📚 Hybria®: the Configurable Shelving System for Modern Libraries
Municipal libraries and documentation centers play an essential role in our communities, but let’s face it: they can quickly become disorganized when space is limited! In today’s public libraries, every square meter counts. Library shelves are often overflowing, the stacks are bursting with documents, and finding a book can become a real challenge.
To avoid this chaos, it is essential to choose a library storage system that is efficient, durable, and elegant — a solution that combines design and functionality. This is exactly what the Hybria® configurable shelving system offers, designed to transform the management of documentation spaces.
The Hybria® system combines the elegance of Aetnastak® fixed shelving and the performance of the SmartShelf® mobile system, thus creating a unique hybrid shelving system solution on the market. Inspired by contemporary European design, it offers the robustness of professional shelving and the flexibility of a modular layout, allowing the configuration to be adapted according to the size of the collection and the available space.
Thanks to its intelligent design, Hybria® allows books to be easily classified and retrieved, while optimizing storage capacity. This library shelving system is ideal for municipal libraries, archive centers, or learning spaces looking to combine organization, aesthetics, and performance.
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Library Storage
Library classification is truly important for finding what one is looking for among a wide array of books and works.
A classification system was developed by Melvil Dewey in 1876 and is still used today. The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) is a system designed to classify a library’s entire collection of documents.
The ten classes adopted by the Dewey Classification correspond to nine fundamental disciplines: philosophy, religion, social sciences, languages, pure sciences, technology, arts and recreation, literature, geography and history, with an additional generalities class.
Municipal libraries, on the other hand, are classified into three categories: public, academic, and special.
Public libraries are the most common type of library, and they are generally funded by local taxes.
They offer a wide range of documents and services to the general public. Academic libraries are generally affiliated with colleges and universities.
They provide resources to support the educational mission of their institution.
Special libraries include corporate libraries, government libraries, legal libraries, medical libraries, etc.
Each type of library has its own classification system.
Why Organization in a Municipal Library is Essential
Good municipal library organization is key to a functional and pleasant space for both users and staff. Thanks to a clear and structured classification system, every book finds its place on the library shelves, facilitating the search and highlighting of collections.
Classifying works by subject – for example, grouping all books on animals – allows for smooth circulation and an intuitive reading experience for the public. This standardized storage system also helps staff identify missing works, manage returns, and plan future acquisitions.
Properly organizing a public library with an efficient shelving layout optimizes space, improves accessibility, and reinforces the primary mission of libraries: to offer the entire community simple, quick, and equitable access to knowledge.
Different Classification Methods for a Library
There are several ways to classify books in a library. If this can help you with your organization, here are a few examples:
- Alphabetical order
- By color
- By publisher
- By call number and favorites
- By format
- By genre
- By nationality
- By philosophical affinity
Therefore, in the case of Dewey classification, classification by genre would be preferred. It would tell us that it is not possible to research a subject without knowing precisely which discipline to link it to.
Why Choose the Hybrida Storage System for your Library?
If you are looking for a flexible and attractive storage solution, the configurable Hybria library shelving and storage system from Rangement Prisma is the ideal choice.
This system combines the space-saving advantages of the SmartShelf system with many accessories available for the Aetnastak system.
It can be reconfigured and moved, making it ideal for municipal libraries.
Furthermore, it can be installed on mobile storage systems, making it perfect for much more than just book storage.
It is an additional alternative for the layout of libraries and documentation centers.
With the Hybria storage system, you can finally have a beautiful and functional library or documentation center to be proud of.
With its elegant design, the Hybria library storage system is sure to add style to any room. Moreover, its efficiency makes it the perfect choice for anyone looking for an excellent way to store books or other documents.
Stop settling for ugly and outdated shelves – get the Hybria storage system today!
With its contemporary European design, Hybria is space-saving.
Municipal libraries are responsible for classifying a wide variety of documents, from birth certificates to property tax records. The configurable Hybria shelving and storage system for libraries is an ideal solution for storing these important documents!
