Adaptation of bibliographic classification for children's and youth collections in school libraries

Abstract

Introduction: It is a great challenge for information professionals and librarians to adapt the bibliographic classification and organization of children's and young people's collections in order to make it more effective for preschool and literacy-readers to retrieve and locate information. Objective: To analyze and reflect on the problems involving bibliographic classification, organization of children's and young people's collections, and their specificities and complexities in order to meet the demands and peculiarities of each reader group. Method: The methodology used was a bibliographic review with a qualitative approach. Results: Information on bibliographic classification adapted to children's and young people's collections is scarce; however, it was possible to associate the available information for the discussion on the theme and the reality of libraries with children's and young people's collections. Conclusion: The collections of the CEU Cidade Dutra library and BIJU at UNIRIO are examples of how the classification of items for school library collections are models to be applied in these educational information environments.