tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31127643.post5368226145045885212..comments2023-09-11T04:28:52.373-04:00Comments on The Friends of the Albany Public Library: FL Legislator: Dewey Decimal System “anachronistic”Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31127643.post-79189469432985524172009-03-03T12:32:00.000-05:002009-03-03T12:32:00.000-05:00A real intelligent legislator. I managed a B and ...A real intelligent legislator. I managed a B and N store for years, and I can tell you there were 10 places a book could sometimes be shelved. The Dewey system is precise and allows for detail. Look up a book in the computerized card catalog and it tells you the number where to find it. Numerically. Easy to shelve and locate and dead on accurate. This is like asking is it easier to find 8th street or Maple Street in a new town? Gee, 8th will be after 5, 6 and 7... Maple Street could be anywhere.Dawn Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657916969909819356noreply@blogger.com