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Dewey Decimal Classification System

Melvil Dewey created the Dewey Decimal Classification System when he was 21 years old to bring order to the massive amount of world knowledge. The system divides all knowledge into 10 main categories, each represented by three numbers. These numbers can be found on the spine of library books and are used to organize books on the shelves from left to right and top to bottom. The system helps library patrons easily find the books they need.

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Dewey Decimal Classification System

Melvil Dewey created the Dewey Decimal Classification System when he was 21 years old to bring order to the massive amount of world knowledge. The system divides all knowledge into 10 main categories, each represented by three numbers. These numbers can be found on the spine of library books and are used to organize books on the shelves from left to right and top to bottom. The system helps library patrons easily find the books they need.

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Dewey Decimal

Classification System

Presented to 6º Grade Students


LIBRARY G.I
Who created the Dewey Decimal
Classification System?

 Melvil Dewey was born on December 10, 1851


 Melvil Dewey created the number order system
for library books when he was 21 years old.
 Melvil Dewey started the first school for
librarians.
Ten Main Classifications in
Dewey’s System

 The world’s knowledge is divided


into 10 categories or groups.
 Each group has a main title and is
represented by three numbers.
HOW IS DE LIBRARY CLASSIFY?
Dewey Decimal
Classification System

 Generalities – 000  Science & Math – 500


 Philosophy – 100  Technology – 600
 Religion – 200  The Arts – 700
 Social Science –  Literature – 800
300  Geography & History - 900
 Language – 400
Brings order to the massive
amount of world knowledge
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
200 500
000
Mea Bya Lee call number can be
easily seen.
Generalities - 000
 Encyclopedias
 News media
 Rare Books

Encyclopedias, References
Philosophy - 100

 Paranormal phenomena
 Psychology
 Logic

Man thinks
Religion - 200

 Bible
 Historyof Christianity
 Other Religions

About God
Social Science - 300

 Law
 Education
 Folklore

About man’s neighbors


Language - 400
 English
 Spanish
 Other Languages

Man talks with other men


Natural Science
& Math - 500

 Mathematics
 Earth sciences
 Plants
 Animals

Man discovers
all that is
around him
Technology – 600

 Medicine
 Agriculture
 Family living

Man makes useful


things
The Arts - 700

 Drawing
 Music
 Recreational & performing
arts
Man makes
beautiful things
Literature - 800

 American Literature
 Old English Literature
 Literatures of Other Languages

Man writes
Geography
& History - 900

 Geography
 Biographies
 Ancient History

Man writes about


travel, people, and
events
Left-to-right, Top-to-bottom
Now, if you're having trouble
finding your book on the
shelf,
remember this rule for
how the books are shelved:
left-to-right, top-to-
bottom
That means you start at
the left on the top shelf
and move to the right
until the shelf ends.
Flashback!
What Do You Remember?
 Who created the Dewey Decimal
Classification System?
 What does the DDCS do for our
library?
 How many main classifications are
there?
 Where do you find the DDCS number
on a library book?
Resources Used…
All clipart taken from the Microsoft Clipart web site:
http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us&cag=1

Information on the Dewey Decimal Classification taken from:


Weisburg, H. & Toor, R. Teacher’s Portfolio of Library Skills
Lessons & Activities (1985). The Center for Applied Research in
Education, Inc.

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