When and where was the dewey decimal system invented?

Answer 1

Melvil Dewy

Answer 2

the Dewey system was made by melvil Dewey in insperation of his late grandfather. he was a very clean man but did no know the was to sort his books. so he came up with a system to catorgarize his books. he then wanted to make it more precise so he came up with the decimal system so he could catorgarize them to small amounts.

Answer 3

Dewey published A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library in 1876. He had developed it while working in the library at Amherst College. It was published at Amherst. Lydenberg, H.M. Dewey, Melvil. Dictionary of American Biography. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1944. Supplement I; pp.241-243.

Answer 4

The Dewey Decimal Classification, or Dewey Decimal System, was created by Melvil Dewey in 1876 as a way of organizing books in a library.

Answer 5

No, Melvil Dewey copyrighted the Dewey decimal system in 1876.

Answer 6

It was created in 1876 by Melvil Dewey, and has been through 22 major revisions. The latest being in 2003.

Answer 7

The Dewey Decimal System was invented by Melvil Dewey in 1876 in Amherst, Massachusetts. It is a classification system used to organize library materials by subject.