The System
The Dewey Decimal Classification is a system of library classification developed by Melvil Dewey in 1876. The system is used in more than two hundred thousand libraries and in at least one hundred and thirty five countries. The D.D.S. are organised into ten main classes. The ten classes are each further divided into ten divisions and each division into ten sections. This means it has ten main classes, one hundred divisions and one thousand sections.
The System are organised like this
and these numbers and the first three letters of the author will be placed on the spine of the book.
IF YOU WANT ALL OF THE SECTIONS AND DIVISIONS CLICK ON THIS LINK: http://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/about/dewey.html
Here is some examples of using this system:
The System are organised like this
- 000 - Computer Science, Information and General Works
- 100 - Philosophy and Psychology
- 200 - Religion
- 300 - Social Sciences
- 400 - Language
- 500 - Science
- 600 - Technology and Applied Science
- 700 - Arts and Recreation
- 800 - Literature
- 900 - History and Geography
and these numbers and the first three letters of the author will be placed on the spine of the book.
IF YOU WANT ALL OF THE SECTIONS AND DIVISIONS CLICK ON THIS LINK: http://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/about/dewey.html
Here is some examples of using this system:
- 597.3 FUT
- 592 HIP
- 451.3 YOS
- 180 OHS