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Melvil Dewey was born on December 10, 1851
Melvil Dewey created the number order system
for library books when he was 21 years old.
Melvil Dewey started the first school for
librarians.

6.  The
world’s knowledge is divided
into 10 categories or groups.
 Each group has a main title and is
represented by three numbers.

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The Dewey Decimal
Classification call
number can be found
on the spine label.
Why?
When the book is
shelved, the Dewey
Decimal Classification
call number can be
easily seen.

8. 
Who created the Dewey Decimal Classification
System?
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What does the DDCS do for our library?
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How many main classifications are there?
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Where do you find the DDCS number on a library
book

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Melvil Dewey
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Organize library
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Ten Main categories
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On the spine label

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Shea , G. ( 1997). Dewey browse .
Alvin , S. (2010). Dewey decimal classification system.
Wikipedia. (2013). List of dewey decimal classes. Retrieved from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dewey_Decimal_classe
http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/content/dam/oclc/webdewey/help/i
ntroduction.pdf

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http://www.anselm.edu/Images/Library/CallNumbers_Shelves.jpg
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http://www.ces.k12.ct.us/uploaded/Faculty/RifkinB/deweydecimalsyste
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created by
Ghazi Alsharif