Dewey or don't we?

Cindy Kolaczynski described opening the Dewey-free Perry Library in Maricopa County. They designed the library along the lines of a modern bookstore, with lots of seating, well-marked sections, end panel displays, and Melville Dewey left out on the curb.

[Taken at the 2007 Polaris User's Group Conference in Syracuse, NY]

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tellytom says:

Do you mean to tell me I memorized that system all for nothing back in grade school, 40 plus years ago! We were tested on it too, a live recital in front of the librarian. I can still feel the anxiety of that day if I go back deep into my memory....
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scampion says:

Not for nothing, Tom. It sounds like you got 40 years of use out of it. What her library was basically saying is: Why burden non-librarians with the need to learn a librarian's system. Let the librarians set things up in a more people-friendly way (like the bookstores do) so no one has to face the anxiety you felt that day.
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