Study Guide for Library End of Course Exam

Who created the library organization system used today in libraries around the world?

• Dewey McMell

• Melvil Dewey

• Mrs. Scott

• Alexander the Great

The Dewey Decimal System has _____ categories.

• 10

• 6

• 12

• 9

Each category in the Dewey Decimal System represents a certain kind of book and is assigned a _____.

• catalog

• genre

• number

• letter

______ books are organized or shelved in numerical order.

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Folktales

• Reference

A _______ is a list of all materials in the library.

• title

• author

• card catalog

• call number

In a card catalog, you may search for items by -----

• title, author, number of pages

• title and year published

• genre, size, and popularity

• title, author, or subject

A _____ tells you where a book is in the library.

• card catalog

• spine lable

• call number

• subject

Call numbers can be found in two places, the card catalog and the ___ of a book.

• spine

• last page

• cover

• underneath the dust jacket

The _____ _____ is where the call number can be found.

• call label

• spine label

• book label

• catalog label

A book about a person is a _____.

• biography

• history

• reference book

• drama