Some ranges were so stuffed new books couldn't be shelved, and were kept in another area out of sight.
Books in the Dewey Classification were separated from the rest of the books on their subject.
Catalog holdings were very inaccurate for books in Dewey Classification. Over 100 titles were on the shelf but not in the library catalog and over 275 titles were in the catalog but not on the shelf!
After
There's space for new books to be added!
We reclassified, processed, and interfiled Dewey books into their Library of Congress subject area within the collection for better browsing.
We reviewed titles that were held in both libraries, and updated or merged our catalog records.
We inventoried books to make sure our catalog reflects what's on the shelves.
Some books are moving to Drexel Library to support the classes where the subjects are now being taught.
Some books our Archivist identified as valuable were to the Archives Collection.
Damaged and outdated books were removed from the collection.
