For all you feline lovers..
In an attempt to keep the books in the library in the place they belong we have been asked to review the Dewey Decimal Classification System. Patrons should be asked place a yellow plastic place holder where the book was but not to replace them on the shelves when they are finished with a book. The books should be placed on the cart in the near the resource desk to be filed by staff.
The Dewey Decimal Classification System was created by Melvil Dewey in 1876. It has been updated in 23 editions to date. Today it is used in 200,000 libraries in at least 200 countries. The major competing library classification system was developed by the Library of Congress. We use the Dewey Decimal Classification System in this library. here are a few of the main ideas from the lesson.
The Call Numbers are the various numbers you see on the bottom of the binding of each book. The Dewey Decimal Classification numbers are 3 digit number and comes first on the label. That number give the main classification of the book. For further specificity fractions are used. Example 251.548
The Cutter Number is found below the DDC number in the label. The first letter may be the first letter of the author's last name. It is followed by some numbers or a subject code such as X2 for cemeteries, or K2 for church records.
The most basic thing to remember is to read the coding digit by digit, left to right, and then put the smallest number first. Numbers to the right of the decimal are valued just like they are in mathematics.
See the lesson for information specific to this library.
The lesson includes information about the filing system and and there is an answer key to the questions I'll be passing out in class. It can also be found in the orientation binder on the library.
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The Lesson Link
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n3wjo3655coz1ij/9%20-%204%20Reception%20Desk.doc?dl=0
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