Melvil Dewey (December 10, 1851–December 26, 1931) was the inventor of the Dewey Decimal Classification system for library classification. john dewey File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC, also called the Dewey Decimal System) is a system of library classification developed by Melvil Dewey in 1876, and since greatly modified and expanded in the course of the twenty-two major revisions, the most recent in 2004. ... A library classification is a system of coding and organizing library materials (books, serials, audiovisual materials, computer files, maps, manuscripts, realia) according to their subject. ...

Dewey was born Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey in Adams Center, New York in the United States. He attended Amherst College, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He graduated in 1874 with a bachelor's degree and received a master's degree from Amherst in 1877. It was while working as an assistant librarian at Amherst from 1874 until 1877 that Dewey devised his system of classifying and cataloguing books by decimal numbers. Adams Center (formerly called Adams Five Corners) is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Adams in Jefferson County, New York. ... Amherst College is a private, independent, elite[1][2] liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. It is the third oldest college in Massachusetts. ... Delta Kappa Epsilon (ΔΚΕ; also pronounced D K E or Deke) is the oldest secret college mens fraternity of New England origin. ... A modern-style library in Chambéry A library is a collection of information resources and services, organized for use, and maintained by a public body, institution, or private individual. ...

He moved to Boston where he created and edited Library Journal, which became an influential factor in the development of libraries in America, and in the reform of their administration. Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Library Journal is a trade publication for librarians. ...

With his friend and fellow librarian Charles Ammi Cutter, he helped found the American Library Association (ALA); both men spoke at the First Annual ALA Conference held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1876. Charles Ammi Cutter (14 March 1837–6 September 1903) is an important figure in the history of American library science. ... ALA Logo The American Library Association (ALA) is a group based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

In 1883 he became librarian of Columbia College, and in the following year founded the Columbia School of Library Economy, the first ever institution organized for the instruction of librarians. This school, which was very successful, was removed to Albany, New York in 1890, where it was reestablished as the New York State Library School under his direction. From 1888 to 1906 he was director of the New York State Library and from 1888 to 1900 was secretary of the University of the State of New York, completely reorganizing the state library and making it one of the most efficient in America as well as establishing the system of state travelling libraries and picture collections. In 1890 he helped to found the first state library association - the New York Library Association (NYLA) - and he was its first president, from 1890-1892. Columbia College is the main undergraduate college at Columbia University, situated on the universitys main campus of Morningside Heights in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York. ... Location in Albany County and the State of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York County Albany Founded 1614 Incorporated 1686 Government  - Mayor Gerald D. Jennings Area  - City  21. ... The New York State Library, located in Albany, New York, was established in 1818 to serve the government of New York State. ... The University of the State of New York (USNY; acronym usually pronounced USE-nee) is the governmental umbrella organization of the US state of New York which is responsible for most institutions and much of the personnel that are in any way connected to formal educational functions (public and private...

He was an advocate of the metric system and English language spelling reform and is responsible for, among other things, the "American" spelling of the word Catalog (as opposed to the British Catalogue). He considered changing his own name from Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey to simply Melvil Dui.[1] He also sponsored periodicals on the Ro constructed language, in which the word structure marked its meaning in a hierarchy of categories. The International System of Units (symbol: SI) (for the French phrase Syst me International dUnit s) is the most widely used system of units. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Spelling reform generally attempts to introduce a logical structure connecting the spelling and pronunciation of words. ... Ro is an a priori constructed language created by Rev. ... A constructed or artificial language — known colloquially as a conlang — is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary have been devised by an individual or small group, instead of having naturally evolved as part of a culture. ...

Late in his life Dewey resided in the community of Lake Placid, New York, where he helped found the Lake Placid Club as a health resort. His theories of spelling reform found some local success at Lake Placid: there is an "Adirondac Loj" in the area, and dinner menus of the Lake Placid Club featured his spelling reform. A September 1927 menu is headed "Simpler spelin" and features dishes like Hadok, Poted beef with noodls, Parsli or Masht potato, Butr, Steamd rys, Letis, and Ys cream. It also advises guests that "All shud see the butiful after-glo on mountains to the east just befor sunset. Fyn vu from Golfhous porch." Lake Placid is a village of 2,638 in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, near the center of the Town of North Elba and named after an adjacent lake. ...

Dewey was an early promoter of winter sports in Lake Placid and was active in arranging the 1932 Winter Olympics there. He also was a founder of the Lake Placid Club Education Foundation in 1922 and the Adirondack Music Festival in 1925, and served as a trustee of the Chautauqua Institution. A winter sport is a sport commonly played during winter, usually a sport played on snow or ice. ... The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1932 in Lake Placid, New York, United States. ... The Chautauqua Institution is a non-profit adult education center and summer resort located on 750 acres in Chautauqua, New York. ...

In 1926 he established a southern branch of the Lake Placid Club in Florida. Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ...

While remembered for his Dewey Decimal System, Dewey's personal views would be considered racist and sexist today. Even in his own day, his career as a public servant, as New York State Librarian, was negatively affected by the anti-Semitic policies of the Lake Placid Club (Wiegand 1996:280; Garrison 1983:42); his role in the ALA was curtailed by his overly familiar attention to women (Wiegand 1996:340).

Dewey married Annie R. Godfrey of Milford, Massachusetts, in 1878. They had one son, Godfrey, born in 1887. Two years after her death in 1922, he married Mrs. Emily McKay Beal. They remained married until his death. He died of a brain hemorrhage in Lake Placid, Florida, on the day after Christmas in 1931.   Milford is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Lake Placid is a town located in Highlands County, Florida. ...

Dewey is a member of the American Library Association's Hall of Fame. The Library Hall of Fame is a list of 40 leaders of the modern library movement. ...

External links

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• What's so great about the Dewey Decimal System? - contains biographical information
• New York Times, Melvil Dewey dead in Florida, December 27, 1931.

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
• Garrison, Dee. Apostles of Culture: The Public Librarian and American Society, 1876–1920. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 2003. ISBN 0-299-18114-6.

• Wiegand, Wayne A. Irrepressible Reformer: A Biography of Melvil Dewey. Chicago: American Library Association, 1996. ISBN 0-8389-0680-X.
• Dawe, George Grosvenor. Melvil Dewey, seer: inspirer: doer, 1851-1931. Lake Placid Club, N.Y.: Melvil Dewey Biografy, 1932.