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"Genrefication" (the grouping of library resources by topics... ex. Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, etc.) can help readers when browsing to find their preferred resources. Although the concept is simple, implementing it has consequences and caveats. This slide presentation is a "genrefication" overview outlining what this is, why, when, where and how to do this efficiently, effectively and inexpensively. It also includes free, non-commercial references.
"Genrefication" (the grouping of library resources by topics... ex. Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, etc.) can help readers when browsing to find their preferred resources. Although the concept is simple, implementing it has consequences and caveats. This slide presentation is a "genrefication" overview outlining what this is, why, when, where and how to do this efficiently, effectively and inexpensively. It also includes free, non-commercial references.
"Genrefication" (the grouping of library resources by topics... ex. Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, etc.) can help readers when browsing to find their preferred resources. Although the concept is simple, implementing it has consequences and caveats. This slide presentation is a "genrefication" overview outlining what this is, why, when, where and how to do this efficiently, effectively and inexpensively. It also includes free, non-commercial references.
film, literature, or other such mediums into specific genres or categories." https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=genrefication Genre-fication: Bookstore Metaphor
bookstore subject signage and store publication groupings as an example Genre Authorities? Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms (LCGFT) ex.Horror films horror is the genre and films is the form https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/g enre_form_faq.pdf Genre-fication Authorities? BISAC - Book Industry Standards and Communications BISAC Subject Heading list is an industry-approved list of subject descriptors used in many bookstores & publisher catalogs http://bisg.org/page/BISAC FaQ Why Genre-fy? Advantages of FictionGenre-fication Help readers find favorite reading genre Genre classification immersion Facilitates fiction collection topic browsing & genre bridging Encourages an increase in borrowing Genre-fication Caveats Genre assignment some titles might fit several genre terms Time required to address all of the logistics (genre designation, cataloging, labeling, genre aggregation, signage) Resistance to change When to Genre-fy? Choosing when to genrefy an operating library depends on a number of factors Curriculum synchronization Community literacy considerations Scope of project Human resources Library services schedule Where to Genre-fy? Evaluate reading preferences Account for reading levels Gather and archive current circ statistics Prioritize popular community genre preferences... Focus on a few Strategize a phased implementation Evaluate technological tools available to synchronize OPAC and display genrefied resources Where to Genre-fy?: Library & OPAC Factors
Evaluate library layout
Consider where to display Genre-fied resources Consider signage and labeling identifiers Identify promotional library portals, homepages, where genre / topic walls could be displayed How to Genre-fy? - Planning for consistency
Select a genre authority source as a
general guide for selecting & using terms ex. BISAC http://bisg.org/page/BISACEdition If part of a region, try to coordinate and standardize on an authority source Establish alternative genre term selection policy for terms not in the authority list How to Genri-fy? - Cataloging Genre Cataloging = Virtual Genrefication Focus on Fiction Identify a popular genre in your library Select a recognizable genre term Use ILS utilities to add this term to relevant records These edits will enable readers to browse & view this genre, virtually How to Genre-fy Virtually: Use an ILS Genre List Editor Utility (a) Search & select relevant items or (b) Upload a list of scanned barcodes Virtual Genre-fication Feed Genre Lists to a Topic Wall editor Creates Virtual, Visual Topic Browser Virtual Genrefication: Cross References Genre list edits also insert term cross references into each record assigned with a genre category. When clicked, OPAC's display all other resources to which these terms have been assigned. Virtual Genre-fication:
If there is not enough time to physically group
fiction books, readers can at least view and browse them virtually while planning and incrementally organzing them Virtual genrefication of non fiction resources and their records is an ideal hybridization using technology to create a digital genre rendering, while retaining all the advantages of the Dewey Decimal System Fiction Genre-fication: Getting Physical
Changing the Old Order
Consider visual book labeling options: ex. color coded dots, graphic labels, descriptive text or alphabetical codes
Labeled resources facilitate browsing
...Facilitate re-shelving books left on reading tables or returned by borrowers Fiction Genre-fication: Arrange & display books Consider how best to group and display a fiction genre with a view to adding more Consider genre shelf & section signage Reader Engagement Explain the genrification project to readers (without using that term) Inform readers as soon as the initial categories are completed Keep a diary of genrification events Run and archive weekly genre category statistics Poll and record reader response and observations References National Library of New Zealand Arranging Library Fiction by Genre. National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mtauranga o Aotearoa, 22 May 2017, natlib.govt.nz/schools/reading-engagement/libraries-supporting- readers/arranging-library-fiction-by-genre
BISAC Subject Codes FAQ
BISAC Subject Codes FAQ - Book Industry Study Group. BISAC Subject Codes FAQ - Book Industry Study Group, Book Industry Study Group, 12ADAD, bisg.org/page/BISACFaQ. Accessed 22 May 2015.
Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms PDF Files. Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms PDF Files, Library of Congess, 27 Apr. 2017, www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeLCGFT/freelcgft.html. Accessed 22 May 2017.