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Do you struggle when you try to find resources in a library?
Library Search Strategies - Introduction
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This module is designed to introduce you to the Dewey Decimal Classification
system and provide you with skills to help you use a library catalogue effectively.
Well, look no further!
What is Dewey?
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What is Dewey
1. Libraries use a numerical classification system to categorise books. This is known as the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system, or Dewey for short.
2. The numbers looks something like this …
150790.6
646.7242302.23
Understanding Dewey – Why?
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The Library Catalogue can also be called an
OPAC which means
Online Public Access Catalogue
Why do I need to know about Dewey?
An understanding of Dewey will allow you to browse the shelves to find books and other resources for your subjects, but to find out if a particular item is in stock you must use the Library Catalogue.
We will look at the Catalogue in more detail later in the module, but first let’s look at Dewey.
Imagine Dewey is a small forest
Dewey Structure
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Dewey Structure
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And each tree represents a section of Dewey
000 Computers and Generalities
100 Philosophy & Psychology
200 Religion
300 Social Sciences
400 Language
500 Science and Mathematics
600 Technology (Applied Sciences)
700 Arts and Recreation
800 Literature
900 Geography & History
Each tree represents a section of Dewey
Dewey structure
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700 Arts
710 Landscaping and area planning
720 Architecture
730 Sculpture, ceramics and metalwork
750 Painting
760 Graphic arts
770 Photography and computer art
780 Music
740 Drawing and decorative arts
790 Sports, games and entertainment
And each of the branches on each tree represents a subject area within that section
Let’s look at the 700’s – Arts and Recreation
Dewey Structure
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Now lets look at the smaller branches in more detail
790 Sports, games and entertainment …
790 Recreational and performing arts
791 Public performances
792 Stage presentations
793 Indoor games and amusements
794 Indoor games of skill
795 Games of chance
796 Athletic and outdoor sports and games
797 Aquatic and air sports
798 Equestrian sports and animal racing
799 Fishing, hunting and shooting
Dewey Structure
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• So we’ve covered the first three numbers that appear in Dewey but what about any numbers that appear after a decimal point?
• These numbers could be called the leaves of the tree and make the subject more specific, for example …
796.334 = football
Dewey Structure
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To understand this further lets look at the leaves for one of the branches in more detail
796 … Athletic and outdoor sports and games
796.1 Miscellaneous games
796.2 Activities and games requiring equipment
796.3 Ball games
796.4 Weight lifting, track and field, gymnastics
796.5 Outdoor life
796.6 Cycling and related activities
796.7 Driving motor vehicles
796.8 Combat sports
796.9 Ice and snow sports
Dewey Structure
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By adding these extra numbers after a decimal point, we can be much more specific so that locating books on the shelf becomes easier.
Let’s look more closely at the specific number for
Ball games – 796.3
Dewey Structure
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796.3
can include a lot of ball games, therefore Dewey divides the information further (this is where a tree
would bear it’s fruit!)
796.31 Ball thrown or hit by hand
796.32 Inflated ball thrown or hit by hand
796.33 Inflated ball driven by foot
796.34 Racket games
796.35 Ball driven by club, mallet, bat
Dewey Structure
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Cricket becomes 796.358
Football becomes 796.334
Hockeybecomes796.355
Golfbecomes796.352
Numbers continue to be added to the right of the decimal point until we reach the final number for the specific topic
I’ll never remember all those numbers!
Library Catalogue
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• That’s okay because we have a library catalogue that allows you to search for the books you need.
• The next section will look at this in more depth.