Title: A Short Story About Dewey
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2A Short Story About Dewey
3Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey
- Born December 10, 1851
- His intense interest in simplified spelling
caused him to tinker with accepted concepts once
becoming Melvil Dui in the process - Established the American Library Association in
1876 - Co-founded and edited Library Journal
- Librarian of Columbia College (now Columbia
University) in 1883 and founded the worlds first
library school there in 1887 - Died after suffering a stroke on December 26,
1931 - Online http//www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/biogr
aphy/ 12 October 2003
4- Some years ago, Melvil Dewey devised a system for
classifying books. The system has come into use
all around the world. - He felt that he could place all knowledge into
ten categories. - It has been explained that he devised the system
by imagining himself as a prehistoric or
primitive man and asked himself questions he
believed such a man would ask. - This presentation demonstrates those questions in
a manner designed to entertain as well as educate.
5Who am I?
100 Philosophy and Psychology Man thinks about
himself.
6Who made me?
200 Religion Man thinks about his Creator.
7Who is the man in the next cave?
300 Social Sciences Man thinks about other
people.
8How can I make that man understand me?
400 Language Man learns to communicate with
others through words and signs.
9How can I understand nature and the world around
me?
500 Pure Science Man learns to understand
the nature of air, land, and sea.
10How can I use what I know about nature?
600 Applied Science or Technology Primitive man
learned about fire and how to make weapons over
time, he also learned about the wheel, medicine,
planting crops, cooking food, building useful
structures, and how to make things to ease our
burdens.
11How can I enjoy my leisure time?
700 Fine Arts and Recreation As time passes, man
learns about painting pictures, creating music,
as well as dancing to the music and playing games.
12How can I pass on mans heroic deeds?
800 Literature Man becomes a storyteller he
creates sagas, fables, epics, poems, plays
about relatives, friends, and characters
he writes for others to read, learn, and enjoy.
13How can I leave a record for people of the future?
900 History, Geography, and Biography Man writes
about what happened, where it happened, and who
made it happen.
14What else is there?
000 General Works
The numbers up to 100 are used for books about
books, and for books that contain information on
many subjects such as encyclopedias,
dictionaries, atlases, and other reference books
much of the sorts of books one would find in
the reference section of the library.
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