DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM Created by Rebecca Murray November 5, 2012

THIS PRESENTATION IS FOR 9 TH GRADE STUDENTS  The purpose of this presentation is to introduce students to the Dewey Decimal Classification System and to help them understand the unique manner in which books are arranged throughout the media center.

PRETEST  What is the Dewey Decimal System?  Why do we use the DDS?  Why do I need to know where to find books in the media center?

WHO CREATED THE DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM?  Melvil Dewey was born on December 10, 1851  Melvil Dewey created the number order system for library books when he was 21 years old.  Melvil Dewey started the first school for librarians.

TEN MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS IN DEWEY’S SYSTEM  The world’s knowledge is divided into 10 categories or groups.  Each group has a main title and is represented by three numbers.

THE BIG TEN!  Generalities – 000  Philosophy – 100  Religion – 200  Social Science – 300  Language – 400  Science & Math – 500  Technology – 600  The Arts – 700  Literature – 800  Geography & History - 900

WHERE IS THIS SO-CALLED NUMBER?  The Dewey Decimal Classification call number can be found on the spine label.  Why?  When the book is shelved, the Dewey Decimal Classification call number can be easily seen. 500 Lee 200 Bya 000 Mea

GENERALITIES  Encyclopedias  News media  Rare Books Image from Review Floyd/productreviews/B000HWYWD2/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&s howViewpoints= Floyd

PHILOSOPHY  Philosophy  Psychology  Logic Mon Image from Reviews Montgomery/dp/ /ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid= &sr=1-1&keywords=companions+along+the+way

RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY- 200  Bible  History of Christianity  Other Religions CHR Image from Reviews from Viewpoints/dp/ X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid= &sr=1- 1&keywords=Christianity+by+mike+wilson

SOCIAL SCIENCE  Law  Education  Folklore LEO Image from Reviews at American/dp/ /ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid= &sr=1- 1&keywords=Smoke+and+mirrors+%3A+violence%2C+television%2C+and+other+ American+cultures

LANGUAGE  English  Spanish  Other Languages LED Image from Reviews at Grammatically/dp/ /ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid= &sr=1-1&keywords=sleeping+dogs+don%27t+lay#_

NATURAL SCIENCE & MATH  Mathematics  Earth sciences  Plants  Animals ELK Image from Review from Tanton/dp/ /ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid= & sr=1-3&keywords=jupiter+and+saturn

TECHNOLOGY – 600  Medicine  Agriculture  Family living HUN Image from

ARTS AND RECREATION- 700  Drawing  Music  Recreational & performing arts 792 YAN Image from

LITERATURE  American Literature  Old English Literature  Literatures of Other Languages Image from

GEOGRAPHY & HISTORY  Geography  Biographies  Ancient History 921 SHA

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER?  Who created the Dewey Decimal Classification System?  How many main classifications are there?  Where do you find the DDCS number on a library book?  Where can you find information about Shakespeare?

REFERENCES Information on the Dewey Decimal Classification System: Birchwood Elementary School. (2012). Retrieved November 4, 2012 from: All book cover images were retrieved from Christianity. (2008). Mike Wilson, Ed. Detroit MI: Greenhaven Press. Elkins-Tanton, Linda. (2006). Jupiter and Saturn. New York: Chelsea House. Floyd, Randall. (1991). Great American mysteries : raining snakes, fabled cities of gold, strange disappearances, and other baffling tales. Little Rock: August House Publishers. Fraser, Russell. (1992). William Shakespeare: The later years. New York: Columbia University Press. Hunter, William. (2006). Medications and surgeries for weight loss : when dieting isn't enough. Philadelphia: Mason Crest Publications Lederer, Richard and Richard Dowis. (1999). Sleeping dogs don't lay : practical advice for the grammatically challenged. New York: St. Martin’s Press. Leonard, John. (1997). Smoke and mirrors : violence, television, and other American cultures. New York: New Press. Shakespeare, William. (2002). Much ado about nothing. New York: Washington Square Press. Yancey, Diane. (1997). Life in the Elizabethan theater. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books.