Developed by the Jacksonville Public Library Training Office ! Shelve It Right ! Shelve It Right ! Nonfiction Shelving Made Easy ! Nonfiction Shelving Made Easy Help this poor little book find its way home!
Developed by the Jacksonville Public Library Training Office
!Shelve It Right !Shelve It Right !Nonfiction Shelving Made Easy !Nonfiction Shelving Made Easy
Help this poor little book find its way home!
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Dewey Decimal System
Nonfiction books are shelved in a numerical order called Dewey Decimal Classification.
In the 1876, Melvil Dewey came up with the idea of dividing all the world’s knowledge into ten classifications
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The Dewey Classifications
000 Generalities 100 Philosophy and Psychology 200 Religion 300 Social Science 400 Language 500 Natural Science and Mathematics 600 Technology (Applied Sciences) 700 Arts 800 Literature 900 Geography and History
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The Dewey Subclasses
Dewey then divided each of those classes into ten sub-classes. For example, let’s take the 900’s
900 History 910 Geography & travel 920 Biography &
genealogy 930 History of ancient
world (to ca. 499) 940 History of Europe
950 History of Asia 960 History of Africa 970 History of North
America 980 History of South
America 990 History of other
areas
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…and ten more…
The next level is even more specific! Here are the sub-classifications for the 940’s
940 General history of Europe
941 British Isles 942 England & Wales 943 Central Europe;
Germany
944 France & Morocco 945 Italian Peninsula &
adjacent islands 946 Iberian Peninsula &
adjacent islands 947 Eastern Europe;
Soviet Union 948 Northern Europe;
Scandinavia 949 Other parts of
Europe
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So the Decimals mean…?
Yes, they mean something! For example: 940.544973 (World War Two American aerial
operations) 940.544941 (World War Two British aerial
operations) 940.544943 (World War Two German aerial
operations) 940.544952 (World War Two Japanese aerial
operations)
When the first three digits of the call number are the same, put the decimals in order next
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Call Number Order
Nonfiction books are shelved in order by call number, left to right
Always compare the Dewey Number character by character, number by number, decimal place by decimal place
940.544973940.544952940.544943940.544941
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Think of it this way…
A typical Dewey Decimal number looks something like money 144.77 241.53 467.98
You always know when you have more money & when you have less, right?
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When it gets tricky…
The tricky part is the really long decimals 144.778354 144.77857 144.778691
Just remember to compare each decimal place one by one
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196877441
75877441
453877441
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If The Call # Is The Same…
If the Dewey number on several books is identical Compare the Author name,
and put in alphabetical order Or compare the code at the
bottom of the spine label, and put it in alphanumeric order.
Alphanumeric order means compare letters in the code under the call number & put in alpha order Put in numeric order if letters
are the same This code is called a Cutter
Number.
641.5
C436
641.5
C632
641.5
CHILD
641.5
COOK
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Cutter Numbers…?
Cutter Numbers are representations for names (or words) and aid in the more exact arrangement of materials on the shelves. Used primarily in the Fine
Arts (700-792), Literature (800's, primarily literary criticisms), the Florida Collection, and the Genealogy Collection
Here are some examples: 813.54 HIMES [a book BY
Chester Himes] 813.54 H6STYml [a book
ABOUT Chester Himes] 813.54 HODGINS [a book
BY Eric Hodgins] 813.54 H776Yg [a book
ABOUT Hugh Hood] 813.54HYMAN [a book BY
Mac Hyman]
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If they are identical…
If call numbers (or author name/title word) on the spine labels are identical, including the decimal places, place in alphabetical order by the book’s title (drop “a” “an” & “the” from the beginning of the title) Example: books all 641.5 Lagasse
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Check with a supervisor
If you are unsure where any item goes or if you find an item you believe to be incorrectly classified or marked, check with your supervisor.
Set aside any items that are significantly damaged or have anything missing. Bring these items to a supervisor’s attention.
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Shelving Nonfiction
Let’s practice! Click on the call number you think should go first BIO 973.86092 HARRISON BIO 973.56092 JACKSON BIO 973.46092 JEFFERSON BIO 973.7092 LINCOLN BIO 973.54092 MONROE BIO 973.41092 WASHINGTON
Not sure how to get started? Click here to review or for a more detailed explanation.
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You got the first one right!
Now which one comes next? BIO 973.41092 WASHINGTON BIO 973.86092 HARRISON BIO 973.56092 JACKSON BIO 973.46092 JEFFERSON BIO 973.7092 LINCOLN BIO 973.54092 MONROE
Not sure how to get started? Click here to review or for a more detailed explanation.
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You got 2 right!
Now which one comes next? BIO 973.41092 WASHINGTON BIO 973.46092 JEFFERSON BIO 973.86092 HARRISON BIO 973.56092 JACKSON BIO 973.7092 LINCOLN BIO 973.54092 MONROE
Not sure how to get started? Click here to review or for a more detailed explanation.
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You got 3 right!
Which one comes next? BIO 973.41092 WASHINGTON BIO 973.46092 JEFFERSON BIO 973.54092 MONROE BIO 973.86092 HARRISON BIO 973.56092 JACKSON BIO 973.7092 LINCOLN
Not sure how to get started? Click here to review or for a more detailed explanation.
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You got 4 right!
Which one comes next? BIO 973.41092 WASHINGTON BIO 973.46092 JEFFERSON BIO 973.54092 MONROE BIO 973.56092 JACKSON BIO 973.86092 HARRISON BIO 973.7092 LINCOLN
Not sure how to get started? Click here to review or for a more detailed explanation.
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You got 5 right!
This is too easy! Which one comes next? BIO 973.41092 WASHINGTON BIO 973.46092 JEFFERSON BIO 973.54092 MONROE BIO 973.56092 JACKSON BIO 973.7092 LINCOLN BIO 973.86092 HARRISON
Not sure how to get started? Click here to review or for a more detailed explanation.
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Nice try!
Remember to go character by character & watch those decimals!
Click here & try again! Not sure how to get started? Click here to review
or for a more detailed explanation.
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You nailed it!
BIO 973.41092 WASHINGTON BIO 973.46092 JEFFERSON BIO 973.54092 MONROE BIO 973.56092 JACKSON BIO 973.7092 LINCOLN BIO 973.86092 HARRISON
Note: Do you see another pattern here? Does it look like the Presidents are in the order in which they served?
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Children’s Non-Fiction
Call numbers will have a Y (for “Youth”) designation before them
Subsections Biography (BIO) Reference (REF) Parent/Teacher (P/T) Periodicals Foreign Language (AKA – international languages)
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Shelving Y Nonfiction
Let’s practice! Click on the call number you think should go first Y 577 LORBIECKI Y 577.636 PARKER Y 578.7699 RING Y 577.4 SPILSBURY Y 577.586 TOCCI Y 577.4 TOUPIN
Not sure how to get started? Click here to review or for a more detailed explanation.
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You got the first one right!
Now which one comes next? Y 577 LORBIECKI Y 577.636 PARKER Y 578.7699 RING Y 577.4 SPILSBURY Y 577.586 TOCCI Y 577.4 TOUPIN
Not sure how to get started? Click here to review or for a more detailed explanation.
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You got 2 right!
Now which one comes next? Y 577 LORBIECKI Y 577.4 SPILSBURY Y 577.636 PARKER Y 578.7699 RING Y 577.586 TOCCI Y 577.4 TOUPIN
Not sure how to get started? Click here to review or for a more detailed explanation.
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You got 3 right!
Which one comes next? Y 577 LORBIECKI Y 577.4 SPILSBURY Y 577.4 TOUPIN Y 577.636 PARKER Y 578.7699 RING Y 577.586 TOCCI
Not sure how to get started? Click here to review or for a more detailed explanation.
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You got 4 right!
Which one comes next? Y 577 LORBIECKI Y 577.4 SPILSBURY Y 577.4 TOUPIN Y 577.586 TOCCI Y 577.636 PARKER Y 578.7699 RING
Not sure how to get started? Click here to review or for a more detailed explanation.
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You got 5 right!
This is too easy! Which one comes next? Y 577 LORBIECKI Y 577.4 SPILSBURY Y 577.4 TOUPIN Y 577.586 TOCCI Y 577.636 PARKER Y 578.7699 RING
Not sure how to get started? Click here to review or for a more detailed explanation.
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Nice try!
Remember to go character by character & watch those decimals!
Click here & try again! Not sure how to get started? Click here to review
or for a more detailed explanation.
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You nailed it!
Y 577 LORBIECKI Y 577.4 SPILSBURY Y 577.4 TOUPIN Y 577.586 TOCCI Y 577.636 PARKER Y 578.7699 RING
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Congratulations!
You’ve completed the nonfiction portion of the training.
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Decimal Order
Still not certain of how to put a set of decimal numbers in order?
Let’s break down the following set of numbers step by step to try to simplify the process
270 320 . 296 270 . 9 270 . 86 277 . 5 270 . 8992 268 . 335 270 . 899
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Identify Whole Numbers
Identify whole numbers first. We’ll concentrate on decimals in a minute.
.899270
.335268
.8992270
.5277
.86270
.9270
.296320
270
DecimalsWhole #
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Put Them In Order
Putting only the whole numbers in order, you should come up with this arrangement.
The decimal part only matters when the whole number is the same.
.9270
.5277
.899270
.296320
.335268
.8992270
.86270
270
DecimalsWhole #
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Same Whole Number
Once we’ve identified the items with the same whole number, we can look at the decimals.
One way to make it clearer is to add zeros to the decimals to make the same number of decimal places .8990270
.8992270
.8600270
.9000270
.0000270
DecimalsWhole #
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Put the Decimals in Order
Now put the Decimals in order
Always compare the numbers one by one in place 0000 comes before 8600 8600 come before 8990 8990 comes before 8992 8992 comes before 9000
.8990270
.9000270
.8992270
.8600270
.0000270
DecimalsWhole #
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The Correct Order!
This is the correct order for this group of items
.9270
.5277
.899270
.296320
.335268
.8992270
.86270
270
DecimalsWhole #