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Dewey Decimal System

Dewey Decimal System. This presentation will teach you how to properly shelve library materials according to the Dewey Decimal System. Fiction. Our Fiction Collection is arranged alphabetically by author

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Dewey Decimal System

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  1. Dewey Decimal System This presentation will teach you how to properly shelve library materials according to the Dewey Decimal System

  2. Fiction • Our Fiction Collection is arranged alphabetically by author • Call numbers (spine labels) contain “F” for Fiction and the first 3 letters of the authors last name F JOH

  3. Last name, First Name • Pay attention to the whole last name when shelving • JOH can stand for Johnson, Johns, Johnstone, etc. • If you find more than 2 books with the same author last name, alphabetize by the author’s first name • Example • Johnson, Adam • Johnson, Barry • Johnson, Betty • Johnson, Michael

  4. More than one book by same author… • If you have more than one book by the same author, alphabetize by the title. • Note: Ignore, “A, An, The” if it is at the beginning of the title only • Steinbeck title examples: • 1. East of Eden • 2. The Grapes of Wrath • 3. Of Mice and Men

  5. Special Circumstances • Series: If an author writes a series and the number of the series is listed on the spine of the book (1, 2, 3.. Or I, II, III) • Organize these books by series number

  6. Biographies • Similar to Fiction, biographies are shelved by the person the book is about and the call number contains the first 3 letters of the subject’s last name • “B” and blue label indicates Biography • Example of a biography of John Adams: • B • ADA

  7. Biographies • You may have more than one book with subjects sharing the same last name. • Organize by last name and then alphabetically by first name • Examples for “Adams” • 1. Adams, Abigail • 2. Adams, John • 3. Adams, Samuel

  8. Biographies • If you have more than one book with the same subject (call number) organize by the title • Ignore “A, An, The” at the beginning • Books about John Adams examples: • 1. Early Americans • 2. The Founding Fathers • 3. Presidents

  9. Nonfiction • Nonfiction is a bit more difficult • Books are shelved by the Dewey Decimal call number which is organized by subject headings • The call number contains a number and 3 letters of the author’s last name 363.5 SMI

  10. Nonfiction • First shelve by the Dewey call number • If multiple books have the same call number, arrange them alphabetically by the letters • Examples: • 363 ARM • 363 SMI • 363.2 ARM • 363. 2 BOB

  11. Nonfiction…decimals • Look at the list of properly organized call numbers: • 001.005 • 001.05003 • 001.1 • 001.1245 • 001.22 • 001.22196 • 001.3

  12. Nonfiction • Numbers after the decimal are filed numerically • 001.005 • 001.05003 • 001.1 • 001.1245 • 001.22 • Notice the underlined 0, 1, 2…etc.

  13. Nonfiction • After the 1st number, look at the 2nd number after the decimal, 3rd and so on.. • 001.05 • 001.05003 • 001.051 • 001.0555 • 001.0556 • Confused yet?

  14. Other collections • Career = GREEN “C” followed by Dewey number • Reference= RED “R” followed by Dewey number • Audio, Videos, Graphic Novels, also have special areas, but follow the same general rules. • Practice Assignment

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