The Dewey Decimal System

(DDS)It is a proprietary library classification system first published in the United States by Melvil Dewey in 1876.

The Dewey Decimal

Classification is the

most widely used library

organization system in the

world.

Melvil Dewey

900 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY

AND MATHEMATIC

S

AND MEDIC

INE

The Caveman’s Guide to the

Dewey Decimal System

000's GENERAL WORKS

Information I need to know before I begin.

These are books which contain information on many subjects such as

encyclopedias and other reference books.

Examples: Almanacs, Bibliographies, Encyclopedias, News Media and Journalism.

Examples:Almanacs Encyclope

diasBibliographies

News Media

Journalism

100's PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY

Who am I? (Man thinks about himself)

Examples: Feelings, Emotions, Humankind and Theory of Philosophy

Examples:Feelings Emotions

Human KindTheory of Philosophy

200's RELIGIONS

Who made me? (Man thinks about God.)

Examples: Bible Stories, Christianity, Buddhism and Creation

Examples:

Bible Stories

Buddhism

Christianity

Creation

300's SOCIAL SCIENCE

Who is the man (or woman) in the next cave?

(Man thinks about other

people.Examples: Careers, Folk Tales, Family and Political Science

Examples:

Careers Family

Folk Tales Political Science

400's LANGUAGE

How can I make that man

understand me? (Man learns to communicate with others

through words.) Examples: Grammar, Sign Language, Foreign Language and English

Examples:

GrammarSign Language

Foreign Language

English

500's NATURAL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

How can I understand nature

and the world about me? (Man learns to understand nature on the land, in the

sea, and in the sky.)Examples: Planets, Animals, Weather and Algebra

Examples:

Planets Weather

Animals Algebra

600's MEDICINE AND TECHNOLOGY

How can I use what I know about nature?

(Primitive man learned about fire and how to make

weapons. He learned through the ages about the

wheel, about medicine, planting crops, cooking food, building bridges, and how to make all the things we use.)

Examples: Computers, Health, Farming and Nutrition

Examples:

Computers

Farming

Health Nutrition

700's ARTS AND RECREATION

How can I enjoy my leisure time?

(By this time, primitive man had more time to

do the things he enjoyed. He learned how to paint pictures

and to create music.)

Examples: Drawings, Sports, Crafts and Games

Examples:

Drawings Crafts

Sports Games

800's LITERATURE

How can I give my children a record of

man's heroic deeds? (Man became a storyteller.  He created fables,

poetry, and plays about his ancestors and the people he knew.  Later, man

recorded these stories for all people

to read.)

Examples: Poetry and Plays

Examples:

Poetry Plays

900's HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY

How can I leave a record for men of the

future? (Man began to write about events that had

occurred everywhere, and about people who had participated in these

events.)

Examples: Biographies, Countries, States and Travels

Examples:

Biographies

Countries

States Travel

The

EndHope you’ve le

arned

something.

God bless us all!

-XL

DR