WI 2017-18 - INFO I699-001: Independent Study: Nebinger School :Day 36, :3/9/2018

Today my colleague Amey and I continued confirming the cataloging in the JF section.  Amey worked on EA-Es while I worked on Ma-Me. As usual, we found some uncataloged items and some Teen/YA titles and EF titles mixed in. We removed those items and reshelved them in their appropriate sections.

We were joined by Amy C., one of the Nebinger Friends. She was working on the dot label project. She was labeling the Biography section with orange dot labels and the Autobiography section with green dot labels. As a result of her efforts, she discovered that the collection contains only two autobiographical books. Rather than devote an entire section to two books, we decided to give those two books double dots: one orange for Biography and an additioanl green for Autobiography. See if you can spot them in the pictures below. Amy shared that Lisa F. had been there earlier and had already completed the dot labeling of the Reference section. Lisa also delivered replacement labels for the P-Touch machine. 

The Friends of Nebinger are a remarkable group of volunteers. They are organized, each contributing their individual skills towards a shared goal.  Their combined efforts have brought about an admirable accomplishment, the re-opening of a school library after seven years. The staff and students of Nebinger will greatly benefit from the collective work of this fine group of people.

Amey C. and the Biography/Autobiography section:

Lisa F'.'s Reference section:

WI 2017-18 - INFO I699-001: Independent Study: Nebinger School :Day 35, :3/8/2018

There was no school yesterday due to a snowstorm.

Today I heard from the Nebinger Friends group. They are eager to start helping with the dot label application project. This is a plan to apply dot labels to the spine of every book in the Nebinger Library Collection based on their designated section. I identified the following sections designations in Nebinger Library: 

REFERENCE

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

BIOGRAPHY

CULTURAL STUDIES

NON-FICTION

EARLY PICTURE BOOKS

EASY PAPERBACKS

BOARD BOOKS

EARLY FICTION

EASY CHAPTER BOOKS

JUVENILE FICTION

TEEN/YA FICTION

So I came up with a plan that would accomodate everyone's unique availability., as well as the multiplicity of book section designations. 

The plan for the dots is this: There will be a chart posted for the various book categories and their corresponding dot color. I posted that chart  on the bulletin board behind the ciculation desk when I was at Nebinger today. I  also used today to make the section labels for the corresponding bookshelves using the p-touch labeler. Each bookshelf will have a section label and a corresponding colored dot sticker to identify it. (Note: I ran into a little difficulty with the P-Touch labeler. It ran out of label material after the first section label printed, and the replacement label was a different background and font color. Lisa of Nebinger Friends has been notified and is working on the repalcement label tape. In the meantime, I put some temporary paper labels on each section, so volunteers can still get started on the project.)

This should be helpful on several fronts: 

a. For persons coming in to do the dot sticker labeling, they can work as they are available, no need for supervision or cordination of schedules

b. for students as they use the library and look for specific types of books.

c. for anyone shelving books in the future.

Dot Label Color Chart (posted at Circulation Desk)

Bookshelf Section Label and Identifying Section Dot

Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different.by Karen Blumenthal

An unvarnished look at the iconic visionary behind Apple.

SYNOPSIS:

This book takes an unflinching look at the life of an icon, Steve Jobs. Using his 2005 commencement speech at Stanford University as the jumping off point, Blumenthal considers the many facets of Jobs remarkable life; his rocky start of being given up at birth for an adoption that very nearly did not take place, to his incomplete academic career, to the legendary garage invention of the first Apple computer, all the way to his final visionary legacies of the iPod, the iPad and the iPhone. Interspersed with his biography are small screenshot clips that highlight salient features of a particular episode, for example, in the chapter about the iPod, the screenshot covers what was on Jobs’ playlist. Blumenthal’s book is a highly readable, easily understandable recounting of the mercurial visionary that was Steve Jobs.

Given Jobs’ impact on modern technology and personal technology, and the fact that his creations are such an integral part of modern, daily life, it is inevitable that he will be the topic of many reports and papers in middle school and high school. Blumenthal’s background as a journalist and acclaimed children’s author is evident in this well-researched and clearly written book. It was a finalist for the 2013 YALSA-ALA Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction. It would make an excellent addition to any YA Biography collection.

VIDEO: Apple's Think Different Commercial (Full Length):

STEVE JOBS 2005 COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS: STANFORD UNIVERSITY:

AWARDS: 

YALSA Award Nominee for Excellence in Nonfiction (2013)

CREDITS:

Blumenthal, K. (2013). Steve Jobs: The man who thought different.  New York : Square Fish/Feiwel and Friends, 2013. ©2012 ISBN13: 9781250014450. Paperback. $8.99

K. (2010, August 21). Apple - Think Different - Full Version. Retrieved October 20, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFEarBzelBs

S. (2008, March 07). Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address. Retrieved October 20, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc

 COVERART: Courtesy of Goodreads