Dewey's Classification
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This classification system is the most widely used method for classifying books in a library. This system is a numerical scheme for the arrangement of subjects of nonfiction books, and it classifies books by dividing them into 10 main subject groups that are called categories. Each category is represented by figures beginning with 000 and going on to 999.
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Numbers |
Categories |
|
000-099 |
General Information |
|
100-199 |
Philosophy and psychology (ideas and feelings) |
|
200-299 |
Religions |
|
300-399 |
Social Sciences (how people live and work in society, fairy tales and folklores) |
|
400-499 |
Language and Speech |
|
500-599 |
Natural Science and Mathematics (science and nature) |
|
600-699 |
Technology and Applied Science (medicine, engineering, agriculture, home economics, radio, TV, and aviation, How can we make our lives better?-- useful science) |
|
700-799 |
Fine Arts and Recreation (architecture, sculpture, painting, music, photography and recreation, What do we do in our spare time?) |
|
800-899 |
Literature (plays, poems, essays, jokes, and stories) |
|
900-999 |
Geography and History (history, famous people, and travel) |
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