- Born: 10 December 1851
- Died: 26 December 1931
- Birthplace: Adams Center, New York
- Best known as:
Inventor of the Dewey Decimal Classification System
4 good links
- Melvil Dewey
Biographical background from a slick, high-tech Dewey system
- Dewey Decimal System
Educational pages that explain the classification system, with a brief bio of Melvil
- The Dewey Decimal System
One quick page on how it breaks down
- How to Use the Dewey Decimal System
Breaks it down and explains it for students
Melvil Dewey Biography
While working as a librarian at Amherst College, Melvil Dewey developed a system of book classification using numbers from 000-999, dividing nonfiction books into 10 broad categories. By the time of his death, the system was being used in over 96% of all American libraries. Dewey helped found the American Library Association and is credited with creating the world's first library science curriculum.
Extra credit:
Dewey also founded the Spelling Reform Association and preferred to spell his name Melvil Dui.
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