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- 1. DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
- 2. WHO CREATED THEDEWEY 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.
- 3. Ten Main Classificationsin 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.
- 4. 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
- 5. You Can JudgeA Book by It’s 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. 500 Lee 200 Bya 000 Mea
- 6. GENERALITIES - 000 • Encyclopedias •News media •Rare Books Encyclopedias, Reference Books
- 7. PHILOSOPHY - 100 • Paranormal phenomena • Psychology • Logic
- 8. RELIGION - 200 • Bible • History of Christianity • Other Religions
- 9. SOCIAL SCIENCE -300 •Law • Education • Folklore
- 10. LANGUAGE - 400 • English • Spanish • Other Languages
- 11. NATURAL SCIENCE &MATH - 500 •Mathematics • Earth sciences • Plants • Animals
- 12. Technology – 600 •Medicine • Agriculture • Family living
- 13. THE ARTS -700 • Drawing • Music •Recreational & performing arts
- 14. LITERATURE - 800 •American Literature • Old English Literature • Literatures of Other Languages
- 15. GEOGRAPHY & HISTORY- 900 •Geography • Biographies •Ancient History
- 16. REVIEW WHAT DOYOU REMEMBER? • Who created the Dewey Decimal Classification System? • What does the DDCS do for our library? • How many main classifications are there? • Where do you find the DDCS number on a library book?
- 17. Resources Used… Allclipart taken from the Microsoft Clipart web site: http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us&cag=1 Information on the Dewey Decimal Classification taken from: Weisburg, H. & Toor, R. Teacher’s Portfolio of Library Skills Lessons & Activities (1985). The Center for Applied Research in Education, Inc.