Dewey Decimal System

In the Month of November, we learned about the Dewey decimal classification system. The Dewey decimal classification system is named after the man Melvil Dewey who published his system in 1876.  Before Melvil Dewey came up with his system, every library was organized diferently.  This made it difficult to find books. The Dewey decimal classification system is a way to organize non-fiction books.  The books are organized according to one of ten groups (listed below).  The groups range from the Zero hundreds to the 900's.  If you know the general subject of your book, you can find the general location of where the book is located in the Library.

We also read the book "Bob the Alien Discovers the Dewey Decimal System" by Sandy Donoyan, Illustrations by martin Haake.  This book helped reinforce the categories of the Dewey decimal system and how to use a call number.

Dewey Decimal System

000 Generalities

          Computer Science, Information, General Works & Encyclopedias

100 Philosophy and psychology

          Books on how People Think and Feel

200 Religion

          Religion and Mythology

300 Social Sciences

          Government, Money, Jobs, holidays and Armed Forces

400 Language

          English and Foreign Languages

500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics

          Stars, Planets, Electricity, Dinosaurs, Plants, and Animals

600 Technology (Applied Sciences)

          Technology, Cooking, Health, Farming, and Cars

700 The Arts

          Drawings, Paintings, Music, and Sports

800 Literature and Rhetoric

          Literature, Poems, Plays and Jokes

900 Geography and History

          History, Biographies, and States