What Do You Mean? What Do You Mean? Library Media CenterLibrary Media Center

Here it is• a room where books are kept • a collection of literary documents or

records kept for reference or borrowing

• An area which contains not only books and printed information, but other media (i.e. videos, audio recordings) as well.

What’s in the Media Center ?

• Books• Maps• Audio Tapes• CD’s• Cassettes• Video Tapes• DVD’s• Audio Equipment

• Computers( internal Assess)

How to Find What you want…

The way to was invented by The way to was invented by Melvil DeweyMelvil Dewey

Who Did It• Melville Louis Kossuth (Melvil)

Dewey (December 10, 1851–December 26, 1931) was an American librarian and educator, and the inventor of the Dewey Decimal Classification system of library classification.

The Dewey Decimal System is divided into ten categories, or parts

The Dewey Decimal System

(call numbers)• 000-099( General Works) Encyclopedias,

Almanacs

• 100-199( Philosophy )

• 200-299(Religion)• 300-399(Social Science) • 400-499(Language)

• 500-599Science Math

• 600-699Technolgy• 700-799The Arts• 800-899Literature• 900-999History

FictionFiction Books are not true--these are stories that someone has made up.We can find fiction books tucked away in their on private section within the Media Center.

Fiction BooksFiction books DO have Dewey Call numbers—books by American authors all have the Dewey number 810—but there are so many, we leave that off and they are shelved with call numbers Fic and the first three letters of the author’s name.

Non-FictionNon-fiction Books are true--these are real stories or informational books.We can find non-fiction books in the Dewey section of our library.Not EVERY book in the Dewey section is non-fiction. Fairy tales are fiction.

THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEMUsing the sections in the media center suggested by the teacher,

name the 10 groups that are used to classify non-fiction books in a library.

000-099_____________________________________________________100-199_____________________________________________________

200-299______________________________________________________ 300-399______________________________________________________ 400-499______________________________________________________ 500-599______________________________________________________

600-699_______________________________________________________ 700-799_______________________________________________________ 800-899_______________________________________________________ 900-999_______________________________________________________

A non-fiction book that I have found is entitled ______________________.It would be classified with the call number

• So….if you know the Dewey Decimal System you can….

• Find books to help you with research• Find books about things you think

are fun!• Find books for your hobbies• And even get better grades…