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Warwick Neck and John Greene Elementary Schools' Library Media Center Website |
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Warwick Neck and John Greene Elementary Schools' Library Media Center Website |
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Dewey Decimal System |
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Invented in 1876 by Melvil Dewey, the Dewey Decimal System (DDS) organizes knowledge into 10 broad categories or classes. Each class is then broken into 10 divisions, and each division can be divided into 10 sections. Each subject is assigned a number - a "call number" Our library, like most school libraries, uses the Dewey Decimal System (DDS) to organize our non-fiction books, and uses E for Easy Picturebooks, FIC for Fiction Chapter Books, and B for Biographies rather than use Mr. Dewey's actual numbers for these types of books. |
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Trivia game, biographical information and an explanation of the DDS from the Middletown Thrall Library. |
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The official DDS website from OCLC |
"Thinkquest" designed by sixth grade students. |
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WebQuest from Barnstable, MA teachers for grades 4-6. |
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Training exercises for college student library helpers. |
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Eugene, Oregon Information Literacy Website. Explains how to use call numbers, how to read decimal numbers, and Mr. Dewey's logic in formulating his system. |
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Brief tutorial and quiz from the Brooklyn Museum. |
"Caveman" story from School Library Journal as cited by Arden Druce in Complete Library Skills Activities Program. Another version - DDS Cheat Sheet |
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