High School Lesson
Dewey Decimal System
Library of Congress
I.1.11.1
Demonstrate knowledge of library organization and arrangement to
locate resources using
Dewey Decimal Classification System, special collections (e.g.,
Arkansas, local history, career, parent, college catalog, test
preparation)
I.1.11.2
Recognize the Library of Congress Classification System
Book Classification Systems
 Dewey Decimal
 Library of Congress
A book’s classification number is needed
to locate a book in the library.
Every book has a classification number
more commonly known as a call number.
In school libraries the call number for a book typically
uses the Dewey Classification System and the first 3
letters of the author’s last name.
The call number is the book address for locating the
book on the shelf.
The Dewey Decimal Classification System
is the most widely used library classification in
the world.
o Developed by Melville Louis Kossuth
Dewey who changed his name to Melvil
because he was so interested in simplified
spelling. He would have loved texting
today.
o Ten main classifications
o Use in more than 200,000 libraries
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Dewey Decimal Classification
Ten Main Classes
 000 Generalities
 100 Philosophy and psychology
 200 Religion
 300 Social Science
 400 Language
 500 Natural science and mathematics
 600 Technology [applied science]
 700 Arts
 800 Literature
 900 Geography and History
Each of these divisions is divided into ten divisions and
then further divided to be more specific.
Library of Congress Classification
21 Branches of Knowledge
The 21 categories are labeled A-Z except I, O, W, X and Y are
not used.
These are further divided by adding one or two additional
letters and a set of numbers. This system of letters and
numbers is used by most academic libraries to assign a call
number to materials.
LC call numbers can begin with one, two, or three letters.
The first represents one of the main 21 branches and the
following represent the subdivisions. EX.:
A represents General Works AC represents Collections.
21 Categories
A -- GENERAL WORKS
B -- PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY.
RELIGION
C -- AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF
HISTORY
D -- WORLD HISTORY AND
HISTORY OF EUROPE,
ASIA, AFRICA,
AUSTRALIA, NEW
ZEALAND, ETC.
E -- HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS
F -- HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS
G -- GEOGRAPHY.
ANTHROPOLOGY.
RECREATION
H -- SOCIAL SCIENCES
J -- POLITICAL SCIENCE
K -- LAW
L -- EDUCATION
M -- MUSIC AND BOOKS ON MUSIC
N -- FINE ARTS
P -- LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Q -- SCIENCE
R -- MEDICINE
S -- AGRICULTURE
T -- TECHNOLOGY
U -- MILITARY SCIENCE
V -- NAVAL SCIENCE
Z -- BIBLIOGRAPHY.
LIBRARY SCIENCE.
INFORMATION RESOURCES
(GENERAL)
Dewey Decimal
and
Library of Congress
Call Number
Classification Comparisons
Major, David C and Major, John S. 100 one-night reads : a book lover's guide.
1st ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2001.
Dewey Decimal
011
MAJ
011 general
bibliographies
Library of Congress
Z1035.9
.M34
2001
Z defines the book’s major branch BIBLIOGRAPHY. LIBRARY SCIENCE.
INFORMATION RESOURCES (GENERAL)
The first set of numbers in a LC call number help to define the subject in this
case 1035 - 1035.9 represents Best Books.
Following that number is the cutter number which is a coded representation of
the author or organization’s name or the title of the work. In this case M34
represents the author’s last name, David A. Major. 2001 is the publication
year.
Butler-Bowdon, Tom. 50 psychology classics : who we are, how we think what
we do, insight and inspiration from 50 key books. London: Nicholas Brealey,
2007.
Dewey Decimal
150
BUT
100 Philosophy
and Psychology
150 Psychology
Library of Congress
BF76.8
.B88
2007
B defines the book’s major branch Philosophy.
BF -Psychology
The first set of numbers in a LC call number help to define the subject in this
case 1-990 Psychology
Following that number is the cutter number which is a coded representation of
the author or organization’s name or the title of the work. In this
case B88 represents the author’s last name, Tom Butler-Bowen.
2007 is the publication year.
LaHaye, Tim F. Faith of our Founding Fathers. Green Forest, AR: Master Books,
1990.
Dewey Decimal
277.3
LAH
200 Religion
277 Historical and
geographical treatment of
organized Christian church
277.3 Christian church in
North America
Library of Congress
BR 520
.L3
1990
B defines the book’s major branch Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
BR Christianity
The first set of numbers in a LC call number help to define the subject in this
case the religious time period by region or country
Following that number is the cutter number which is a coded representation of
the author or organization’s name or the title of the work. In this
case L3 represents the author’s last name, Tim F. LaHaye. 1990
is the publication year.
Sousa, David A. How the brain learns. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press, 2006.
Dewey Decimal
370.15
Sou
300 Social sciences
370 Education
370.15 Educational
psychology
Library of Congress
LB1057
.S65
2006
L defines the book’s major branch Education
LB Theory and practice of education
The first set of numbers in a LC call number help to define the subject in this
case 1050.9-1091 Educational psychology
Following that number is the cutter number which is a coded representation of
the author or organization’s name or the title of the work. In this
case it represents the author’s last name David A. Sousa which is
followed by the publication year, 2006.
Brown, Christopher. The art of sign language : phrases. San Diego: Thunder Bay Press,
2003.
Dewey Decimal
419
BRO
400 Language
419 Verbal language
other than spoken or
written
Library of Congress
HV2472
.B772
2003
H defines the book’s major branch Social Sciences.
HV - Social pathology - Social and public welfare
The first set of numbers in a LC call number help to define the subject in this
case 1551-3024 represents people with disabilities including blind,
deaf, people with physical and mental disabilities
Following that number is the cutter number which is a coded representation of
the author or organization’s name or the title of the work. In this
case B772 represents the author’s last name, Christopher Brown.
2003 is the publication year.
Johnson, Darv. The Amazon rain forest. San Diego: Lucent Books, 1999.
Dewey Decimal
577.34
Joh
500 Pure sciences
577 Nature of life
Library of Congress
QH112
.J64
1999
Q defines the book’s major branch Science
QH – Natural history - biology
The first set of numbers in a LC call number help to define the subject in this
case QH1-199.5 represents General natural history including
nature conservation, geographical distribution.
Following that number is the cutter number which is a coded representation of
the author or organization’s name or the title of the work. In this
case J64 represents the author’s last name, Darv Johnson. 1999 is
the publication year.
Mari, Christopher, ed. Global epidemics. New York: H.W. Wilson, 2007.
Dewey Decimal
614.4
GLO
600 Technology [Applied
Sciences]
614 Public health
614.4 Incidence, distribution,
control of disease
Library of Congress
RA649
.G56
2007
R defines the book’s major branch Medicine.
RA Public aspects of medicine
The first set of numbers in a LC call number help to define the subject in this
case RA648.5-767 represents Epidemics. Epidemiology.
Quarantine. Disinfection
Following that number is the cutter number which is a coded representation of
the author or organization’s name or the title of the work. In this
case G56 represents the author’s [editor's] last name Christopher
Mari. 2007 is the publication year.
Rader, Benjamin G. Baseball: a history of America’s game. 2nd ed. Urbana: U of
Illinois , 2002.
Dewey Decimal
796.357
RAD
796
Athletic and
outdoor sports
and games
796.3 Ball games
796.357 Baseball
Library of Congress
GV863.A1
R33
2002
Class G defines the book’s major branch - GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY.
RECREATION GV Recreation and leisure
The first set of numbers in a LC call number help to define the subject in this
case 861-1017 Ball games: Baseball, football, golf, etc.
Following that number is the cutter number which is a coded representation of
the author or organization’s name or the title of the work. In this
case R33 represents the author’s last name, Benjamin G. Rader.
2002 is the publication year.
Darrow, Kathy. Shakespeare for students: Book II : Critical interpretations of All's well
that ends well. Antony and Cleopatra. The Comedy of errors.
Coriolanus. Measure for
measure. Richard II. The Sonnets. The Winter's tale. Detroit: Gale Research, [2000].
Dewey Decimal
822.33
SHA
800 Literature
822 English drama
822.33 Elizabethan period,
1558-1625 -William
Shakespeare
Library of Congress
PR2987
.S468
1997
P defines the book’s major branch Language and Literature
PR English literature
The first set of numbers in a LC call number help to define the
subject in this case 2199-3195 English renaissance (1500-1640)
Following that number is the cutter number which is a coded
representation of the author or organization’s name or the title
of the work. In this case S468 represents the author’s last name,
William Shakespeare. 1997 is the publication year.
Gutner, Howard. America's secret weapon : the Navajo code talkers of World War
II. Parsippany: Celebration/Pearson, 2004.
Dewey Decimal
940.54
GUT
900
General history of
Europe
940.54 Military History of
World War II
(conduct of war)
Library of Congress
D810
G87
2004
D defines the book’s major branch History [General]
D731-838 World War II (1939-1945)
The first set of numbers in a LC call number help to define the subject: 731-838
represents World War II (1939-1945).
Following that number is the cutter number which is a coded representation of
the author or organization’s name or the title of the work. In this
case G87 represents the author’s last name Howard Gutner. 2004
is the publication year.
Special collections have unique
call letters in addition to the assigned
Dewey Decimal Classification.
Arkansas Collection
Ark 370.19 Bro
Brodie, Ralph. Central in our lives : Voices from Little Rock Central High School 1957-59. Little Rock, AR:
The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, 2007.
Ark 398.2 Mas
Masterson, James R. Arkansas folklore : the Arkansas traveler, Davey Crockett, and other legends. Little Rock,
Ark: Rose Pub. Co, 1974.
ARK 646.7000973 Huc
Huckabee, Mike. From hope to higher ground : 12 stops to restoring America's greatness. 1st ed. New York:
Center Street, 2007.
ARK B Broyles
Broyles, Frank. Hog wild: the autobiography of Frank Broyles. Memphis, TN: Memphis State University Press,
1979.
Career
Car 331.7 Phi
Phifer, Paul. College majors and careers : a resource guide for effective life planning. Rev. Garrett Park, MD: Garrett
Park Press, 1993.
CAR 355 Kap
Kappraff, Ronald M and Kaprov, Steffi. ASVAB verbal review. 1st ed. Australia: Thomson/Arco, 2003.
CAR 355 Ost
Ostrow, Scott A. ASVAB : armed services vocational aptitude battery. 18th ed. Australia: Thomson/Arco, 2002.
CAR 355 Wei
Weill, Joshua and Multhopp, Ingrid. ASVAB. 2004 ed. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003.
Car 355 Wie
Wiener, Solomon and Steinberg, E.P. Practice for the armed forces test: ASVAB. 13th. New York: Prentice Hall, 1977.
College
Col 378.1 And
Anderson, Trent and Banerjee, Supurna. Once upon a campus. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003.
Col 378.1 Off
Official guide to the ACT Assessment. 1st. New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1990.
Col 540.76 Row
Rowe, Frederick J. AP Chemistry. 3rd. New York: Macmillan, 1997.
Parent Collection
PC 305.23 Tho
Thompson, Michael and Barker, Teresa. Speaking of boys : answers to the most asked questions about raising sons. 1st
ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2000.
PC 306.8 Dob
Dobson, James. Raising teenagers right. Wheaton, Ill: Tyndale, 1988.
PC 618.92 Sic
Sicile-Kira, Chantal. Adolescents on the autism spectrum : a parent's guide to the cognitive, social, physical and
transition needs of teenagers with autism spectrum disorders. New York: A Perigee Book, 2006.
PC 649.154 Sti
Stillman, William. The everything parent's guide to children with Asperger's syndrome : help, hope, and guidance.
Avon, MA.: Adams Media, 2005.
PC O'BR Pamphlet
O'Brien, Linda. How to get money for college. Dayton, OH: Woodburn Press, 2006.
Professional
Pro 011 Out
Berlin, Susan. Outstanding books for the college bound. Chicago: American Library Association, 1984.
Pro 379.1 Str
Strong, Richard W. Teaching what matters most : Standards and strategies for raising student achievement. Alexandria,
VA: ASCD, 2001.
Pro 428.407 Ive
Ivey, Gay and Fisher, Douglas. Creating literacy-rich schools for adolescents. Alexandria, Va: Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2006.
Pro 465 Och
Ochoa, Ligia. How to write in Spanish : correspondence made easy, from personal letters to business documents. New
York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.
Reference
Ref 032 Gui
Kynaston, Nic. Guiness World Records 2000 Millennium Edition.
Ref 809.3 NOV
Milne, Ira Mark. Novels for students : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels.
Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2008.
Ref 822.3 Sha
Dominic, Catherine C. [ed.]. Shakespeare's characters for students. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997.
Ref 822.33 Sha
Scott, Mark W. [ed.]. Shakespeare for Students: Book I : Critical interpretations of As you like it, Hamlet,
Julius Caesar, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer night's dream, Othello. and Romeo and
Juliet. Detroit: Gale Research Inc, [1992].
Quiz
Part I
Dewey or Library of Congress
011
MAJ
RIGHT!
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
LB1057
.S65
RIGHT!
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
370.15
Sou
RIGHT!
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Part II
Which Special
Collection?
Ark
370.19
Bro
RIGHT!
ARKANSAS COLLECTION
CAR
355
KAS
RIGHT!
CAREER COLLECTION
Col
378.1
AND
RIGHT!
COLLEGE COLLECTION
PC
618.92
Sic
RIGHT!
PARENT COLLECTION
Pro
379.1
Str
RIGHT!
PROFESSIONAL COLLECTION
REF
809.3
NOV
RIGHT!
REFERENCE COLLECTION
Students:
I.1.11.1
Demonstrate knowledge of library organization and arrangement to
locate resources using
Dewey Decimal Classification System, special collections (e.g.,
Arkansas, local history, career, parent, college catalog, test
preparation)
I.1.11.2
Recognize the Library of Congress Classification System
Southside High School Library Fort Smith, AR - April 2009