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The Dewey Decimal System is by most school (99%) and public libraries (95%) to organize their collections. Learning to navigate Dewey gives you skills that can be used most public and school libraries.
Although many colleges and universities use the Library of Congress system, learning about the Dewey Decimal Systems equips students with skills that make navigating university libraries easier,
The Dewey Decimal System is broken down into ten categories:
000 Generalities
100 Philosophy & Psychology
200 Religion
300 Social Sciences
400 Language
500 Natural Sciences & Mathematics
600 Applied Sciences & Technology
700 The Arts
800 Literature & Rhetoric
900 Geography & History
Kids Tutorial on the Dewey Decimal Classification System
"Tutorial for Kids." Dewey Services. OCLC, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.
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Dewey Details
The Dewey Blog -News about Dewey Happenings
Dewey Details - An outline of the Dewey Decimal Classification System from Internet Public Library
Dewey Services -Summary of the DDCS and services by OCLC
Dewey for Teachers and Students - Dewey Services from OCLC