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Melvil Dewey

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in Adams Center, New York, The United States

December 10, 1851

Died

December 26, 1931

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Average rating: 4.1 · 88 ratings · 16 reviews · 203 distinct works

	Dewey Decimal Classification and Relative Index by Melvil Dewey, Julianne Beall (Editor), Winton E. Matthews (Editor) 4.30 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1972 — 153 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abridged Dewey Decimal Classification and Relative Index by Melvil Dewey, Joan S. Mitchell, Julianne Beall (Editor) 3.90 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1979 — 96 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2006 — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Simplified Library School Rules: Card Catalog, Accession, Book Numbers, Shelf List, Capitals, Punctuation, Abbreviations, Library Handwriting it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	200 Religion Class it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1980 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dewey Decimal Classification and Relative Indes: Schedules 600-999 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Library School Rules: 1. Card Catalog Rules; 2. Accession Book Rules; 3. Shelf List Rules 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Melvil Dewey, his enduring presence in librarianship (The Heritage of librarianship series) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1977	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Simplified Library school rules; card catalog, accession, book numbers, shelf list, capitals, punctuation, abbreviations, library handwriting 1898 [Leather Bound] really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Classification of Everything by Melvil Dewey, John Mark Ockerbloom, Pinch Village LLC (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“To my thinking, a great librarian must have a clear head, a strong hand, and, above all, a great heart. And when I look into the future, I am inclined to think that most of the men who achieve this greatness will be women.”
― Melvil Dewey

tags: humor, inspirational

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“Reading is a mighty engine, beside which steam and electricity sink into insignificance.”
― Melvil Dewey

tags: reading

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“A library's function is to give the public in the quickest and cheapest way: information, inspiration, and recreation. If a better way than the book can be found, we should use it.”
― Melvil Dewey

tags: library

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