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Dewey Decimal Classification

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Count Down With Dewey: An Exploration of Information

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Explore Dewey

The Dewey Decimal Classification System coordinates materials on the same subject and related subjects to make items easier to locate on the shelves of the media center.

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Locate, Identify, and Explore

The Dewey has 10 main categories

The Dewey uses numbers (000-900) to identify these categories

These numbers make locating the subject easy

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10 Main Categories

• 000 Generalities• 100 Philosophy and Psychology• 200 Religion• 300 Social Science• 400 Language• 500 Natural Science and Mathematics• 600 Technology• 700 Arts• 800 Literature• 900 Geography

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10 Main Categories and More

Each main category has subcategories

These subcategories have divided into more specific subcategories

The more numbers, the more specific the subject

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Explore More

• 700 Arts• 710 Landscaping & area planning• 720 Architecture• 730 Sculpture, ceramics & metalwork• 740 Drawing & decorative arts• 750 Painting• 760 Graphic arts• 770 Photography & computer art• 780 Music• 790 Sports, games & entertainment

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Count Down More!

Example: 700 ArtsThe 700 Category can contain up to 100 more

divisions

700-799

Each subject getting more specific

790 Recreational & performing arts

799 Fishing, hunting & shooting

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Blast Off!

The media specialist uses the Dewey System to locate and store books on the shelf

There are 10 main categories The main categories are divided

into subcategories The more categories- the more

specific the subject