Dewey Decimal Classification System

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Who created the Dewey Decimal Classification
System?

• Melvil Dewey was born on December 10, 1851
• Melvil Dewey created the number order system for
  library books when he was 21 years old.
• Melvil Dewey started the first school for
  librarians.

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Ten Main Classifications in Deweys System

• The worlds knowledge is divided into 10
  categories or groups.
• Each group has a main title and is represented by
  three numbers.

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The Big Ten!

• Generalities 000
• Philosophy 100
• Religion 200
• Social Science 300
• Language 400

• Science Math 500
• Technology 600
• The Arts 700
• Literature 800
• Geography History - 900

Brings order to the massive amount of world
knowledge
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You Can Judge A Book by Its Cover!

• The Dewey Decimal Classification call number can
  be found on the spine label.
• Why?
• When the book is shelved, the Dewey Decimal
  Classification call number can be easily seen.

200Bya
500 Lee
000 Mea
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Generalities - 000

• Encyclopedias
• News media
• Rare Books

Encyclopedias, References
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Philosophy - 100

• Paranormal phenomena
• Psychology
• Logic

Man thinks
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Religion - 200

• Bible
• History of Christianity
• Other Religions

About God
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Social Science - 300

• Law
• Education
• Folklore

About mans neighbors
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Language - 400

• English
• Spanish
• Other Languages

Man talks with other men
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Natural Science Math - 500

• Mathematics
• Earth sciences
• Plants
• Animals

Man discovers all that is around him
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Technology 600

• Medicine
• Agriculture
• Family living

Man makes useful things
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The Arts - 700

• Drawing
• Music
• Recreational performing arts

Man makes beautiful things
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Literature - 800

• American Literature
• Poetry

Man writes
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Geography History - 900

• Geography
• Biographies
• Ancient History

Man writes about travel, people, and events
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Flashback! What Do You Remember?

• Who created the Dewey Decimal Classification
  System?
• What does that system do for our library?
• How many main classifications are there?
• Where do you find the Dewey number on a library
  book?

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Flashback! What Do You Remember?

• Next we are going to go to our assigned
  computers, go to the Internet (Mozilla Firefox)
  click on the Library button and from there choose
  the link named Library Class Links and then Dewey
  Decimal Activities.
• Can we have a volunteer to demonstrate this for
  the class using the SmartBoard?