2. 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.
3. 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.
4. The Big Ten!
? Generalities ¨C 000
? Philosophy ¨C 100
? Religion ¨C 200
? Social Science ¨C
300
? Language ¨C 400
? Science & Math ¨C 500
? Technology ¨C 600
? The Arts ¨C 700
? Literature ¨C 800
? Geography & History - 900
Brings order to the massive
amount of world knowledge
5. 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.
500
Lee
200
Bya
000
Mea
8. Religion - 200
? Bible
? History of Christianity
? Other Religions
About God
9. Social Science - 300
? Law
? Education
? Folklore
About man¡¯s neighbors
10. Language - 400
? English
? Spanish
? Other Languages
Man talks with other men
11. Natural Science
& Math - 500
? Mathematics
? Earth sciences
? Plants
? Animals
Man discovers
all that is
around him
12. Technology ¨C 600
? Medicine
? Agriculture
? Family living
Man makes useful
things
13. The Arts - 700
? Drawing
? Music
? Recreational & performing
arts
Man makes
beautiful things
14. Literature - 800
? American Literature
? Old English Literature
? Literatures of Other Languages
Man writes
15. Geography
& History - 900
? Geography
? Biographies
? Ancient History
Man writes about
travel, people, and
events
16. Flashback!
What Do You Remember?
? Who created the Dewey Decimal
Classification System?
? What does the DDCS do for our
library?
? How many main classifications are
there?
? Where do you find the DDCS number
on a library book?
17. Resources Used¡
All clipart taken from the Microsoft Clipart web site:
Information on the Dewey Decimal Classification taken from:
Weisburg, H. & Toor, R. Teacher¡¯s Portfolio of Library Skills
Lessons & Activities (1985). The Center for Applied Research in
Education, Inc.
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