Who's Dewey?

Who: Melvil Dewey is considered to be one of the greatest librarians of all time.
Why: Why is he famous, you ask? He is the man who came up with the Dewey Decimal System, a system we use to classify books by grouping them in 10 categories.
What: Weren't you listening? The Dewey Decimal Classification System!
How: How does this help you? By referring to the 10 categories, you can find books (non-fiction) quickly and easily simply because you'll know WHERE to look! Isn't that exciting?


The Ten Dewey Groups

000 Generalities
100 Philosophy and Psychology
200 Religion
300 Social Sciences
400 Language
500 Natural Science (and mathematics)
600 Applied Science (and Technology)
700 Fine Arts and Recreation
800 Literature
900 Geography and History

Websites:

Dewey Decimal System Home Page
Dewpoint (CyberDewey)
"Do We" Really Know Dewey?
Introduction to the Dewey Decimal Classification
Let's Do Dewey!
Library Bureau
Mr. Dui's Topic Finder
The Library Bureau: Melvil Dewey


Reference:

http://www.booktalking.net/books/dewey/