Dewey Decimal System 000 099 General Works Encyclopedias

Dewey Decimal System

000 - 099 General Works • Encyclopedias • Magazines • newspapers • almanacs

100 - 199 Philosophy • Death & Dying • Ethics • Feelings • Logic • Making Friends • Optical Illusions • Superstitions • The Unexplained

200 - 299 Religion • Religions • Bible Stories • World Religions • Denominations

300 - 399 Social Sciences • Laws • Governments • Fairy Tales • Folktales • Customs 398. 2 – Fairy Tales

400 - 499 Language • Dictionaries • Grammar • Foreign Languages (Spanish, French, etc. )

500 - 599 Science • Rocks • Animals • Insects • Mathematics • Solar System

600 - 699 Technology • How things work • Cooking • Pet care • How roads are made • Farming

700 - 799 Fine Arts • Painting • Photography • Arts and crafts • Sports • Music

800 - 899 Literature • Poems • Plays • Short Stories

900 - 999 History and Geography • History • Travel • Geography • Atlases

Biography B Stories about people are in a separate section of our library. This section is the biography section. These books are placed in alphabetical order by the person’s last name.

Collective Biography A Collective Biography is a book that contains stories about more than one person. For example, Top 10 NBA Basketball Players. These books are assigned the call number of 920

Determine which Dewey Classification section each subject would be located.

French Language Answer: 400 - 499

Basketball Answer: 700 - 799

History Answer: 900 - 999

UFO’s Answer: 100 - 199

Drawing Answer: 700 - 799