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Dewey Decimal
Classification System
Pacific Avenue Elementary
Ms. Cortes
© 2010 Daisy Cortes
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What is the DDC?
DDC- Dewey Decimal
Classification System
It’s the way we
organize non-fiction
books in a library
School & public
libraries use the DDC
Libraries at
universities use a
different system
called Library of
Congress- LC
Image from: http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/dre/deweydirectory.html
Who invented the DDC?
Melville (Melvil)
Dewey
1851-1931
He was a librarian
He wanted libraries to be
free for everyone!
He created a way to
organize books.
The Dewey Decimal System
There are 10 main classes/categories
(100s, 200s, 300s…)
It is only for the non-fiction section
Generalities 000-099
Computers
Encyclopedias
Libraries
100-199 Philosophy & Psychology
Thinking & Feelings
Friendship
Remember these are books about facts!
– You won’t find stories about friendship here.
200-299 Religion
Religious stories
Mythology
300-399 Social Sciences
Social Sciences- these books are about
how people live in the world
Government
Military
Holidays
Folk & Fairy Tales- WHAT??!!! Those
are fiction books.
Fiction in Non-Fiction?
Some books in the non-fiction section are
fiction books (made up stories)
Folk & Fairy Tales in the 300s are fiction
stories. Many times they tell us about
legends or famous stories like Little Red
Riding Hood
Fiction in Non-Fiction?
The Upstairs Room by
Johanna Reiss
Fiction because most of the
characters are not real
people.
It is in the 900s because the
setting is World War II a big
part of US History.
400-499 Language
Different Languages
Sign Language
Dictionaries
We don’t have a lot of these books in our
library. Visit your public library!
500-599 Natural Sciences
Natural Science is how nature is
found (unbothered by humans)
Planets & Stars
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Tsunamis
Dinosaurs
Botany= plants
Animals & Bugs
600-699 Applied Science
Applied Science is how humans use
nature or thought
Inventions
Health
Transportation
Pets
Cooking
500s vs. 600s What’s the
difference?
500s Natural Science
600s Applied Science
Trees are Natural
Science
USING a tree to make
it into paper or a
house makes it
Applied Science
Natural Science
Applied Science
500s vs. 600s
500s Natural Science
600s Applied Science
A coyote would be
found in Natural
Science. It is a wild
animal.
A dog would be found
in Applied Science.
Humans took dogs
and made them into
pets.
Animals in 600s
Domesticated Animals
Domesticated- to tame; animals that live
closely with humans
Farm Animals & Pets
– Horses, Cows, Chickens, Cats, Dogs, etc
700-799 Arts & Recreation
Arts- drawing, music, painting etc
Recreation- things we do for fun, games
– Sports
– Magic
800-899 Literature
Poetry
Jokes & Riddles
900-999 History & Geography
Atlases & Maps
Country books
Ancient Civilizations
Wars
Presidents
What is a call number?
A call number tells you where a book goes
in the library. (It’s like an address)
It is located on the spine of a book
Call
Number
How are books organized?
FICTION
Author’s last name
Ex
– Diary of a Wimpy Kid’s
author is Jeff Kinney
– The call number will
look like this:
FIC
KIN
NON-FICTION
DDC number and
author’s last name
Ex
– Elephants by Roland
Smith
– The call number will
look like this:
599.67
SMI
How do we look for books on the
shelf?
LR TB
Left to
Right
Top to
Bottom