The Dewey Decimal System

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The Dewey Decimal System
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Libraries
Books are grouped or organized in a special way
so that we can easily find the books we need in a
library.
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Two Kinds of Books
Books in the library are organized into two main
sections
Fiction
Non-fiction

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Fiction or Non-fiction?

• Fiction books are books that are
• make-believe or not factual.

Non-fiction books are books that are based on
facts.
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How Books are Organized in a Media Center or
Library
Fiction
Non-fiction
000s General Works 100s Philosophy and
Psychology 200s Religion 300s Social
Sciences 400s Language 500s Science 600s
Technology 700s Arts and Recreation 800s
Literature 900s History and Geography
Easy Fiction (picture books and I Can Read books)
Upper Fiction(chapter books)

• Special Collections
• Caldecott
• Classics
• Dear America
• Graphic Novel
• Mystery
• Newbery
• Star Wars

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Fiction Books

• Fiction books are organized in ABC
• order by the authors last name.
• Are these books in the proper order, from left to
  right?

F CLE
F BRU
F ADL
call
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Non-fiction Books

• Non-fiction books are organized by
• subjects and grouped by call numbers.

Non-fiction call numbers come from the Dewey
Decimal System. This system was invented by
Melvil Dewey long ago.
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The Dewey Decimal System

• 000s General Works
• 100s Philosophy and Psychology
• 200s Religion
• 300s Social Sciences
• 400s Language

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The Dewey Decimal System

• 500s Science
• 600s Technology
• 700s Arts and Recreation
• 800s Literature
• 900s History and Geography

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000s-General Works
Books that fit in this group have many different
subjects in them.
001.944 Cox
025.5 San
001.9 Bar
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000s can be grouped into even smaller categories
within the 000s.
000 Computer Science010 Bibliographies 020
Library and Information Sciences 030
Encyclopedias and Books of Facts 050
Magazines 060 Associations, Organizations and
Museums 070 Newspapers 080 General
collections in different languages 090
Manuscripts and Rare Books
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100s-Philosophy and Psychology
Books in this group tell about how we think and
feel.
152.4 Tes
152.4 Joh
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100s Categories
100 Philosophy110 Metaphysics (Space and
Time) 120 Epistemology (What People Know) 130
Parapsychology (Ghosts) 140 Schools of
Philosophy 150 Psychology 160 Logic (How
People Think) 170 Ethics (Good vs. Bad) 180
Ancient, medieval, and Eastern Philosophy 190
Modern Western Philosophy
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200s-Religion
Books in this group tell about different
religions or stories from the Bible.
200 BUL
292 Osb
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200s Categories
200 Religion210 Natural Theology 220
Bible 230 Christianity 240 Christian Morals
and Devotional Theology 250 Christian
Activities (Preaching) 260 Christian and Social
Theology 270 Christian Church History 280
Christian Denominations 290 Other Religions
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300s-Social Sciences
Books in this group tell about how people live
together.
371 NEL
323.6 HAM
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Fairy tales, fables, tall tales and folk tales
are also placed in the 300s.
398.2 Osb
398.2 Bre
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300s Categories
300 Social Sciences310 Statistics of
Different Continents 320 Political Science 330
Economics (Money) 340 Law 350 Government 360
Social Services (Police, Firemen) 370
Education 380 Commerce (Buying and Selling) 390
Customs, Etiquette, Folklore
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400s-Language
Books in this group are about different languages
or grammar.
419 FLO
428.1 Cle
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400s Categories

• Language
• 410 Linguistics (Writing and Phonics)
• English (Grammar and Dictionaires)
• 430 German
• 440 French
• 450 Italian
• 460 Spanish
• 470 Latin
• 480 Greek
• 490 Other Languages

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500s-Science
Books in this group are about things from nature.
597.96 Bro
523.8 Jef
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500s Categories
500 Science510 Mathematics 520 Astronomy
(Stars, Planets) 530 Physics 540
Chemistry 550 Earth Science 560 Paleontology
(Dinosaurs) 570 Life Sciences 580 Plants 590
Zoology (Animals)
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600s-Technology
This group has books that are about man-made
things.
629.224 Poo
636.7 Eva
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600s Categories
600 Technology (The way things work)610
Medicine 620 Engineering (Cars, trucks,
ships) 630 Agriculture (gardening, farming,
pets) 640 Home Economics and Family Living 650
Management (Working in an office) 660
Chemical Engineering (Foods and Drinks) 670
Manufacturing (Making products to sell) 680
Manufacturing for Specific Uses 690 Building
(How buildings are made)
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700s-Arts and Recreation
Books in this group are about things we do for
fun.
743 Ame
796.6 McC
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700s Categories
700 Arts710 Landscape Art 720 Architecture
730 Sculpture 740 Drawing 750 Painting and
Paintings 760 Graphic Arts 770 Photography
and Photographs 780 Music 790 Recreational
and Performing Arts
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800s-Literature
Books in this group are stories, plays, poetry,
or jokes.
811 APP
811 MOO
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Fiction books used to be put in the 800s because
they are stories, but soon there were so many
fiction books that they had to be separated into
their own section.
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800s Categories
800 Literature810 American Literature
(Poems, short stories, plays, jokes) 820 Old
English Literature 830 German Literature 840
French Literature 850 Italian Literature 860
Spanish Literature 870 Latin Literature 880
Greek Literature 890 Literature of Other
Languages
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900s-History and Geography
Books in this group tell about events of the past
and places in the world.
940.1 Hop
998.9 DON
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921-Biography
Books in this group tell about real people and
their lives.
921 Dis
921 Ear
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900s Categories
900 History910 Geography and Travel
(Atlases) 920 Biography 930 History of the
Ancient World 940 History of Europe 950
History of Asia 960 History of Africa 970
History of North America 980 History of South
America 990 General History of Other Areas
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The Dewey Decimal Groups
000s General Works 100s Philosophy and
Psychology 200s Religion 300s Social
Sciences 400s Language 500s Science 600s
Technology 700s Arts and Recreation 800s
Literature 900s History and Geography
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Use the signs on the walls and shelves to help
you go to the correct area to find a non-fiction
book.
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If you cant find what you are looking for, you
can always go to the computer and use the online
catalog to look up a subject.
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Use the signs and labels on the shelves to help
you locate the section you need.
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Keep shelves neat!
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Leave only Green Light Shelves when you look for
books.
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Any questions?
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Lets review!

• What system do we use to
• organize Non-fiction books in the
• Media Center?

A. The Solar System
B. The Digestive System
C. The Dewey Decimal System
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• Who invented the Dewey
• Decimal System?

1. Herman Melville

B. Melvil Dewey
C. Huey, Dewey and Louie
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• Numbers in the Dewey Decimal
• system are known as _______.

1. phone numbers

B. prime numbers
C. call numbers
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• How many general groups are
• there in the Dewey Decimal System?

1. 10

B. 100s
C. 1000s
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• In what Dewey Group would
• you find a copy of the Times
• Herald, our citys newspaper?

1. 000s General Works

B. 300s Social Sciences
C. 900s History and Geography
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Fantastic job!

• Youre a Dewey Decimal
• Dynamite Detective!

Now use what you know to find the books in the
Media Center that you need and want to read.
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