Library Staff Training

Steps to operating the library:

1. Tour of makerspace, closet, stacks, locker room, this wiki
2. Overview of stacks:
   • Nonfiction; mystery, suspense, thrillers; graphic novels; science fiction/fantasy; fiction
   • Call numbers (Dewey Decimal number, Cutter number, date published)
   • Book organization (numerical nonfiction, graphic novels by title, fiction by author)
3. Library ethics
   • Patron anonymity (search, checkout history)
   • Objective/non-objective/political collections
   • Categories/classifications that promote and hide works
4. Cataloging theory
   • Card catalogs
   • Computer advancements (MARC Records, faceted browsing, numerous subjects, keyword searches, Z39.50)
5. Copy-cataloging in practice
6. Book circulation
7. Weeding Policy