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Using the Tables to Build
Dewey Numbers
An Introduction
Table 2: Geographic Subdivisions
Use when you have a geographic location.
Geology of Romania
Geology 554 (p.525)
Area notations for Romania 498 (p.142)
Add two together to become 554.98
In this case, we drop the 4 for geology
Postage Stamps from Japan
Base number for postage stamps
769.56 postage stamps (p. 699)
952= Japan (p.793)
Call number 769.56952
History of Bulgaria
Base number for general history of specific
countries under 930-990 (9 denotes
history)
Area notation for Bulgaria in Table 2
499
Add together to become 949.9
Economic Geology of Germany
Base number for geology is 553 (p.524)
Germany 943 (p.136)
Look at Table 1, p. 127 under 093-099
Notation to add 09 notations 3-9 of Table 2
Call number= 553.0943
Table 3: Subdivisions for individual
literatures
The following are examples of how to
handle a literary work using table 3.
An Anthology of World Literature
Base number for a collection of literary
texts in specific forms from more than one
literature. 808.8 (page 747)
An Anthology of World Drama
Base number for a collection of literary
texts in specific forms from more than one
literature. 808.8 (page 747)
Look in Table 3 at subdivisions.
Subdivision for Drama is 2
Call number = 808.82
An Anthology of English Literature
Base number for English literature 820
(page 750)
Notation for collections of literary texts from
table 3= 8 (p. 168)
Call number = 820.8
An Anthology of French Poetry
Base number for French literature is 840
(page 753)
French poetry is 841
Notation from table 3 or a collection of
poetry by more than one author is 08
Call number =841.08
History of World Drama
Call number = 809
A Study of World Drama
Base number is 809
Table 3 shows .2 for drama
Call number = 809.2
History of English Literature
Base number for English literature is 820.
(p. 750)
Table 3 shows .09 for history (p. 167)
Call number = 820.9
Teacher’s Handbook for French
Literature
Base number for French literature 840
(p. 753)
Table 1 shows 07 for study and teaching
(p. 118)
Call number= 840.7
Some titles & call numbers
Poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Call number = 811 (p. 749)
Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott 823 (p.750)
Charles Lamb’s Essays 824 (p. 751)
Where would we find these works?
Selected Poems by Edgar Allen Poe 811
Plays by Christopher Marlowe 822
Writings of Mark Twain 813
Selected Prose and Poetry by Ralph
Waldo Emerson 814
Commentary on Homer’s Illiad 883
Table 4: Subdivisions of Individual
Languages
A Dictionary of the Russian Language
Base number for Russian is 491.7
Notation for dictionaries in table 4 is -3.
Call number is 491.73
English Word Origins
Base number for English etymology is 422
Call number = 422
Classification of Biography
Classify all biographies as a 92 or B, only 1
of these.
Collective biography classified as 920
Classifying Using Tables
Always read the notes in Dewey and use
the tables according to directions.
Need to know how to use tables in order to
know if copy cataloging or bought
cataloging is correct and corresponds to
your media center.
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