Listing in Dewey Decimal Order Knox County Schools Library Services Gift Criteria We recommend that you accept gift books based on these criteria Our office will only catalog gift books that meet these criteria General Dewey Topic Recommendation Subdivision Computer Science Accept nothing older than 10 years, 5 years is better 000s General Works Accept nothing older than 10 years, 5 years is better Information Accept nothing older than 10 years, 5 years is better Philosophy Accept nothing older than 10 years 100s Psychology Accept nothing older than 10 years Accept on the condition of the item, accept no 200s Religion propaganda 300-309 Social Sciences Accept nothing older than 10 years 310s General Statistics Accept nothing older than 5 years 320s Political Science Accept nothing older than 10 years 330s Economics Accept nothing older than 10 years 340s Law Accept nothing older than 10 years 350s Public Administration Accept nothing older than 10 years 360s Social Services Accept nothing older than 10 years 370s Education Accept nothing older than 10 years Commerce Accept nothing older than 10 years 380s Communications Accept nothing older than 10 years Transportation Accept nothing older than 10 years Customs Accept on the need and condition of the item 390s Etiquette Accept on the need and condition of the item Folklore Accept on the need and condition of the item 400s Language Accept on the need and condition of the item 500-509 Natural Science Accept nothing older than 10 years 510s Mathematics Accept nothing older than 10 years 520s Astronomy Accept nothing older than 5 years 530s Physics Accept nothing older than 5 years 540s Chemistry Accept on the need and condition of the item 550s Earth Science Accept on the need and condition of the item 560s Paleontology Accept on the need and condition of the item 570s Life Sciences Accept on the need and condition of the item 580s Plants Accept on the need and condition of the item 590s Zoological Sciences Accept on the need and condition of the item 600s Technology Accept nothing older than 5 years 610s Medical Sciences Accept nothing older than 5 years 620s Engineering Accept nothing older than 5 years 630s Agriculture Accept on the need an condition of the item 10/10 Listing in Dewey Decimal Order General Dewey Topic Recommendation Subdivision 640s Home Economics Accept on the need and condition of the item Management and 650s Auxiliary Services Accept nothing older than 5 years 660s Chemical Engineering Accept on the need and condition of the item 670s - 680s Manufacturing Accept on the need and condition of the item Building Materials Accept nothing older than 10 years 690s Crafts Accept on the need and condition of the item Guns Accept on the need and condition of the item Toys Accept on the need and condition of the item 700s Arts & Recreation Accept on the need and condition of the item 800s Literature Accept on the need and condition of the item Geography Accept based on need and published since 2000 910s Travel Accept based on need and published since 2000 930s – 990s History Accept based on need and published since 2000 Biography Accept based on demand and condition of the item Easy/Fiction/SC Accept based on demand and condition of the item When accepting gift items, refer to the MUSTIE factors: M = Misleading (and/or factually inaccurate) U = Ugly (worn, yellowed pages and needing mending or rebinding) S = Superseded (by a truly new edition or by a much better book on the subject) T = Trivial (of no discernible literary or scientific merit) I = Irrelevant to the needs and interest of your community E = The material may be obtained expeditiously Elsewhere More information can be found at http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/Id/pubs/crew/index.html You may send all unwanted gift items to our office. Please mark the items as DISCARDS. 10/10 .