Introduction

Look at this image, what is your thought ?

You can see tip on books, what does it means ?

Presentation Topic

Melvil Dewey was born on December 10, 1851

Melvil Dewey created the number order system for library books when he was 21 years old.

Melvil Dewey started the first school for librarians.

Who created the Dewey Decimal Classification System?

The world’s knowledge is divided into 10 categories or groups.

Each group has a main title and is represented by three numbers.

Ten Main Classifications in Dewey’s System

You Can Find A Book by Its Cover!

The Dewey Decimal Classification call number can be found on the spine label.

Why? When the book is

shelved, the Dewey Decimal Classification call number can be easily seen.

500Lee

200Bya

000Mea

What Do You Remember?

Who created the Dewey Decimal Classification System?

What does the DDCS do for our library?

How many main classifications are there?

Where do you find the DDCS number on a library book

Answers

Melvil Dewey

Organize library

Ten Main categories

On the spine label

Shea , G. ( 1997). Dewey browse . Alvin , S. (2010). Dewey decimal classification system. Wikipedia. (2013). List of dewey decimal classes. Retrieved from http://

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dewey_Decimal_classe

http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/content/dam/oclc/webdewey/help/introduction.pdf

Reference

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt/assets/peter_osnos/library.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Soft_drink_shelf.JPG

http://www.library.gsu.edu/img/research/68/callnumbers1.jpg

http://library.nd.edu/instruction/potofgold/locating/_images/call_number_range.jpg

http://www.anselm.edu/Images/Library/CallNumbers_Shelves.jpg

http://www.ces.k12.ct.us/uploaded/Faculty/RifkinB/deweydecimalsystem.jpg

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