The Dewey Decimal System

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The Dewey Decimal System

• By
• Sandra Wiseman
• Media Specialist

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The Dewey Decimal System

• Find the nonfiction information you want quickly!

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000 GENERAL WORKS

• REFERENCE BOOKS
• ENCYCLOPEDIAS
• COMPUTERS
• UFOS
• LIBRARIES

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100 PHILOSOPY AND PSYCHOLOGY

• EMOTIONS
• DIVORCE
• HOW TO DEAL WITH DEATH
• DRUG ABUSE
• ALCOHOLISM

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200 RELIGION

• MYTHS
• BIBLE STORIES
• WORLD RELIGIONS

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300 SOCIAL SCIENCE

• MANNERS
• GOVERNMENT
• FOLKTALES
• HOLIDAYS
• SCHOOL

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400 LANGUAGE

• OTHER LANGUAGES
• SIGN LANGUAGE
• ALPHABETS
• DICTIONARIES

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500 PURE SCIENCE

• WEATHER
• VOLCANOES
• DINOSAURS
• ANIMALS
• MATH

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600 TECHNICAL SCIENCE

• PETS
• FARMING
• TRUCKS
• SPACE TRAVEL

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700 FINE ARTS AND RECREATION

• DRAWING
• PAINTING
• MUSIC
• FOOTBALL
• BASEBALL
• SINGING
• COLLECTING

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800 LITERATURE

• PLAYS
• POETRY
• JOKES AND RIDDLES

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900 HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND BIOGRAPHY

• PEOPLE (GEORGE WASHINGTON)
• PLACES (SPAIN, WEST VIRGINIA)
• EVENTS (WORLD WAR II, CIVIL WAR)