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The Dewey Decimal System

The Dewey Decimal System. Miss Ballistreri Bellmawr Park E.M. Burke. Purpose. The purpose of the Dewey Decimal System is to group books together that are on the same subject . This allows the library to stay organized and helps patrons find books in the correct location. Who is Dewey?.

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The Dewey Decimal System

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  1. The Dewey Decimal System Miss Ballistreri Bellmawr Park E.M. Burke

  2. Purpose • The purpose of the Dewey Decimal System is to group books together that are on the same subject. This allows the library to stay organized and helps patrons find books in the correct location.

  3. Who is Dewey? • Melvil Dewey lived from 1851 to 1931. • He was a librarian. • He decided to group books together based on their subject. • His system is still used today around the world!

  4. 10 General Groups • The Dewey Decimal system divides the non-fiction books into 10 broad groups. • Lots of subjects fit into each of the 10 groups. • For example, sports and music are in the same group.

  5. 000-099 General Knowledge 100-199 Psychology & Philosophy 200-299 Religion & Mythology 300-399 Social Sciences 400-499 Languages 500-599 Math & Science 600-699 Medicine and Technology 700-799 Arts & Recreation 800-899 Literature 900-999 Geography & History Dewey Groupings

  6. 000-099 General Knowledge • Books that fit into this group: • Have many different subjects in them (like World Record Books or Encyclopedias). • Are on unexplained subjects (like The Loch Ness Monster).

  7. 100-199 Psychology & Philosophy • Books in this section tell about how we think and feel. • Feelings • Making Friends • Superstitions • Ethics

  8. 200-299 Religion & Mythology • Books in this group tell about different religions (Christianity, Buddhism, Judiasm, etc.) and ancient mythology.

  9. 300-399 Social Sciences • Books in this group tell us about society (how people live together). • Holidays • Customs • Government • Manners • Fairy Tales

  10. 400-499 Languages • All World Languages • Sign Language • Dictionaries

  11. 500-599 Math & Science • Animals • Dinosaurs • Geology • Insects • Planets & Stars

  12. 600-699 Medicine and Technology • Health • Human Body Things that are man-made: • Computers • Cookbooks • Inventions • Pets • Automobiles

  13. 700-799 Arts & Recreation • Architecture • Arts & Crafts • Drawing • Music • Sports

  14. 800-899 Literature • Books in this section are stories, plays, or poetry. • This section was originally for all fiction books but there were too many to fit.

  15. 900-999 Geography & History • Countries • Native Americans • States • Travel • Wars

  16. Things to Remember…. • Non-fiction call numbers are in numerical order (whereas fiction call numbers are in alphabetical order). • Books about the same subject are always near each other on the shelves.

  17. Dewey Call Numbers • Non-fiction books are grouped by numbers (for the subject) and the first three letters of the author’s last name. • For example: • 784.19 KAL is a music book by Bobbie Kalman

  18. Non-fiction call numbers look like: 509 ABA 598 GAB 613 ZOE 901 FRE 001 BON 675 REC Fiction call numbers look like: FIC TRE FIC POE FIC LIO FIC BAL FIC FIS FIC CHE To Review…

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