Shelving Shakeup

Dewey Decimal System: Locating a Book Activity

Shelving Shake-Up

You just looked up a book in the OPAC (online card catalog) and you wrote the number down on a slip of paper. It looks like this:

So, you go the the library shelves that start with the 500s and see this line-up. Which book is likely to be the one you jotted down on your note?

Oops! While you were looking for your book, you noticed that the books are not in order.

 
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4.    ___________________

     
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Credit: Eugene School District 4J, Eugene, OR, and OSLIS Revision Committee 2002