It was Melvil Dewey's idea.

Melvil Dewey was a logical thinking librarian who created a system to organize books so regular people could find them. Now, libraries everywhere still use his system.

In this WebQuest, you will learn the basics of how the Dewey Decimal Classification System works:

• What is a call number?

• What is alphabetical order?

• What do the numbers on nonfiction spine labels mean?

• How can a reader find a book on a particular topic?

• Why is the DDS useful to know about? Why might a library NOT use the DDS?