Melville Louis Kossuth "Melvil" Dewey (December 10, 1851 – December 26, 1931) was an American librarian and educator, inventor of the Dewey Decimal system of library classification, and a founder of the Lake Placid Club.
Video Title: True Library Story: Melvil Dewey, The Man Behind the Decimal
Video Summary: Biographical presentation on the life of Melvil Dewey. Starring famous Pittsburgh underground actor Damien maruscak
Original Published Date: Apr 26, 2010
Video Title: Melvil Dewey
Video Summary: This is a short biography of Melvil Dewey and what influenced him to develop the Dewey Decimal System.
Creator: Library Learners
Original Published Date: Oct 17, 2013
SEE ALSO
- Biographies of Famous Librarians : Who's Who in Library and Information Science
- Library and Information Science Encyclopedia
REFERENCES
- Wikipedia, "Melvil Dewey," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvil_Dewey (accessed January 19, 2019).
CITATION INFORMATION
Article Title
- Melvil Dewey
Website Name
- Librarianship Studies & Information Technology
URL
- https://www.librarianshipstudies.com/2019/02/melvil-dewey.html
Last Updated
- July 3, 2020
Original Published Date
- February 1, 2019
FEEDBACK
- Help us improve this biographical article! Contact us with your feedback. You can use the comments section below, or reach us on social media.
