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The Numbers in Nonfiction

The Numbers in Nonfiction. Recipe for making a nonfiction number:. 818 PRE. Numbers for subject area. First 3 letters of author’s last name. Numbers & Letters. Now let’s learn more about the NUMBERS in a nonfiction call number. How do we know what number goes with each subject ?.

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The Numbers in Nonfiction

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  1. The Numbers inNonfiction

  2. Recipe for making a nonfiction number: 818 PRE Numbers for subject area First 3 letters of author’s last name Numbers & Letters

  3. Now let’s learn more about the NUMBERS in a nonfiction call number.

  4. How do we know what number goes with each subject ? By using something cool calledthe Dewey Decimal System !

  5. The Dewey Decimal System is a tool used to sort books into groups or categories

  6. This system was invented by a man named Melvil Dewey. He was a librarian who lived long ago.

  7. Sorting books by subject, what a brilliant idea!

  8. There are 10 general groups for sorting ALL of the subjects General means broad, lots of subjects will fit into each group.

  9. The 10 Groups: General Works Philosophy Religion Social Studies Language Science Technology Arts and Leisure Literature History/Geography

  10. 000s General Works Books that fit in this group have many different subjects in them.

  11. Here are some examples:

  12. 100s Philosophy Books that fit in this group tell about how we think and feel.

  13. Here are some examples:

  14. 200s Religion Books in this group tell about different religions or stories from the bible.

  15. Here are some examples:

  16. Would this book be located in 200’s? F RIO The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson series (Book 1) by Rick Riordan

  17. Would this book be located in the 200s ? F RIO The Lost Hero: The Heroes of Olympus series (Book 1) by Rick Riordan

  18. 300s Social Sciences Books in this group tell about how people live together.

  19. 300 Social Issues 320 Government 330 Careers 340 Court System 350 Military Equipment 360 Environmental Issues 370 Education 380 Transportation 390 Holidays & Scary Stories

  20. Fairy tales, folk tales, tall tales and myths are also placed (or grouped) in the 300s.

  21. Here are some examples:

  22. Here are some examples of holiday books:

  23. Books about our government are found in the 300s. Books about families are found in the 300s. Books about careers are found in the 300s.

  24. Books about trains are found in the 300s. Scary stories are found in the 300s. Books about the history of transportation are found in the 300s.

  25. Would this book be located in the 300s ? E SHA It’s Christmas,David! by David Shannon

  26. Would this book be located in the 300s ? 811 ANG Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem by Maya Angelou

  27. 400s-Language Books in this group are about different languages or grammar.

  28. Here are some examples:

  29. 500s-Science & Math Books in this group are about things from nature.

  30. 500 Science Experiments 510 Mathematics  520 Stars, planets, astronomy 530 Physical Science - force & motion, electricity, magnetism 540 Chemistry, Atoms & Molecules 550 Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Weather 560 Dinosaurs, Prehistoric Animals 570 Forests, Deserts, Mountains, Oceans, Evolution 580 Plants & Trees 590 Animals & Insects 599 Mammals

  31. Here are some examples:

  32. Books about dinosaurs are ALWAYS found in the 500s and have this call number: 567.9 Books about snakes are ALWAYS found in the 500s and have this call number: 597.96 Snakes as pets: 639.3 Books about elephants are ALWAYS found in the 500s and have this call number: 599.67

  33. 600s-Technology This group has man-made things that make the world a better place.

  34. Inventions! Cooking! Human body! Tractors! Farm Animals! Paper Making! Fire Trucks! Dogs! Woodworking!

  35. 700s-Arts and Leisure Books in this group are about things we do for fun.

  36. Origami! Drawing! Art! Football! Camping! Cartoons! Baseball! Fishing! Crafts!

  37. Can you think of other subjects that would be located in the 700s?

  38. 800s-Literature Books in this group are stories, plays, poetry, and joke & riddle books.

  39. Here are some examples:

  40. This is the group fiction books were put in long ago when The Dewey Decimal Systemwas first invented.

  41. Today we have too many fiction books in our libraries to organize them in this way, so fiction books have their own way of being organized.

  42. In order, by author’s last name !

  43. 900s-History/Geography Books in this group tell about events and places.

  44. 977.7 977.739

  45. Biography-920s This is the biography section that contains books about groups of people.

  46. Here are some examples:

  47. Knowing these 10 big groups will help make it easier to find the books you want in the nonfiction section.

  48. REMEMBER, nonfiction call numbers are placed in numberorder first, so that means all of the books about the same subject end up near each other on the shelf.

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