Book Buying Excursion

I did not really know much on how to select resources. During the book buying excursion, I pretty much just follow the book list given and try to find certain books. I also learned that book list of what to buy is mainly composed of three things: requests from patrons, replacement of lost/damaged books and book subjects that the library does not have books on.  Besides that, I just look through the bookshelves, grabbing books that look interesting and put it onto the trolley.
While the books of the bookstore are shelved in the same way as the library, there were set-ups that draw people's eyes towards certain section of the bookstore. Instead of just shelving books alphabetically in three categories: fiction, non-fiction, DVDs/videos and comics/graphic novels, the bookstore have sections set-up to attract a specific group of people. For example, the bookstore has sections for Manga 16+ vs. Teen Manga. Not only that, the sections is labeled with big signs that pulls people into those book sections. It also helps people that have no specific book list to follow to find books easier and faster. The patrons would have a wide variety of books to pick from on a certain subject without having to walking around the whole store.
The thing I enjoyed most is that we got to go around looking for new books for the library and were able to choose any book that we liked. The thing I enjoyed least is trying to find certain books through the indigo catalogue. While the books are set-up in basically the same way as the library, it was hard for me to find certain things, look for a specific category and so on.