How to use the Dewey Decimal System
The Dewey system organizes information into 10 broad areas, which are then broken into smaller and smaller topics. Different topics are assigned numbers, known as dewey numbers which are on the spine (back) of each book.
For example the subject of Animals is given the number 599. To see what books the library currently has on animals, go to the nonfiction shelves and find the books that have a 599 as part of their dewey number.
A list of some of the information you can find in the different Dewey Decimal areas are:
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000 - 099 100 - 199 200 - 299 300 - 399 400 - 499 500 - 599 600 - 699 700 - 799 800 - 899 900 - 999 |
General Works Philosophy & Psychology Religion Social Science Language Science & Maths Medicine & Technology Arts, Crafts & Sport Literature Countries & People |
Encyclopedias, Guinness Book of Records, Computers How peopel think and feel What people believe and how they worship How people live, work, travel, dress. Myths and legends Dictionaries, grammer, other languages Astronomy, the natural world and animals How things work, human body, pets and cooking Music and hobbies Poetry, plays and jokes History, geography and famous people |
