What are the 10 Main Classes (categories) in the DDC? Interactive tutorial (hint: find the circle with numbers on them a couple slides into this show) Chart 1 -http://frank.mtsu.edu/~vvesper/dewey.htm Chart 2 Chart 3
Read a story to help you understand the 10 main classes better. http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/Alien/alien.htm
How are the categories placed on the shelves? http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/Basic/lrtb.htm
When to choose 500's or 600's? http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/Harder/500600.htm
What problem does the DDC solve? http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/tour/ddc1.html
You may wonder... who Invented the Dewey decimal Classification System? http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/Melvil/melvil.htm