DVD Classification Recommendations
Group members: Pauline Rodriguez-Atkins, CAT/ILL, Chair; Jenny Bodenhamer, CAT; Morris Crisp, CAT; Vickie Dixon, DN; Crystal Easley, DC; Alice Fielding, CAT; Paula Hannapel, CAT; Abigail Stout, DN; Jonathan Tolle, CH.
Charge: Develop a classification system for entertainment feature films and television programming that improves access for members and reduces staff time spent on these DVDs.
Changes to classifications and location codes will apply to entertainment DVDs cataloged and inventoried after the Cataloging implementation date. Entertainment DVDs already in library collections will not be relabeled. Library Managers may elect to change location codes for items already at their libraries, but this is not required.
Classification
Recommendation: Replace DVD Dewey classifications as outlined below.
| Current Classification | Future Classification |
| 791.43 [Cutter number] | MOVIE [first 3 alphabetic characters of title] |
| 791.45 [Cutter number] | TV/SHOW or MOVIE [first 3 alphabetic characters of title] |
| J791.43 [Cutter number] | JMOVIE [first 3 alphabetic characters of title] |
| J791.45 [Cutter number] | JTV/SHOW or JMOVIE [first 3 alphabetic characters of title] |
Location Code
Recommendation: Replace location codes as outlined below.
|
Current Classification |
Current Location Code |
Future Classification |
Future Location Code |
|
791.43 |
ANF |
MOVIE |
FF |
|
791.45 |
ANF |
MOVIE or TV/SHOW |
FF |
|
J791.43 |
JNF |
JMOVIE |
JFF |
|
J791.45 |
JNF |
JMOVIE or JTV/SHOW |
JFF |
Shelving
Recommendation: All libraries intershelve all DVDs in classifications 791.43, 791.45, MOVIE, and TV/SHOW alphabetically by title.
Individual libraries will determine whether to intershelve DVDs in juvenile and adult classifications based upon needs of the library collection and members.
Do not shelve DVDs in movie classifications (791.43, MOVIE) separately from those in television classifications (791.45, TV/SHOW).
Implementation
As of February 20, 2017, all new DVD titles added to the collections in Cataloging will utilize the selected classification scheme and location codes.
By February 28, 2017, all libraries complete transition to intershelving DVDs in classifications 791.43 and 791.45 together, alphabetically by title. Juvenile and adult DVDs may be interfiled or shelved separately.
Direct Benefits to Members
Ease of browsing: Having the DVDs arranged in alphabetical order by title is a logical approach that we believe customers would be comfortable with.
Cleaner look: Streamlining the information on the barcode label so it more closely matches the title of the item would make for a cleaner and more consistent appearance to the collection.
Clear classification: Simplifying the classification of our DVDs would help members to easily distinguish longer length movies from television shows, series, and mini-series.
Lifelong enrichment: These things combined would help us to achieve our vision of being the community's hub for critical thinking, creative problem-solving and lifelong enrichment, by making the DVD collection more appealing and accessible to our members.
Indirect Benefits to Members (Direct Benefits to Staff)
Staff time savings
Cataloging: Cataloging staff will save time now spent creating a unique call number for each title. In turn, this will help to get all new materials out to libraries in a more timely manner.
Libraries: Since the new classification system is similar to that of fiction, shelving speed and accuracy should increase dramatically. In turn, library staff will be freed to spend more time assisting members in accessing materials.
Flexibility for library locations: Staff at individual libraries are allowed the flexibility to determine how to incorporate these items into their location's collection.
Location assistance: Having an alphabetical shelving scheme will also help staff provide faster item location service to members.
Circulation: The simplified system should increase feature film and TV series circulation stats.
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Comments
I want to figure what ways will be consistent for searching for D.V.D. that were cataloged in the old system and in the new system. Location Codes aren't great because they can be changed and skew search results often.
It seems from your examples in DVDClassificationImplementation.docx that an Advance search in the Catalog of Call Number contains VIDEO DISC would work for both. Will MOVIE/JMOVIE still have both subjects Feature films -- Video recordings & Video recordings? Will TV/SHOW/JTV/SHOW still have both subjects Television series -- Video recordings & Video recordings? Will the titles all still contain [videorecording]?
Knowing these things will help me to browse and search the catalog specifically for Movies or Shows or to search both at once.
Since June 2015, Cataloging has not added “[videorecording]” after titles for DVDs; nor have we added the subject headings “Feature films—Video recordings” nor “Video recordings”. This was a strategic decision based on the fact that the public catalog allows searches to be limited by format (DVD) and that results lists display the format of each title in the list. The subject heading “Feature films” is still added to the record for each title released theatrically, including documentaries; subject headings “Television program”, “Television series”, “Television film”, and “Television miniseries” are added as appropriate.
The public service (access and engagement) staff on the committee indicated that a majority of members look for DVDs in two ways: by browsing the offerings at the library site, or by searching the catalog for a specific title. The transition to a simpler call number and shelving scheme will immediately benefit the browsing members. Members who search the catalog, then attempt to locate material on shelf may experience some confusion, but library staff will easily be able to explain the new system and guide the member to the appropriate location. Members who search the catalog and place holds may experience faster service, as these DVDs will be easier to locate and retrieve.
Browsing the catalog using the subject headings “Video recordings” or “Feature films” is not an effective method for accessing these materials. There are over 14,000 records with the heading “Video recordings” and approximately 4,000 with “Feature films”. Given that we know that the average search engine user rarely looks past the first two search results screens, a searcher would likely give up before coming across a title that interests her/him.
The DVD Classification Discussion Group has full faith that our access and engagement staff will be able to successfully assist our members in locating desired entertainment (movie and TV) DVDs.
I may have overlooked this, but will JFICTION D.V.D. be integrated into this? I assume that it would be really easy to integrate into the new scheme, if desired.
As stated in the report, only items with call numbers 791.43, J791.43, 791.45, and J791.45 are being intershelved at this time. The new MOVIE, JMOVIE, TV/SHOW, and JTV/SHOW classifications are applied only to materials that would previously have fallen into those classifications.
Reclassifying DVD titles currently classified JFICTION and TWEEN may be a consideration for the future, but is not part of this project. It would not be possible to identify new classifications for these materials based on current call numbers; each title would need to be evaluated individually. This would require considerable staff time and would not provide good service to members, as it would delay newer titles being made available to them.
Members who regularly borrow these materials are used to finding them in their current areas.
I am confident that our access and engagement staff are capable of assisting our members in locating desired DVDs outside the movie and TV areas.