Introduction to the Dewey Decimal Classification System Tammy

Introduction to the Dewey Decimal Classification System Tammy Wright MEDT 6463 Fall 20101 Microsoft Office Clipart

This presentation is for middle school students 6 th through 8 th grades. The purpose of this presentation is to educate students about the Dewey Decimal Classification system.

Who was Melvil Dewey? Melvil Dewey lived from 1851 to 1931. He was a librarian and a teacher, and he developed the Dewey Decimal Classification system. He designed this system to help us classify books. Image taken from www. encyclopedia. com

Why do I need to know about the Dewey Decimal Classification System? n Middle school students should be able to locate books independently when working on assignments. Microsoft Office Clipart You need to know how and where to look for non-fiction books that are of interest to you.

First – what’s the difference between fiction and nonfiction? Fiction books are made up; meaning they are not true. Nonfiction is the opposite of fiction; those books are true. Microsoft Office Clipart

How Fiction and Nonfiction are placed on the shelf: Fiction books are put on the shelf in alphabetical order by the author’s last name. Nonfiction books are shelved by their subject’s category. Ca l Microsoft Office Clipart 78 7 6. 652. 23 Microsoft Office Clipart

The Dewey Decimal Classification System allows books to be grouped together based on the subject of the book. There are 10 major classifications in the DDCS. Microsoft Office Clipart

n 000 -Computer science, information & general works (includes topics like library and computer science, bibliographies, news, and rare books) Microsoft Office Clipart Image taken from www. titlewave. com

n 100 -Philosophy and psychology (including paranormal phenomena, logic, ethics, values, and animal rights) Image taken from www. titlewave. com Microsoft Office Clipart

n 200 -Religion (including Old and New Testament Bible stories, mythology, and other world religions) Image taken from www. titlewave. com Microsoft Office Clipart

n n Clic 300 -Social Sciences (including economics, law, government, education, environmental issues, and folklore) k to read boo k su mm ary Microsoft Office Clipart Image taken from www. titlewave. com

n n 400 -Language (You would find foreign language dictionaries here, as well as, books about sign language and grammar) Microsoft Office Clipart Image from www. titlewave. com Microsoft Office Clipart

n n 500 -Science (Books about astronomy, biology, earth science, mathematics, plants, and animals can be found here) mary o Click t m ook su read b Microsoft Office Clipart Image taken from www. titlewave. com Microsoft Office Clipart

n n 600 -Technology (Including medical science & medicenes, human body, disease, pets, cook books, agriculture, and home economics). ry ick Cl Microsoft Office Clipart to d rea k oo su a mm b Image taken from www. titlewave. com Microsoft Office Clipart

n n 700 -Arts & Recreation (books about architecture, drawing, paintings, graphic arts, music, and photography are found here). Microsoft Office Clipart Image taken from www. titlewave. com

n n 800 -Literature (including poetry, drama, speeches, Shakespeare, essays, plays, etc. ) Microsoft Office Clipart Image taken from www. titlewave. com

n 900 -Geography and history (History of the ancient world, geography, and travel are topics that can be found here) Microsoft Office Clipart Image taken from www. titlewave. com

References n n n Baker, Rosalie F. (2003). In a word : 750 words and their fascinating stories and origins. Cobblestone Publisher. Retrieved October 9, 2010 from http: //www. titlewave. com/search? SID=b 7 d 6 f 2 f 5 b 95 c 7 cfe 8 ed 98657495 b 77 ae Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir (2004). The adventures and the memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Sterling Publisher. Retrieved October 10, 2010 from http: //www. titlewave. com/search? SID=b 7 d 6 f 2 f 5 b 95 c 7 cfe 8 ed 98657495 b 77 ae Fradin, Judith Bloom (2006). 5, 000 miles to freedom : Ellen and William Craft's flight from slavery. National Geographic. Retrieved October 8, 2010 from http: //www. titlewave. com/search? SID=b 7 d 6 f 2 f 5 b 95 c 7 cfe 8 ed 98657495 b 77 ae Georgia Department of Education (2008) 6 th grade Language Arts Standard ELA 6 W 3. Retrieved, October 10, 2010 from http: //public. doe. k 12. ga. us/DMGet. Document. aspx/Grade%20 Six. pdf? p=6 CC 6799 F 8 C 1371 F 650 A 7 B 5 B 5085 A 1460365 A 99 AF 44 F 1 BBC 8 F 9 E 6207 F 0 CE 1673 D&Type=D Georgia Department of Education (2008) 6 th grade Language Arts Standard ELA 6 RC 1. Retrieved October 10, 2010 from http: //public. doe. k 12. ga. us/DMGet. Document. aspx/Grade%20 Six. pdf? p=6 CC 6799 F 8 C 1371 F 650 A 7 B 5 B 5085 A 1460365 A 99 AF 44 F 1 BBC 8 F 9 E 6207 F 0 CE 1673 D&Type=D Gardner, Robert (2010). Ace your animal science project : great science fair ideas. Enslow Publishers. Retrieved October 10, 2010 from http: //www. titlewave. com/search? SID=b 7 d 6 f 2 f 5 b 95 c 7 cfe 8 ed 98657495 b 77 ae

References Continued n n n n Gardner, Robert (2010). Ace your animal science project : great science fair ideas. Enslow Publishers. Retrieved October 10, 2010 from http: //www. titlewave. com/search? SID=b 7 d 6 f 2 f 5 b 95 c 7 cfe 8 ed 98657495 b 77 ae Grimes, Nikki (2005). At Jerusalem's gate : poems of Easter. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers. Retrieved October 8, 2010 from http: //www. titlewave. com/search? SID=b 7 d 6 f 2 f 5 b 95 c 7 cfe 8 ed 98657495 b 77 ae Langley, Andrew (2009). Are girls smarter than boys? Heinemann Library. Retrieved October 7, 2010 from http: //www. titlewave. com/search? SID=b 7 d 6 f 2 f 5 b 95 c 7 cfe 8 ed 98657495 b 77 ae Nettleton Intermediate Center. (n. d. ). Do We Really Know Dewey? Retrieved October 10, 2010 from http: //library. thinkquest. org/5002/ Rowling, J. K. (2007). Harry Potter and the deathly hallows. A. A. Levine. Retrieved October 10, 2010 from http: //www. titlewave. com/search? SID=b 7 d 6 f 2 f 5 b 95 c 7 cfe 8 ed 98657495 b 77 ae Romanek, Trudee (2003). Achoo! : the most interesting book you'll ever read about germs. Kids Can Press. Retrieved October 9, 2010 from http: //www. titlewave. com/search? SID=b 7 d 6 f 2 f 5 b 95 c 7 cfe 8 ed 98657495 b 77 ae Woog, Adam (2009). Mark Zuckerberg : Facebook creator. Kid. Haven Press. Retrieved October 9, 2010 from http: //www. titlewave. com/search? SID=b 7 d 6 f 2 f 5 b 95 c 7 cfe 8 ed 98657495 b 77 ae

References Continued Graphics Sources All book cover pictures were taken from Follett Library Resources unless otherwise stated Book Covers (n. d. ). Retrieved on October 7 -11, 20101 from http: //www. titlewave. com/ Dewey Picture. (n. d. ). Retrieved on October 10, 2008 from http: //www. encyclopedia. com/topic/Melvil_Dewey. aspx All Clipart were taken from Microsoft Office unless otherwise stated Clipart. (2010). Retrieved on October 7 -11, 2010 from http: //office. microsoft. com/en-us/images/