10 main classes
You can find books about ____ in sections 200-299.
religion
How were most libraries organized when they first opened?
books were organized by size and color.
How are non-fiction books organized?
General works are ...
Books that you usually wouldn't read cover to cover.
You can find books about ____ in sections 600- 699.
Applied science.
Where can you find the arts?
700-799.
Who came up with the Dewey Decimal System?
Melvil Dewey.
How are fiction books organized?
ABC order by the author's last name.
Pure science is ...
man learning about the world around him.
Where can you find books about language?
400-499.
Where can you find general works?
001-099
When was the Dewey Decimal System created?
1876.
How do you organize the books if the author wrote more than one book?
Organize in ABC order by the title of the book.
History, geography, biography are ...
man's way of keeping a record of who, what, when, where, and why.
You can find books about ____ in sections 800-899.
Literature.
You can find books about ____ in sections 500-599.
pure science
Ben Franklin.
How many main classes are there?
10 main classes.
Philosophy is ...
man thinking about himself.
Where can you find philosophy?
100-199.
You can find books about _____ in sections 900-999.
history, geography, and biography
How old was Melvil Dewey when he came up with the system?
26.
How does the system work?
First divided into 2 main categories, fiction and nonfiction.
The arts is ...
what man does for fun.
Where can you find social science?
300-399.