~~~ Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library.  The only entrance requirment is interest.  Lady Bird Johnson ~~~

Hawkins Elementary Library Media Center

                  

 

 Dewey Decimal System



 
 

"Imagine walking into a house where room after room is filled with shelves, all packed with books in no specific order. Imagine trying to find the one book you want! That's what happened every day to Melvil Dewey, an American librarian who lived from 1851 to 1931. He became so unhappy trying to help people find books that he invented the Dewey Decimal System of Classification, which is still used in libraries today. "  (source:  factmonster.com)

 
bullet At Hawkins Elementary, the nonfiction books are arranged primarily by the Dewey Decimal System and students use shelf markers when browsing this section.  (Some nonfiction series are shelved together for easier accessibility.)  If you would like to learn more about the Dewey Decimal System, check out these websites.  The chart below defines the Dewey Decimal categories.   

Let's Do Dewey

"Do We" really know Dewey?

Do the Dewey !

Dewey Decimal System
 

The Dewey Classification System

 000-099  General Works  Encyclopedias, books about books, world mysteries
100-199   Philosophy  Man's ideas, psychology, logic, ESP
200-299   Religion Myths and legends, world religions
300-399   Social Sciences  People in groups, government, law, vocations, customs
400-499   Languages Dictionaries, English, foreign languages
500-599   Pure Sciences  Mathematics, astronomy, physics,  chemistry, geology, paleontology,  biology,  zoology, botany
600-699   Technology and
               applied sciences                     		 Medicine, engineering, agriculture, business, radio television, aviation
700-799   The Arts Architecture, sculpture, painting, music, photography, recreation
800-899   Literature  Poetry, plays, special collections
900-999   Geography and 
               History		 States, countries, wars, decades

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