Dewey Decimal System for grades 9-12

1. Dewey Decimal System for grades 9-12 by Cheryl Batts EDUT 6116

2. So…You remember this…but let’s review ….just in case • Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey 1851 – 1931 • Poor New Yorker interested in simplified spelling • Dropped his 2 middle names • Changed first name to Melvil • For a while, spelled his last name Dui (Good thing he changed that with today’s meaning!)

3. Dewey’s accomplishments • Invented the Dewy Decimal Classification (DDC) System at age 21 while working as a library student assistant at Amherst College • Helped established the American Library Association in 1876 • Co founded and edited the Library Journal • Founded the world’s first library school at Columbia College in 1887 • Director of New York State Library from 1889 until 1906

4. Dewey’s accomplishments • Pioneered the creation of career opportunities for women • Developed the Lake Placid Club in the Adirondack Mountains– a resort for social, cultural and spiritual enrichment

5. His book • The Dewey decimal classification is widely used by libraries around the world • He probably never envisioned how much money the system he developed would bring one day… check this out…

6. Dewey’s book on simplified spellingnow in 22nd edition • DDC 22 Dewey decimal classification and relative index. Joan S. Mitchell. Julianne, Beall. Giles, Martin. Winton E. Matthews, Jr. Gregory R. New.  (2003) ISBN: 9780910608701   OCLC Binding: hbk.  Physical Media: book (4 vols)  AUD 727.95 (inc. GST), AUD 661.77 (ex. GST), Edition: 22ndLCSH: Classification, Dewey decimal LCClass: Z696DDC: 025.431Subject(s):Library Science

7. Abridged version for libraries with less than 20,000 books Abridged Dewey decimal classification and relative index :: devised by Melvil Dewey. [ DDC edition 14 ] Dewey, Melvil. , Mitchell, Joan S.  (2004) ISBN: 9780910608732   OCLC Binding: hbk.  Physical Media: book  eBook ID: DDC9083   AUD 147.95 (inc. GST), AUD 134.50 (ex. GST), Edition: 14thPages: 1050LCSH: Classification, Dewey decimal LCClass: Z696.D54 2003DDC: 025.431

8. DDC is the most widely used library classification scheme in the world

9. The key subject for each set of 100 numbers are shown below:

10. Each main class has 10 divisions • 000 Generalities • 010 Bibliographies & catalogs020 Library & information sciences030 General encyclopedic works040 Unassigned050 General serials & their indexes060 General organizations & museology070 News media, journalism, publishing080 General collections090 Manuscripts & rare books

11. 100 Philosophy & Psychology • 110 Metaphysics120 Epistemology, causation, humankind130 Paranormal phenomena140 Specific philosophical schools150 Psychology160 Logic170 Ethics (Moral philosophy)180 Ancient, medieval, Oriental philosophy190 Modern Western philosophy

12. 200 Religion • 210 Natural theology220 Bible230 Christian Theology240 Christian moral & devotional theology250 Christian orders & local churches260 Christian social theology270 Christian church history280 Christian denominations & sects290 Other and comparative religions

13. 300 Social Sciences • 310 General statistics320 Political science330 Economics340 Law350 Public administration360 Social services; associations370 Education380 Commerce, communications, transport390 Customs, etiquette, folklore

14. 400 Language • 410 Linguistics420 English & Old English430 Germanic languages, i.e., German440 Romance languages, i.e., French450 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic languages460 Spanish & Portuguese languages470 Italic languages, i.e., Latin480 Hellenic languages, i.e., Classical Greek490 Other languages

15. 500 Natural Sciences & Mathematics • 510 Mathematics520 Astronomy & allied sciences530 Physics540 Chemistry & allied sciences550 Earth sciences560 Paleontology, Paleozoology570 Life Sciences580 Botanical sciences590 Zoological sciences

16. 600 Technology (Applied Sciences) • 610 Medical sciences620 Engineering & allied sciences630 Agriculture650 Management & auxiliary services660 Chemical engineering640 Home economics & family living670 Manufacturing680 Manufacture for specific uses690 Buildings

17. 700 The Arts • 710 Civic & landscape art720 Architecture730 Plastic arts740 Drawing & decorative arts750 Painting & paintings760 Graphic arts780 Music770 Photography & photographs790 Recreational & performing arts

18. 800 Literature & Rhetoric • 810 American literature in English820 English and Old English literature830 Literatures of Germanic languages840 Literatures of Romance languages850 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic860 Spanish & Portuguese literatures870 Italic literatures, i.e., Latin880 Hellenic literatures, i.e., Classical Greek890 Literatures of other languages

19. 900 Geography & History • 910 Geography & travel920 Biography, genealogy, insignias930 History of the ancient world940 General history of Europe950 General history of Asia & Far East960 General history of Africa970 General history of North America980 General history of South America990 General history of other areas

20. Each division also has 10 sections • overall there are: • 10 main classes • 100 divisions and • 1000 sections • DDC's advantage in choosing decimals for its categories allows it to be both purely numerical and infinitely hierarchical.

21. Except for general works and fiction • works are classified principally by subject, with extensions for subject relationships, place, time or type of material, producing classification numbers of not less than three digits but otherwise of indeterminate length with a decimal point before the fourth digit, where present (e.g. 330 for economics + 9 for geographic treatment + 4 for Europe = 330.94 European economy; 973 for United States + 05 form division for periodicals = 973.05, periodicals concerning the United States generally). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification

22. How are books placed on the shelf? • in increasing numerical order; the whole number to the left of the decimal is in counting order, while the digits to the right of the decimal are compared one digit at a time, with a blank coming before zero. (Example: 050, 220, 330.973, 331 etc.) • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification

23. How are books placed on the shelf? • When two books have the same subject, and therefore the same classification number, the second line of the call number, which usually has the first letter or first several letters of the author's last name (or the title if there is no identifiable author), is placed in alphabetical order. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification

24. Is DDC only for non-fiction? • The DDC has a number for all books, including those that generally become their own section of fiction. If DDC rules are strictly followed, American fiction is classified in 813. Most libraries create a separate fiction section to allow shelving fiction in a more generalized fashion than Dewey provides for, or to avoid the space that would be taken up in the 800s. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification

25. What section would you find these popular books?

26. What about these?

27. Check out what your library has to offer

28. Need more help on that research project? • Knowing how to find the information will make the job much easier • Here’s a fantastic web site just for teens to help: The Internet Public Library for teens http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/dewey1.htm

29. Let’s try working with Dewey Copy & paste this link into your browser for an interactive practice of what you have learnedhttp://www.mtsu.edu/~vvesper/dewey2.htm More fun and games at http://www.studystack.com/matching-471

30. References • http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/tour/ddc1.html • http://www.mtsu.edu/~vvesper/dewey2.htm • http://www.studystack.com/matching-471 • http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/biography/ • http://www.oclc.org/dewey/versions/ddc22print/intro.pdf • http://www.dadirect.com.au/Books/detail.asp?isbn=0910608733 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification • http://www.calstatela.edu/library/guides/Dclass.htm • http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/dewey1.htm