How do you determine the Dewey number of a book?
The organization of your library is up to you.
Dewey numbers are a good place to start, but you can feel free to adapt it as needed for your library. A common example of this is with Biographies. A biography has a suggested Dewey number correlating to the time period in history. But many libraries have a separate section for biographies. A common way to catalog these is B (or BIO) followed by the first 3 letters of subject and the first 3 letters of the author.
Another example from my library-I wanted all my cowboy books together on the shelf. A new rodeo book had a suggested Dewey number in the "outdoor performances." I decided to number it with my other cowboy books. For more information on finding a Dewey number of a book click here.
One other way to find a dewey number is to look at other OPAC systems and see where the book is located in other libraries.
Dewey numbers are a good place to start, but you can feel free to adapt it as needed for your library. A common example of this is with Biographies. A biography has a suggested Dewey number correlating to the time period in history. But many libraries have a separate section for biographies. A common way to catalog these is B (or BIO) followed by the first 3 letters of subject and the first 3 letters of the author.
Another example from my library-I wanted all my cowboy books together on the shelf. A new rodeo book had a suggested Dewey number in the "outdoor performances." I decided to number it with my other cowboy books. For more information on finding a Dewey number of a book click here.
One other way to find a dewey number is to look at other OPAC systems and see where the book is located in other libraries.
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National Library Bindery of GA, 100 Hembree Park Drive Roswell, GA 30076
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(770) 442-5490 -- Call for more information. (This company does not have a website.)