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Melvil Dewey

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Noun1.Melvil Dewey - United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)Melvil Dewey - United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)


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The Dewey system was developed in 1876 by Melvil Dewey and allows for an unlimited expansion of cataloguing possibilities and generally keeps different subjects together in physical locations.
As is only fitting, Wallace begins his journey in his local library, looking up creator Melvil Dewey in his very own system.
From Johannes Gutenberg (inventor of the printing press) to Melvil Dewey (inventor of the Dewey Decimal System), every aspect of library life is covered in this great book.
 
 
 
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