ABCs
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Melville Dewey
Anatomy of A Book
General Genres
100

The section of the library that has the books arranged only alphabetically by the author's last name.

What is fiction?

100

The section of the library that is arranged in numeric order.

What is nonfiction?

100

The complete name of the method he used to organize libraries.

What is the Dewey Decimal System?

100

The name of the book.

What is the title?

100

This genre can be full of magic, talking animals, and often royalty.

What is fantasy?

200

If the last name of the authors are identical, the part you then move on to for ABC order.

What is the first name?

200

The "address" of the book.

What is the call number?

200

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What is the number of categories in the Dewey Decimal System?
200

The outer part of the book where the binding is stored and often the title and call number label are located.

What is the spine?

200

These can be full of problems but are not math books.

What are mysteries?
300
What you can put in ABC order if the entire name is identical.

What is the title?

300

When you have two identical numbers, you must then use this to get nonfiction books in exactly the right spot.

What is alphabetical order using the author's last name?

300

The section of the library that is set up like a mini-library all on its own, following the Dewey Decimal System and Melville's desire to make easy access for everyone, but the books never leave the space.

What is the reference section?

300

Located under a picture in the book and provides a small explanation.

What is a caption?

300

Parts of these books may be influenced by real people or events from the past.

What is historical fiction?
400

Put these in library order:  Smith, Anderson, Perry.

What is Anderson, Perry, Smith?

400

The name or number of the section (NOT nonfiction) where someone would go to learn how to speak Spanish.

What is the language or 400s section?
400

Melville Dewey's nickname.

What is "The Father of Modern Librarianship?"
400

An alphabetical order list in the back of the book to navigate you to specific topics quickly.

What is an index?

400

A totally relatable story that seems like it could actually happen.

What is realistic fiction?

500
An area of the library that is arranged alphabetically but by the subject matter's last name.

What is biography?

500
The two types of books that librarians removed (mostly) from the nonfiction area to give them their own space.

What is fiction and biography?

500

If U R able 2 read this, U can say thx 2 Melvil Dui!  His (unpopular) movement came way b4 text msgs!

What is the Spelling Reformation?

500
Another name for the back side of the title page where all of the publication information is usually found.

What is the verso?

500

UFOs, laboratories, and dystopian societies would be right at home in this genre.

What is science fiction?

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