How to Use
Using the Dewey Decimal System is simple. You just have to follow 5 easy steps. The steps are:
1. Know what subject you are looking for information about.
2. Decide what category the subject fits under. For example, a book about learning Spanish would be in 400s section because it is a language.
3. Use a search catalog to find what specific number the type of book would have.
4. Choose a book from the search catalog. Pay careful attention to the book's call number.
5. Go to the section of the library where those books are kept, and search on the shelf for your book.
If you follow these quick and easy steps, you will have no trouble using the Dewey Decimal System. Below, there is an example of someone who used the five steps to find a book about basketball.
1. Know what subject you are looking for information about.
2. Decide what category the subject fits under. For example, a book about learning Spanish would be in 400s section because it is a language.
3. Use a search catalog to find what specific number the type of book would have.
4. Choose a book from the search catalog. Pay careful attention to the book's call number.
5. Go to the section of the library where those books are kept, and search on the shelf for your book.
If you follow these quick and easy steps, you will have no trouble using the Dewey Decimal System. Below, there is an example of someone who used the five steps to find a book about basketball.
Now that you have learned all about the Dewey Decimal System, you are ready to take the review quiz!