Our book collection is organised by
the Dewey Decimal Classification system. This is a system which organises books by
grouping similar and related books together. It's aim is to arrange books in
such a way that it will assist the user in locating books on the shelves. It is
divided into ten main classes which are further divided into ten divisions and each
division is divided into ten sections. DDC uses numerical notation, i.e. numbers
which are placed on the spine of the book. It consists of three digits and a decimal
point, after which more digits are usually added in order to classify the book as
specifically as possible. The first digit indicates the main class, e.g. 6 refers
to Technology (Applied Science). The second digit 610 refers to medical science, 620
for engineering and so on. The third digit indicates the section, e.g. 631
referring to specific techniques, 632 for plant injuries, etc. Below is an example of the
system;
005 Computer
software
510 Mathematics
620
AutoCad
658
Management/Marketing
674
Wood/Timber
700
Art (General)
741
Drawing
745
Design
749
Furniture
808 Writing
skills
