Dewey Decimal Systerm - A Brief Introduction
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How are books put on shelves?
How are they grouped?
How do you find books that you want?
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Libraries in the Olden Days
• Books were placed on the shelf by their age.
• Books were placed in buckets
• Expensive books were placed near a door – in case of fire!!
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Melville Dewey
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• Born in 1851
• Like spelling, math and organizing things.
• Invented a new way to organize libraries.
• Grouped books by 100s.
Melville Dewey
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Dewey Decimal System
Puts similar things together
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• Encyclopedias
• Computers
• Strange things – Big Foot, aliens, Loch Ness monster
Dewey System – 0-99
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• Psychology - Books about feelings
• Philosophy – Books about thinking
Dewey System – 100-199
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• Beliefs• Religions• Mythologies
Dewey System – 200-299
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• Communities - Learning to get along together
• Politics • Government• Education• Law• Folk lore and fairy tales
Dewey System – 300-399
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• Languages
• How do we talk with each other?
Dewey System – 400-499
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• Natural Science• Math
• Nature and the world around us
• The universe• The earth• Animals• Birds• Reptiles• Fish
Dewey System – 500-599
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• Science • Technology
• Things that people invent, engineer, grow, manufacture, process and build
Dewey System – 600-699
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• Sports• Activities and
Hobbies• How people use
their free time• Art• Craft• Dance• Music
Dewey System – 700-799
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• Poetry• Jokes• Riddles• Plays
Dewey System – 800-899
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• Geography• History• Biographies – books
about people
Dewey System – 900-999
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• Dewey Decimal number
• First 3 letters of the author’s last name
Book Labels /Call Numbers
595.7
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