Dewey+Numbers


 * A fan of tattoos, Harry Potter, and Dewey **




 * Overview of Dewey **
 * Introduction to Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) System, Edition 15, from OCLC** http://www.oclc.org/dewey/versions/abridged.en.html
 * Dewey Decimal Hotlist for Librarians** http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listthedeweli.html

Double-check to see if the number you have assigned an in with general convention.
 * Do I have the right Dewey number? **
 * In real life you would see if the item fits in the location of similar items in your current collection.
 * Go to OCLC Classify (see below), type in the subject of the item in the subject box. Select a title that is close to the one you are classifying. When you click on the title of the item, it will tell you the percentage of books cataloged with a particular Dewey number.
 * Use the //Sears// database in JCKL or a copy cataloging source for verification of the Dewey number you have selected.


 * Assigning Dewey Numbers **

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 * The easiest way to assign Dewey numbers is to borrow a copy of Abridged Dewey (the most current version is edition 15 (2012). Another way is to borrow a Sears List of Subject Headings (the most recent being the 20th edition (2010). If neither of those options are easily available to you, and you don’t have access to the //Sears// database at JCKL, then the Web sites below offer other ways to find ways to assign a Dewey number. **
 * ISBN.COM - []
 * If you have the ISBN number of a book it will give you the Dewey classification numbers as well as subject headings. This resource no longer provides Dewey information. Rats!
 * **//Amazon to MARC Converter//** http://chopac.org/cgi-bin/tools/azorder.pl ** (New 6 Nov. 2013) **
 * Here is a brief video on how to use this: http://screencast.com/t/iq8jUuZI

> most common use
 * **// OCLC Classify //** - []
 * Click on the tab "Title/Author" or "Subject"
 * Type in a main topic of the item being cataloged
 * Click on "search"
 * Find a title in the result list similar to the item being cataloged
 * Click on the title link
 * Will give you the most common Dewey number assigned to this title
 * Will give you the most common subject headings assigned to this title


 * **// Dewey Decimal Numbers. //** Appleton (WI) Public Libraries. [].
 * This doesn't replace a //Sears List of Subject Headings// or abridged Dewey, but the list is very useful for finding a Dewey number associated with a particular subject heading

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 * //**Quick Reference Overview**// of the Dewey tables http://bpeck.com/references/DDC/ddc_mine000.htm
 * **//Dewey Decimal System - A Guide to Call Numbers//** - a listing of the first three numbers of a Dewey Decimal number [|http://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/about/dewey.html#300]


 * Searching by Dewey Number **
 * To find out what subject corresponds to a Dewey number
 * Search Access Pennsylvania by Dewey numbers []
 * Search Link+ catalog by Dewey number []
 * Search [|dewey.info] -- a listing of the top three levels of DDC -- type in the Dewey number and it will tell you what that number represents in DDC -- e.g. search and you will find out that it stands for American fiction. The easiest way to use Dewey Info is to use your regular search engine and type in a search like <782.1 Dewey> and select the result that is . This would tell you that 781.1 is not only the classification for opera but it would also tell you the Dewey number for even more specific numbers regarding operatic topics.[[image:782.1.png]]
 * ** More info here. (New 12 Nov. 2013) **


 * Teaching Dewey **
 * **// Cafe Dewey //** Monadnock Regional School District []
 * Uses the role-playing of the people who make up a cafe as a way to teach Dewey Decimal classification.
 * **// Can You Do the Dewey? //** Middletown (NY) Thrall Library. []
 * There are three levels to test yourself to see how well you know the Dewey Decimal System.
 * **// Dewey and the Alien //** []
 * A story that goes through all of the Dewey classifications. Part of the ThinkQuest site.
 * ** "Dewey Rap." ** //K-6 Library Media Lessons//. Modesto City Schools. []
 * ** "Dewey Rap PowerPoint." ** //Library Media Lessons.// Modesto City Schools. [].
 * **// Let's Do Dewey //**** . ** Middle Tennessee State University. [].
 * **// Resources for Teachers and Students of the DDC //** . OCLC. [].
 * A number of ideas are gathered on the LM_NET wiki http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/Dewey+Decimal+System

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// Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 6:45 AM // // Someone posted the Dewey Decimal Rap on this listserv a while ago, and I tucked it away for future use. //

// Now that I am teaching the DDS to my 5th graders, I found the link again and have been playing it. Since the tune is so darned catchy and the kids were singing along with it, I came up with the idea of offering a can of Mountain DEW to each student who could memorize the 10 categories and either sing or recite that part of the song to me. //

// The result has been phenomenal!! Out of 50 fifth graders, 25 have already successfully completed the challenge and many others are still practicing. And this has only been since Monday! I take a picture of each student with his can of Mountain Dew for a slideshow on my website, and then post his name in the hallway outside my door. The whole school is buzzing about it! //

// I realize that a can of Mountain DEW is not the most ideal gift. I hate the idea of the sugar and the caffeine myself, but I did clear the promotion with my principal first to get his support. You have no idea what a HUGE incentive the soda is to my students, though! //

// Here is a link to my library's website. The rap itself is there, as well as some pictures of my excited students: // //__ http://www.camdenschools.org/webpages/sdelosh/library_curriculum.cfm?subpage=25307 __//

//  Shelley DeLosh  // // McConnellsville Elementary School // // Blossvale, NY // // sdelosh@camdenschools.or //