Library Location and Dewy Decimal System
LOCATION
Look UP for the SHINGLE.
DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION
The ten main classifications with subdivisions are as follows:
000 - General Works
100 - Philosophy and Psychology ( MAN THINKS ABOUT HIMSELF.)
200 - Religion (MAN THINKS ABOUT GOD.)
220 - Bible
230 - Theology
240 - Devotional
250 - Pastoral, Parochial
260 - Church - Institutions and Work
270 - Church History
280 - Denominations and Sects
300 - Social Sciences ( MAN THINKS ABOUT OTHERS.)
400 - Language ( MAN LEARNS TO COMMUNICATE.)
500 - Pure Science (MAN LEARNS ABOUT NATURE.)
600 - Applied Science (Technology) ( MAN USES WHAT HE HAS LEARNED ABOUT NATURE.)
700 - Fine Arts and Recreation ( MAN ENJOYS HIS LEISURE.)
800 - Literature ( MAN BECOMES A STORYTELLER.)
900 - History, Geography, Biography (MAN LEAVES A RECORD FOR THE FUTURE.)
921 - Biography
E - Easy - Children
J - Before Classification Numbers - Youth Books
F - Adult Fiction
