DDC is 125 this year, according to OCLC; it was first published in 1876. See http://www.oclc.org/dewey/about/index.htm for more info. Cheers, Aran Lewis Senior Librarian Bibliographic Services Libraries Education London Borough of Lambeth phone: 020 7926 6069 fax: 020 7926 6072 e-mail: [log in to unmask] website: http://www.lambeth.gov.uk Bibliographic Services Department Carnegie Library 188 Herne Hill Road London SE24 0AG > -----Original Message----- > From: Townson Elizabeth [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 3:51 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: DDC > > > Just a quick question! Does anyone know how old the Dewey Decimal System > is?! We are organising library tours and thought it would be an > interesting titbit to throw in! > > > Liz Townson > Reader Development and Research Officer/Assistant Librarian > Blackburn with Darwen Library and Information Service > email: [log in to unmask] >