Las Vegas Sun

Dewey Decimal System still most common, but some libraries using updated classification

Dewey Decimal System Day today marks the birthday of librarian Melvil Dewey and celebrates the library classification system ...

Did you know? This day in history: From human rights and Nobel Prizes to Mandela’s constitution

1948 The General Assembly of the UN adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 1978 Israel’s Prime Minister Begin and Egypt’s President Sadat win the Nobel Peace Prize. 1996 President Mandela ...
Napa Valley Register

From the Librarian’s Desk: Decoding Dewey

Did you know that Dec. 10 is Dewey Decimal System Day? Me neither. Born on Dec. 10, 1851, Melvil Dewey is the librarian who invented the Dewey Decimal system of library classification. And in an age ...
FOX31 Denver

Robert Dewey, wrongfully convicted of Colorado teen’s murder in 1994, dies at 64

DENVER (KDVR) — Robert Dewey, the man who spent nearly two decades in prison in Colorado for a murder he didn’t commit, has died 13 years after a judge exonerated him and he was set free. Dewey was ...
Publishers Weekly

The Dewey Decimal System

Terrorist outrages committed on Valentine's Day and a superflu epidemic have devastated New York City, whose population is now about 800,000, in film music composer Larson's less than stellar debut, ...
People

Influencer Lindsay Dewey, Whose Son Reed Tragically Died at 22 Months, Is Writing a Children's Book to 'Honor' His Memory

Six months after her toddler's death, Dewey assured followers that her forthcoming book will be "lighthearted, creative, and children-age appropriate" Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture ...
The News Journal

Dewey Beach party bar named one of best in U.S. Their signature drink is a must-have

The Starboard in Dewey Beach, Delaware, was named one of USA TODAY's 27 Bars of the Year for 2025. The popular bar is known for its signature Orange Crush drink, energetic atmosphere, and unique ...
Nature

The Universal Decimal Classification

MANY classifications have been evolved rather as an intellectual exercise than with any specific aim in view. Others have been made in the attempt to devise a so-called logical system. Most have ...