If you have taken Homework Survival with me, you probably already know about Dewey Browse, a website created and maintained by Gail Grainger, a school library media specialist at Chesterfield School in Chesterfield, NH. An award-winning website, it’s one that all NH youth librarians should check out.
The website arranges material using the Dewey Decimal System. For kids who are learning how to find nonfiction in your physical library, this online library helps to reinforce the classification scheme they are finding on the shelves. So, if they know that animal books are in the 590s, they can find websites about animals in the 590s in Dewey Browse. Of course, Dewey Browse also includes a keyword search engine, so kids can type in their topic and get search results displayed. The search results page includes the Dewey number so kids can see the classification number along with a link to their topic.
Of special interest to NH librarians are the websites that link to NH-related topics: Famous NH people; Native American sites with a NH focus; and New England sports. Because Gail is a NH librarian, she includes material on topics that NH school children are studying and researching. The site also includes helpful resources for teachers and librarians.
Visit Dewey Browse and link to it on your library pages!