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unusual facts about Dewey Decimal System



Decimal system

The Dewey Decimal System, a subject classification system used in libraries.

Education for librarianship

The first library school in the United States was established by Melvil Dewey (the originator of the Dewey decimal system) in 1887 at Columbia University.

Fisher Fine Arts Library

The architect collaborated with Melvil Dewey, creator of the Dewey Decimal System, and others to make this the most modern American library building of its time.


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North Elba, New York

Melvil Dewey, inventor of the Dewey Decimal System, founded a resort in the town.

Shen Zhurong

All modern classification schemes were based on the Dewey Decimal System, cataloging rules used the Library of Congress Classification, and the same courses taught in America were often translated directly into Chinese.