In libraries all over the world non-fiction (factual) books are organised by the\u00a0‘Dewey Decimal System’ . This means that no matter if you walk into a library in Motherwell, Madrid or Mumbai, you will find\u00a0all non-fiction books, for example books about “sharks”, under the same number grouping.<\/p>\n
The Dewey Decimal System uses the following number groupings:<\/p>\n
000 – General Subjects <\/strong><\/p>\n (Libraries, Encyclopaedias, Museums, Newspapers, Journalism, Publishing)<\/p>\n 100 – Philosophy <\/strong><\/p>\n (Supernatural, Psychology, Ethics, Ancient and Modern Philosophy)<\/p>\n 200 – Religion <\/strong><\/p>\n (Theory of Religion, Bible, Christianity, Church History, Denominations and other World Religions)<\/p>\n 300 – Social Sciences<\/p>\n (Politics and Government, Economics, Law, Public Administration, Social Problems and Services, Education, Trade, Customs and Folklore)<\/p>\n 400 – Language<\/strong><\/p>\n (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, Latin, Greek, and Celtic\/Indic\/Arabix\/Asian\/African)<\/p>\n 500 – Science<\/strong><\/p>\n (Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Prehistoric Life\/Fossils, Biology, Plants and Animals)<\/p>\n 600 – Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n (Medical Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture\/Food Production, Home Economics\/Family Living, Business and Management, Chemical Engineering\/Biotechnology, Manufacturing and Building)<\/p>\n 700 – The Arts<\/strong><\/p>\n (Civic and Landscape Art, Architecture, Plastic Art\/Sculpture, Drawing\/Decorative Arts\/Design, Painting, Graphic Art\/Prints\/Print Making, Photography, Music, and Sports\/Hobbies\/Performing Arts.<\/p>\n 800 – Literature<\/strong><\/p>\n (American, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, Latin, Greek and\u00a0Celtic\/Indic\/Arabic\/Asian\/African)<\/p>\n 900 – Geography\/History\/Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n (Geography and Travel, Biography\/Genealogy, Ancient History, History of Europe, History of Asia, History or Africa, History of North America, History of South America and History of Other Regions)<\/p>\n Please follow the below link to a short film which explains the Dewey Decimal System in fun, kid-friendly terms:<\/p>\n Dewey Decimal Rap<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In libraries all over the world non-fiction (factual) books are organised by the\u00a0‘Dewey Decimal System’ . This means that no matter if you walk into a library in Motherwell, Madrid or Mumbai, you will find\u00a0all non-fiction books, for example books … Continue reading
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