misshelving
Books placed incorrectly
Misshelving is placing something on the wrong shelf, especially in libraries or stores where items belong in specific locations.
A misshelved book can effectively disappear—filed under the wrong call number, it won't be found until someone stumbles across it or conducts a shelf-reading inventory.
Half our "missing" books turn out to be misshelved.
Vertical arrangements of items
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- DeweyLibrary classification pioneer
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- librarianCollection manager at reading hall
spine · circulation · aisles · collection · browsing · retrieval · books · periodicals
Putting in wrong place
- misfilingIncorrect document storage
- disorganizationAbsence of systematic arrangement
- incorrectNot accurate or true
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
inaccuracy · slip · blunder · carelessness · negligence · mistake · mix-up · confusion
stacks
Vertical arrangements of items
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- DeweyLibrary classification pioneer
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
librarian · spine · circulation · aisles · collection · browsing · retrieval · books · periodicals · archives
misplacement
Putting in wrong place
- misfilingIncorrect document storage
- disorganizationAbsence of systematic arrangement
- incorrectNot accurate or true
oversight · inaccuracy · slip · blunder · carelessness · negligence · mistake · mix-up · confusion · jumble