1. Accessing Print Materials Where Can I Find…? Certain materials in this presentation are included under the fair use exemption of the U. S. Copyright Law, and have been prepared according to the educational multimedia fair use guidelines and are restricted from further use.

2. How will I find it? Imagine that this pile of DVDs is yours and you are looking for a certain one. How will you find it? Maybe you need to get organized. How might you organize your DVD collection?

3. Now imagine 20,000 or so books sitting around in no particular order and trying to find just the one you need for your research project.

4. Thanks to Melvil Dewey we don’t have to worry about that. Number codes organized by topic 10 main subjects all the books on a topic are together on the shelf. en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Melvil_Dewey Melvil Dewey December 10, 1851– December 26, 1931

5. The Dewey System Has 10 Main Classes Dewey #10 Main ClassesKinds of Books 000-099General Works encyclopedias, almanacs, record books, such as Guinness 100-199Philosophy and Psychology paranormal phenomena,such as ghosts, ethics, how we think 200-299Religion mythology, religions 300-399Social Science government, holidays, folklore, fairy tales, education, community 400-499Language English and foreign languages, sign language, dictionaries 500-599Natural Science math, chemistry, biology, weather, rocks, plants, animals in nature 600-699Applied Science inventions, health, drugs, transportation, cooking, pets 700-799Fine Arts and Recreation crafts, art, drawing, painting, music, games, TV, movies, sports 800-899Literature short stories, poetry, plays, jokes, riddles (fiction could be here) 900-999History and Geography countries, flags, historical events, biographies (92 or 920)

6. Each of the 10 Main Classes can be further divided: From Broad…500Natural Science 590Animals 599Mammals 599.8Primates …to Specific599.88Apes

7. What is a Call Number? unique number used to locate a book on the shelf. located on the spine of a book. two parts: the Dewey Decimal classification number + the first three letters of the author’s last name. 794.1 KEE topic: chess + author: Keene 940.54 BRA topic: WWII + author: Bradley Think of a call number as the book’s address. It tells you where that book “lives” in the media center.

8. Three Groups of Books Nonfiction: Dewey Decimal System Fiction: Alphabetically by author’s last name Biography & Autobiography: Alphabetical by the name of the person the book is about 796.332 ADA FIC STI 92 STI

9. Nonfiction Call Numbers three numbers to the left of the decimal 609.75 no limit on numbers to the right 644.805652 The more numbers you add to the right of the decimal, the more specific the subject is. Example: 644.805652 is the Dewey number for the commercial processing of kidney beans

10. Nonfiction Call Numbers have 2 parts Dewey number + first three letters of the author’s last name. 393.3 KNA A book about mummies …by Ron Knapp

11. Nonfiction Call Numbers - Biography 92 + last name of the famous person. (This is the exception to three numbers to the left of the decimal.) 92 Mandela A biography …about Nelson Mandela

12. BIG IDEA #1: Nonfiction books are shelved by topic If you want a book about cars, do you care who the author is?

13. BIG IDEA #2: Call numbers have two parts. What are they? Dewey number Letters from the author’s last name

14. Dewey Decimals Think of a Dewey number as if it were dollars and cents! For example: 595.23 comes before 595.30 398.20 comes before 398.21 796.33 comes before 796.332  When in doubt, add a 0 (zero) to even out the digits after the decimal.

15. Finding Nonfiction Books Where would you look for: Nonfiction Section 000-399400-599600-799 609.5 MOR Skiing in the Desert 609.5 MOR UFOS 001.942 GRA Cities of the Dead 930.1 RIN 001.942 GRA 800-999 930.1 RIN

16. Where would a book called Mali with a call number of 966.23 BLA be found? SudanNigeriaSomalia Rwanda 962.4 LEV 966.9 WAL 967.73 HAS 967.571 KOO

17. Where would a book with a call number of 796.332 SMI be found? 796 LEV 796.332 ABB 796.332 HAS 996.332 WHI

18. Where would a book with a call number of 398.2 GRI be found? 398 KNI 398.2 AND 398.2 KNI 398.21 HAM

19. Where would a book with a call number of 940.54 GRI be found? 940 PAT 940.5 ANN 940.53 HAM 940.54 TOM

20. Locating a Book on the Shelf Remember this rule for how books are usually shelved!  top shelf, left to right until the shelf ends.  Then you go to the next shelf beneath that, and do the same- left to right, top to bottom.

21. Just Remember……. FICTION CALL NUMBERS HAVE ONLY LETTERS! NONFICTION CALL NUMBERS HAVE NUMBERS AND LETTERS! +

22. The Key to Library Call Numbers CALL NUMBERTYPE OF BOOKHOW IT IS SHELVED FICFICTION ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR NAME 000-999NONFICTION DEWEY DECIMAL NUMBER, THEN AUTHOR NAME 92BIOGRAPHY DEWEY DECIMAL NUMBER, THEN SUBJECT’S NAME REFREFERENCE DEWEY DECIMAL NUMBER, THEN AUTHOR’S NAME

23. Practice Using Call Numbers Groups of 3-4 people. Start at any table. Answer questions. Self-check answers. Move to the table with the next highest number. Table 8 is timed to see who can “Beat the Clock” by putting the books into DDS order the fastest.

24. Practice Using Call Numbers Table 1 1.Put books in DDS order. 2.What is the main topic of these books? 3.Why do 133.122 HAU and 133.19 RUL have more numbers to the right of the decimal point?

25. Practice Using Call Numbers SELF CHECK TABLE 1 1. Put books in DDS order. 133133.1133.1133.109133.122 MATCOHWESRULHAU 2. What is the main topic of these books? Supernatural or ghosts 3. Why do 133.122 HAU and 133.19 RUL have more numbers to the right of the decimal point? They are more specific.

26. Practice Using Call Numbers TABLE 2 1. Put books in DDS order. 2. Explain the difference between 133.4 STE and 133.43 ARO and 133.43 RIC. Why do you think these were given different numbers? 3. Two of the books have the same title. Which one will come First on the shelf? Why?

27. Practice Using Call Numbers SELF CHECK TABLE 2 1.Put books in DDS order. 133.1133.1133.4133.43133.43 ONESOTSTEARORIC 2. Explain the difference between 133.4 STE and 133.43 ARO and 133.43 RIC. Why do you think these were given different numbers?.43 is more specific about Salem Witch Trials. 3. Two of the books have the same title. Which one will come First on the shelf? 133.1 ONE Why? Author’s name comes first

28. Practice Using Call Numbers TABLE 3 1. Put books in DDS order. 2. All these books have the same 1st number. What is it? What is its main DDS classification? 3. Two of the books have the same Dewey Classification Number but different letters. Why?

29. Practice Using Call Numbers SELF CHECK TABLE 3 1.Put books in DDS order. 904951972.018972.018973.757 PLAMANSHESTEWAL 2. All these books have the same 1st number. What is it? 9 What main DDS classification is it? 900s History and Geography 3. Two of the books have the same Dewey Classification Number but different letters. Why? Same topic, different authors.

30. Practice Using Call Numbers TABLE 4 1. Put books in DDS order. 2. What is the main topic of these books? 3. One book has 2 numbers to the right of the decimal point. Does this make it more specific or more general?

31. Practice Using Call Numbers SELF CHECK TABLE 4 1.Put books in DDS order. 910.4910.4910.4910.45 910.452 BALBRYKENBUT BAL 2. What is the main topic of these books? Sea disasters. 3. One book has 2 numbers to the right of the decimal point. Does this make it more specific or more general? More specific.

32. Practice Using Call Numbers TABLE 5 1. Put books in DDS order. 2. Why do 2 of these books have the same Dewey Number, 001.9, but different letters? 3. Would these books be shelved in the non-fiction collection in our media center? Explain.

33. Practice Using Call Numbers SELF CHECK TABLE 5 1.Put books in DDS order. 001.9001.9133.1910.4931 BACWALDEERAWLAZ 2. Why do 2 of these books have the same Dewey Number of 001.9 but different letters? Same topic, but different authors 3. Would these books be shelved in the non-fiction collection in our media center? Explain. No. 001.9 WAL goes in Reference. Two others in the East classroom (000-599) and 2 in West classroom (600-999).

34. Practice Using Call Numbers TABLE 6 1. Put books in DDS order. 2. Why do all of these books have the same Dewey Number 92? 3. What do the LETTERS in the call numbers represent?

35. Practice Using Call Numbers SELF CHECK TABLE 6 1.Put books in DDS order. 9292929292 HITHOUKENLINMON 2. Why do all of these books have the same Dewey Number 92? They are biographies. 3. What do the LETTERS in the call numbers represent? The person the biography is about.

36. Practice Using Call Numbers TABLE 7 1. Put books in DDS order. 2. Why do all of these books have the same Dewey Number 937? 3. Why does the book Pompeii and Herculaneum have different call number than the other books?

37. Practice Using Call Numbers SELF CHECK TABLE 7 1.Put books in DDS order. 937937937937937.7 JAMROSSIMSOLSEE 2. Why do all of these books have the same Dewey Number of 937? All about the same topic of Ancient Rome. 3. Why does the book Pompeii and Herculaneum have different call number than the other books? This book is more specific and about the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum instead of the more general topic of Ancient Rome.

38. Practice Using Call Numbers TABLE 8 BEAT THE CLOCK! Put the books in correct Dewey order on the book cart. See if you can have the fastest time!

39. Practice Using Call Numbers TABLE 8 001.9001.9001.9 133.1345.73398.2398.469 809 FLOLANRANCOHROEHUTNETSCA 930932 INNGIB

40. Exit Ticket 1.Explain how nonfiction books are organized in the media center. 2.What is the purpose of using the Dewey Decimal System? 3.How will what you learned today help you?

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