265364 1060 Arts & Media Books & Reading true Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:35:50 -0700 library,books,Dewey Decimal System, How To Understand the Dewey Decimal System http://www.howcast.com/videos/265364-How-To-Understand-the-Dewey-Decimal-System http://www.howcast.com/videos/265364-How-To-Understand-the-Dewey-Decimal-System/edit approved 0 Annette_Stierwalt http://img.howcast.com/images/icons/howto-xxlarge.png 49 100530 0 Step Defining the system Understand that the Dewey Decimal System categorizes books according to 10 broad classes, including computers, technology, arts, and literature.

]]> 100531 0 Tip The Dewey Decimal numbers on the spines of books are “call numbers.”
The book’s Dewey number and the first three letters of the author’s last name make up the book’s call number.

]]> 100532 0 Step Classify further Learn the classification within the 10 main categories, which divide books according to subject matter. For instance, the 700 class, Arts, is subdivided into 10 divisions, including Drawing, Painting, and Music.

]]> 100533 0 Step Narrow further Consider subdivisions within subdivisions. For example, within 750, Painting, you will find Color, Symbolism, Religion, and Human Figures.

]]> 100534 0 Step Get more specific Divide the subdivisions into sections. The subdivision of class 700, Arts, includes the division 750, Painting, which includes 759, Historical, which comprises such sections as 759.11 (Canadian), 759.13 (American), and 759.2 (British).

]]> 100535 0 Tip The decimal in the Dewey Decimal System lets books be organized into smaller, more precise categories.

]]> 100536 0 Step Assign rank Arrange books numerically on shelves within the library, according to the Dewey number.

]]> 100537 0 Step Pinpoint number Scan shelves of similar numeric groupings to pinpoint a selected book. Dewey numbers range from 001 to 999.

]]> 100538 0 Fact Did you know? The creator of the Dewey Decimal System, Melvil Dewey, preferred to spell his last name “Dui.”

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