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How “Dewey” Do Dewey???
Dewey Decimal Classification System
Kathy Smith
All those books… fiction (not true) and non-fiction (true).
How do I find the book I want?
How are all those books organized?
Call Numbers Group of numbers and/or letters Located on spine of book Sequenced to help us locate book Fiction call numbers different from
non-fiction
Non-fiction Call Numbers Consists of:
Dewey Decimal Classification Number First three letter of the author’s last
name
Dewey Decimal Classification Systemorganizes information into
10 broad groups
000 – Generalities 100 – Psychology
& Philosophy
200 – Religion 300 – Social
Sciences 400 – Languages
500 – Natural Science
600 – Applied Science
700 – Fine Arts & Recreation
800 – Literature 900 - Geography
& History
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