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Advanced Research B - Doing the Dewey
Advanced Research B - Doing the Dewey
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Understanding and applying the principles of the Dewey Decimal Classification System.
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1
The Dewey category for the 900's is called
Religion and Mythology
Arts and Recreation
Geography and History
Technology
2
In what section would you find Shakespeare's play,
Romeo and Juliet
?
800's
300's
400's
700's
3
In what section would you find a English/Spanish dictionary?
800's
600's
400's
200's
4
The Dewey category for the 500's is called
Social Science
Geography and History
Science and Mathematics
Technology
5
Non-fiction books are shelved
in alphabetical order according to author's last name
in alphabetical order according to title
in alphabetical order according to author's first name
in numerical order; the numbers depend on the subject
6
What is
Applied Sciences
in the 600 category?
Applied Sciences is about trigonometry
Applied Sciences is about inventions
Applied Sciences is about famous inventors
Applied Sciences is about animals
7
If you were shelving these books in alphabetical order, which one would come first?
BER
BOR
BOD
BRE
8
In what section would you find a book on world religions?
000's
600's
400's
200's
9
In what section would you find a book on education?
800's
900's
200's
300's
10
In what section would you find a book on soccer?
500's
900's
700's
300's
11
If you were shelving these books in numerical order, which one would come first?
510.101
510.010
510.110
510.001
12
In what section would you find a book on calculus?
100's
700's
300's
500's
13
In what section would you find a biography on Martin Luther King?
800's
900's
300's
400's
14
The Dewey category for the 700's is called
Technology
Languages
Social Science
Arts and Recreation
15
Books that are made up by the author, and not based on the truth, are called....
biographies
fiction
non-fiction
reference
16
If you were shelving these books in numerical order, which one would come first?
201.429
201.678
201.8
201.68
17
What is the main advantage of the Dewey Decimal Classification system?
It is a way to organize a large collection of books
Books are organized by subjects
Books are identified by call numbers, making it easy to find
All three statements are true
18
The Dewey Decimal Classification System divides knowledge into how many main categories?
100
1,000
10
countless
19
What was the name of the person who came up with a way to organize books?
Dewey Decimal
Caveman
Huey and Louie
Melvil Dewey
20
Fiction books are shelved
in alphabetical order according to author's last name
in alphabetical order according to author's first name
in numerical order; similar topics are kept together
in alphabetical order according to title
21
What is a call number?
a combination of numbers and letters
a group of numbers and letters so you know where to find it
all three alternatives are correct
number located at the bottom of a book on the spine
22
Books that are true, and based on real people, places, events or things, are called
literature
non-fiction
fiction
prose
23
The Dewey category for the 300's is called
Technology
Languages
Religions and Mythology
Social Science
24
The Dewey category for the 200's is called
Arts and Recreation
Sciences and Mathematics
Religion and Mythology
Literature
