dewey decimal system ashley success professor mitzi crow edut 6116
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Dewey Decimal System
Ashley SuccessProfessor Mitzi CrowEDUT 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!