general works are considered
The junk drawer of books
list the numbers for general works and philosophy
0-99 general works
100-199 philosophy
who came up with the idea to create a library
Ben Franklin
now to create a language was easy to begin by point to things right by them which turns into what
pure science- is man learning about the world around him
what can you find in general works
almanacs, encyclopedias, phone books, bibliographies, and books about books
Story starts and caveman is thinking about himself and that's where what comes from
Philosophy- Man thinking about himself
list the numbers for religion and social sciences
200-299 religion
300-399 social sciences
how were library's first organized
organized by size or color
what other things could man study that are right outside his cave, they are found in nature
pure science
what can you find in religion
bibles, mythology, and information about religions
man got bored thinking about himself and was thinking of God that's where what comes from
religion- is man thinking about god
list the numbers for history, geography, biography
900-999
who found a way to organize the books to find them faster
Melvin Dewey
now that the caveman is a little more educated he can apply it which makes up what class
Applied science - is man using pure science to make life better
what can you find in language
dictionary, thesaurus, sign language, braille, and how to speak
man is thinking about God and himself but he's running out of resources so he looks around outside of his cave and that's where what comes from
social science- is man thinking about other groups of man
list the numbers for the arts and literature
700-799 the arts
800-899 literature
how were the books divided
divided into 2 main categories fiction and non fiction
caveman now has a lot of time on his hands so now another class is
the arts- is what man does for leisure(fun)
what can you find in pure science
math, chemistry, physics, earth science, and animals (NOT PETS)
man wants to learn how to communicate with the other caveman so what comes from this
language - is the written, spoken, acted or felt words that we use to share ideas
list the numbers for language, pure science and applied science
400-499 language
500-599 pure science
600-699 applied science
how did Melvin come up with numbers for the subjects
he came up with "classes" every book fits into at least one of the 10 main classes
finally the caveman wants to keep track of the people he met, paces he went, and events he has been a part of and this makes up what
history, geography, and biography- are mans way of keeping a record of who, what, when, where, and why
what can you find in history, geography, and biography
wars and events, flags, places, and people