A Dewey Decimal

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The Dewey Decimal System has organised books in libraries for 140 years. Its inventor, Melvil Dewey, was so obsessed with efficiency, he had specific pockets for different times of the day. 2004 BBC Mastermind winner, Shaun Wallace, goes to his local library to see how the system works and wonders whether, thanks to the dominance of the internet, we have lost something precious. Taking part: * Prof Wayne A Wiegand - biographer of Dewey - Irrepressible Reformer - A Life of Melvil Dewey * Caroline Kent - of the British Library and also member of the Dewey Decimal editorial policy committee * Rita Carter - author of Mapping the Mind * Michele Roberts - author and ex librarian * Mike (Michael) Jackson - Birmingham City University * Bernie McManamon - reader development and marketing manager - Brent Libraries * Sarah Smith - Children and young people's manager - Brent Libraries * John Humphrys Reader Kerry Shale Producer James Cook First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.