Do the Dewey
Christi Lenz
MEDT 6463
University of West Georgia
“Doing the Dewey” with our friends
This presentation is geared towards upper elementary through middle
schools students in grades 4-8. This presentation is designed to be an
introduction to who Melvil Dewey is and his creation of the Dewey Decimal
System. Through this presentation the students will have the opportunity to
navigate and explore the power point on their own, allowing for discovery
and practice at each students individual pace. Each student will participate
in a Pre and Post test to determine their level of understanding.
Pre Test
Please record your
answers on the score
sheet provided.
Who is Melvil Dewey
This is not Melvil Dewey but he does a great impression of him
with his Dewey Decimal Rap . Click the picture to see the rap
song on You-Tube.
This is Melvil Dewey
Click here to learn more about Mr. Dewey
What is the Dewey Decimal Classification System
The Dewey Decimal Classification System is a system
that organizes nonfiction books by subject matter. Books
are assigned numbers from 001 to 999 and are arranged
on the shelves by these numbers. This number is referred
to as the books call number. The Dewey Decimal
Classification System is the most widely used
classification system in the world. Libraries in more than
135 countries use the Dewey Decimal Classification
System and it has been translated into over thirty
languages.
What does this look like on a book?
Author
Subject
Dewey Decimal Number
Publication Date
Dewey Decimal
Number
Author
Traditional Call Number Example
Simplified Call Number
000 Generalities
100 Philosophy and Psychology
200 Religion
300 Social Science
400 Language
500 Natural Science and Mathematics
600 Technology (Applied Sciences)
700 Arts
800 Literature
900 Geography and History
Click here for a fun story to help you remember the numbers.
OOO Generalities
Generalities include:
010 Bibliography
020 Library & information science
030 Encyclopedias
040 Not Used
050 Serial Publications
060 Organizations
070 Journalism & media
080 General collections
090 Manuscripts and rare books
Encyclopedia
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100 Philosophy & Psychology
Philosophy & Psychology includes:
110 Metaphysics
120 Epistemology
130 Paranormal phenomenon
Paranormal
Phenomenon
140 Philosophical school
150 Psychology
160 Logic
170 Ethics
180 Ancient, medieval, oriental philosophy
190 Modern western philosophy
Psychology
200 Religion
Religion includes:
210 Philosophy & theory
220 Bible
230 Christianity
240 Christian theology
250 Christian orders & churches
Christianity
260 Social theology
270 History of Christianity
280 Christian denominations
290 Comparative & other religions
Comparative &
Other religions
300 Social Sciences
Social Sciences include:
310 Statistics
320 Political science
330 Economics
340 Law
350 Public administration & military science
Laws
360 Social programs & services
370 Education
380 Commerce
390 Customs, etiquette, folklore
Fairy Tales
400 Languages
Languages include:
410 Linguistics
420 English & Old English
430 Germanic
440 French
450 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
460 Spanish & Portuguese
470 Latin
480 Greek
490 Other languages
500 Natural Sciences
Natural Sciences include:
510 Math
520 Astronomy
530 Physics
540 Chemistry
550 Earth sciences
Astronomy
560 Paleontology
570 Life sciences
580 Plants
590 Animals
Plants
600 Applied Sciences
Applied Sciences include:
610 Medicine
620 Engineering
630 Agriculture
640 Home economics/cooking
650 Management
660 Chemical engineering
670 Manufacturing
680 Manufacture for specific use
690 Building
Cooking
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this book.
Medicine
700 Arts & Recreation
Arts & Recreation includes:
710 Civic & landscape art
720 Architecture
730 Plastic arts (sculpture)
740 Drawing & decorative art
750 Painting
Music
760 Graphic arts
770 Photography
780 Music
790 Recreation, performing arts, sports
Drawing
800 Literature
Literature includes:
810 American
820 English & Old Eng
830 Germanic
840 French
850 Italian, Romanian
860 Spanish, Portuguese
Poetry
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book.
870 Latin
880 Greek
890 Other literatures
Plays
900 History, Geography & Biography
History, Geography & Biography include:
910 Geography, travel
920 Biography, genealogy, insignia
930 Ancient world
940 Europe
950 Asia
960 Africa
History
970 North America
980 South America
990 Other areas
Biography
Time for practice!
Dewey Hangman
Dewey Matching Game
Dewey Crossword
Concentration
Bug Match
Click on the links above to practice the skills you have learned.
Post Test
Please record your answers
on the score sheet
provided.
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