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Using & Understanding the Dewey Decimal System

Using & Understanding the Dewey Decimal System. Dewey Decimal Classification System. Melville Dewey created this classification system to organize books in a more meaningful style. This moved from the traditional method of alphabetical order to a more topic oriented style.

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Using & Understanding the Dewey Decimal System

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  1. Using & Understanding the Dewey Decimal System

  2. Dewey Decimal Classification System Melville Dewey created this classification system to organize books in a more meaningful style. This moved from the traditional method of alphabetical order to a more topic oriented style.

  3. Dewey Decimal Classification System The Dewey Decimal Classification System organizes information into 10 broad topic areas. Each topic area is given a number, X00. These large topics are broken down into subclasses; these are further broken down into subclasses.

  4. Dewey Decimal Classification System 000 = General Knowledge 100 = Psychology & Philosophy 200 = Religions & Mythology 300 = Social Sciences & Folklore 400 = Languages & Grammar

  5. Dewey Decimal Classification System 500 = Math & Science 600 = Medicine & Technology 700 = Arts & Recreation 800 = Literature 900 = Geography & History

  6. Dewey Decimal Classification System To find an item you can easily browse the section of the library that holds items with that topic. 600

  7. Dewey Decimal Classification System This can also help you when you find a result in the catalog. If you are looking for a book about German culture, a book from the 400s is probably not what you want. Title: German Author: Paul Coggle Call #: 438.24 C676g, 2003

  8. Dewey Decimal Classification System Where would Shakespeare’s plays be shelved? 000 = General Knowledge 100 = Psychology & Philosophy 200 = Religions & Mythology 300 = Social Sciences & Folklore 400 = Languages & Grammar 500 = Math & Science 600 = Medicine & Technology 700 = Arts & Recreation 800 = Literature 900 = Geography & History

  9. Dewey Decimal Classification System Shakespeare’s plays would be in 800 = Literature. 810 American literature in English820 English and Old English literature830 Literatures of Germanic languages840 Literatures of Romance languages850 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic860 Spanish & Portuguese literatures870 Italic literatures, i.e., Latin880 Hellenic literatures, i.e., Classical Greek890 Literatures of other languages

  10. Dewey Decimal Classification System A simple understanding of the Dewey Decimal Classification system can help you find the books you want. 000 = General Knowledge 100 = Psychology & Philosophy 200 = Religions & Mythology 300 = Social Sciences & Folklore 400 = Languages & Grammar 500 = Math & Science 600 = Medicine & Technology 700 = Arts & Recreation 800 = Literature 900 = Geography & History

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