An Introduction to the Dewey Decimal System

Ashley Boyd October 22nd, 2012

Melville Dewey

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This presentation is meant for high school students who volunteer in the

media center and for media center student assistants.

The purpose of the presentation serves to provide information to the

students in order for them to help other students find materials in the media center. Also, the presentation provides students with information that will help them complete their

day-to-day tasks in the media center.

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How is the media center organized?

How well do you know your media center?

0How are the nonfiction books classified?0Where would I look if I wanted a book about the state of

Georgia?0A teacher comes in wanting a book about famous court

cases, where would you tell him/her to look?0You are starting a project about music. Where would you

look for books about this topic?0A class is doing research using famous works by

Shakespeare, where should you pull books for their research?

0The Spanish class needs to use books about the Spanish Language, where do you tell them to look?

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Why is Dewey important?

0Easy to find nonfiction materials 0 Can refer to call numbers to find materials

0Organizes non-fiction works into the ten broad categories

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How are books in the media center organized?

0Dewey Decimal System 0 000-900s (Nonfiction works)

0000s: Generalities0100: Philosophy & Psychology0200: Religion0300: Social Sciences0400: Language0500: Science0600: Technology (Applied Sciences)0700: Arts and Recreation0800: Literature0900: History, Geography, & Biography

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How to identify the Dewey number

This is what the call number looks like on the lower end of the spine of the book.

When books are in proper Dewey order according to call numbers, it is easier to

find the materials you need.

Remember to be sure to check the last three

letters of the author’s name when shelving

materials.

Feldman, D. ( 1992). When Did Poodles Roam the Earth? New York: Random House Publishing.

000’s Generalities

0General info, computer science, information science, manuscripts and rare books

Image from Amazon.comBrookshear, J.G. (2011). Computer Science: An Overview (11th Ed.). Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley.

100’s Philosophy and Psychology 0Philosophy, psychology, logic, and ethics

Call number 155.9 Wal

Walker, C.E. (2001). Learn to Relax: Proven Techniques for Reducing Stress, Tension, and Anxiety—and Promoting Peak Performance (3rd Ed). Hoboken,

NJ: Wiley Publishing.

200’sReligion

0Religion, theory of religion, Christianity, and other religions

Call Number291 Wor

Terhart, F. (2007). World Religion: Origins Practices Beliefs Worldview. New York:

Paragon Inc.Book review

300’sSocial Sciences

0Social sciences, anthropology, law, sociology, education, political science, economics

Call number305.40902

Williams, M.N. , & Echols, A. (1994). Between Pit and Pedestal: Women in the Middle Ages. Princeton, NJ: Markus Weiner Publishing.

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400’s Languages

0Languages and linguistics

Call number 433.21 Con

Clark, M. & Thyen, O. (Eds). (1997). The Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

500’s Sciences

0Science, math, chemistry, astronomy, plants, fossils, animals, and life sciences

Call number 500 Tay

Georgia Performance Standards applicable to this Dewey section

Book Review

Taylor, P.L. (2002). Science at the Extreme. New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing.

600’sTechnology and Applied

Sciences0Technology, medicine, health, engineering,

agriculture, management, manufacturing, and buildings

Notice the call numbers for these books are the same (620 Car)

because they are the same book, but they are different editions.

Ferguson. (1998 & 2007). Careers in Focus: Engineering. New York: Ferguson Publishing.

700’s Arts and Recreation

0Decorative arts, architecture, drawing, painting, graphic art, photography, and music

Call number759.13 Lyn

Lynes, B. (2001) Okeefe’s Okeefes: The Artist’s Collection. London: Thames & Hudson.

800’s Literature

0All types of literature—English, Old English, American, Spanish, Italian, Latin, etc.

Shakespeare, W & Sparknotes. (2003). No Fear Shakespeare: Macbeth. New York: Sparknotes.

900’sHistory, Geography, and

Biographies 0History, geography, travel, biography, and histories

specific to each continent

Marwick, A. (1998). The Sixties. Oxford:

Oxford University Press.

Applicable Georgia Performance Standards

Matching Titles

0Paraguay & Uruguay 0The Beginning of

Hinduism 0How to Play the Piano0Criminal Law0Organic Chemistry0Philosophy of France

0100’s0300’s

0500’s 0200’s0900’s 0700’s

Matching Titles: Answers

0Paraguay & Uruguay 0The Beginning of

Hinduism 0How to Play the Piano0Criminal Law0Organic Chemistry0Philosophy of France

0900’s0200’s

0700’s0300’s0500’s0100’s

Now you are a professional “Deweyer”

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References0 Bookworm Reading Image. Retrieved 27 Oct 2012 from

http://www.westbloomfield.k12.mi.us/sheiko/Media-Center/Media-Skills/Dewey-Decimal-System-136.html

0 Brookshear, J.G. (2011). Computer Science: An Overview (11th Ed.). Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley.

0 Clark, M. & Thyen, O. (Eds). (1997). The Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

0 Dewey Book Image. Retrieved 27 Oct 2012 from http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&biw=1280&bih=642&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=VOGduMf3L1Ag_M:&imgrefurl=http://library.jhhsbroncs.com/lori/dewey_lesson.html&docid=q4CjiIp3ze9OkM&imgurl=http://library.jhhsbroncs.com/lori/Images/deweybooks.gif&w=600&h=191&ei=NFqMUK77Kouc9QTJgYGgBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=286&vpy=368&dur=752&hovh=126&hovw=398&tx=249&ty=54&sig=102397856278753635828&page=1&tbnh=92&tbnw=244&start=0&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0,i:130

0 Dewey Tattoo Image. Retrieved 27 Oct 2012 from https://www.google.com/search?q=dewey+decimal+system&hl=en&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=hHKVUPXvH4ye8gTqo4GQAg&sqi=2&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=597

0 Feldman, D. ( 1992). When Did Poodles Roam the Earth? New York: Random House Publishing.

0 Ferguson. (1998 & 2007). Careers in Focus: Engineering. New York: Ferguson Publishing. 0 Lynes, B. (2001) Okeefe’s Okeefes: The Artist’s Collection. London: Thames & Hudson.0 Marwick, A. (1998). The Sixties. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

References (continued)

0 Melvil Dewey Image. Retrieved 27 Oct 2012 from http://www.fbi.fh-koeln.de/institut/projekte/ddc/DDCen/melvil_dewey.html

0 Shakespeare, W & Sparknotes. (2003). No Fear Shakespeare: Macbeth. New York: Sparknotes.

0 Taylor, P.L. (2002). Science at the Extreme. New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing.

0 Terhart, F. (2007). World Religion: Origins Practices Beliefs Worldview. New York: Paragon Inc.

0 Walker, C.E. (2001). Learn to Relax: Proven Techniques for Reducing Stress, Tension, and Anxiety—and Promoting Peak Performance (3rd Ed). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing.

0 Williams, M.N. , & Echols, A. (1994). Between Pit and Pedestal: Women in the Middle Ages. Princeton, NJ: Markus Weiner Publishing.