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The Dewey Decimal System !!
By Keao White
The Dewey Decimal System is a tool used to sort
books intogroups or
categories
This system was invented by a man
named Melvil Dewey.
He was a librarian who lived long ago.
Sorting books by subject, what a brilliant idea!!
I think I’ve got it !!
10 general groups for sorting all of the subjects
General means broad, lots of
subjects will fit into each group.
Here are the 10 general groups for sorting books
in the Dewey Decimal System:
General Works Philosophy
Religion Social Studies
Language Science
Technology Arts and Leisure
Literature History/Geography
This seems like a lot to remember, but don’t worry you’ll learn it all quickly.
So let’s get going !!!!
000’s-General WorksBooks that fit in this
group have many different subjects in them. Like: Encyclopedias or The Guinness Book
of Records
This is also where books on unexplained subjects would be found-like The Loch Ness Monster.
100's-PhilosophyBooks that fit in this group tell about how we think and feel.
200's-ReligionBooks in this group tell about different religions or stories from the bible.
300's-Social StudiesBooks in this group tell
about how people live together.
holidays and customsgovernment, military
Fairy tales and folk tales are also placed in the 300s. Many were written to teach a lesson about behavior
and.. That’s Social Studies.
400's-LanguageBooks in this group are about different languages(Spanish, Latin, English, etc.) or grammar.nouns
verbs
adjectives
500's-ScienceBooks in this group
are about things from nature.
600's-TechnologyThis group has books that
are about man-made things.
700's-Arts and LeisureBooks in this group are
about things we do for fun.
800s-LiteratureBooks in this group
are stories, plays, or poetry.
This is the group fiction books were put in long ago when The Dewey Decimal System was first invented.
Today we have too many fiction books in our libraries to organize them in this way, so fiction books have their own way of being organized.You know, in ABC
order, by author !
900's-History/Geography
Books in this group tell about events of the past and countries of the world.
Biography- 92Don’t forget this group. It contains books about famous people’s lives.
Knowing these big groups will help make it easier to find the books you want in the nonfiction section.
Let’s See What You’ve Learned
The Dewey Decimal
System help us find the books we want to read !!!
1. What system tells us what numbers go with each subject?
Dewey Decimal System
2. Who is responsible for inventing the Dewey Decimal System?
Melvil Dewey
3.What are the 10 general groups for sorting books
in the Dewey Decimal System:
General Works Philosophy Religion Social Studies
Language ScienceTechnology Arts and Leisure
Literature History/Geography