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Dewey Decimal system

Dewey Decimal system . Presentation by Suze Neal and Wendy Wells MEDT 6463 Spring 2010. All aboard the Dewey Express!. This presentation is for students in elementary school, K – 5 th grades.

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Dewey Decimal system

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  1. Dewey Decimal system Presentation by Suze Neal and Wendy Wells MEDT 6463 Spring 2010 All aboard the Dewey Express!

  2. This presentation is for students in elementary school, K – 5th grades. The purpose of this presentation is to actively engage students in learning the Dewey Decimal System while looking for books related to subjects of interest.

  3. What is the Dewey decimal system? Dewey Decimal System 000 - Generalities 100 - Philosophy & Psychology 200 - Religion 300 - Social sciences 400 - Language 500 - Natural sciences & Mathematics 600 - Technology 700 - The arts 800 - Literature & Rhetoric 900 - Geography & History The Dewey Decimal System is a system we use to classify books by grouping them in 10 categories.

  4. Who Created the Dewey Decimal System? • Dr. Dewey was an educator at the age of 17 and invented the Dewey Decimal System at 21. • Melvin Dewey isone of the greatest librarians of all time.    • Media centers and libraries still use the Dewey Decimal System. Dr. Melvin Dewey Image from: http://www.htn.net/lplacid/murals/mural_dewey.htm

  5. How Are non-fiction books placed in the media center? • Non-fiction books are shelved in the media center by their subject's category. • A call numberis a group of numbers and/or letters put together to tell you where in the libraryto find your book. • A call number is locatedat the bottom of the book on the spine. It helps you to find your books quicker.

  6. Dewey Call Numbers • There is the call number that we use for nonfiction books and that is the Dewey Decimal Number.A Dewey call  number always has three numbers to the left of the decimal.  • To the right of the decimal, there is no limiton number.The more numbers you add to the right of the decimal,the more specific the subject is. Fossey Gorillas in the Mist 599.884 FOS

  7. All Aboard the Dewey Decimal Express

  8. 000 Generalities Encyclopedias News Media Rare Books REF 031 LIN

  9. 100 Philosophy and psychology 158.128 CAN

  10. 200 religion 291 SMI

  11. 300 social sciences 342.7302 PEA

  12. 400 Language Sign Lan 419.7 HEL

  13. 500 Natural Sciences & Mathematics 523.2 GOL

  14. 600 Technology 629.13334 MIT

  15. 700 Fine Arts and Recreation 796.332 JAC

  16. 800 Literature & Rhetoric 808 SHA

  17. 900 History and Geography 929.920973 LEW

  18. References About.com, (2007). Understanding call numbers. Retrieved March 1, 2010, from http://geography.about.com/library/congress/blhowto.htm Canfield, J., Hansen, M., Hansen, P., & Dunlap, I. (1998). Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul : 101 Stories of Courage, Hope and Laughter. Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press Ganeri, A., & Oxlade, C. (2002). Dk First Encyclopedia. Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press Goldsmith, M., (2004). Solar System. Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press Heller, L., (2004). Sign Language for Kids. Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press Home Town Network Inc. (2009). Dr. Melvin Dewey. Retrieved March 1, 2010, from http://www.htn.net/lplacid/murals/mural_dewey.htm Jacobs, G., (2008). Everything Kids' Football Book: the All-Time Greats, Legendary Teams, Today's Superstarsand Tips on Playing like a Pro. Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press Lewison, W., & Duke, B. (2002). F Is for Flag. Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press Mitton, T., & Parker, A. (2005). Amazing Airplanes. Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press Shakespeare, W., & Wilson, J. (2009). Macbeth: the Cambridge Dover Wilson Shakespeare. Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press Smith, H., (1994). The Illustrated World's Religions. Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press

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