The
Dewey decimal system
coordinates materials on the same subject and on related subjects to
make items
easier to find on the shelves by using a combination of letters and
numbers.
The
Dewey
system has ten main classes,
which are listed below.
Each of the above classes
has ten divisions. These
divisions are
further divided--and then further divided. Each division becomes more
specific.
For instance, the more numbers, the more specific the subject. In this
way, the
Dewey classification system progresses from the general to the specific.
|
000 General |
100 Philosophy and Psychology |
|
010 Bibliography |
110 Metaphysics |
|
200 Religion |
300 Social sciences |
|
210 Natural theology |
300 Sociology and anthropology |
|
400 Language |
500 Natural sciences & mathematics |
|
410 Linguistics |
510 Mathematics |
|
600 Technology (Applied sciences) |
700 The Arts |
|
600 General technology |
710 Civic & landscape art |
|
800 Literature & rhetoric |
900 Geography & history |
|
810 American literature |
900 World History |
