Dewey Pictograms
 Reproducible images portraying collections within the Dewey
Decimal Classification System, enabling people with disabilities, low literacy
skills, etc., to better locate materials in the library’s collection; these can
be mounted on bookstacks or special mounts in the collection.
Many thanks to OCLC (all copyright rights in the Dewey
Decimal Classification System are owned by OCLC; Dewey, Dewey Decimal
Classification, DDC, OCLC and WebDewey are registered trademarks of OCLC) and
to Oakland (CA) Public Library for making these images freely available. The resource is a result of a
collaboration between the Oakland Public Library and the East Bay Learning
Disabilities Association (EastBayl da.org), supported by the California State
Library.
The 88 images
were created by Shelby Designs & Illustrates (Oakland, CA) and the work was
supported in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under
the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in
California by the State Librarian.
Introduction
Pictograms for the Dewey Decimal
System
These pictograms were produced at the Oakland Public
Library under a 2003-2004 Library Services and Technology Act grant of the
California State Library. All copyright rights in the Dewey Decimal
Classification system are owned by OCLC. Dewey, Dewey Decimal
Classification, DDC, OCLC and WebDewey are registered trademarks of OCLC.
People with learning disabilities make up 17 to 20% of the
general population. The pictograms were created to help library users with
learning disabilities navigate the Dewey Decimal System. They are also an
excellent example of universal access, as they will help many other users,
including those for whom English is not their native language or who are adult
learners.
The images were chosen to represent often-requested subject
areas. At the Oakland Public Library, all 88 are mounted in the adult area, and
fewer were chosen for the teen and children’s areas. They were mounted on the
bookshelves, where the call number section starts. They are also at the end of
that shelving unit.
They were designed by Oakland graphic arts firm, Shelby
Designs & Illustrates.Artwork is © Shelby Designs & Illustrates.
Contact Lynne Cutler, Disability Services Advocate, Oakland
Public Library, with any questions.
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