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Coffee Break: Dewey Decimal

by Sean McPherson and Anna Weggel

April 06, 2021

A bookshelf full of books with colorful covers.
A bookshelf full of books with colorful covers.Photo by Pixabay via Pexels

Today is National Library Workers' Day, which recognizes the unique contributions that library workers make to help people find the information they need for learning, working and recreation.

One of the ways libraries have been helping organize information since 1876 is through the Dewey Decimal Classification, broken down into the following classes:

000 - Computer science/information/general works
100 - Philosophy/psychology
200 - Religion
300 - Social sciences
400 - Language
500 - Pure Science
600 - Technology
700 - Arts/recreation
800 - Literature
900 - History/geography

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that reference topics in the different classifications of the Dewey Decimal system? Be sure to tell us which class your suggestion is associated with.

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive.

Songs played

Kraftwerk - Pocket Calculator (000 - Computer Science/Information/General Works)
Edie Brickell and New Bohemians - What I Am (100 - Philosophy/Psychology)
Bjork - Human Behaviour (300 - Social Sciences)
Blackalicious - Alphabet Aerobics (400 - Language)
They Might Be Giants - Why Does The Sun Shine (500 - Pure Science)
Radiohead - Paranoid Android (600 - Technology)
Black Flag - T.V. Party (700 - Arts/Recreation)
Rush - Tom Sawyer (800 - Literature)