DDC power point Explains basic DDC facts to fourth graders

1. Dewey Decimal Classification
System (DDC)
Ms. Smith
Mrs. Sutherland

2. Dewey Decimal Classification System
(DDC)
 Created in 1870s by Melville Dewey
 Helps us find books like addresses help us find
friends’ homes or other favorite places
 Used to group non-fiction books together
 Takes a broad topic and narrows it
 Books on similar subjects placed in same area

3. Call numbers
 Work like street addresses
 Numbers used for the subject and
 First 3 letters of author’s last name
 Allows you to browse other books on same subject

4. The 10 categories…
 000s General
 100s Philosophy
 200s Religion
 300s Social Science
 400s Language
 500s Science
 600s Technology
 700s Arts
 800s Literature
 900s History

5. Examples:
 000s General
 General things
 Encyclopedias
 Newspapers
100s Philosophy
 The way people think
and feel
 The mind

6. Examples:
 200s Religion
 Different religions and
 The Bible
 300s Social Sciences
 How people live
together (like in social
studies class)
 Holidays/customs
 Folk tales/ fairy tales

7. Examples:
 400s Languages
 Different languages
 Dictionaries
 Grammar
 500s Science
 Deals with nature
 Weather
 Plants

8. Examples:
 600s Technology
 Farming
 Teaching
 Food
 Pets
 700s Arts
 Fun things/hobbies
 Drawing
 Sports
 Music

9. Examples:
 800s Literature
 Jokes
 Poetry
 900s History
 Past events
 White House
 Narragansett Indians

10. Essential Question:
 Identify some other ways books could be classified
for library users.