The Dewey Decimal System -- Cataloging Collections

Cyber Dewey? Dewey Made Fun? Do the Dewey Game? After a librarian-led tour of the school library and an explanation of the Dewey Decimal System, class members use the Internet to access MAGNOLIA, a site with resources devoted to library...

Students explore numbers by completing a library activity. In this Dewey decimal lesson, students practice utilizing the methods used for finding and identifying books within a library. Students complete an Internet search activity in...

This fascinating, informative, and engaging presentation is the best description of the Dewey Decimal System I've ever seen! The history behind Mr. Dewey and his system, is laid out. The rest of the slides give a great account of how the...

Walk your class through an almost-forgotten skill: using the Dewey Decimal System! After ten slides introducing what the Dewey Decimal System is and the story of how it was invented, kids are told a brief story about a caveman to help...

Engage all the upper elementary classes in your school in a game to learn Dewey Decimal Classification. On 5 or 6 consecutive visits to the library, teams from each class learn how the system works, locate books in each category, and...

Students discover the Dewey Decimal System.  In this fractions activity, students utilize education software to discover how the Dewey Decimal System works.  Students create a PowerPoint presentation in groups or a informational brochure...

How are resources organized? Students view a tutorial on the Library of Congress Classification System.In pairs, they access a website and complete a graphic organizer comparing and contrasting this system with the Dewey Decimal System.

Students uncover how and why books and libraries were created and maintained over the centuries. They practice figuring out how the Dewey Decimal System works. This lesson very nicely covers the world history of libraries.

Students research the Library of Congress Classification System and compare it with the Dewey Decimal System. In this classification system lesson, students study the Library of Congress Classification System and the Dewey Decimal System...

Students love the opportunity of going to the library to jump into that one comfy chair in the whole room with a book, or be a lucky one to get to the computers before anyone else. But knowing how to locate books and other reference...