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August 10th, 2007Arizona Republic - “The notoriety the county library has received from being one of the first in the nation to drop the Dewey system of classification in favor of a subject-style of shelving has helped increase interest and visitors, said Perry Branch Manager Jennifer Miele.”
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August 9th, 2007Charleston Daily Mail - “A new movement could change the face of libraries across the country as they start to organize their books more like bookstores.” (via)
Not Ditching Dewey…Yet.
July 26th, 2007Anderson Independent Mail - ““I would have to see it work before bringing it Anderson. I would like to look at their catalog and see how they handle specific requests for books,” Anderson County Library System Director Carl Stone said. “When I hear about libraries trying different things, I try to be skeptical at first.”
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July 14th, 2007NYT - “The younger generation today is wired differently than people in my generation,” said Mr. Courtright, 69. “What that tells me is we as librarians have to look at how we present materials that we have for them the way they want it.”