How to Use the Dewey Decimal System
Search for your book in the library's card catalog.. Obtain the call number contained in a book's entry.. Go to the shelves.
Steps
1
Search for your book in the library's card catalog.
Search for your book in the library's card catalog.
2
Obtain the call number contained in a book's entry.
Obtain the call number contained in a book's entry.
3
Go to the shelves.
Go to the shelves.
4
Look for a label matching both the call number and the author's last name.
Look for a label matching both the call number and the author's last name.
5
Know the ten general areas of content.
Know the ten general areas of content.
6
Understand divisions and sections.
Understand divisions and sections.
7
Browse using the system.
Browse using the system.
8
Look online to learn the categories.
Look online to learn the categories.
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