History
Thought of the idea of libraries
Who is Ben Franklin
300-399
Social Science
General Works
0-99
What is Fiction
Fake or twisted stories
What are general works?
It was man thinking about nothing
Created the Dewey Decimal System
Who is Melvil Dewey
500-599
Pure Science
Religion
200-299
Non-Fiction Books
Books containing factual information
What is Social Science?
Man thinking of other groups of man
This was the organization system of libraries
What is size and color?
Applied Science
Philosophy
100-199
How are fiction books categorized
Alphabetical by Author then by title
What is language
It was how man expressed themself in actions and words
Libraries are broken into these sections
What are the 10 main classes?
800-899
Literature
Language
400-499
These books are categorized by numbers
What are non-fiction books
What are pure and applied science
It was man thinking about the world around him and using the pure science to make it better
They had access to books
What are the wealthy?
900-999
History, Geography, Biography
The Arts
700-799
These tell the genre or theme of a library section
What is History, Biography, and Geography
It was man keeping track of who, what, where, when, and why