The Dewey Decimal System By Heather Downloaded from

The Dewey Decimal System By Heather (Downloaded from http: //languagearts. pppst. com/d eweydecimals. html)

Left-to-right, Top-to-bottom Now, if you're having trouble finding your book on the shelf, remember this rule for how the books are shelved: left-to-right, top-tobottom That means you start at the left on the top shelf and move to the right until the shelf ends.

Call Numbers To the right of the decimal, there is no limit on number. The more numbers you add to the right of the decimal, the more specific the subject is. For example, the Dewey number for the commercial processing of kidney beans is 664. 805652 !! 001. 9

Fiction - Books that are made up by the author, or are not true, are fiction.

Non-fiction Nonfiction - is the opposite of fiction. Books that are nonfiction, or true, are about real things, people, events, and places.

Where do call numbers come from? The call numbers help the library user to find the books in the library. The call numbers come from the Dewey Decimal System

Who put the Dewey in the Dewey Decimal System? Melvil Dewey lived an extraordinary life! He was born in Adams Center, New York, on December 10, 1851, and died on December 26, 1931. He was a librarian who invented a decimal classification system for library books called the Dewey Decimal System.

What are call numbers? Call numbers are the small, little numbers (and letters) that tell you where the books go.

Dewey Decimal Classification System—Part 2 Developed by Karen Ward Library Media Specialist Eichold-Mertz Elementary School (Downloaded from http: //languagearts. pppst. com/deweydec imals. html)

Ten Main Classifications in Dewey’s System • The world’s knowledge is divided into 10 categories or groups. • Each group has a main title and is represented by three numbers.

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

You Can Judge A Book by Its Cover! 000 Mea 200 Bya 500 Lee • 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.

Generalities - 000 • Encyclopedias • News media • Rare Books Encyclopedias, References

Philosophy - 100 • Paranormal phenomena • Psychology • Logic Man’s thoughts

Religion - 200 • Bible • History of Christianity • Other Religions About God

Social Science - 300 • Law • Education • Folklore About man’s neighbors

Language - 400 • English • Spanish • Other Languages Man talks with other men

Natural Science & Math - 500 • Mathematics • Earth sciences • Plants • Animals Man discovers all that is around him

Technology – 600 • Medicine • Agriculture • Family living Man makes useful things

The Arts - 700 • Drawing • Music • Recreational & performing arts Man makes beautiful things

Literature - 800 • American Literature • Old English Literature • Literatures of Other Languages Man writes

Geography & History - 900 • Geography • Biographies • Ancient History Man writes about travel, people, and events

Resources Used… All clipart in Part 2 taken from the Microsoft Clipart web site: http: //office. microsoft. com/clipart/default. aspx? lc=enus&cag=1 Information on the Dewey Decimal Classification in Part 2 taken from: Weisburg, H. & Toor, R. Teacher’s Portfolio of Library Skills Lessons & Activities (1985). The Center for Applied Research in Education, Inc.