dewey decimal classification system 5 th grade review

Dewey Decimal Classification System

5th grade Review

DDC = Dewey Decimal Classification System

The Dewey Decimal Classification System was developed by a man named Melvil Dewey in 1876. The system was developed so that books on the same subjects would be shelved together so that it would be easier and faster to find materials for research. Mr. Dewey also started the first University for training librarians. This system is used to shelve and locate books in libraries all around the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:DEWEY.jpg

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000.00 to 099.99Generalities

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100.00 to 199.99Psychology


200.00 to 299.99Religion and Mythology


300.00 to 399.99

Social Sciences


400.00 to 499.99Languages


500.00 to 599.99Natural Sciences


600.00 to 699.99Technology and Applied

Science


700.00 to 799.99Recreation(Art & Sports)


800.00 to 899.99Poetry and Literature

Roses are Red…


900.00 to 999.99Geography, Biography

and History


Dewey Decimal Numbers

There are TEN main sections

(1) 000. – 099. (6) 500. – 599.

(2) 100. – 100. (7) 600. – 699.

(3) 200. – 299. (8) 700. – 799.

(4) 300. – 399. (9) 800. – 899.

(5) 400. – 499. (10) 900. – 999.


Dewey Decimal Numbers

Then there are TEN Sub-divisions!

700’s

700. The arts (general)

710. Landscape art

720. Architecture

730. Sculpture


Dewey Decimal NumbersThen there are TEN Sub-divisions (cont.)!

700’s740. Decorative arts750. Painting760. Graphic Art770. Photography780. Music790. Recreation


Dewey Decimal NumbersThen there are Sub-Sub Divisions!!!

790. Recreation791. Circus792. Dancing796. General team sports

796.323 Basketball796.344 Soccer


QuizLevel 1


1. The first name of the inventor of the Dewey Decimal classification system was:

a. Mervyn

b. Melvin

c. Melvil

d. Malavai

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2. Dewey, the inventor of the Dewey Decimal classification system, was a:

a. Mathematician

b. Logician

c. Librarian

d. Dentist



3. When you have tried to find information at the library on your own, but have not been successful, you should:

a. Ask a librarianb. Give up and go out for ice creamc. Call 911d. Hope someone else in your class found

the answer2005 by Diane Findlay (UpstartBooks)


4. A call number is:

a. The catalog phone number

b. A prime number

c. The library’s after-hours number

d. A number on the spine of the book



5. The computer catalog is the same as:

a. The Internet

b. Web sites

c. An e-mail system

d. None of the above



6. Books on which subject would NOT be shelved next to the others?

a. Trucks

b. Cartoons

c. Motorcycles

d. Cars



QuizLevel 2


1. Books with lots of maps would most likely be found in which section of the library?

a. 600’s

b. 700’s

c. 800’s

d. 900’s



2. Books about the planet Neptune would be found in which section of the library?

a. 300’s

b. 400’s

c. 500’s

d. 600’s



3. In the Dewey Decimal classification system, call numbers range from:

a. 000 – 10,000

b. 000 – 999

c. 1 – 100

d. 1 – 10



4. You’d expect to find books on Greek gods and goddesses in what section of the library?

a. 100’s

b. 200’s

c. 300’s

d. 400’s



5. Your first stop when you come to the library to look for information on a particular subject should be:

a. The catalog

b. The restroom

c. The fiction shelves

d. The information desk2005 by Diane Findlay (UpstartBooks)


6. Books on which subject would NOT be shelved near the others?

a. Growing corn

b. Dairy farming

c. Ballet

d. Raising chickens



QuizLevel 3



a. Dogs

b. Tigers

c. Lions

d. Elephants



2. At which part of the nonfiction stacks would you look for material on UFO’s?

a. Near the beginning

b. Near the middle

c. Near the end




a. Snakes

b. Lizards

c. Iguanas

d. Squirrels



4. A book with a call number in the 920’s is probably a:

a. Biography

b. Bibliography

c. Book of family crests

d. Any of the above



5. An autobiography is a book which:

a. Was printed off the Internet

b. Was written by a person about himself or herself

c. Is about a famous car





a. Poetry

b. Advertising

c. Essays

d. Drama



Quiz

Level 4



a. Plays for use in elementary schools

b. Best-loved poems by American poets

c. Classic poems translated from Spanish

d. Classic short stories by American authors



a. Philosophy

b. Chemistry

c. Physics

d. Biology



a. Fishing

b. Swimming

c. Horseback riding

d. cooking


4. Which book would be on the most specific subject?

a. 632

b. 632.245

c. 632.2

d. 632-24


5. A book on public speaking would be found in what area?

a. Social sciences

b. Technology

c. Literature and rhetoric

d. The arts


6. A travel guide for the Middle East would be found in what area?

a. Generalities

b. Geography and travel

c. Languages

d. religion


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Created by Mrs. Eastman 1/12/07

dewey decimal classification system 5 th grade review

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