bookworm’s lair (the library)

BOOKWORM’S LAIR

The Library

LIBRARY• Comes from the Greek word “Librarium” meaning a place for the custody or administration of a collection of reading materials

• storehouse of knowledge

• a repository of thoughts

• a reservoir of books

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM

1.Open-Stack Arrangement

2.Closed- Stack Arrangement

SECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY

1.Audio- Visual Room (AVR)2.Circulation Section3.Filipiñana Section4.Periodical Section5.Reference Section6.Reserved Section

LIBRARY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

1.Dewey Decimal System

2.Library of Congress Classification System

DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM

• Invented by Melvil Dewey in 1876

• Mr. Dewey’s idea was so good that it has lasted for over 130 years so far and it has spread to more than 200,000 libraries in 135 countries around the world!

• DDC is arranged by topic

Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey(1851-1931)

• Born on December 10, 1851 and diedon December 26, 1931.

• He is a librarian, resort developer, and reformer.

DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM

000- 100 General Works100-199 Philosophy and Psychology200-299 Religion and Mythology300-399 Social Science400-499 Language500-599 Natural Science600-699 Applied Science and Useful Arts700-799 Fine Arts and Recreation800-899 Literature900-999 Geography and History, Biography

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

• Proponent: Herbert Putnam in 1987


A General WorksB Philosophy and ReligionC History and Auxiliary SciencesD History and Topography (except

America)E America and United States (general

History)F United States (local History)G Geography and AnthropologyH Social SciencesJ Political ScienceK LawL Education


M MusicN Fine ArtsP Language and LiteratureQ Science (general)R MedicineS Agriculture, Plant and Animal

IndustryT TechnologyU Military ScienceY Naval ScienceZ Bibliography and Library Science

SECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY

ACTIVITY:

Prepare a piece of paper and you should

be able to identify which section of the

library does the reference material

belong to.