Understanding the Dewey Decimal Classification

1. The purpose of this PowerPoint is to train and/or remind middle school students how to use the Dewey Decimal Classification system to find non-fiction books in the school library. The information can also be used to find non-fiction books in public libraries that use DDC. Understanding the Dewey Decimal Classification By Shanna Pavlak

2. Because I ate the bookworm…. Marty the book cat presents: Tracking Down Books with Dewey

3. Oh, hey! I’m just about to go to the library to check out some cool books. Want to come along? Marty the book cat needs a few non-fiction books for some research he’s doing. He’s going to the library to check out what’s available.

4. ??? What is a call number? 2. Who was Melvil Dewey? 3. What is Dewey Decimal? 4.If you wanted to find a book on panthers, where would you look? 5. If you wanted to find a book about medicine and diseases, where would you look? 6. If you wanted to find a book about literature, where would you look? 7. What about it you wanted to find a book about another language. 8. Where would you look if you wanted information on U.S History? How much do you already know?

5. I can’t find the books I need. Finding books in the library doesn’t have to be hard. You just have to figure out your book’s call numbers. You can search the online catalog to figure out what your book’s call numbers are. Here’s a link to Sandtown Middle School’s online catalog. http://fcsdestiny.fultonschools.org/cataloging/servlet/presentadvancedsearchredirectorform.do?l2m=Library%20Search&tm=TopLevelCatalog

6. You’ll notice all the books in our library have combinations of numbers and letters. Fiction books only have letters. Non-fiction books have both letters and numbers. The numbers come from the Dewey Decimal Classification system. Oh, I get it! Call numbers are like addresses for the books. Call Numbers

7. What is this Dewey Decimal System? Can I eat it? • Created in 1873 by Melvil Dewey • Used to classify and organize books in libraries • DDC is used in libraries all over the world • DDC is broken up into 10 main CATegories Dewey Decimal

8. For reviews of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Special Edition 2013, click here: http://www.amazon.com/Ripleys-Special-Edition-2013-Believe/product-reviews/0545435056/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 000-099Computer Science, Information & General Works 004 GRA 031.02 RIP

9. Newspapers magazines Other topics you can find in 000-099

10. 158.2 JON 100-199Philosophy & Psychology 133.4 SCH 178 GID Find out what other people thought about Witches! : the absolutely true tale of disaster in Salem. Click here. http://www.teenreads.com/reviews/witches-the-absolutely-true-tale-of-disaster-in-salem And here http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2011/09/03/review-of-the-day-witches-by-rosalyn-schanzer/#_

11. Other topics you can find in 100-199 friendship Sleep

12. 200-299Religion 200 ADA 296 GRA 292.1 PAY

13. Other topics you can find in 200-299 I S L A M Christianity

14. 300-399Social Sciences 391 DEC 305.896 OSB 355 BER Find out more about Miles to go for Freedom— https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/linda-barrett-osborne/miles-go-freedom/ http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4197-0020-0

15. Other topics you can find in 300-399 holidays Money

16. 419 KEN 400-499Languages 468 IRV 428.2 CLE

17. Other topics you can find in 400-499 Bonjour! Ciao! Hallo! Nǐ hǎo! Salve! Salaam aleikum! French Italian German Chinese Latin arabic

18. Find out what other people are saying about Math Doesn’t Suck, click these links— http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1271823.Math_Doesn_t_Suck And http://www.amazon.com/Math-Doesnt-Suck-Survive-Breaking/product-reviews/0452289491/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 500-599Natural Science & Mathematics 597.9 SMI 510 MCK

19. Other topics you can find in 500-599 geology dinosaurs

20. 600-699Technology (Applied Sciences) 610 WOO 616 DIS V.8 629.2 KEN

21. Other topics you can find in 600-699 Food & cooking Housekeeping & laundry

22. 743 AME 700-799Arts & Recreation 796.52 SAL 741.5 SON

23. Other topics you can find in 700-799 F I S H I N g sports

24. 800-899Literature 818 LAN 818 MCA

25. Other topics you can find in 800-899 William Shakespeare Emily Bronte Jane Austen

26. 900-999History & Geography 960 OPI 940.53 SAL 956 MAR

27. Other topics you can find in 900-999 Maps & travel Ancient Egypt

28. That wasn’t so bad!

29. Check out these fun websites to reinforce and practice what we’ve learned. http://www.studystack.com/hangman-471 This is website helps teach the 10 main classes of the Dewey Decimal System through a series of fun games. http://breitlinks.com/deweychallenge/ A fun website that briefly explains Dewey and includes links to funny videos. http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/Apr201014/game1270920900.php This website lets you play a fun Dewey-themed jeopardy game. Helpful Dewey Websites

30. Who created the Dewey Decimal Classification System? • How old was he when he created the DDC system? • Give two examples of topics you can find in the 000 Generalities section. • Where would you find a book about dinosaurs? • What kinds of books are kept in the 100s section? • Where could you find a book about Islam? • Give two examples of books you might find in the 800s section. • Where might you find a book about the economy? • What number would you look under to find a book on psychology? • What number could you find books about languages? • If you wanted to find a book about algebra, where would you look? Let’s Review

31. Let’s Review 12. If you wanted to do research on diseases, what number would you look under? 13. Where can find books analyzing the literary works of Edgar Allan Poe? 14. In which Dewey section could you find books on music? 15. Give two examples of books you might find in the 900s section. 16. Where can you find the Ripley’s Believe it or Not books? 17. Where would you look if you needed a cookbook? 18. Where might you find a book about basketball? 19. Where should you look if you want to research the Holocaust? 20. How many main classes are there in the DDC? 21. (Extra Credit) What is the book cat’s name?

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