Library Skills

Dewey Decimal Classification
A history and current use of the Dewey Decimal Classification System from the Online Computer Library Center. Select “Dewey Tutorials” and then “Dewey to the Rescue” for a multimedia explanation of the Dewey Decimal System.

Dewey Browse
Gail Shea Grainger, school librarian in Chesterfield School in Chesterfield, NH maintains this site. Dewey Browse is a collection of web sites classified by the Dewey Decimal Classification System for grades K-12

Do We Really Know Dewey
Oracle Thinkquest Education Foundation.  Fun page dedicated to Melvile Dewey.  Links lead to stories about Dewey meeting an alien, discovering one another under psychology to learning how to communicate people to filing encyclopedias.  The site also includes ultimate challenges, quizzes and puzzles and bibliography.

Outline of Dewey Decimal Classification
A basic site created by Jefferson County Public Library in Colorado.  It outlines the Dewey Decimal System in a concise, easy-to-read format from 000s-900s.

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Last Updated: March 23, 2012