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Get to knowthe Dewey Decimal Classification system

A brief PowerPoint slide show to help you understand how the Dewey Decimal Classification system works in your library

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How are books in

the library arranged?

NOT

DEWEY DUCK

Melvil Dewey

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BUT

MELVIL DEWEY

Dewey Decimal Classification

Abbreviation: DDC

Created by: Melvil Dewey

Lived: 1851-1931

Idea introduced in 1876

Call Number: Each book is dedicated

the same spot on the library shelf. Melvil Dewey

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A Call Number?

•Every book in the library is given a

call number

•Books are shelved from left to right,

top to bottom

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130 years

more than 200,000 libraries

135 countries

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History of the DDC

So what?


But how does the DDC benefit you?

So what does

the DDC do?By giving a specific number to

each type of book, it helps you

find the right information. The

best part is that this

classification system is the

same in every library!

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The DDC helps libraries arrange the items so that library users can find them. It’s a lot like an organized kitchen pantry:

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Canned goods on one shelf

Breakfast cereals and grains on a second shelf

Baking goods on a third shelf

Snacks on a fourth shelf


Another way to think of the DDC is like a number

line you would use in math class.

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Gen

era

l W

ork

s 0

00

Ph

iloso

ph

y 1

00

Relig

ion

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20

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Soci

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Lan

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40

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Sci

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Math

Another Way to Look at it

But what kind?

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The history of gardening

(630.9)

Organic gardening

(635.0484)

Garden design

(712)

Gardens in Brittan

(712.0941)


GARDENING

The topics in the DDC are arranged into ten main classes:

500 Science

600 Technology

700 Arts & Recreation

800 Literature

900 History & Geography

000 Computer science, information &

general works

100 Philosophy & Psychology

200 Religion

300 Social sciences

400 Language

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000 General Works

The numbers up to 100 are used for bibliographies, books about books, and for books which contain information on many subjects such as encyclopedias and other reference books.

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000 General Works

010 Bibliographies

020 Library & Information Science

030 General Encyclopedias

040

050 General Periodicals

060 General Organizations & Museums

070 Journalism & Publishing

080 Ancient, Medieval, Asian Philosophy

090 Manuscripts and Rare Books

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100 Philosophy and Psychology

Man thinks about himself.

Who am I?

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100 Philosophy and Psychology

110 Metaphysics

120 Epistemology, causation, humankind

130 Paranormal phenomenon

140 Specific philosophical schools

150 Psychology

160 Logic

170 Ethics

180 Ancient, medieval, Oriental philosophy

190 Modern western philosophy

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200 Religion and Mythology

Man thinks about God.

Who made me?

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200 Religion and Mythology

210 Natural Religion

220 Bible

230 Christian Theology

240 Christian Moral Theology

250 Local Church & Religious Orders

260 Social & Ecclesiastical Theology

270 History & Geography of Church

280 Christian Denominations & Sects

290 Non- Christian & comparative Religion

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300 Social Science

Man thinks about other people.

Who is the man in the next cave?

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300 Social Science

310 Statistics

320 Political Science

330 Economics

340 Law

350 Public Administration

360 Social Concerns & Services

370 Education

380 Trade & Commerce

390 Customs, Etiquette, Folklore

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400 Philology (Language)

Man learns to communicate with others through words.

How can I make that man understand me?

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400 Philology (Language)

410 Linguistics

420 English Language

430 Germanic & Scandinavian Languages

440 French

450 Italian

460 Spanish & Portuguese

470 Latin

480 Classical Greek

490 Other Languages

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500 Natural Science

Man learns to understand nature on the land, in the sea, and in the air.

How can I understand nature and the world around me?

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500 Natural Science

510 Math

520 Astronomy

530 Physics

540 Chemistry

550 Earth Science

560 Paleontology

570 Life Sciences

580 Botany

590 Zoology

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600 Social ScienceTechnology

Primitive man learned about fire and how to make weapons. Man through the ages learned how to cook food, build buildings, etc.

How can I use what I know about nature?

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600 Social ScienceTechnology

610 Medicine

620 Engineering

630 Agriculture

640 Home Economics

650 Management

670 Chemical Technologies

680 Application – Specific Manufacturing

690 Building

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700 Fine Arts and Recreation

Man learned how to paint and create music. He also learned to dance and play games.

How can I enjoy my free time?

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700 Fine Arts and Recreation

710 Civic & Landscape Art

720 Architecture

730 Sculpture

740 Drawing

750 Painting

760 Graphic & Printed Art

770 Photography

780 Music

790 Sports & Recreation

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800 Literature

Man became a story teller.

How can I give my children a record of man’s heroic deeds?

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800 Literature

810 American Literature

820 English Literature

830 Germanic Literature

840 French Literature

850 Italian Literature

860 Spanish & Portuguese Literature

870 Latin Literature

880 Classical Greek Literature

890 Literature of other languages

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900 Geography, History and Biography

Man began to write about events that occurred everywhere, and about people.

How can I leave a record for men in the future?

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900 Geography, History and Biography

910 Travel & Geography

920 Genealogy & Geography

930 Ancient History

940 European History

950 Asian History

960 African History

970 North American History

980 South American History

990 History of other Areas

Just like there are parts of whole numbers in math,

there are also parts of each category in the DDC.

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600

600

700

700

800

800

900

900

71

071

0

72

072

0

73

073

0

74

074

0

75

075

0

76

076

0

77

077

0

78

078

0

79

079

0

81

081

0

82

082

0

86

086

0

89

089

0

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Art

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nd

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ati

on

Lit

era

ture

Geog

rap

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H

isto

ry

Art

Appre

ciati

on,

His

tory

of

House

s, B

uild

ings

Ori

gam

i, P

aper

Cra

fts

Dra

win

g,

Cra

fts

Pain

ting

Pri

nti

ng

Photo

gra

phy

Musi

c

Sport

s, G

am

es,

Magic

, I Spy

Poetr

y,

Pla

ys,

Joke

s

Shake

speare

Poetr

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panis

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Japanese

Poetr

y

Each division is then divided into ten sections, like this:

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780

780

790

790

800

800

900

900

79

179

1

79

279

2

79

379

3

79

479

4

79

579

5

79

679

6

79

779

7

79

879

8

79

979

9

790 Recreational & performing arts

791 Public performances

792 Stage presentations

793 Indoor games & amusements

794 Indoor games of skill

795 Games of chance

796 Athletic & outdoorsports & games

797 Aquatic & air sports

798 Equestrian sports & animal racing

799 Fishing, hunting & shooting

You’ll see all of these numbers on the

LEFT side of the decimal point. But what

about the numbers on the RIGHT side of

the decimal point?

595.789Get to know the DDC


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ural

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Nat

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Butter

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Butter

flies

So how do you know what numbers to look for

in the first place? Here are a few suggestions:

You can look up your topic on a computer in your library.

You can browse the shelves, using the DDC numberson the ends of shelves as your guide.

You can ask someone who works at thelibrary to help.

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Once you get to know

the DDC, you’ll have a

much better idea about

where you’ll find the books

and other items you need

in your library—and in

other libraries

that use the DDC.

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Melvil Dewey had a great

idea in 1876 that helps

library users like you today.

You can count on his idea,

the DDC, to help you find

the information you need

in your library.

Melvil Dewey

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