How Dewey organised information

The Dewey Decimal System organizes information into 10 main subject areas.
Here are the 10 main Dewey Decimal System subject areas with a list of some of the topics and types of items to be found in each one.

000 General Knowledge
Almanacs and Encyclopedias are kept here and you'll find information about libraries and museums here.

100 Psychology & Philosophy
Information about death & dying, Ethics (ways of behaving) , Feelings, Logic (about thinking) and about making friends. Optical illusions and superstitions are here too.

200 Religions & Mythology
All about the religions of the world such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Quakers.

300 Social Sciences & Folklore
Careers (occupations or jobs) , Customs such as marriages and birthdays, environment and recycling, about families, how governments work, and about manners, and money.

400 Languages & Grammar
All the languages spoken including Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish.Sign Languages are here too and you'll find dictionaries here.

500 Maths & Science
Animals, Chemistry, Dinosaurs, Fish, Geology, Insects, Physics, Planets, and Plants

600 Medicine & Technology
Computers, Engineering, Farming, Health, Human Body, Manufacturing, Nutrition

700 Arts & Recreation
Architecture, Crafts, Drawing, Games, Jokes & Riddles, Music, Puppets and kites, Sports

800 Literature
Stories, Plays, Poetry, and all about the authors who wrote them.

900 Geography & History
Biographies, Countries of the world and travel, Native Americans and the Inuit, Australia, information about wars.

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