily return materials back 2 the shelves
- 7. CURRENT LIBRARY ARRANGEMENT SYS Library books are grouped / Arranged according to facilities and within these faculties books are sub-grouped according to subjects e.g. Networking (K1 04) Programming (K1 05) Database (K1 06)
- 8. WHY THE CURRENT SYS? Small Collection Limited Number of Faculties Manageable Community
- 9. CHALLENGES Collection keeps on growing (Growing Organism) Emergence of New Faculties / Programs Limited Space Mixed up Collection(300: K1 06 -Cyber Crime) K1 02 Economics (600: K1 02 + K1 06) The collection is not user friendly (Save time) Lack of consistency Difficult in undertaking Stock-taking
- 10. PROPOSED SYSTEM 2 main commonly used arrangement system 1) Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC); Based on a numerical breakdown of all areas of knowledge with specific pointers 2) Library of Congress Classification (LC) Made up of an alphanumerical Subjects
- 11. DDC Developed by Melvil Dewey in 1870S Popular Classification all over the world Organize library materials by subjects Cater for all subjects/ information (Computers) Uses 10 broad categories (000 to 900) Well designed (always updated)
- 12. Con.. System not user friendly; System is user friendly and easy to use for both librarians and users. Standards; Internationally recognized system which guards against quality. Stock taking; Easy to do stock taking if related items are grouped / shelved together.
- 13. DDC ATTRIBUTES Collection keeps on growing; DDC cater for all information. Main class divided into sub-classes and each subclass can be further divided into subdivisions 300 4 social science 320 4 Political Science 324 4 Political Process Arrange subjects from general to specific in logical order.
- 14. CONCLUSION With the use of better library arrangement system, our library has the opportunity to render quality services and improve document retrieval by our patrons which will lead to increased library usage.