But that is exactly what the venerable New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue faced when the new ABC drama "Traveler" came a-knocking. By Empty, The Associated Press If you were a historic ...

The Dewey Decimal Classification system has been used in U.S. libraries since the 1870s when Melvil Dewey developed it and put his name on it. But there is a movement afoot in library branches across ...

In 1876, Melvil Dewey published a uniform system for organizing library books and the Dewey Decimal System was born. Today, 95 percent of all public libraries in the United States are Dewey users.

“You can find books easily.” Score one for the library’s bookstore-style layout. And shed a tiny tear for the Dewey Decimal Classification system, long the standard in the industry. A ...

The council of the American Library Association is removing its founder, Melvil Dewey, from its creative leadership medal. Dewey, inventor of the Dewey Decimal System for organizing library books ...

The governing body of the American Library Assn. voted to remove the name of Melvil Dewey, the creator of the Dewey Decimal System, from one of its annual awards. The ALA council made the decision ...