Dewey Decimal Classification System

000 General Works

 

001 Computing
010 Bibliographies
030 General encyclopaedias
050 General periodicals
070 Newspapers and journalism

 

100 Philosophy

 

150 Psychology
160 Logic
170 Ethics
180 Ancient, Medieval, Oriental philosophy
190 Modern Western philosophy

 

200 Religion

 

220 Bible
230 Christian doctrinal theology
270 Christian Church history
280 Christian denominations and sects
290 Other religions

 

300 Social Sciences

 

310 Statistics
320 Political science
330 Economics
340 Law
350 Public administration
360 Social welfare
370 Education
380 Commerce

 

400 Languages

 

410 Linguistics
420 English and Anglo-Saxon
430 German
440 French
450 Italian
460 Spanish

 

500 Pure Sciences

 

510 Mathematics
520 Astronomy
530 Physics
540 Chemistry
550 Geology
570 Biological Sciences
580 Botany
590 Zoology

 

600 Technology (Applied Sciences)

 

610 Medical Sciences
620 Engineering
630 Agriculture
650 Business and management
660 Chemical technology
690 Buildings

 

700 The Arts

 

710 Town and landscape planning
720 Architecture
730 Sculpture
740 Drawing
750 Painting
760 Graphic arts
770 Photography
780 Music
790 Theatre and recreation, films

 

800 Literature

 

810 American

820 English and Anglo-Saxon
830 German
840 French
850 Italian
860 Spanish
860 Spanish American
869 Portuguese
890 Other literatures

 

900 Geography and History

 

910 Geography

920 General biography
930 Ancient history
940 History of modern Europe
950 History of modern Asia
960 History of modern Africa
970 History of North America
980 History of South America
990 History of Australia and Pacific regions

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Updated: 28 January 2008 by db