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The Dewey Decimal Classification System. Cherokee Elementary Media Center Media Specialist: Mrs. Kelly Bentley. This presentation will focus on an elementary school audience. This presentation will be presented in the Cherokee Elementary Media Center for third grade students. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Dewey Decimal The Dewey Decimal Classification System Classification System
Cherokee Elementary Media CenterMedia Specialist: Mrs. Kelly Bentley
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This presentation will focus on an elementary school audience.
This presentation will be presented in the Cherokee Elementary Media Center for third grade students.
The purpose of this presentation is to teach students how books are arranged using the organization of the Dewey Decimal Classification System.
In this lesson, students will learn to locate books in the media center using the Dewey Decimal Classification system.
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Pretest: What do you already know? How are non-fiction books in our media center arranged?
a. A.R. color b. Dewey Decimal Classification System c. ABC order Who created the Dewey Decimal Classification System?
a. Melvin Dewey b. Mrs. Bentley c. George Washington What is a call number?
a. the number given to the book in order to help you find it in the library
b. the A.R. quiz number Where is the call number of a book found?
a. on the cover of a book b. on the spine of a book c. on the back of the book How many main classes are in the Dewey Decimal Classification System?
a. ten b. seven c. twelve In which section would this book be found?
a. 000s b. 100s c. 200s d. 300s In which section would this book be found?
a. 400s b. 500s c. 600s d. 700s In which section would this book be found?
a. 600s b. 700s c.800s d. 900s
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What is the Dewey Decimal Classification System?
The Dewey Decimal Classification System provides a system for organizing every book in our library.
Books with similar subjects are grouped together.
The Dewey Decimal Classification System has ten main classes or groups.
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Who created the Dewey Decimal Classification System? Melvin Dewey Melvin Dewey created
the DDCS when he was only 21 years old and working in a library.
He thought it would be a good idea to group books together based on their subject.
His system for organizing books is still used today even though it was developed long ago.http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/
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What is a call number? The call number is
located on the spine of the book.
It is the number given to the book in order to help you find it in the library.
The numbers represent the ten main classes or groups.
Call Number
Spine
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What are the ten main classes or groups? 000s-General Works
100s-Philosophy & Psychology
200s-Religion
300s-Social Sciences
400s-Language
500s-Science
600s-Technology
700s-Arts & Recreation
800s-Literature
900s-History & Geography
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000-Generalities
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100-Philosophy & Psychology
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200-Religion
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300-Social Sciences
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400-Language
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500-Science & Math
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600-Technology
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700-Arts & Recreation
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800-Literature
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900-Geography & History
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Post test: What have you learned? How are non-fiction books in our media center arranged?
a. A.R. color b. Dewey Decimal Classification System c. ABC order Who created the Dewey Decimal Classification System?
a. Melvin Dewey b. Mrs. Bentley c. George Washington What is a call number?
a. the number given to the book in order to help you find it in the library
b. the A.R. quiz number Where is the call number of a book found?
a. on the cover of a book b. on the spine of a book c. on the back of the book
How many main classes are in the Dewey Decimal Classification System?
a. ten b. seven c. twelve In which section would this book be found?
a. 000s b. 100s c. 200s d. 300s In which section would this book be found?
a. 400s b. 500s c. 600s d. 700s In which section would this book be found?
a. 600s b. 700s c.800s d. 900s
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