THE DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICAT ION

PRE - TEST
1. Who invented the Dewey Decimal Classification system?

1. What does the Dewey Decimal Classification system do for libraries?

1. Where is the Dewey Decimal or call number located on books? 1. How many main class numbers are in the Dewey Decimal Classification system? 1. Define the Dewey Decimal Classification system in your own words and what it does for you?

WHAT?
Deliver information about the Dewey Decimal system to elementary students, faculty and administration.

WHO?
Dec. 10, 1851 Dec. 26, 1931 American librarian Educator Inventor of Dewey Decimal Classification

Melvil (Melville) Dewey

WHEN?
Dewey Decimal Classification system was invented in 1876

WHERE?
Dewey changed librarianship from a vocation to a modern profession. He helped establish the American Library Association (ALA) in 1876.

New Monterey Hotel, Asbury Park, N.J., June 25, 1919

WHY?
Reorganized the New York state library, into one of the most efficient in the United States.

HOW?
Numbers & letters label books with same subject & related subjects. Books are easier to find. Divided into ten main classes.

or call number

10 main Dewey Classes

BASIC INFORMATION
Computer science, information & general works

000-099

News papers Encyclopedias

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Philosophy & Psychology

100-199

WHO AM I?

Philosophy
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Psychology

WHO MADE ME?

200-299
Religion

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WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR?

300-399
Social Science

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HOW CAN I TALK TO OTHERS?

400-499
Language

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WHATS AROUND ME?

500-599
Natural Science

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HOW CAN I USE NATURE?

Applied Science & Technology

600-799

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WHAT CAN I DO FOR FUN?

700-799
Arts & Recreation

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HOW CAN I RECORD IDEAS?

800-899
Literature

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HOW CAN I LEAVE A RECORD?

History, Geography & Biography

900-999

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POST - TEST
1. Define the Dewey Decimal Classification system in your own words and what it does for you? 1. Where is the Dewey Decimal or call number located on books? 1. What does the Dewey Decimal Classification system do for libraries? 1. Who invented the Dewey Decimal Classification system? 1. How many main class numbers are in the Dewey Decimal Classification system?

References

Amazon.com: Online Shopping for Electronics, Apparel, Computers, Books, DVDs & more. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com
Dewey Decimal System (Open Library). (n.d.). Welcome to Open Library (Open Library). Retrieved from http://openlibrary.org/works/OL1893583W/Dew ey_Decimal_System

References
Dewey, M. (2004, June 4). A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library [Dewey Decimal Classification-EBook]. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12513/12513h/12513-h.htm#EXPLANATIONS

Dewey Decimal Classification. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved November 7, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classifi cation

References
File:1919 ALA NewMontereyHotel NJ LC.jpg. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved November 7, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1919_ALA_NewM ontereyHotel_NJ_LC.jpg

Let's Do Dewey. (n.d.). Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved from http://frank.mtsu.edu/~vvesper/dewey2.htm#Melvil

References

Melvil Dewey: Biography from Answers.com. (n.d.). http://www.answers.com/topic/melvildewey#References

Answers - The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions. Retrieved from

Melvil Dewey biography [OCLC Educational resources]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/biography/