Sheila Squire MEDT 6463 The Dewey Decimal Classification System

This presentation is designed as an introduction to the Dewey Decimal Classification System for third grade students. After the presentation, students will have a better understanding of how non- fiction books are organized in a media center. Students will be able to locate books for research purposes and pleasure reading. Scope

The Dewey Decimal Classification System is a way of organizing non-fiction books in a media center invented by Melvil Dewey. What is the Dewey Decimal Classification System? It is used all over the world. Why do we need to know about it? By grouping books of the same subject together, it makes it easier to find them.

A combination of numbers and letters is used to identify each non-fiction book. This is called the call number and is located on the spine of the book. The number represents the subject of the book. The letters are the first three letters of the author’s last name. Dewey Decimal Classification System

000 Generalities 100 Philosophy and Psychology 200 Religion 300 Social Sciences 400 Language 500 Science and Math 600 Technology 700 Arts and Recreation 800 Literature 900 History, Geography, and Biographies There are 10 main classes that make up the Dewey Decimal System.

Meet “Dewey” Generalities 000 (above head)

Books with many subjects all in one. Encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, etc. Guinness World Record books Generalities

Generalities 000 (above head) Philosophy and Psychology 100 (brain)

Books on feelings, thoughts and ideas Books on self-improvement Philosophy and Psychology Click on book for an overview.

Generalities 000 (above head) Philosophy and Psychology 100 (brain) Religion 200 (eyes)

All the ideas of religion What different religions believe Stories and books from the Bible Religion

Generalities 000 (above head) Philosophy and Psychology 100 (brain) Religion 200 (eyes) Social Sciences 300 (smile)

Books about laws and government Books about the holidays Folk Tales and Fairy Tales Books on customs Social Sciences

Generalities 000 (above head) Philosophy and Psychology 100 (brain) Religion 200 (eyes) Social Sciences 300 (smile) Language 400 (talking mouth)

Books about foreign languages such as Spanish, French, German, etc. English Grammar – nouns, verbs, adjectives Language

Generalities 000 (above head) Philosophy and Psychology 100 (brain) Religion 200 (eyes) Social Sciences 300 (smile) Language 400 (talking mouth) Science 500 (neck)

Mathematics Astronomy (study of space, stars, and planets) Birds, plants, landforms, volcanoes Wild animals (including dinosaurs) Natural Sciences & Mathematics Click on book for more information.

Generalities 000 (above head) Philosophy and Psychology 100 (brain) Religion 200 (eyes) Social Sciences 300 (smile) Language 400 (talking mouth) Science 500 (neck) Technology 600 (shoulder)

Cars, trucks, motorcycles Making electronic gadgets How things work Care of pets Medicine Cookbooks Technology

Generalities 000 (above head) Philosophy and Psychology 100 (brain) Religion 200 (eyes) Social Sciences 300 (smile) Language 400 (talking mouth) Science 500 (neck) Technology 600 (shoulder) Arts and Recreation 700 (hands)

Sports Music Arts and Crafts Painting and Drawing Arts & Recreation

Generalities 000 (above head) Philosophy and Psychology 100 (brain) Religion 200 (eyes) Social Sciences 300 (smile) Language 400 (talking mouth) Science 500 (neck) Technology 600 (shoulder) Arts and Recreation 700 (hands) Literature 800 (heart)

Short stories Plays Poems Riddle & Joke Books Literature

Generalities 000 (above head) Philosophy and Psychology 100 (brain) Religion 200 (eyes) Social Sciences 300 (smile) Language 400 (talking mouth) Science 500 (neck) Technology 600 (shoulder) Arts and Recreation 700 (hands) Literature 800 (heart) History and Geography 900 (feet) Biographies (body)

History (wars, countries, groups of people) Travel Geography (atlases) Geography & History True story about the life of a person (written by someone else). Dewey Number for biographies is 921. Autobiography – person writes the story of her own life. Biographies Click on book for an overview.

Summarize Generalities 000 (above head) Philosophy and Psychology 100 (brain) Religion 200 (eyes) Social Sciences 300 (smile) Language 400 (talking mouth) Science 500 (neck) Technology 600 (shoulder) Arts and Recreation 700 (hands) Literature 800 (heart) History and Geography 900 (feet) Biographies (body)

Dewey Decimal Classification System Test Name:_________________________________ 1. Books in the library are organized by _________. a. Subjects b. Sizes c. Colors 2. Books are labeled with________. a. Numbers (500) b. Numbers and Letters (500 SQU) c. Nothing

3. Here is a picture of the cover of a book. Where can you find the Dewey Decimal number? XY Z a. X b. Y c. Z

4. How many main classes make up the Dewey Decimal Classification System? a. 1 b. 6 c Who invented the Dewey Decimal Classification System? a. George Washington b. Melvil Dewey c. Dewey Decimal

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