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Dewey Decimal Classification System The Purdue University Libraries use the Dewey Decimal Classification System to classify and arrange their collections. In this System , all knowledge is represented by 10 broad subject classes: 000 Generalities 100 Philosophy and related disciplines 200 Religion 300 The social sciences 400 Language 500 Pure sciences 600 Technology (applied sciences). 700 The arts 800 Literature 900 General geography and history The Dewey Decimal System is a hierarchical System , which means, within each broad class, it develops progressively from the general to the specific. For example: 600 Technology (applied sciences). 640 Domestic arts and sciences 646 Sewing, clothing, personal grooming Personal grooming Personal appearance Care of hair Professional hairdressing for women and girls Excerpts from Marty Bloomberg and Hans Weber, An Introduction To Classification and Number Building In Dewey (Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, Inc.)
The Dewey Decimal system is a hierarchical system, which means, within each broad class, it develops progressively from the general to the specific. For example: 600 Technology (applied sciences) 640 Domestic arts and sciences 646 Sewing, clothing, personal grooming 646.7 Personal grooming 646.72 Personal appearance 646.724 Care of hair
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