1. Count Down With Dewey1 Dewey Decimal Classification Lana McGuff

2. Count Down With Dewey2 Count Down With Dewey: An Exploration of Information Lana McGuff

3. Count Down With Dewey3 Explore Dewey The Dewey Decimal Classification System coordinates materials on the same subject and related subjects to make items easier to locate on the shelves of the media center.

4. Count Down With Dewey4 Locate, Identify, and Explore The Dewey has 10 main categories The Dewey uses numbers (000- 900) to identify these categories These numbers make locating the subject easy

5. Count Down With Dewey5 10 Main Categories 000 Generalities 100 Philosophy and Psychology 200 Religion 300 Social Science 400 Language 500 Natural Science and Mathematics 600 Technology 700 Arts 800 Literature 900 Geography

6. Count Down With Dewey6 10 Main Categories and More Each main category has subcategories These subcategories have divided into more specific subcategories The more numbers, the more specific the subject

7. Count Down With Dewey7 Explore More 700 Arts 710 Landscaping & area planning 720 Architecture 730 Sculpture, ceramics & metalwork 740 Drawing & decorative arts 750 Painting 760 Graphic arts 770 Photography & computer art 780 Music 790 Sports, games & entertainment

8. Count Down With Dewey8 Count Down More! Example: 700 Arts The 700 Category can contain up to 100 more divisions 700-799 Each subject getting more specific 790 Recreational & performing arts 799 Fishing, hunting & shooting

9. Count Down With Dewey9 Blast Off! The media specialist uses the Dewey System to locate and store books on the shelf There are 10 main categories The main categories are divided into subcategories The more categories- the more specific the subject