Shirley High School Library Pathfinder

Print Resources (Books!)Look under these Dewey Decimal Classification Numbers

A Guide to Library Books: The Dewey Decimal System

Imagine walking into a house where room after room is filled with shelves, all
packed with books in no specific order. Imagine trying to find the one book you
want! That's what happened every day to Melvil Dewey, an American librarian
who lived from 1851 to 1931. He became so unhappy trying to help people
find books that he invented the Dewey Decimal System of Classification,
which is still used in libraries today. The system numbers books by their
subject matter in the following way.

Dewey Decimal System

000-099

General Works (encyclopedias, magazines, almanacs)

100-199

Philosophy and Psychology

200-299

Religion and Mythology

300-399

Social Science

400-499

Language

500-599

Math and Science

600-699

Medicine and Technology

700-799

Arts and Entertainment

800-899

Literature

900-999

History and Geography

Websites: The following links will send you to some library guides to help you
further with your research, but first is a link to internet safety guides:
https://www.ncjrs.gov/internetsafety/
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/
http://www.library.arkansas.gov/libraryDivisions/travelerAccess/Pages/default.aspx

Here is a fun link to follow:

http://www.factmonster.com/