1. Dewey Decimal System Power Point Library – Mrs. Frederick

2. Dewey Decimal System Developed by the librarian Melvil Dewey in 1876. Classification system to organize materials in libraries. When looking for a book remember to look from the top to the bottom and left to right on the shelves. 10 categories based on content….the following five slides are the different categories and examples in each category.

3. 000-099 General Knowledge Almanacs, Encyclopedias, Libraries, Museums, Newspapers, Unexplained phenomenon... 100-199 Psychology and Philosophy Death & Dying, Ethics, Feelings, Logic, Making Friends, Optical Illusions, Superstitions...

4. 200-299 Religions and Mythology Amish, Bible Stories, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Quakers, Shakers... 300-399 Social Sciences and Folklore Careers, Customs, Environment, Families, Government, Manners, Money, Recycling... Previous Screen

5. 400-499 Languages and Grammar Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Sign Language, Spanish... 500-599 General Science and Math Animals, Biology, Chemistry, Dinosaurs, Fish, Geology, Insects, Physics, Planets, Plants... Previous Screen

6. 600-699 Applied Science and Medicine :Computers, Engineering, Farming, Health, Human Body, Manufacturing, Nutrition, Cooking... 700-799 Arts & Recreation Architecture, Crafts, Drawing, Games, Jokes, Music, Puppets, Songbooks, Sports, Hunting... Previous Screen

7. 800-899 Literature Literature, Plays, Poetry, Shakespeare, Writing... 900-999 Geography and History Biographies, Countries, Native Americans, States, Travel, Wars... Previous Screen

8. Take the DDS Quiz……. write your answers to the following questions…. Melvil Dewey:

9. 1. Which category would you find the book….. “Ancient Egypt: Land of the Pyramids”? A.100’s B.300’s C.800’s D. 900’s

10. 2. In which category would you find a book on the Bermuda Triangle? A. 000’s B. 300’s C. 800’s D. 900’s

11. 3. “Romeo and Juliet” is a Shakespearean play, where would you find a copy of this play? A. 100’s B. 300’s C. 700’s D. 800’s

12. 4. Sign Language books would be located in which section of the library? A. 100’s B. 400’s C. 600’s D. 700’s

13. 5. If you wanted to learn how to sew where should you look in the library? A. 200’s B. 300’s C. 600’s D. 700’s

14. 6. Terrorism is so prevalent in today’s world, where could we research the topic of terrorism? A. 100’s B. 300’s C. 700’s D. 900’s

15. 7. The Bald Eagle, the national emblem of the United States of America, has been on the endangered species list, where could we find more information about this bird? A. 200’s B. 300’s C. 500’s D. 600’s

16. 8. The world needs to find new sources for fuel and energy, where could we find information on technologies focused on new fuel sources? A. 400’s B. 500’s C. 600’s D. 700’s

17. 9. I love to read suspense, thriller books on the weekends, where in the library could I technically find more books like this? A. 100’s B. 300’s C. 700’s D. 800’s

18. 10. “World Religions” is a book focusing on the various religions in the world today, such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Muslim, Scientology, where would we shelve this book? A. 100’s B. 200’s C. 300’s D. 900’s

19. Hopefully you learned something new about the Dewey Decimal System. Good Luck finding the materials and resources you want and need. Don’t forget the card catalog and I are here to help you too!

20. Call Numbers Call numbers are arranged from least to greatest. From left to right. These are not in the proper order. Which book should come first? Nursing 610.73 FRE Safety in the Workplace 614.8 Don Today’s Bridges 624.210 Smi Cats 636.8 Z Girls’ Best Friends: Cats 636.8 Abo

21. Call Numbers Call numbers are arranged from least to greatest. From left to right. These are now in the correct order…… Nursing 610.73 FRE Safety in the Workplace 614.8 Don Today’s Bridges 624.210 Smi Cats 636.8 Z Girls’ Best Friends: Cats 636.8 Abo

22. 1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War 2. Baseball Just for Kids 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale 4. Ancient Egypt 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems 6. Crafts for Kids 7. Cookies for Christmas 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders 9. The Titanic Sinks 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

23. 1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale 4. Ancient Egypt 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems 6. Crafts for Kids 7. Cookies for Christmas 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders 9. The Titanic Sinks 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

24. 1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale 4. Ancient Egypt 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems 6. Crafts for Kids 7. Cookies for Christmas 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders 9. The Titanic Sinks 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

25. 1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems 6. Crafts for Kids 7. Cookies for Christmas 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders 9. The Titanic Sinks 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

26. 1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems 6. Crafts for Kids 7. Cookies for Christmas 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders 9. The Titanic Sinks 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

27. 1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids 7. Cookies for Christmas 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders 9. The Titanic Sinks 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

28. 1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids700’s 7. Cookies for Christmas 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders 9. The Titanic Sinks 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

29. 1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids700’s 7. Cookies for Christmas600’s or 300’s 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders 9. The Titanic Sinks 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

30. 1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids700’s 7. Cookies for Christmas600’s or 300’s 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders500’s 9. The Titanic Sinks 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

31. 1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids700’s 7. Cookies for Christmas600’s or 300’s 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders500’s 9. The Titanic Sinks900’s 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

32. 1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids700’s 7. Cookies for Christmas600’s or 300’s 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders500’s 9. The Titanic Sinks900’s 10. World Book Encyclopedia000’s 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

33. 1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids700’s 7. Cookies for Christmas600’s or 300’s 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders500’s 9. The Titanic Sinks900’s 10. World Book Encyclopedia000’s 11. North American Indian Sign Language400’s 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

34. 1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids700’s 7. Cookies for Christmas600’s or 300’s 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders500’s 9. The Titanic Sinks900’s 10. World Book Encyclopedia000’s 11. North American Indian Sign Language400’s 12. Psychology for Kids100’s 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

35. 1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids700’s 7. Cookies for Christmas600’s or 300’s 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders500’s 9. The Titanic Sinks900’s 10. World Book Encyclopedia000’s 11. North American Indian Sign Language400’s 12. Psychology for Kids100’s 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus200’s 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

36. 1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids700’s 7. Cookies for Christmas600’s or 300’s 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders500’s 9. The Titanic Sinks900’s 10. World Book Encyclopedia000’s 11. North American Indian Sign Language400’s 12. Psychology for Kids100’s 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus200’s 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces700’s