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