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Fiction / Nonfiction Review
Or, everything you must know before learning about the Dewey Decimal
Classification System
The Dewey Decimal System is a way to organize non-
fiction books in the library so you can easily find them.
This way to find books was invented by Melvil Dewey.
Review: Non-Fiction• Non-fiction books are
true--these are real stories or informational books.
• We can find non-fiction books in the Dewey Decimal section of our library.
• Not EVERY book in the Dewey Decimal section is non-fiction. For example, fairy tales and folk tales are fiction.
The Dewey Decimal System is divides all non-fiction subjects
into ten classes using a different set of call numbers for
each class.
Review: What is a call number?
• A call number is made up of the letters and numbers on the spine label.
• A call number is the book’s address on the shelf.
• Call numbers are Dewey Decimal numbers.
Review: What is a call number?
• The call number might be all letters or some letters and some numbers.
Review: Non-Fiction
E 591.56 (for Early Non-fiction)
Che(first three letters of
the author’s last name)
Review: Non-Fiction
J 398.2(for Juvenile Non-Fiction)
Cob (first three letters of
the author’s last name)
Review: Non-Fiction
548(for Middle School Non-
Fiction)
Sym(first three letters of
the author’s last name)
The Dewey Decimal System
Call Number Classes •000-099•100-199•200-299•300-399•400-499
•500-599•600-699•700-799•800-899•900-999
Eachclasshas
books on the
same or related subjects
.
Religion
Everything in the world NOT made by people
Thinking and feeling
People
Everything in the world
made by people
What you do for fun
Poetry and Dram
a
Past events
and places
But what about Fiction?
Fiction books DO have Dewey call numbers, but because there are so
many we leave the Dewey number off and shelve them only by the first three
letters of the author’s last name.
Review: Fiction• Fiction Books are not true--
these are stories that someone has made up.
• We can find fiction books in the Early book section or in the Chapter books section in our library (Early Chapter, Juvenile Fiction or Middle School Fiction).
Fiction
E (for Early Books)
Les (first three letters of
the author’s last name)
Fiction
EC(for Early Chapter Books)
Bro (first three letters of
the author’s last name)
Fiction
J Fic(for Juvenile Fiction)
Sni(first three letters of
the author’s last name)
Fiction
Fic(for Middle School Fiction)
Phi (first three letters of
the author’s last name)