Library Organization

Organization of the Library

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Using the dewey decimal system

Fiction

Nonfiction

• Arranged in alphabetical order by author's last name

• If the book is by the same person and not part of a series, you can organize it alphabetically by title.

• Uses Dewey Decimal Numbers and first three letters of author's last name.

• Numbers are placed in ascending order

• If the numbers are exactly the same, use the first

F ACE

583.2 BEA

Shows it is a nonfiction book

First three letters of author's last name

Shows it is a fiction book

First three letters of author's last name

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Fiction

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Fiction

https://www.lib.montana.edu/services/information-access/cataloging/understandingcallnumbers/deweyclassification.html

• Self
• Feelings
• Dreams
• Witchcraft

• Christianity
• Judaism
• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Mythology (Ancient religions)

• Customs
• Cultures
• Laws
• Manners
• Costumes
• Fairy Tales

• Dictionaries
• Parts of Speech
• Sign Language
• Foreign Language aids

• Mathematics
• Earth Science
• Astronomy
• Chemistry
• Plants
• Animals

• Inventions
• Robots
• Transportation
• Pets
• Recipe Books

• Art
• Drawing
• Comics
• Handcrafts
• Music
• Games
• Sports

• Poetry
• Plays
• Classic Literature
• Jokes
• Riddles

• Landforms
• Travel
• Atlases
• Exploration
• Countries

NonFiction

NonFiction

Remember 700.0001 is bigger than 700

Hint

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