Shelving+Assignment+Description

Each student is responsible for sections of our bookshelves. The shelves have been divided into roughly equal groups. Your shelves are assigned to you for the semester. Please review them every day.
 * Shelving Assignments **
 * When working your assigned area:**

Be sure all books are in correct Dewey order Books are neatly pulled to the front edge of the shelf Make sure each shelf has room to shelve additional books or to add new books Keep shelves free of dust or other debris If you find a book on your shelf that doesn’t belong there place it on the book cart we use to shelve books

Shelves will be **graded** at least once during each nine weeks. **These times will be announced ahead of time**. Shelves will be “spot checked” for appearance from time to time to be sure books are being shelved regularly and that shelves are generally neat. These **spot checks will not be announced**.


 * You will need to be aware of these shelving rules:**
 * Fiction Books** are put in order by the author’s last name. If there is more than one book by the same author, the titles should be placed in alphabetical order. Please make sure if there are multiple copies of the same title that they are together. If there are authors with the same last name, you need to separate them according to their first name. Ex. Cooper, James Fennimore and his books should come before Cooper, Susan and her books. Fiction books are also organized by genre, check labels at the top of each book to find which section they belong in. ex. Mystery, science fiction, sports fiction.


 * Nonfiction Books** are placed in order first according to their Dewey numbers, left to right, from the smallest to the largest number. If two Dewey numbers are exactly alike, then the author’s last name is used to put the books in order.


 * Individual Biographies (921s)** are the exception to the author rule. These books are shelved alphabetically according to the name of the person about whom the book is written. If more than one person has the same last name, the books should be alphabetical by the person’s first name.
 * Group Biographies (920)** are arranged by the author’s last name.


 * Reference (REF),** **Professional (PRO), North Carolina (NC) and Career and College (CAR**) books are shelved in special sections.


 * Paperbacks (PBK):** fiction titles are shelved on the revolving stands by author’s last name, nonfiction paperbacks are shelved by Dewey order with the other nonfiction titles.


 * Audiobooks (REC)** and **Graphic novels** also have separate shelving sections.

St. as in St. John are shelved as if it were spelled out Saint John Mc or Mac are not shelved together but are shelved exactly alphabetically MacIntyre would come before McKinley
 * Author’s last names that begin with:**
 * When there are a lot of books to shelve**, students will work together to return all books to their proper shelf; even if the books are not from the shelves they are individually responsible for maintaining.