What is Dewey Decimal System Day?

The Dewey Decimal System's Day, December 10th, honors a system of classification and the man who created it. Melvil Dewey (1851-1931), who was born on December 10, 1851, was born. The librarian invented the Dewey Decimal system of library classification.

Since 1876, the year when American Librarian Melvil Dewey invented and established the Dewey Decimal System (DDC) or Dewey Decimal System as the most widely used library classification system, the Dewey Decimal System (DDC) or Dewey Decimal System has been in use since 1876, the year when American Librarian Melvil Dewey invented and established it. The numerical system organizes mainly non-fiction books, dividing them into ten key categories.

Modern libraries maintain the system using modern technologies since its inception. A series of expansions and revisions helps keep the system current and progressive, as well as progressive. The DDC is the world's most widely used classification system. The DDC has been translated into 30 different languages by libraries in 135 countries around the world.

The Online Computer Library Center, Inc., and its editorial offices are located within the Library of Congress' Decimal Classification Division.