Physical and Virtual Curation

Here are some of the things we are doing online and offline in order to curate information for students and teachers. 

Collection Arrangement 

We are pulling together fiction, non-fiction, graphic fiction, and biographies for American authors. We are making the Library user-friendly, and encouraging independence by having easy-access, self-service areas.	We added Library of Congress to our signage to introduce students to different classification systems
	We are keeping Dewey but adding a clear blue cover to help students find American Lit and help with shelving the books
	We used our giant Poe poster to identify American Lit
	QR codes are added for eBooks and LibGuides

Shakespeare has his own Dewey, but we made a prominent place for the Bard in our Library. Fun Facts: The Webb Connection William Shakespeare was related to our founders Sawney and John Webb 1st cousin 9x removed      Shakespeare’s Grandmother  Mary Webb  was the founders' 9th great grandmother  Shakespeare’s Mother  Mary Arden  the founders' 8th great grand aunt  Webb / Shakespeare Connection
	Bust of Shakespeare to Identify the section
	Graphic Versions of the Shakespeare Plays

Pathfinders 

For research projects, we are creating both displays and online "pathfinders" with LibGuides. Democracy Research

Book Finders

Some teachers prefer hardcopy books and we have made "book finders" with Lib Guides Colonial times and Causes of the Revolutionary War