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!