1. Ashley Success Professor Mitzi Crow EDUT 6116
Dewey Decimal System
Ashley Success
Professor Mitzi Crow
EDUT 6116

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 000-099 Generalities Computer Science Magazines & Journals
New Media, Journalism, & Publishing
Manuscripts & Rare Books

5. 100-199 Philosophy Occultism Psychology Logic Ethics
Modern Western Philosophy (19th & 20th Century)

6. 200-299 Religion The Holy Bible Christian Church History
Christian Denominations and Sects
Other Comparative Religions

7. 300-399 Social Sciences Sociology & Anthropology Political Science
Economics
Law
Education
Customs, Etiquette, & Folklore

8. 400-499 Language English & Old English Germanic Languages; German
Romance Languages; French
Classical Greek

9. 500-599 Science & Math Astronomy Chemistry Plants Paleontology
Zoological Sciences & Animals
Earth Sciences

10. 600-699 Technology Agriculture Buildings Medical Sciences; Medicine
Home Economics; Family Living
Chemical Engineering

11. 700-799 The Arts Music Architecture Painting & Paintings
Drawing & Decorative Arts
Graphic Arts; Printmaking & Prints

12. 800-899 Literature German & Related Literature
Spanish & Portuguese Literature
English Literature & Old English Literature

13. 900-999 History & Geography Geography & Travel
History of Ancient World
History of Europe
History of North America

14. Location
The Dewey Decimal System is alphabetized by letters and numbers for each section.
DDS is the Non-Fiction section.
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