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CyberDewey is an example of an Internet resource catalog organized according to the Dewey Decimal Classification. The Dewey system has been in continuous use for 120 years, is used in more than 135 countries, and has been translated into over 30 languages. The system breaks all knowledge into ten major numerical schedules in order to arrange knowledge by topic. Each of the major categories is divided into ten subcategories, resulting in 100 divisions. Each of these sub-categories can be further delineated by adding a decimal point and additional numbers as described in the multi-volume Dewey manual. The result is a hierarchical classification scheme with like items placed in proximity to one another. CyberDewey, while not comprehensive, is an excellent example of the use of this classification scheme to build an Internet subject-oriented resource list. It includes the 10 major categories, the 100 divisions, and an alphabetical index that correlates subjects with their classification numbers.