Koha:Shelving Books
From TSAS Library
Putting books correctly on the shelf is one of the most important jobs of library staff. A book can be lost if it is only a few shelves away from its proper location, so if you are unsure where something goes, please ask!
Books on the top shelf of the cart behind the desk have been checked in and are ready for shelving. You should clear the cart at the beginning of each Aide hour.
Shelving Fiction
See also: Finding a fiction book
- Grab a book and open to the barcode on the first page
- A fiction book will have a section name on the right of the library name. This one is a Graphic novel
- Take the book to that section and put it in the proper place:
- If it is a graphic novel (like the one above), place it on the shelf alphabetically by title. This example would go alphabetically in the Rs.
- If it is any other type (Fiction, Science Fiction, Mystery), then look to the third line on the barcode and place it on the shelf alphabetically by author's last name. It is always the first name on the barcode: here it is Knisley, so it would go alphabetically in the Ks if it weren't a graphic novel.
Shelving Nonfiction
See also: Finding a nonfiction book
Nonfiction books are easier to spot without opening them because they have information on their spine label. They go on the shelf in numeric order.
- Grab a book and open to the barcode on the first page
- A nonfiction book will not have a section name, but will have a set of numbers and letters below the author's name. This is the Dewey Decimal number that matches the one on the spine label
- Take the book to the X00 section that matches the first number. This number in the example above is 975, so we would go to the 900 section (history)
- Find the 975 books by moving up the shelves in numeric order. Once there, continue until you find a number bigger than 975.00497385
- Place the book on the shelf before the larger number. If there is more than one book with that number, look to the second code: G287 and place the book before a higher letter/number combination.
Reminder
This can be a lot to take in at first! Please ask if you're ever unsure about where a book should go, and bookmark this page to refer to in the future.