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Dewey Numbers


Call Numbers

Nonfiction books are grouped by:

•Numbers (for the subject)

•first three letters of the author’s last name


Dewey Numbers

•Groups subjects

•Keeps similar books together

•Let’s you “browse” the shelves


Melvil Dewey. •Invented system

•Lived long ago

•We still use system today


10 General Group

•Broad Groups

•Lots of subjects fit into each group

•Groups keep books together on shelves


Dewey Groupings

• 000’s General Works

• 100’s Religion• 200’s Language• 300’s

Technology• 400’s Literature• 500’s

Philosophy

• 600’s Social Studies

• 700’s Science• 800’s Art &

Leisure• 900’s History &

Geology


000s-General Works

Books that fit in this group have many different subjects in them. Like:

•Encyclopedias or The Guinness Book of Records

•Books on unexplained subjects, like The Loch Ness Monster.


100s-Philosophy

Books that fit in this group tell about how we think and feel.


200s-Religion

Books in this group tell about different religions or stories from the bible.


300s-Social Studies

Books in this group tell about how people live together

•Holidays and customs

•Government, military


Fairy & Folk Tales

•Placed in the 300s

•Written to teach a lessons

•That’s social Studies


400s-Language

Books in this group are about different languages or grammar.writing

nouns

verbs

adjectives


500s-Science

Books in this group are about things from nature.


600s-Technology

This group has books that are about man-made things.


700s-Arts & Leisure

Books in this group are about things we do for fun.


800s-Literature

Books in this group are stories, plays, or poetry.

•Originally for fiction

•Now too many fiction books

•Fiction is arranged ABC order by author


900s-History/Geography

Books in this group tell about events of the past and countries of the world.


Biography- 92

Don’t forget this group. It contains books about famous people’s lives.


•Nonfiction call numbers are placed in number order

•Books about the same subject end up near each other on the shelf

Remember


Purpose of Dewey

Call numbers help us find the books we want to read!!!


What is the recipe for a nonfiction call number?

• Answer: (1) Numbers for the subject, (2) First three letters in the author’s last name. Ex. 629 WIL

Review Question 1


What system tells us what numbers go with each subject?

•Answer: Dewey Decimal System

Review Question 2


Who is responsible for inventing the Dewey Decimal System?

•Answer: Melvil Dewey

Review Question 3


Mr. Dewey matched a number with each (multiple choice) .

a) author

b) subject

c) title

Review Question 4


Most school libraries use the Dewey Decimal System (T/F).

a) false

b) true

Review Question 5

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