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Meet Mr. Meet Mr. DeweyDewey
An Introduction to the Dewey An Introduction to the Dewey Decimal SystemDecimal System
Melvil Dewey 1851-Melvil Dewey 1851-19311931
Dewey was a Dewey was a librarian who librarian who invented a system invented a system for organizing for organizing books in libraries.books in libraries.
We still use it We still use it today.today.
It is called the It is called the Dewey Decimal Dewey Decimal System.System.
(Branson School,2004) (Branson School, 2004)
How the Dewey How the Dewey Decimal System worksDecimal System works
There are 10 There are 10 general categories.general categories.
Each has books from Each has books from a different subject.a different subject.
It is organized by It is organized by numbers.numbers.
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The Dewey Subjects The Dewey Subjects AreAre
000 000 General General KnowledgeKnowledge
100 Philosophy 100 Philosophy and and PsychologyPsychology
200 Religion200 Religion
300 Social 300 Social SciencesSciences
400 Languages400 Languages
500 Natural Science 500 Natural Science
and Mathand Math
600 Applied Science600 Applied Science
700 Arts700 Arts
800 Literature800 Literature
900 History and 900 History and Geography Geography
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000-099 000-099 General KnowledgeGeneral Knowledge
UnexplaineUnexplainedd
EncyclopediEncyclopediasas
ComputersComputers
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100 - 199 100 - 199 Philosophy and PsychologyPhilosophy and Psychology
How people How people thinkthink
Ghost Ghost StoriesStories
FeelingsFeelings SuperstitionSuperstition
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200 - 299200 - 299 Religion Religion
MythologyMythology World World
ReligionsReligions Bible Bible
StoriesStories
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300 - 399 300 - 399 Social SciencesSocial Sciences
HolidaysHolidays Fairy Tales, Fairy Tales,
Folklore, and Folklore, and LegendsLegends
Government Government and Jobsand Jobs
Manners and Manners and CustomsCustoms
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400 - 499 400 - 499 LanguagesLanguages
Foreign Foreign LanguagesLanguages
Language Language DictionariesDictionaries
Sign Sign LanguageLanguage
GrammarGrammar
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500 - 599 500 - 599 Natural Science and Natural Science and
MathMath
AstronomyAstronomy MathematicsMathematics Dinosaurs Dinosaurs ANIMALS ANIMALS
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600 - 699600 - 699Applied ScienceApplied Science
TechnologyTechnology Human BodyHuman Body CookbooksCookbooks Pets and Pets and
Farm AnimalsFarm Animals Vehicles Vehicles
(transportation)(transportation)
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700 - 799 700 - 799 The ArtsThe Arts
DrawingDrawing Crafts & Crafts &
Hobbies Hobbies Music Music TheatreTheatre ArchitectureArchitecture SportsSports
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800 - 899800 - 899 Literature Literature
How to How to WriteWrite
PoetryPoetryJokes& Jokes& RiddlesRiddles
PlaysPlays
(Birks, 1998)
900 - 999900 - 999Geography and HistoryGeography and History
TravelTravel Countries and Countries and
CulturesCultures U.S. StatesU.S. States Native Native
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How canHow can
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Books are Organized Books are Organized into 10 Broad into 10 Broad
Subjects Subjects 100 Psychology100 Psychology
200 Religion200 Religion
300 Culture 300 Culture FairytalesFairytales
400 Languages400 Languages
500 Science, including 500 Science, including wild animals wild animals
600 Technology, Pets600 Technology, Pets
700 Arts and Sports700 Arts and Sports
800 Jokes, Poetry800 Jokes, Poetry
900 History, Geography900 History, Geography
000 General and 000 General and UnexplainedUnexplained
Each of the 10 Broad Each of the 10 Broad Subjects is Divided into Subjects is Divided into
10 Sub-Topics10 Sub-Topics
Each Sub-Each Sub-
Topic is divided into more Topic is divided into more specific topics.specific topics.
Natural Natural Science and Science and
MathMath
500500
550000Natural Natural Science Science & Math& Math
59597 7 Amphibians, Amphibians,
Reptiles, Reptiles, & Fish& Fish
59598 8 Birds Birds 59599 9 Mammals Mammals
595900AnimalAnimal
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Thank You,Thank You, Mr. Dewey ! Mr. Dewey !
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Branson School. (2004). What is the Dewey decimal system? Retrieved Branson School. (2004). What is the Dewey decimal system? Retrieved February 14, 2004 from http://www.branson.org/librarydewey.htmlFebruary 14, 2004 from http://www.branson.org/librarydewey.html
Funkhauser, A., & Vesper, V. (n.d.). Let’s do Dewey. Retrieved Funkhauser, A., & Vesper, V. (n.d.). Let’s do Dewey. Retrieved February 14, 2004 from February 14, 2004 from http://www.mtsu.edu/~vesper/dewey.html#Exercise%203http://www.mtsu.edu/~vesper/dewey.html#Exercise%203
How to use the Dewey decimal system. (n.d.). Retrieved February 14, How to use the Dewey decimal system. (n.d.). Retrieved February 14, 2004 from http://monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/ddchow2004 from http://monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/ddchow
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