Dewey Decimal Classification

(noun)

A system that sorts and organizes all of a library's physical materials. The most common categorization system in American public libraries.

Related Terms

  • database

Examples of Dewey Decimal Classification in the following topics:

  • Finding Materials in a Library

    • To make things easier, libraries have adopted classification systems.
    • The main systems of classification are the Dewey Decimal Classification, the Library of Congress Classification, and the Colon Classification.
    • Though most public libraries use the Dewey Decimal Classification, all of the systems work in essentially the same way.
Subjects
  • Accounting
  • Algebra
  • Art History
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Calculus
  • Chemistry
  • Communications
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Microbiology
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • U.S. History
  • World History
  • Writing

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