Sunday, November 19, 2017

Choosing Nonfiction Sections

The next step in our nonfiction gentrification process was deciding on what sections we want for our books.

This was where I found it hard to find research applicable to a secondary library.  Two favorite resources I found were:

Hoover High School Blog- This  is where I found most of my ideas for our sections and sub-sections.

Mighty Little Librarian Blog- Tiffany Whitehead's series of blog posts on gentrification are where I found much of my information on organizing, shelving, and label-making.

Here is the list of sections and subsections we decided upon for our library:

Nonfiction Sections and Subsections
  1. War and Conflict
    1. General
    2. American Revolution
    3. WWI
    4. WWII
    5. Cold War
    6. Modern Wars
  2. History
    1. General
    2. Prehistoric Times
    3. Ancient Civilizations
    4. Ancient Egypt
    5. Ancient Greece
    6. Ancient Rome
    7. Middle Ages
    8. Renaissance
    9. Industrial Revolution
    10. Modern World
    11. Governments
  3. True Crime
    1. Spies
    2. Ninjas! (We had great discussions as to where to put the Ninja books...🤣)
  4. Health
    1. Diseases and Disorders
    2. Addictions
    3. Human Body Systems
  5. Wellness- We initially had this with health, but the section started to get really large and since wellness is a whole-school initiative so we decided to give it its own section.
    1. General Wellness (yoga, stress relief, exercise etc.)
    2. Self Improvement/Self-Help
    3. Inspirational (Chicken Soup like books)
    4. Education
    5. Philosophy
  6. Religion
    1. General
    2. Islam
    3. Christianity
    4. Hinduism/Buddism
  7. Global Issues
    1. Conservation
    2. Alternative Energy
    3. Civil Rights
    4. Poverty
    5. Terrorism
    6. Social/Cultural Issues
    7. Genocide
  8. Narrative (Nonfiction that reads like a story- all genres!)
  9. Cooking and Food
  10. Music
  11. Art & Design
    1. General
    2. Drawing
    3. Crafts
    4. Fashion
    5. Design (home design, flower arranging, etc.)
    6. Photography
  12. Sports
  13. Fun and Games
    1. Video Gaming
    2. Coding
    3. YouTubers
    4. Magic Tricks
    5. Math puzzle books (and other puzzle books)
    6. Fun Facts (fact books and Quick “encyclopedia-like” reads)
    7. Photography
    8. Movies and Theatre
  14. Supernatural
  15. Modern Marvels
    1. Internet and Computers
    2. Technologies
    3. Transportation
    4. Inventions
    5. Buildings and Structures
  16. Business and Math
    1. Finance and Economics
    2. Corporations and Management
    3. Math
  1. Science
    1. General Science
    2. Biomes
    3. Biology
    4. Genetics
    5. Chemistry
    6. Earth Science
    7. Space
    8. Physics
    9. Geology and Dinosaurs
    10. Nature
    11. Natural Disasters
    12. Psychology (the study of Psychology, not self help)
  2. Animals
    1. Pets
    2. General
    3. Ocean Animals
    4. Bugs
    5. Amphibians/Reptiles
    6. Mammals
    7. Birds
    8. Animal Fiction
  3. Poetry
  4. Literature
    1. Writing (hints, tips, guides)
    2. Drama/plays
    3. Language Arts
  5. Myths and Legends (move near Fantasy Fiction)
    1. Myths
    2. Legends
    3. Fairytales
    4. Folklore
  6. Travel and Geography
    1. Travel
    2. Countries of the world
    3. Atlases
  7. Biography
  8. Graphic Novels
  9. College Collection
  10. Bangladesh Collection
Posted by at
Labels: , , ,

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)