Ashley Success Professor Mitzi Crow EDUT 6116 Dewey Decimal System Ashley Success Professor Mitzi Crow EDUT 6116
Melvil Dewey Born in 1851and died in 1931. Created the Dewey Classification System in 1871. Founded & 1st Editor of the Library Journal. One of the Founders of the American Library Association. Founded School of Library Economy, the 1st Institution of librarians ever organized.
Major Categories There are 10 Categories 000 – General Works 100 – Philosophy 200 – Religion 300 – Social Sciences 400 – Languages 500 – Science & Math 600 – Technology 700 – The Arts 800 – Literature 900 – History & Geography
000-099 Generalities Computer Science Magazines & Journals New Media, Journalism, & Publishing Manuscripts & Rare Books
100-199 Philosophy Occultism Psychology Logic Ethics Modern Western Philosophy (19th & 20th Century)
200-299 Religion The Holy Bible Christian Church History Christian Denominations and Sects Other Comparative Religions
300-399 Social Sciences Sociology & Anthropology Political Science Economics Law Education Customs, Etiquette, & Folklore
400-499 Language English & Old English Germanic Languages; German Romance Languages; French Classical Greek
500-599 Science & Math Astronomy Chemistry Plants Paleontology Zoological Sciences & Animals Earth Sciences
600-699 Technology Agriculture Buildings Medical Sciences; Medicine Home Economics; Family Living Chemical Engineering
700-799 The Arts Music Architecture Painting & Paintings Drawing & Decorative Arts Graphic Arts; Printmaking & Prints
800-899 Literature German & Related Literature Spanish & Portuguese Literature English Literature & Old English Literature
900-999 History & Geography Geography & Travel History of Ancient World History of Europe History of North America
Location The Dewey Decimal System is alphabetized by letters and numbers for each section. DDS is the Non-Fiction section. Lets go to work!