Title: Get to know the Dewey Decimal Classification system
1Get to knowthe Dewey Decimal Classification
system
- A brief PowerPoint slide show to help you
understand how the Dewey Decimal Classification
system works in your library
2Get to know the DDC
How are books in the library arranged?
3NOT DEWEY DUCK
BUT MELVIL DEWEY
Melvil Dewey
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4Dewey Decimal Classification Abbreviation
DDC Created by Melvil Dewey Lived
1851-1931 Idea introduced in 1876 Call Number
Each book is dedicated the same spot on the
library shelf.
Melvil Dewey
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5- A Call Number?
- Every book in the library is given a call number
- Books are shelved from left to right, top to
bottom
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6History of the DDC
- 130 years
- more than 200,000 libraries
- 135 countries
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7So what?
But how does the DDC benefit you?
8So what does the DDC do?
By giving a specific number to each type of
book, it helps you find the right information.
The best part is that this classification system
is the same in every library!
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9The DDC helps libraries arrange the items so
that library users can find them. Its a lot
like an organized kitchen pantry
- Canned goods on one shelf
- Breakfast cereals and grains
- on a second shelf
- Baking goods on a third shelf
- Snacks on a fourth shelf
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10Another Way to Look at it
Another way to think of the DDC is like a number
line you would use in math class.
Religion and 200 Mythology
Science and 500 Math
Social Science 300
Philosophy 100
Languages 400
General Works 000
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11GARDENING
- The history of gardening
- (630.9)
- Organic gardening
- (635.0484)
- Garden design
- (712)
- Gardens in Brittan
- (712.0941)
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12The topics in the DDC are arranged into ten main
classes
500 Science 600 Technology 700 Arts
Recreation 800 Literature 900 History
Geography
000 Computer science, information general
works 100 Philosophy Psychology 200
Religion 300 Social sciences 400
Language
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13000 General Works
- The numbers up to 100 are used for
bibliographies, books about books, and for books
which contain information on many subjects such
as encyclopedias and other reference books.
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14000 General Works
- 010 Bibliographies
- 020 Library Information Science
- 030 General Encyclopedias
- 040
- 050 General Periodicals
- 060 General Organizations Museums
- 070 Journalism Publishing
- 080 Ancient, Medieval, Asian Philosophy
- 090 Manuscripts and Rare Books
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15100 Philosophy and Psychology
- Man thinks about himself.
- Who am I?
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16100 Philosophy and Psychology
- 110 Metaphysics
- 120 Epistemology, causation, humankind
- 130 Paranormal phenomenon
- 140 Specific philosophical schools
- 150 Psychology
- 160 Logic
- 170 Ethics
- 180 Ancient, medieval, Oriental philosophy
- 190 Modern western philosophy
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17200 Religion and Mythology
- Man thinks about God.
- Who made me?
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18200 Religion and Mythology
- 210 Natural Religion
- 220 Bible
- 230 Christian Theology
- 240 Christian Moral Theology
- 250 Local Church Religious Orders
- 260 Social Ecclesiastical Theology
- 270 History Geography of Church
- 280 Christian Denominations Sects
- 290 Non- Christian comparative Religion
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19300 Social Science
- Man thinks about other people.
- Who is the man in the next cave?
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20300 Social Science
- 310 Statistics
- 320 Political Science
- 330 Economics
- 340 Law
- 350 Public Administration
- 360 Social Concerns Services
- 370 Education
- 380 Trade Commerce
- 390 Customs, Etiquette, Folklore
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21400 Philology (Language)
- Man learns to communicate with others through
words. - How can I make that man understand me?
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22400 Philology (Language)
- 410 Linguistics
- 420 English Language
- 430 Germanic Scandinavian Languages
- 440 French
- 450 Italian
- 460 Spanish Portuguese
- 470 Latin
- 480 Classical Greek
- 490 Other Languages
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23500 Natural Science
- Man learns to understand nature on the land, in
the sea, and in the air. - How can I understand nature and the world around
me?
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24500 Natural Science
- 510 Math
- 520 Astronomy
- 530 Physics
- 540 Chemistry
- 550 Earth Science
- 560 Paleontology
- 570 Life Sciences
- 580 Botany
- 590 Zoology
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25600 Social ScienceTechnology
- Primitive man learned about fire and how to make
weapons. Man through the ages learned how to
cook food, build buildings, etc. - How can I use what I know about nature?
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26600 Social ScienceTechnology
- 610 Medicine
- 620 Engineering
- 630 Agriculture
- 640 Home Economics
- 650 Management
- 670 Chemical Technologies
- 680 Application Specific Manufacturing
- 690 Building
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27700 Fine Arts and Recreation
- Man learned how to paint and create music. He
also learned to dance and play games. - How can I enjoy my free time?
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28700 Fine Arts and Recreation
- 710 Civic Landscape Art
- 720 Architecture
- 730 Sculpture
- 740 Drawing
- 750 Painting
- 760 Graphic Printed Art
- 770 Photography
- 780 Music
- 790 Sports Recreation
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29800 Literature
- Man became a story teller.
- How can I give my children a record of mans
heroic deeds?
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30800 Literature
- 810 American Literature
- 820 English Literature
- 830 Germanic Literature
- 840 French Literature
- 850 Italian Literature
- 860 Spanish Portuguese Literature
- 870 Latin Literature
- 880 Classical Greek Literature
- 890 Literature of other languages
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31900 Geography, History and Biography
- Man began to write about events that occurred
everywhere, and about people. - How can I leave a record for men in the future?
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32900 Geography, History and Biography
- 910 Travel Geography
- 920 Genealogy Geography
- 930 Ancient History
- 940 European History
- 950 Asian History
- 960 African History
- 970 North American History
- 980 South American History
- 990 History of other Areas
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33Just like there are parts of whole numbers in
math, there are also parts of each category in
the DDC.
600
810
710
820
860
890
700
720
730
740
750
770
780
800
900
760
790
Arts and Recreation
Literature
Sports, Games, Magic, I Spy
Art Appreciation, History of
Houses, Buildings
Origami, Paper Crafts
Drawing, Crafts
Painting
Printing
Photography
Music
Poetry, Plays, Jokes
Shakespeare
Poetry in Spanish
Japanese Poetry
Geography and History
People Using Science and Technology
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34Each division is then divided into ten sections,
like this
780
791
793
790
900
792
794
795
796
797
798
799
800
795 Games of chance 796 Athletic
outdoor sports games 797 Aquatic air
sports 798 Equestrian sports animal
racing 799 Fishing, hunting shooting
790 Recreational performing arts 791 Public
performances 792 Stage presentations 793 Indoor
games amusements 794 Indoor games of skill
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35Youll see all of these numbers on the LEFT side
of the decimal point. But what about the numbers
on the RIGHT side of the decimal point?
595.789
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36Zoological Sciences
Other invertebrates
Natural Science
Lepidoptera
Insects
Butterflies
5 9 5 . 7 8 9
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37- So how do you know what numbers to look for
- in the first place? Here are a few suggestions
- You can look up your topic on a computer
- in your library.
- You can browse the shelves, using the DDC numbers
- on the ends of shelves as your guide.
- You can ask someone who works at the
- library to help.
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38Once you get to know the DDC, youll have a much
better idea about where youll find the books
and other items you need in your libraryand in
other libraries that use the DDC.
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39Melvil Dewey had a great idea in 1876 that helps
library users like you today. You can count on
his idea, the DDC, to help you find the
information you need in your library.
Melvil Dewey
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