The Dewey Decimal Classification system is used throughout the library with DVDS, audiobooks, and more. The only section at TPL that does not go by Dewey is the fiction section.

To learn more about the Dewey Decimal System, check out “The Dewey Decimal System” (Children’s Press, $6.95, ages 7-11) by Allan Fowler: (Classification-Dewey decimal).

The Dewey Decimal System was invented by Melvil Dewey in 1873 and is reviewed for revision twice each year. Aubuchon said some of its 19th century ideas do not work in a 21st century school.

The Dewey Decimal System is the most used library classification system, with the Chicago Tribune estimating that more than 200,000 libraries in 135 countries use it.

Still, Dewey remains by far the dominant system for organizing books. More than 200,000 libraries in 135 countries are estimated to use Dewey, making it the most popular book classification system ...

The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) or Dewey Decimal System is a proprietary library classification system which was first published in the United States in 1876. Since then, it has been ...

Since this way of spelling didn’t gain traction, he is best remembered for the Dewey Decimal System which was originally published in 1876. More than 140 years later, at least 200,000 libraries ...

KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) – For 140 years people have been using the Dewey Decimal System to find books at a library. It’s a classification method that assigns a group of numbers to books and ...

This classification system is used in 200 000 libraries in at least 135 countries. To celebrate, visit your local library and make use of the Dewey Decimal System to locate a certain book.