Setting up Fiction in Genres The list of approved genre abbreviations is listed below. The genres are selected to correspond with a valid marc genre subject heading. Additional genres must be approved via Library Services. Keeping a standard will allow us to communicate efficiently with vendors concerning the processing specs for those who are shelving by genre and allow for consistency for students when they move from school to school. NOTE: Graphic Novels have been classified in our processing as NF – 741.5. You can now choose to have them processed in Fiction. Contact Patty for updating this spec with vendors. The Genre label is placed above the Spine Label. In the library system, the Genre abbreviation is added to the cutter field of the call number. The genre label on the spine is all that is required to indicate the genre. No need to add the abbreviation to the spine call number itself. This makes it easy to change back to regular shelving in the future if desired. Future library orders will have to be placed with separate lists for the genre designation they require. Genre Subject Genre Demco Genre Name Abbreviation to Demco Picture heading Item # go in 949d and thesaurus Action and adventure fiction - lcgft Adventure ADV P136-2691 Fantasy fiction - lcgft Fantasy FAN P136-2703 None Fiction FIC P136-2706 Graphic novels - lcgft Graphic GRA P136-2709 Novels Historical fiction - lcgft Historical HIS P136-2715 Fiction
Setting up Fiction in Genres The list of approved genre abbreviations is listed below. The genres are selected to correspond with a valid marc genre subject heading. Additional genres must be approved via Library Services. Keeping a standard will allow us to communicate efficiently with vendors concerning the processing specs for those who are shelving by genre and allow for consistency for students when they move from school to school. NOTE: Graphic Novels have been classified in our processing as NF – 741.5. You can now choose to have them processed in Fiction. Contact Patty for updating this spec with vendors. The Genre label is placed above the Spine Label. In the library system, the Genre abbreviation is added to the cutter field of the call number. The genre label on the spine is all that is required to indicate the genre. No need to add the abbreviation to the spine call number itself. This makes it easy to change back to regular shelving in the future if desired. Future library orders will have to be placed with separate lists for the genre designation they require. Genre Name Genre Abbreviation to go in 949d Demco Picture Demco Item # Genre Subject heading and thesaurus Adventure ADV P136-2691 Action and adventure fiction - lcgft Fantasy FAN P136-2703 Fantasy fiction - lcgft Fiction FIC P136-2706 None Graphic Novels GRA P136-2709 Graphic novels - lcgft Historical Fiction HIS P136-2715 Historical fiction - lcgft
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