Library History
What are the two MAIN categories within the Dewey decimal system?
Fiction and Nonfiction
What are Fiction books?
Books that have a fake storyline.
400-499
Language
600-699
Applied Science
800-999
He then wanted to keep track of all of the stuff he figured out (Literature), He wants to keep track of the people he has met, places he has gone, and events he has been apart of (History, Geograohy, Biography).
Whose Idea was the "Library"?
Ben Franklin
What are nonfiction books?
Books that have a true storyline.
100-199
Philosophy
500-599
Pure Science
200-399
He then felt like he wasn't alone even though there weren't any other people (Religion). The caveman is running out of food so he leaves to explore (Social Science).
How were books organized before the Dewey decimal system?
By size or color.
How are fiction books organized?
Put on the shelf in ABC order using the author's last name. Then by title if the author wrote more than one book.
000-099
General Works
900-999
History, Geography, Biography
600-799
He takes the science he learned and applies it to his own actions (Applied Science), The caveman has freetime so he does stuff for leisure (The Arts).
What is the full name of the man who found a way to organize books easier?
Melvil Dewey
How are nonfiction books organized?
Organized by subject.
300-399
Social Science
700-799
The Arts
099-199
The caveman spent a lot of time on his own thinking about himself (Philosophy).
Where did Ben Franklin open the first Library in the US?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Why did Dewey put numbers with nonfiction books?
So Libraries couldn't help but to be in order.
200-299
Religion
800-899
Literature
400-599
Now that the caveman has met someone else he needs to comunicate (Language), He then studied the world around him to learn his language (Pure Science).