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| FICTION: All library materials have call numbers or call letters on their spine. The HMS library uses F for fiction and the first letter of the last name of the author. We have recently started using the first 3 letters of the last name of the author, which makes it easier for shelving and locating. Ex - The bad beginning by Lemony Snicket... |
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| BIOGRAPHY: We label the spine with B and the first 3 letters of the person the book is about. Ex - Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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| Dewey: The Dewey Decimal System was developed by Melville Dewey. This system divides knowledge into ten different subject areas called classes. The classes are then narrowed into more specific categories. |
| 000 - Generalities (encyclopedias,
newspapers, magazines, etc.)
100 - Philosophy and Psychology (Understanding ourselves; Mysterious and Mysterious
Happenings 200 - Religion (Bible Stories, Religions around the world, Mythology) 300 - Social Sciences (Fables/Folklore, Economics, The Military) 400 - Language (Foreign Languages, Dictionaries, Words and Phrases) 500 - Science (Astronomy, Rocks and Minerals, Plants, Animals, etc.) 600 - Technology (How things are made, Home Economics, Medicine, Planes, Trains,
etc.)
700 - Fine Arts (Art, Music, Sports, Riddles and Jokes) 800 - Literature (Poetry, Plays, Stories from many lands) 900 - History & Geography (Maps, War, Native Americans, American History) |
