The Dewey Decimal System Now where is that book? 12/2/2018 S. Cagno - ILS 503 - SCSU

Melvil Dewey – Super Quick Info December 10, 1851- December 26 1931 A famous and important librarian who invented a decimal classification system to keep library books organized 12/2/2018 S. Cagno - ILS 503 - SCSU

Call Numbers For all Nonfiction books A “Call number” is a group of numbers and a letter after it. Lets a librarian know where to put a book, and lets YOU know where to find it! Located on “spine” of each book Examples: 456.2345 D, 123.7 T, 001 A, 222.3 F *Think of it as a book’s “phone number” to “call” it Note: Can also think of it as a book’s address; where the book “lives” on the shelves 12/2/2018 S. Cagno - ILS 503 - SCSU

000’s (000 to 099) Section Computers, the Supernatural & Unexplained, and Encyclopedias Like UFOs, psychics, ghosts, aliens, ect 12/2/2018 S. Cagno - ILS 503 - SCSU

Emotions and feelings Friendship Thinking 100’s Section Thinking = philosophy Thinking 12/2/2018 S. Cagno - ILS 503 - SCSU

Myths, Legends, and Fairy Tales 200’s Section Religion Myths, Legends, and Fairy Tales 12/2/2018 S. Cagno - ILS 503 - SCSU

300’s Section Holidays & Celebrations! 12/2/2018 S. Cagno - ILS 503 - SCSU

Different languages 400’s Section From counter clockwise top left: Japanese, Arabic, French, Hebrew, Spanish 12/2/2018 S. Cagno - ILS 503 - SCSU

500’s Section Math and Science 12/2/2018 S. Cagno - ILS 503 - SCSU

Technology/ Pets and Other Animals Machines 600’s Section 12/2/2018 S. Cagno - ILS 503 - SCSU

Art, Crafts, Hobbies, Sports and Music 700’s Section Art, Crafts, Hobbies, Sports and Music 12/2/2018 S. Cagno - ILS 503 - SCSU

Plays, Jokes, Riddles, and Poems 800’s Section Plays, Jokes, Riddles, and Poems 12/2/2018 S. Cagno - ILS 503 - SCSU

900’s Section History, and Geography Biographies have 12/2/2018 S. Cagno - ILS 503 - SCSU

Biographies B Kennedy B Anthony B Bonaparte H Unlike the other sections, this one doesn’t have numbers, just the letter “B” and then the famous person’s last name. For example: B Kennedy B Anthony Note: There will usually be a letter after the subject’s last lame, that is the first letter of the last name of the author of the book itself. Note: should be able to find biographies after 900’s Note: Some Libraries use 92 to designate biographies B Bonaparte H 12/2/2018 S. Cagno - ILS 503 - SCSU

Now that you have an idea how it works….. You’re going to use the Dewey Decimal System to find clues that are hidden all over the library, which lead to a “buried treasure” - GOOD LUCK!! Note: and remember, if you ever need help, don’t be afraid to ask the librarian – that’s what we’re here for! 12/2/2018 S. Cagno - ILS 503 - SCSU

Sources Hopkins, Jackie M., The Shelf Elf Helps Out. Upstart books, Fort Atkinson, WI. 2006 Riskin, Shelley “Dazzling Kids With Dewey; Learning about the century- old classification system can be fun,” School Library Journal, 11/1/2003 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA332698.html?q=Dewey+c hildren http://www.floyd.k12.va.us/itrt/pwrpnts/library%20science/DeweyDecimal.ppt “Dewey Described,” Barrie Public Library Kids Zone website, http://www.library.barrie.on.ca/children/library/dewey.htm 12/2/2018 S. Cagno - ILS 503 - SCSU