Basics/ History
Who created the library?
Benjamin Franklin.
What story is used to describe the classes?
The caveman story.
How are fiction books organized?
By last name.
200-299 is which class?
Religion.
What class would you find in the encyclopedia?
General works.
Who came up with the idea of organizing the library by classes?
Melvil Dewey.
00-99 is which class?
General works.
How are biographies organized?
By who they are about.
In the caveman story, what did God create?
Man.
Where would you find books about WW2.
History/geography, geography class
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?
Fiction is not real, nonfiction is real.
600-699 is which class?
Applied science
How are nonfiction books organized?
By the dewey decimal system.
800-899 is which class?
Literature.
What class would you find books about Catholics.
Religion
How many classes are there in the Dewey Decimal System?
10.
700-799 is which class?
The arts.
What is the order of the 10 main classes?
General works, pyschology, religion, social sciences, language, pure sciences, applied sciences, the arts, literature, geography/history.
What do you do if a book starts with the word "The"?
You skip the word "The" and base the title off the second word following "The".
Which class would books about sign language be in?
Language.
Why did Benjamin Franklin create the library?
He thought it was unfair that only wealthy people had access to books.
500-599 is which class?
Pure science.
How would you organize the said numbers; 66.77, 66.10, 65.54, 65.53?
65.53, 65.54, 66.10, 66.77.
Organize the list by last names: Woodland, Woodspine, Woods, Wood, Woodlin.
Wood, Woodland, Woodlin, Woods, Woodspine.
What class would you find books about Manga?
The arts class