This presentation is meant for high school students who volunteer in the
media center and for media center student assistants.
The purpose of the presentation serves to provide information to the
students in order for them to help other students find materials in the media center. Also, the presentation provides students with information that will help them complete their
day-to-day tasks in the media center.
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How well do you know your media center?
0How are the nonfiction books classified?0Where would I look if I wanted a book about the state of
Georgia?0A teacher comes in wanting a book about famous court
cases, where would you tell him/her to look?0You are starting a project about music. Where would you
look for books about this topic?0A class is doing research using famous works by
Shakespeare, where should you pull books for their research?
0The Spanish class needs to use books about the Spanish Language, where do you tell them to look?
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Why is Dewey important?
0Easy to find nonfiction materials 0 Can refer to call numbers to find materials
0Organizes non-fiction works into the ten broad categories
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How are books in the media center organized?
0Dewey Decimal System 0 000-900s (Nonfiction works)
0000s: Generalities0100: Philosophy & Psychology0200: Religion0300: Social Sciences0400: Language0500: Science0600: Technology (Applied Sciences)0700: Arts and Recreation0800: Literature0900: History, Geography, & Biography
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How to identify the Dewey number
This is what the call number looks like on the lower end of the spine of the book.
When books are in proper Dewey order according to call numbers, it is easier to
find the materials you need.
Remember to be sure to check the last three
letters of the author’s name when shelving
materials.
Feldman, D. ( 1992). When Did Poodles Roam the Earth? New York: Random House Publishing.
000’s Generalities
0General info, computer science, information science, manuscripts and rare books
Image from Amazon.comBrookshear, J.G. (2011). Computer Science: An Overview (11th Ed.). Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley.
100’s Philosophy and Psychology 0Philosophy, psychology, logic, and ethics
Call number 155.9 Wal
Walker, C.E. (2001). Learn to Relax: Proven Techniques for Reducing Stress, Tension, and Anxiety—and Promoting Peak Performance (3rd Ed). Hoboken,
NJ: Wiley Publishing.
200’sReligion
0Religion, theory of religion, Christianity, and other religions
Call Number291 Wor
Terhart, F. (2007). World Religion: Origins Practices Beliefs Worldview. New York:
Paragon Inc.Book review
300’sSocial Sciences
0Social sciences, anthropology, law, sociology, education, political science, economics
Call number305.40902
Williams, M.N. , & Echols, A. (1994). Between Pit and Pedestal: Women in the Middle Ages. Princeton, NJ: Markus Weiner Publishing.
Book Review
400’s Languages
0Languages and linguistics
Call number 433.21 Con
Clark, M. & Thyen, O. (Eds). (1997). The Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
500’s Sciences
0Science, math, chemistry, astronomy, plants, fossils, animals, and life sciences
Call number 500 Tay
Georgia Performance Standards applicable to this Dewey section
Book Review
Taylor, P.L. (2002). Science at the Extreme. New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing.
600’sTechnology and Applied
Sciences0Technology, medicine, health, engineering,
agriculture, management, manufacturing, and buildings
Notice the call numbers for these books are the same (620 Car)
because they are the same book, but they are different editions.
Ferguson. (1998 & 2007). Careers in Focus: Engineering. New York: Ferguson Publishing.
700’s Arts and Recreation
0Decorative arts, architecture, drawing, painting, graphic art, photography, and music
Call number759.13 Lyn
Lynes, B. (2001) Okeefe’s Okeefes: The Artist’s Collection. London: Thames & Hudson.
800’s Literature
0All types of literature—English, Old English, American, Spanish, Italian, Latin, etc.
Shakespeare, W & Sparknotes. (2003). No Fear Shakespeare: Macbeth. New York: Sparknotes.
900’sHistory, Geography, and
Biographies 0History, geography, travel, biography, and histories
specific to each continent
Marwick, A. (1998). The Sixties. Oxford:
Oxford University Press.
Applicable Georgia Performance Standards
Matching Titles
0Paraguay & Uruguay 0The Beginning of
Hinduism 0How to Play the Piano0Criminal Law0Organic Chemistry0Philosophy of France
0100’s0300’s
0500’s 0200’s0900’s 0700’s
Matching Titles: Answers
0Paraguay & Uruguay 0The Beginning of
Hinduism 0How to Play the Piano0Criminal Law0Organic Chemistry0Philosophy of France
0900’s0200’s
0700’s0300’s0500’s0100’s
References0 Bookworm Reading Image. Retrieved 27 Oct 2012 from
http://www.westbloomfield.k12.mi.us/sheiko/Media-Center/Media-Skills/Dewey-Decimal-System-136.html
0 Brookshear, J.G. (2011). Computer Science: An Overview (11th Ed.). Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley.
0 Clark, M. & Thyen, O. (Eds). (1997). The Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
0 Dewey Book Image. Retrieved 27 Oct 2012 from http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&biw=1280&bih=642&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=VOGduMf3L1Ag_M:&imgrefurl=http://library.jhhsbroncs.com/lori/dewey_lesson.html&docid=q4CjiIp3ze9OkM&imgurl=http://library.jhhsbroncs.com/lori/Images/deweybooks.gif&w=600&h=191&ei=NFqMUK77Kouc9QTJgYGgBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=286&vpy=368&dur=752&hovh=126&hovw=398&tx=249&ty=54&sig=102397856278753635828&page=1&tbnh=92&tbnw=244&start=0&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0,i:130
0 Dewey Tattoo Image. Retrieved 27 Oct 2012 from https://www.google.com/search?q=dewey+decimal+system&hl=en&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=hHKVUPXvH4ye8gTqo4GQAg&sqi=2&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=597
0 Feldman, D. ( 1992). When Did Poodles Roam the Earth? New York: Random House Publishing.
0 Ferguson. (1998 & 2007). Careers in Focus: Engineering. New York: Ferguson Publishing. 0 Lynes, B. (2001) Okeefe’s Okeefes: The Artist’s Collection. London: Thames & Hudson.0 Marwick, A. (1998). The Sixties. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
References (continued)
0 Melvil Dewey Image. Retrieved 27 Oct 2012 from http://www.fbi.fh-koeln.de/institut/projekte/ddc/DDCen/melvil_dewey.html
0 Shakespeare, W & Sparknotes. (2003). No Fear Shakespeare: Macbeth. New York: Sparknotes.
0 Taylor, P.L. (2002). Science at the Extreme. New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing.
0 Terhart, F. (2007). World Religion: Origins Practices Beliefs Worldview. New York: Paragon Inc.
0 Walker, C.E. (2001). Learn to Relax: Proven Techniques for Reducing Stress, Tension, and Anxiety—and Promoting Peak Performance (3rd Ed). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing.
0 Williams, M.N. , & Echols, A. (1994). Between Pit and Pedestal: Women in the Middle Ages. Princeton, NJ: Markus Weiner Publishing.