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Toni Koontz Librarian St.Charles Preparatory School Columbus,Ohio akoontz@cdeducation.org Carpe Diem ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toni Koontz" <akoontz@cdeducation.org> To: "Leigh Woznick" <bookmom@OPTONLINE.NET> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 9:13 AM Subject: Re: game show mistake? > If they were asked: Fiction books are NOT assigned DD#s, and they answered > that the statement was FALSE, then their answer is saying that Fiction > books ARE assigned DD# and that is correct - Fiction books are, but most > libraries choose to use F or FIC and to shelve them separately from the > 800's where they would go. > > I agree it sounds funny...but it was correctly answered. > > > Toni Koontz > Librarian > St.Charles Preparatory School > Columbus,Ohio > akoontz@cdeducation.org > Carpe Diem > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Leigh Woznick" <bookmom@OPTONLINE.NET> > To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 1:24 AM > Subject: GEN: game show mistake? > > >> Did anyone else see the new game show "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" >> tonight? >> One of the questions was in the category of 3rd grade reading. I didn't >> see the whole show, and came in on this question. But I think it said: >> >> "True or false? Fiction books are NOT assigned numbers in the Dewey >> Decimal System". >> >> The woman contestant and all of the 5th graders answered false, and they >> were told >> this was correct. >> >> Am I crazy? Did I see it wrong? I think everyone got tripped up by >> semantics -- it was confusingly worded. >> But if I saw it correctly, this is perpetuating incorrect information to >> however many millions of folks watched the show. >> >> >> Leigh Woznick >> Library Media Specialist >> Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School >> Bridgewater, NJ >> lwoznick@brrsd.k12.nj.us >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. >> You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings >> by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. >> To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu >> In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL >> 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. >> * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ >> * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ >> * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ >> * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------