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Dewey Decimal Classification System
Presented to Seventh and Eight Grade Students
Developed by Paulina Kuforiji
Table of Content Introduction History of Melvil Dewey History of Dewey Decimal Classification System Other Developments of Dewey Decimal Classification
System How is the Dewey’s System Organized? Dewey Browse Locating Dewey’s Decimal Classification Call
Number Understanding A DDC Call Number Classifications in Dewey’s System Review References
History of Melvil Dewey Melville Louis Kossuth
Dewey was born on December 10, 1851 to a poor family who lived in a small town in upper New York state. He was interested in simplified spelling, he shortened his first name to from “Melville” to Melvil as a young adult. Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey
The “Father of Modern Librarianship.”
History of Dewey Decimal Classification System
The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system is the world's most widely used library classification system.
Dewey invented the Decimal Classification system at the age of 21 in 1870.
This invention was published in 1876.
Other Developments of Dewey Decimal
Classification System Dewey changed librarianship from a
vocation to a modern profession. He helped establish the American Library Association (ALA) in 1876.
He was the associations secretary from 1876-1890 and its president for the 1890/1891 and 1892/1893 terms.
He was also co-founded and edited Library Journal.
How is the Dewey System organized?
The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system provides a logical system organized by subjects.
It uses simple decimal notation to divide recorded knowledge into 10 main classes, and each category is 100 divisions and 1,000 sections.
Each group has a main title and is represented by three numbers.
Classifications of Dewey’s System
000-099General Works
100-199Psychology & Philosophy
200-299
Religion & Mythology
300-399Education & Social Sciences
400-499Language
500-599Natural Sciences & Mathematics
600-699Technology (Applied Science)
700-799Arts, Sports & Recreation
800-899Literature & Rhetoric
900-999Geography, History & Travel
Classifications of Dewey’s System
Every Dewey Decimal (DDC) call number begins with three numbers (808), some with decimal numbers followed by various letters, and/or number combinations.
Numbers to the right of the decimal point in DDC call numbers are decimal numbers. Therefore, 808.042 comes before 808.0669.
Locating Dewey’s Decimal Classification
Call Number The Dewey Decimal
Classification call number can be easily found on the spine of the book
500Lee
200Bya
000Mea
Understanding A DDC Call Number
One of the best ways to learn to read the DDC numbers is by looking at the subject areas. The following example is an example of a book from the Columbus Library Collection.
Example: Fletcher, . How to
Write Your Life. Juv. Coll. 808.0669 Fle.
808 represents Literature & Rhetoric
000-099 – General Works
Encyclopedias Reference
Books Bibliographies
The numbers up to 099 are used for bibliographies, encyclopedias and other reference books.
100-199Psychology & Philosophy
Psychology Philosophy and Logic
Who am I? (Man thinks about himself.)
200-299Religion & Mythology
Christianity Other
Religions
Who made me? (Man thinks about God.)
300-399Education & Social
Sciences
Education History Law
Man thinks about other people.
400-499Language
English French Spanish Other Languages
How can I make that man understand me? PHILOLOGY (Language) (Man learns to communicate with others through words.)
500-599Natural Sciences &
Mathematics
Mathematics Earth sciences Plants Animals
How can I understand nature and the world about me? (Man learns to understand nature on the land, in the sea, and in the sky.)
600-699Technology (Applied
Science)
Medicine Agriculture Family
living
How can I use what I know about nature? APPLIED SCIENCE AND USEFUL ARTS (Technology)
700-799Arts, Sports & Recreation
Drawing Music Recreational
& performing arts
How can I enjoy my leisure time? Create and enjoy music, paint pictures, dance and play games.
800-899Literature & Rhetoric
American Literature
Old English Literature
Literatures of Other Languages
How can I give my children a record of man's heroic deeds? (Storytelling, create sagas, fables, epic poetry, and plays about man’s ancestors and groups of people. Writing for people to read.)
900-999Geography, History & Travel
Geography Biographies Ancient History
How can I leave a record for men of the future? Man writes about travel, people, and events
Review Who created the Dewey
Decimal Classification System?
How is the Dewey’s System Organized?
Where do you find the DDCS number on a library book?
How many main classifications are there?
References
http://www.oclc.org/dewey/ http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/summaries/deweysummaries.pdf http://www.oclc.org/dewey/versions/ddc22print/intro.pdf http://mte.asd103.org/library/dewey/deweystory.htm http://www.mikids.com/Deweygroups.htm http://www.bclibrary.ca/VRD/helpdesk/dewey.php http://www.homeschoollearning.com/units/unit_09-10-01.shtml http://library.wcsu.edu/web/help/finding/dewey/ http://www.ipl.org.ar/youth/dewey/dewey.html http://www.moyak.com/researcher/resume/papers/dewey.html http://www.deweybrowse.org/ http://altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/blsymbols.htm http://learningat.ke7.org.uk/socialsciences/Psychology/PsyImages/
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