bisac: a new way to organize with the patron in mind
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BISAC
A New Way to Organize with the Patron in Mind
Deb Hoadley, AdvisorMassachusetts Library [email protected]
866-627-7228 ext 309 (toll free in MA)508-357-2121 ext 309
Objectives for today:
What is BISAC? Why would I want to do this in my library? Collection Development, Weeding, Reader’s
Advisory Space design and layout How does this help us market what we have?
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BISAC Categories (Book Industry Subject and Category Codes)
• ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES• ARCHITECTURE• ART• BIBLES• BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY• BODY, MIND & SPIRIT• BUSINESS & ECONOMICS• COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS• COMPUTERS• COOKING• CRAFTS & HOBBIES• DESIGN*• DRAMA• EDUCATION• FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS• FICTION• FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY• GAMES• GARDENING• HEALTH & FITNESS• HISTORY• HOUSE & HOME• HUMOR• JUVENILE FICTION• JUVENILE NONFICTION
• LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES• LAW• LITERARY COLLECTIONS• LITERARY CRITICISM• MATHEMATICS• MEDICAL• MUSIC• NATURE• PERFORMING ARTS• PETS• PHILOSOPHY• PHOTOGRAPHY• POETRY• POLITICAL SCIENCE• PSYCHOLOGY• REFERENCE• RELIGION• SCIENCE• SELF-HELP• SOCIAL SCIENCE• SPORTS & RECREATION• STUDY AIDS• TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING• TRANSPORTATION• TRAVEL• TRUE CRIME
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Where do you find the BISAC headings?
New Spine Label:SPORTSBASEBALRed Sox
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Other spine label examples
SPORTS
BASEBAL
SPORTS
BASEBAL
Red Sox
HISTORY
ANC GREE
HISTORY
MILITRY
WWII
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• From the BISAC “bible”
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Record and label changes
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MARC record with BISAC headings included. OCLC is now including these headings
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INSPIRATION• Patron desired space
Why do patrons prefer to browse/buy from bookstores?
AccessibilityFamiliar subject headingsComfortable areasAttractive spacesBrowsing allowedCUSTOMER DRIVEN: What
drives their experience?
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Motivation & Innovation
Browsability Searchability Items are placed together by category based
on a language system, not numerical system Collection development will be easier Customer satisfaction Staff time will be used for more patron
interaction & reader’s advisory
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It’s more than books
Layout of the library is key to its success
Signage is very important
Staff feedback Customer feedback
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Old Space Design 47 double shelves, 7 single shelves
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First Option Design 1: 44 double shelves, 16 single shelves
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Second option Design 2: 36 double shelves, 16 single shelves
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Third Option Design 3: 43 double shelves, 14 single shelves
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Fourth Option Design 4: 36 double shelves, 14 single shelves
New Layout
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New Layout
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Volunteers helped to box up over 500 boxes
Helped to put books back on the shelves
Learned what we had in the collection
Moving Day
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Final Layout
Flexibility & Adaptability• Watching
patron traffic patterns to best arrange collections
• Using merchandising techniques to best display collections
• Signs, signs, signs…
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Justification• Statistical data to support • Patrons love the new
layout of the library• Patrons love the ability to
look at the sections and find what they are looking for
• Shelving is easier• No conflict with
consortium/just a change in local call number
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Glades & NeighborhoodsHybrid Models
Who else is doing something similar?Wilmington Public Library – neighborhoodsDover Town Library – subject headingsJones Library, Amherst – labeling subjectsNashua PL, NH – poetry sectionDarien, CT – gladesMLA conference information
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Patron Service & Satisfaction
This book describes it all!
Patron ExperiencePatron
Participation Patron
EngagementPatron Support
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Information
Webinar by National Book Network http://pdfs.nbnbooks.com/BI/SAC/BISACWebinar.pdf
Book Industry Standard Group http://www.bisg.org/ Book publishers are putting categories on backs of
books http://waltshiel.com/2009/09/14/to-bisac-or-not-to-bisac/
http://www.slideshare.net/DHoadley_Langley/bisac-a-new-way-to-organize-with-the-patron-in-mind
http://guides.masslibsystem.org/BeyondDewey
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