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Meet Mr. Meet Mr. DeweyDewey

An Introduction to the Dewey An Introduction to the Dewey Decimal SystemDecimal System

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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)

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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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(How to use., n.d.)

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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

(Funkhauser, n.d.)

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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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© (Index of Images, n.d.)

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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)

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900 - 999900 - 999Geography and HistoryGeography and History

TravelTravel Countries and Countries and

CulturesCultures U.S. StatesU.S. States Native Native

AmericansAmericans©Microsoft PowerPoint

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How canHow can

YOUYOU

DeweyDewey??

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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

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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.

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Natural Natural Science and Science and

MathMath

500500

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550000Natural Natural Science Science & Math& Math

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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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BibliographyBibliographyBirks, R. (1998). The Moreton Bay College drama department. Birks, R. (1998). The Moreton Bay College drama department.

Retrieved February 18, 2004 from Retrieved February 18, 2004 from http://www.mbc.qld.edu.au/departmt/drama/drama.htmlhttp://www.mbc.qld.edu.au/departmt/drama/drama.html

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

Index of images. (n.d.). Retrieved February 19, 2004 from Index of images. (n.d.). Retrieved February 19, 2004 from http://www.childrensbookguild.org/imageshttp://www.childrensbookguild.org/images

St. Clair Entertainment Group Inc. (2000). Mozart Sonata in A Major. St. Clair Entertainment Group Inc. (2000). Mozart Sonata in A Major. On Piano Classics [CD]. Quebec: St. Clair Entertainment Group Inc.On Piano Classics [CD]. Quebec: St. Clair Entertainment Group Inc.

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