Daily Archives: December 10, 2015

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It’s Dewey Decimal System Day!

Observed annually, this day celebrates Melvin Dewey (born December 10, 1851)  a librarian, educator and inventor of the Dewey Decimal System.  First published in 1876 the Dewey System introduced the concept of relative location and relative index, which means books are cataloged and placed on the shelves in a permanent […]