<html><body><div id="zimbraEditorContainer" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000" class="13"><div>Hi Lisa - Dexter still maintains separate sections for genres. Attached is a good article. Though somewhat older (2006) the approach is more generic than timely. Some good things to consider but no definitive answer. In general, commercial bookstores still separate fiction by genre. I have to assume their market research tells them this is the most effective way to attract purchasers to the items which will generate sales. </div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__"><div><img src="cid:fe831cdd1fa8e3b658990c3b228532a9fb72a9ed@zimbra" data-mce-src="home/pmccann@dexter.lib.mi.us/Briefcase/sig 19.png" width="492" height="89" doc="Briefcase/sig 19.png"></div></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Lisa Craig via Michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org><br><b>To: </b>"michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, November 14, 2024 10:36:48 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>[Michlib-l] Shelving Adult Fiction by genre, or not<br></div><div><br><style><!--
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<p class="MsoNormal">For a long time we have grouped our Adult Fiction books into several major genre areas: General Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction and Westerns. As genres become blurrier and authors move between genres more freely, we are considering
combining these genre areas into one large Fiction Area. However, we also believe that many patrons appreciate being able to browse their preferred genre, so enjoy the area as it is configured now.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have either consolidated fiction or separated it into genres, how did it go for you? In particular, how did your patrons respond?</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lisa Craig</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Collection Development Specialist</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Canton Public Library, Canton MI</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">734.397.0999 x1253</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:craigl@cantonpl.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><span style="color:#467886">craigl@cantonpl.org</span></a></p>
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