The Dewey Decimal System Britney Keith MEDT 6463 Spring 2011

What are we learning? This presentation is for upper elementary students (grades 3 – 5). The purpose of this presentation is to inform students of Dewey Decimal Classification, its purpose, and how to use it in order to locate books in the media center.

What is the Dewey Decimal System? Why do I need to know about it? The Dewey Decimal System was created by Melvil Dewey in order to make it easier to find books in the library. Knowing how to use the DD system will help you be able to find a book of a specific topic/genre without spending a great deal of time.

10 Main Dewey Categories 000 Computer Science, information & general works 100 Philosophy & psychology 200 Religion 300 Social Sciences 400 Language 500 Science 600 Technology 700 Arts & Recreation 800 Literature 900 History & geography

000 Computer Science, Information & General Works This category is where you can find encyclopedias, world record books, newspapers, books about computers, etc. Believe it or not, this was the last category to be added. Any new categories will be added on to this section. REF 031 DKF Image: amazon.com Review: http://www.amazon.com/DK-First-Encyclopedia-Mary-Ling/dp/078948580X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1300326745&sr=1-2

100 Philosophy & psychology 152.4 ALI In this section, you will find books that deal with feelings and emotions. This section could help deal with situations that you find yourself in or that you do not understand. In this section, you will also find books on ghosts, witches, the supernatural, animal rights, and optical illusions. Images: amazon.com Review: http://www.amazon.com/Feelings-Reading-Rainbow-Book-Aliki/dp/068806518X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1300326785&sr=1-1

200 Religion 291 OSB The 200 sections focuses on different religions and practices. You can find bible stories, mythology, and other religions of the world in this section. This section is a great way to learn about different people’s beliefs. 200 ROT Image: amazon.com Review: http://www.amazon.com/One-World-Many-Religions-Worship/dp/0679839305/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1300327568&sr=1-1#_ Image; amazon.com Review: http://www.amazon.com/Many-Ways-Families-Religions-Childhood/dp/0761365311/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1300327415&sr=1-1#_

300 Social Sciences 331.7 LOY 395 ALI There are many interesting books in the social sciences category. How many of you know what you would like to be when you grow up? This section contains books on a variety of careers, such as working at a tv station, at city hall, at the library, post office, and zoo. This section also contains information on government, money, laws, schools, holidays, the military, and transportation. 395 ALI Image: amazon.com Review: http://btsb.com/search/SearchResults.php?SearchType=KN&cmbSearchField=title&txtSearchString=occupation Image: amazon.com Review: http://www.amazon.com/Manners-Aliki/dp/0688045790/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b#_

400 Language 463 KUD 419 HEL How many of you would like to know how to speak another language? In the 400s category, you will find many books on different languages. Books on German, French, Italian, Greek, Latin, and other languages can be found here. Image: amazon.com Review: http://www.amazon.com/Spanish-Books-Bilingual-Picture-Dictionaries/dp/1429638524/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1300328452&sr=1-2 Image: amazon.com Review: http://btsb.com/search/SearchResults.php?SearchType=KN&cmbSearchField=title&txtSearchString=language

500 Science 581.4 FOW 551.46 MAL The science category holds many interesting books. You can read about animals, plants, fossils, astronomy, sound, and light. Image: amazon.com Review: http://www.amazon.com/Seed-Plant-Rookie-Read-About-Science/dp/0516273078/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1300328887&sr=1-3 Image: amazon.com Review: http://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Beneath-Sea-Underwater-Science/dp/1590786076/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1300328726&sr=1-1

600 Technology 637 ALI One of the most interesting things to learn is how different products that we use or consume are made. These are some of the kinds of books that you will find in the 600s. Other types of books are related to health, sewing, manufacturing of products, and building materials. 613.7 MIL Image: amazon.com Review: http://www.amazon.com/Milk-Carton-Lets-Read---Find-Out-Book/dp/0064451119/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1300329289&sr=1-1 Image: amazon.com Review: http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Health-Book-Healthy-Monsters/dp/0823421392/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1300326308&sr=1-1

700 Arts & Recreation 780 DKP 741.5 BAR The 700s section covers hobbies, such as drawing and music, as well as photography, sports, and other games. You could use books from this section to teach you how to do these activities. Image: amazon.com Review: http://www.amazon.com/1-2-3-Draw-Cartoon-Animals-Steve/dp/0939217481/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1300329627&sr=1-2 Image: amazon.com Review: http://www.amazon.com/Childrens-Book-Music-DK-Publishing/dp/0756667348/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1300329795&sr=1-1#_

800 Literature 818 GIR 811 PRE Want to make your friends roar with laughter? The 800s sections provide many joke books about a variety of topics. This category also includes books about poetry and drama. Image: amazon.com Review: http://www.amazon.com/Pizza-Pigs-Poetry-Write-Poem/dp/0061434485/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1300330384&sr=1-1 Image: amazon.com Review: http://www.amazon.com/Baseball-Jokes-Laughing-Matters-Rosenberg/dp/1592967051/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1300330224&sr=1-4

900 History & Geography 959.704 CAP 919.8 HOO The history and geography of different countries and events can be very fascinating to read about. The 900s section provides books about these countries and events. Books about explorers and their adventures can also be found in this category. Image: amazon.com Review: http://www.amazon.com/10-000-Days-Thunder-History/dp/0689862318/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1300330742&sr=1-1 Image: amazon.com Review: http://www.amazon.com/Readers-Antarctic-Adventure-Exploring-Proficient/dp/0789466848/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1300330615&sr=1-1-spell

More about Dewey numbers and labels Each number tells more about the book (category, subject, type of book, etc) Dewey numbers can be found on the spine of a book. The DDC for this book is 919.8 HOO. The first 9 tells that it can be found in the main category of history. 19 tells that it is the geography of or travel in an area. .8 tells that it is travel in Antarctica. HOO are the first three letters in the authors last name. 919.8 HOO 919.8 HOO

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Bibliography Dewey Decimal Classification. (March 1, 2011). Retrieved on March 2, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Clas sification. Dewey, M. (2004). Abridged Dewey Decimal Classification and Relative Index, 4th Ed. In M. Dewey. Dublin, Ohio: Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 177.