6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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
Brings order to the massive amount of world knowledge

9. You Can Judge A Book by Its Cover!
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.
200Bya
500
Lee
000
Mea

10. Dewey asked…"How do we organize information?"
Generalities - 000
Encyclopedias
News media
Rare Books
Encyclopedias, References

11. Philosophy - 100 Paranormal phenomena Psychology Logic Man thinks
Dewey asked…"Who am I?"
Paranormal phenomena
Psychology
Logic
Man thinks

12. Religion - 200 Bible History of Christianity Other Religions About God
"How did we get here?"
Bible
History of Christianity
Other Religions
About God

13. "Who are the people in the world?"
Social Science - 300
"Who are the people in the world?"
Law
Education
Folklore
About man’s neighbors

14. "How can I communicate with others?"
Language - 400
"How can I communicate with others?"
English
Spanish
Other Languages
Man talks with other men

15. Natural Science & Math - 500
"How can I explain the world around me?"
Natural Science & Math - 500
Mathematics
Earth sciences
Plants
Animals
Man discovers all that is around him

16. "How can I control the world around me?"
Technology – 600
Medicine
Agriculture
Family living
Man makes useful things

17. "How can I enjoy my free time?"
The Arts - 700
Drawing
Music
Recreational & performing arts
Man makes beautiful things

18. "What are the stories of our lives?"
Literature - 800
American Literature
Poetry
Man writes

19. "What was the world like in the past?"
Geography & History - 900
"What was the world like in the past?"
Geography
Biographies
Ancient History
Man writes about
travel, people, and
events

20. Flashback! What Do You Remember?
Who created the Dewey Decimal Classification System?
What does that system do for our library?
How many main classifications are there?
Where do you find the Dewey number on a library book?

21. Flashback! What Do You Remember?
Next we are going to go to our assigned computers, go to the Internet (Mozilla Firefox) click on the Library button and from there choose the link named Library Class Links and then Dewey Decimal Activities.
Can we have a volunteer to demonstrate this for the class using the SmartBoard?