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Going Beyond Dewey: Home

This guide will provide you information on options to using the Dewey Decimal System in your libraries. The main focus is on the BISAC (Book Industry Standard and Classifaction) model.

Useful Links

Book Industry Study Group
BISAC Subject Headings List

Are you considering BISAC or other Dewey-less Organization

Are you considering BISAC or other Dewey-less Organization

Yes: 13 votes (50%)

No: 6 votes (23.08%)

Maybe: 7 votes (26.92%)

Total Votes: 26

MLS Quick Links

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BISAC Webinar Links

BISAC: A new way to organize with the patron in mind. Webinar Part 1
Part 1: What is BISAC; what is the motivation behind doing this; and how it integrates into the catalog
BISAC: A new way to organize with the patron in mind. Webinar Part 2
Part 2: The redesign of the library space; added benefits to converting to BISAC; and other library examples where they used a hybrid model.
View whole webinar series
Find both BISAC webinars together in this Vimeo Album.

BISAC

Powerpoint presentation for MLS workshop conducted by Deb Hoadley. This presentation was updated on 5/3/12.

Articles & Presentations

Ditching Dewey March 2016 Presentation
Ditching Dewey VLC Presentation
Vermont Library Conference 2015
Ditching Dewey: Genrefication in your Library
AASL 2013 Presentation
Ditching Dewey: Hot Topic in Hartford AASL 2013
Is Dewey Dead?
Mr. Dewey, I Bid You Adieu
Rangeview Library District is “Breaking up with Dewey”
The Dewey Dilemma
Why I Won't Ditch Dewey
BISAC this! Alternatives to Dewey at the Nassau Library System

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Last Updated: Feb 28, 2020 4:42 PM
URL: https://guides.masslibsystem.org/BeyondDewey
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Subjects: Collection Maintenance, Technical Services

Tags: bisac, classifications, collection maintenance, dewey-less