2. Melville Dewey, the Dewey Decimal Classification System, Call Numbers, Card Catalog, and Destiny Quest December 2008

3. Objectives: The students will learn about Melville Dewey. The students will learn about Melville Dewey. The students will review what they know about the Dewey Decimal Classification System. The students will review what they know about the Dewey Decimal Classification System. The students will understand what call numbers are and how they work in a school library. The students will understand what call numbers are and how they work in a school library. The students will learn about the information on a card catalog. The students will learn about the information on a card catalog. The students will become familiarized with the new Destiny Quest. The students will become familiarized with the new Destiny Quest.

4. Melville Dewey (1851 – 1931) Amherst College Amherst College A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library which is now in its 21st edition and contained in four volumes A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library which is now in its 21st edition and contained in four volumes Boston and founding the Library Bureau Boston and founding the Library Bureau American Library Association American Library Association American Library Journal American Library Journal Columbia College Columbia College Director of the New York State Library Director of the New York State Library

5. The Dewey Decimal Classification System 000 Generalities 000 Generalities 100 Philosophy, parapsychology and occultism, psychology 100 Philosophy, parapsychology and occultism, psychology 200 Religion 200 Religion 300 Social sciences 300 Social sciences 400 Language 400 Language 500 Natural sciences and mathematics 500 Natural sciences and mathematics 600 Technology (Applied sciences) 600 Technology (Applied sciences) 700 The Fine arts and decorative arts 700 The Fine arts and decorative arts 800 Literature (Belles-lettres) and rhetoric 800 Literature (Belles-lettres) and rhetoric 900 Geography, history, and auxiliary disciplines 900 Geography, history, and auxiliary disciplines

6. Call Numbers “A call number is a group of numbers and/or letters put together to tell you where in the library to find your book. A call number is located at the bottom of the book on the spine. “A call number is a group of numbers and/or letters put together to tell you where in the library to find your book. A call number is located at the bottom of the book on the spine. It helps you to find your books quicker. Once you've got your call number from the card catalog, it's time to go find your book!” Once you've got your call number from the card catalog, it's time to go find your book!” F Mey TWILIGHTTWILIGHT 398.21 Sar TITLETITLE

7. G.I.S.D. District-Wide Call Number Standards Non-fiction398.21Sar FictionFMey EasyEAna BiographyBKen Collective Biography 920Nat Spanish Fiction SpFMor Spanish Non-fiction Sp398.21Cal Teacher’s Collection TC756.2Rin Books on Tape/CD SRFPau PlayawayPLAFRic ReferenceREF031.3AaaDVDDVD732Sch VideoVHS856.1Sha

8. Card Catalog FIC LEE Lee, Harper, 1926 - To kill a mockingbird / by Harper Lee -- [New York] : To kill a mockingbird / by Harper Lee -- [New York] : Warner Books, [1982], c1960. Warner Books, [1982], c1960. 281 p. ; 18 cm. 281 p. ; 18 cm. Set in the small Southern town of Maycomb, Set in the small Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Depression, To Kill a Alabama, during the Depression, To Kill a Mockingbird follows three years in the life of 8- Mockingbird follows three years in the life of 8- year-old Scout Finch, her brother, Jem, and their year-old Scout Finch, her brother, Jem, and their father, Atticus--three years punctuated by the arrest father, Atticus--three years punctuated by the arrest and eventual trial of a young black man accused of and eventual trial of a young black man accused of raping a white woman. raping a white woman. ISBN: 0446310786 ISBN: 0446310786 1. Fathers and daughters – Fiction. 2. Race 1. Fathers and daughters – Fiction. 2. Race relations – Fiction. 3. Trials (Rape) – Fiction. 4. Girls relations – Fiction. 3. Trials (Rape) – Fiction. 4. Girls – Fiction. 5. Southern States – Fiction. I. Title. – Fiction. 5. Southern States – Fiction. I. Title. 1. Main entry (Author’s name) 2. Title proper 3. Statement of responsibility 4. Publisher 5. Place of publication 6. Date of publication 7. Physical description area 8. Notes 9. Tracings 10. Subject headings (Subject headings are preceded by Arabic numerals). 11. Title added entry 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

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