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Dewey Decimal Classification


Call Number Range Subject Categories


000     Computer Science, Information, General Works
100     Philosophy & Psychology
200     Religion
300     Social Sciences
400     Language
500     Natural Sciences & Mathematics
600     Technology (Applied Sciences)
700     Arts & Recreation
800     Literature
900     Geography and History


 


000 Computer Science, Information, General Works

004   Data processing   Computer Science
010   Bibliography
020   Library & information sciences
030   General encyclopedic works
050   General serial publications
060   General organizations & museum science
070   News media, journalism, publishing
080   General collections
090   Manuscripts & rare books

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100 Philosophy & Psychology

110   Metaphysics
120   Epistemology, causation, humankind
130   Parapsychology & occultism
140   Specific philosophical schools
150   Psychology
160   Logic
170   Ethics (Moral philosophy)
180   Ancient, medieval, Oriental philosophy
190   Modern Western philosophy

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200 Religion

210   Philosophy & theory of religion
220   Bible
230   Christianity & Christian theology
240   Christian moral & devotional theology
250   Christian orders & local church
260   Christian social theology
270   Christian church history
280   Christian denominations & sects
290   Other religions

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300 Social Sciences

310   General statistics
320   Political science
330   Economics
340   Law
350   Public administration & military science
360   Social services; associations
370   Education
380   Commerce, communications, transport
390   Customs, etiquette, folklore

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400 Language

410   Linguistics
420   English & Old English
430   Germanic languages   German
440   Romance languages   French
450   Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
460   Spanish & Portuguese languages
470   Italic languages : Latin
480   Hellenic languages : Classical Greek
490   Other languages

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500 Natural Sciences & Mathematics

510   Mathematics
520   Astronomy & allied sciences
530   Physics
540   Chemistry & allied sciences
550   Earth sciences
560   Paleontology   Paleozoology
570   Life sciences
580   Botanical sciences
590   Zoological sciences

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600 Technology (Applied Sciences)

610   Medicine & health
620   Engineering & allied operations
630   Agriculture
640   Home & family management
650   Management & auxiliary services
660   Chemical engineering
670   Manufacturing
680   Manufacture for specific uses
690   Buildings

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700 Arts & Recreation

710   Civic & landscape art
720   Architecture
730   Plastic arts Sculpture
740   Drawing & decorative arts
750   Painting & paintings
760   Graphic arts Printmaking & prints
770   Photography photographs & computer art
780   Music
790   Recreational & performing arts

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800 Literature

810   American literature in English
820   English & Old English literatures
830   Literatures of Germanic languages
840   Literatures of Romance languages
850   Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
860   Spanish & Portuguese literatures
870   Italic literatures : Latin
880   Hellenic literatures : Classical Greek
890   Literatures of other languages

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900 Geography & History

910   Geography & travel
920   Biography, genealogy, insignia
930   History of ancient world
940   History of Europe
950   History of Asia Far East
960   History of Africa
970   History of North America
980   History of South America
990   History of other areas

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The Dewey Decimal Classification is copyrighted 1996-2002
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Incorporated.
Used with Permission.
DDC, Dewey, and Dewey Decimal Classification are registered trademarks of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Incorporated.


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