How to Use the Dewey Decimal
System
The Dewey Decimal System organizes information into
10 broad areas, which are broken into smaller and smaller topics. Different
topics are assigned numbers, known as "call numbers." For example,
"Animals" are given the number 599. To see what books the library
currently has in on animals, go to the nonfiction shelves and find the books
that have a 599 as part of their call number. A list of some of the information
you can find in the different Dewey Decimal areas, appears below.
You can learn more about the Dewey Decimal System and how it works in the
book The Dewey Decimal System by Allan Fowler. The call number for
this book is: J 025.431 Fo.
- 000 General Knowledge
Almanacs, Encyclopedias, Libraries, Museums, Newspapers ...
- 100 Psychology and Philosophy
Death & Dying, Ethics, Feelings, Logic, Making Friends, Optical Illusions,
Superstitions ...
- 200 Religions and Mythology
Amish, Bible Stories, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Quakers, and
other world religions; Greek, Roman and other myths...
- 300 Social Sciences and Folklore
Careers, Customs, Environment, Families, Folktales, Government, Manners,
Money, Recycling ...
- 400 Languages and Grammar
Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Sign Language, Spanish.
Includes dictionaries.i...
- 500 Math and Science
Animals, Biology, Chemistry, Dinosaurs, Fish, Geology, Insects, Physics,
Planets, Plants ...
- 600 Medicine and Technology
Computers, Cookbooks, Engineering, Farming, Health, Human Body, Inventions,
Manufacturing, Nutrition ...
- 700 Arts & Recreation
Architecture, Crafts, Drawing, Games, Jokes, Music, Puppets, Songbooks,
Sports ...
- 800 Literature
Children's Literature, Plays, Poetry, Shakespeare, Writing ...
- 900 Geography and History
Biographies, Countries, Native Americans, States, Travel, Wars ...
