Week 06 - CLASSIFICATION

What are classification systems? Why do we need them? A structured organizer used to determine groups based on similar characteristics.

At the most basic level this is what a classification system is, items that have been compartmentalised or categories in a particular structure that allows the user of the classification system to see the items in a particular content

Dewey Decimal Classification is a system of library classification made up of ten classes, each divided into ten divisions, each having ten sections (although there are only 99 of 100 division)

The Ten Main classes of Dewey Decimal Classification are :

000-099 – Computer science, information & general works

100-199 – Philosophy and psychology

200-299 – Religion

300-399 – Social sciences

400-499 – Language

500-599 – Science

600-699 – Technology

700-799 – Arts

800-899 – Literature

900-999 – History, geography, (& biography)

The details of the ten small devition and section, kindly refer to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dewey_Decimal_classes