This presentation will be utilized with 9 th grade high school students.
The purpose of this presentation is to teach or re-teach the Dewey Decimal
Classification System or organization to the 9 th grade students as a part of their Media Center Orientation.

Before Dewey After Dewey

Fiction
Nonfiction
Biography
Picture Book
Reference
FIC
000-999
BIO
ER
REF

SPINE
CALL
NUMBERS

000 Computer science, information & general works
100 Philosophy & psychology
200 Religion
300 Social sciences
400 Language
500 Science
600 Technology
700 Arts & recreation
800 Literature
900 History & geography

000 Computer science, knowledge & systems
010 Bibliographies
020 Library & information sciences
030 Encyclopedias & books of facts
040 [Unassigned]
050 Magazines, journals & serials
060 Associations, organizations & museums
070 News media, journalism & publishing
080 Quotations
090 Manuscripts & rare books
REF
016.81
GLI

100 Philosophy
110 Metaphysics
120 Epistemology
130 Parapsychology & occultism
140 Philosophical schools of thought
150 Psychology
160 Logic
170 Ethics
180 Ancient, medieval & eastern philosophy
190 Modern western philosophy
150
PSY

200 Religion
210 Philosophy & theory of religion
220 The Bible
230 Christianity & Christian theology
240 Christian practice & observance
250 Christian pastoral practice & religious orders
260 Christian organization, social work & worship
270 History of Christianity
280 Christian denominations
290 Other religions
201
BOI

300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology
310 Statistics
320 Political science
330 Economics
340 Law
350 Public administration & military science
360 Social problems & social services
370 Education
380 Commerce, communications & transportation
390 Customs, etiquette & folklore
370.15
CAI

400 Language
410 Linguistics
420 English & Old English languages
430 German & related languages
440 French & related languages
450 Italian, Romanian & related languages
460 Spanish & Portuguese languages
470 Latin & Italic languages
480 Classical & modern Greek languages
490 Other languages 400
NEW

500 Science
510 Mathematics
520 Astronomy
530 Physics
540 Chemistry
550 Earth sciences & geology
560 Fossils & prehistoric life
570 Life sciences; biology
580 Plants (Botany)
590 Animals (Zoology)
510
LAM

600 Technology
610 Medicine & health
620 Engineering
630 Agriculture
640 Home & family management
650 Management & public relations
660 Chemical engineering
670 Manufacturing
680 Manufacture for specific uses
690 Building & construction
630
MAN

700 Arts
710 Landscaping & area planning
720 Architecture
730 Sculpture, ceramics & metalwork
740 Drawing & decorative arts
750 Painting
760 Graphic arts
770 Photography & computer art
780 Music
790 Sports, games & entertainment 782.421
TSO

800 Literature, rhetoric & criticism
810 American literature in English
820 English & Old English literatures
830 German & related literatures
840 French & related literatures
850 Italian, Romanian & related literatures
860 Spanish & Portuguese literatures
870 Latin & Italic literatures
880 Classical & modern Greek literatures
890 Other literatures 860.9
LIT

900 History
910 Geography & travel
920 Biography & genealogy
930 History of ancient world (to ca. 499)
940 History of Europe
950 History of Asia
960 History of Africa
970 History of North America
980 History of South America
990 History of other areas

Locate primary sources
Locate secondary sources

Correctly cite information used
Books
Magazines
Digital sources
Multimedia http://www.gpb.org/files/common-core/history-ssstandards-9-10.pdf

http://www.quia.com/jg/7265.html
Dewey games http://www.studystack.com/hangman-471
Dewey hangman, match game, crossword, word search, several games and activities http://www.solent.ac.uk/library/informe/criminology/booklist/solution3gam e.stm
Drag the books into the proper Dewey order http://www.quizrevolution.com/ch/a85351/go/dewey_decimal_classification
Dewey classification http://www.sheltonpublicschools.org/subsite/las/teacher/875/how-booksare-organized-36881

Pretest Dewey Decimal Classification System.docx

American psychological association. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/index.aspx
Aron, P. (1998). Unsolved mysteries of american history: an eye opening journey through 500 years of discoveries, disappearances, and
baffling events. (1st ed., p. 225). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com
Dewey services. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/summaries/http://www.oclc.org/ dewey/resources/summaries/
Caine, R., & Caine, G. (2011). Natural learning for a connected world. (p. 264).
New York, NY: Teachers College Press. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com
Glikin, R. (1989). Black american women in literature: a bibliography, 1976
through 1987. (p. 263). Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company.
Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com

Google images. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://Google.com/images
How books are organized. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.sheltonpublicschools.org/subsite/las/teacher/875/howbooks-are-organized-36881
Lambert, S., & DeCotis, R. (2005). Great jobs for math majors. (2nd ed., p.
208). Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com

J. E. Luebering (Ed.), (2010). The literature of spain and latin america (1st ed., p.
317). Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com
Manning, R. (2005). Against the grain: how agriculture has hijacked civilization.
(1st ed., p. 240). New York, NY: North Point Press. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com
Thomas. , & Sydenham (2003). Melvil dewey: a biography. Retrieved from http://www.kidcyber.com.au
Tsoukanelis, E. (2009). The latin music scene: the stars, the fans, the music. (p.
48). Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com
Wade, N. (2003). The new york times book of language and linguistics. (1st ed., p.
224). Guilford, CT: Lyons Press. Retrieved from ttp://www.amazon.com