Fiction / Nonfiction Review

Or, everything you must know before learning about the Dewey Decimal

Classification System

The Dewey Decimal System is a way to organize non-

fiction books in the library so you can easily find them.

This way to find books was invented by Melvil Dewey.

Review: Non-Fiction• Non-fiction books are

true--these are real stories or informational books.

• We can find non-fiction books in the Dewey Decimal section of our library.

• Not EVERY book in the Dewey Decimal section is non-fiction. For example, fairy tales and folk tales are fiction.

The Dewey Decimal System is divides all non-fiction subjects

into ten classes using a different set of call numbers for

each class.

Review: What is a call number?

• A call number is made up of the letters and numbers on the spine label.

• A call number is the book’s address on the shelf.

• Call numbers are Dewey Decimal numbers.

Review: What is a call number?

• The call number might be all letters or some letters and some numbers.

Review: Non-Fiction

E 591.56 (for Early Non-fiction)

Che(first three letters of

the author’s last name)

Review: Non-Fiction

J 398.2(for Juvenile Non-Fiction)

Cob (first three letters of

the author’s last name)

Review: Non-Fiction

548(for Middle School Non-

Fiction)

Sym(first three letters of

the author’s last name)

The Dewey Decimal System

Call Number Classes •000-099•100-199•200-299•300-399•400-499

•500-599•600-699•700-799•800-899•900-999

Eachclasshas

books on the

same or related subjects

.

Religion

Everything in the world NOT made by people

Thinking and feeling

People

Everything in the world

made by people

What you do for fun

Poetry and Dram

a

Past events

and places

But what about Fiction?

Fiction books DO have Dewey call numbers, but because there are so

many we leave the Dewey number off and shelve them only by the first three

letters of the author’s last name.

Review: Fiction• Fiction Books are not true--

these are stories that someone has made up.

• We can find fiction books in the Early book section or in the Chapter books section in our library (Early Chapter, Juvenile Fiction or Middle School Fiction).

Fiction

E (for Early Books)

Les (first three letters of

the author’s last name)

Fiction

EC(for Early Chapter Books)

Bro (first three letters of

the author’s last name)

Fiction

J Fic(for Juvenile Fiction)

Sni(first three letters of

the author’s last name)

Fiction

Fic(for Middle School Fiction)

Phi (first three letters of

the author’s last name)