Which Floor/Department of the Downtown Library? We have made a chart detailing the way we are organized. Hope this helps!
1 Dewey numbers divide humanity's knowledge, ideas, and artistic creations into ten major categories spanning a range from 000 to 999:
000 Generalities
100 Philosophy & psychology
200 Religion
300 Social sciences
400 Language
500 Natural sciences & math
600 Technology (Applied sciences)
700 The arts
800 Literature & rhetoric
900 Geography & history
2 Each major category divides into nine sub-categories spanning a range of 10 to 90. For example:
500 Natural science & mathematics
510 Mathematics
520 Astronomy & allied sciences
530 Physics
540 Chemistry & allied sciences
550 Earth sciences
560 Paleontology & paleozoology
570 Life sciences
580 Botanical sciences
590 Zoological sciences
3 Each sub-category is further divided into nine specialized topics ranging from 1 to 9:
520 Astronomy
521 Celestial mechanics
522 Techniques, equipment, etc.
523 Specific celestial bodies
524 [Unassigned]
525 Earth (Astronomical geography)
526 Mathematical geography
527 Celestial navigation
528 Ephemerides
529 Chronology
4 By adding decimals, the specialized topics are broken down even further:
523.3 Moon
523.4 Planets
523.5 Meteors, solar wind, zodiacal light
523.6 Comets
523.7 Sun
523.71 Constants and imensions
523.72 Physics of
523.73 Motions
523.74 Photosphere
523.75 Chromosphere and corona
523.76 Solar interior
523.78 EclipsesThe Hundred Divisions
000 Generalities 100 Philosophy & psychology 200 Religion 300 Social Science 400 Language |
500 Natural science & mathematics 600 Technology (applied sciences) 700 The arts 800 Literature & rhetoric 900 Geography & history |
MORE QUESTIONS? If you have more questions about this classification system, go to http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/summaries/default.htm . If your question is about the Library of Cogress Classification system (an alternative system often used in academic libraries), go to http://loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/
Which Floor/Department of the Downtown Library? We have made a chart detailing the way we are organized. Hope this helps!