Dewey Decimal Classification System

• 1. Dewey Decimal Classification System Developed by Karen Ward Library Media Specialist Eichold-Mertz Elementary School

2. Who created theDewey Decimal Classification System ?

• Melvil Deweywas born on December 10, 1851

• Melvil Deweycreated the number order system for library books when he was 21 years old.

• Melvil Deweystarted the first school for librarians.

3. Ten Main Classifications in DeweysSystem

• The worlds knowledge is divided into10categories or groups.

• Each group has a main title and is represented by three numbers.

4. The Big Ten!

• Generalities 000

• Philosophy 100

• Religion 200

• Social Science 300

• Language 400

• Science & Math 500

• Technology 600

• The Arts 700

• Literature 800

• Geography & History - 900

Brings order to the massive amount of world knowledge 5. You Can Judge A Book by Its Cover!

• The Dewey Decimal Classification call number can be found on the spine label.

• Why?

• When the book is shelved, the Dewey Decimal Classification call number can be easily seen.

500 Lee 200Bya 000 Mea 6. Generalities - 000

• Encyclopedias

• News media

• Rare Books

Encyclopedias, References 7. Philosophy - 100

• Paranormal phenomena

• Psychology

• Logic

Man thinks 8. Religion - 200

• Bible

• History of Christianity

• Other Religions, Myths

About God 9. Social Science - 300

• Law

• Education

• Folklore

About mans neighbors 10. Language - 400

• English

• Spanish

• Other Languages

Man talks with other men 11. Natural Science& Math - 500

• Mathematics

• Earth sciences

• Plants

• Animals

Man discovers all that is around him 12. Technology 600

• Medicine

• Agriculture

• Family living

Man makes useful things 13. The Arts - 700

• Drawing

• Music

• Recreational & performing arts

Man makes beautiful things 14. Literature - 800

• American Literature

• Old English Literature

• Literatures of Other Languages

Man writes 15. Geography& History - 900

• Geography

• Biographies

• Ancient History

Man writes abouttravel, people, andevents 16. Flashback!What Do You Remember?

• Who created the Dewey Decimal Classification System?

• What does the DDCS do for our library?

• How manymainclassifications are there?

• Where do you find the DDCS number on a library book?

17. Resources Used

• All clipart taken from the Microsoft Clipart web site:

• Information on the Dewey Decimal Classification taken from:

• Weisburg, H. & Toor, R.Teachers Portfolio of Library SkillsLessons & Activities(1985). The Center for Applied Research inEducation, Inc.

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