The Dewey Decimal System
A General Outline
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- 000 Computers, Information, and General Works
- 010 Bibliographies
- 020 Library & Information Science
- 030 Encyclopedias & Books of Facts
- 040 Special Topics [unassigned]
- 050 Magazines, Journals, Serials, and their Indices
- 060 Associations, Organizations, & Museums
- 070 New Media, Journalism, Publishing
- 080 General Collections
- 090 Manuscripts & Rare Books
- 100 Philosophy & Psychology
- 110 Metaphysics
- 120 Epistemology, Causation, Humankind
- 130 Parapsychology & Occultism
- 140 Specific Philosophical Schools
- 150 Psychology
- 160 Logic
- 170 Ethics
- 180 Ancient, Medieval, and Eastern Philosophy
- 190 Modern Western Philosophy
- 200 Religion
- 210 Philosophy & Theory of Religion
- 220 The Bible
- 230 Christianity & Christian Theology
- 240 Christian Practice & Observance
- 250 Christian Pastoral Practice and Religious Orders
- 260 Christian Organization, Social Work, & Worship
- 270 History of Christianity
- 280 Christian Denominations & Sects
- 290 Other Religions & Comparative Religion
- 300 Social Sciences, Sociology, and Anthropology
- 310 General Statistics
- 320 Political Science
- 330 Economics
- 340 Law
- 350 Public Administration & Military Science
- 360 Social Problems & Social Services
- 370 Education
- 380 Commerce, Communications, & Transportation
- 390 Customs, Etiquette, & Folklore
- 400 Language
- 410 Linguistics
- 420 English & Old English Languages
- 430 German & Related Languages
- 440 French & Related Languages
- 450 Italian, Romanian, & Related Languages
- 460 Spanish & Portuguese Languages
- 470 Latin & Italic Languages
- 480 Classical & Modern Greek Languages
- 490 Other Languages
- 500 Natural Science & Mathematics
- 510 Mathematics
- 520 Astronomy & Allied Sciences
- 530 Physics
- 540 Chemistry & Allied Sciences
- 550 Earth Sciences & Geology
- 560 Paleontology & Paleozoology
- 570 Life Sciences & Biology
- 580 Botany (Plant Sciences)
- 590 Zoological Sciences
- 600 Technology
- 610 Medicine & Health
- 620 Engineering
- 630 Agriculture
- 640 Home and Family Management
- 650 Management & Public Relations
- 660 Chemical Engineering
- 670 Manufacturing
- 680 Manufacture for Specific Use
- 690 Building & Construction
- 700 The Arts
- 710 Landscaping & Area Planning
- 720 Architecture
- 730 Sculpture, Ceramics, & Metalwork
- 740 Drawing & Decorative Arts
- 750 Paintings & Painters
- 760 Graphic Arts (e.g. Printmaking & Prints)
- 770 Photography
- 780 Music
- 790 Recreational and Performing Arts
- 800 Literature, Rhetoric, & Criticism
- 810 American Literature in English
- 820 English & Old English Literatures
- 830 German & Related Literatures
- 840 French & Related Literatures
- 850 Italian, Romanian, & Related Literatures
- 860 Spanish & Portuguese Literatures
- 870 Latin & Italic Literatures
- 880 Classical & Modern Greek Literatures
- 890 Literatures of Other Languages
- 900 Geography & History
- 910 Geography & Travel
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- 920 Biography, Genealogy, & Insignia
- 930 History of the Ancient World (to c. 499)
- 940 History of Europe
- 950 History of Asia
- 960 History of Africa
- 970 History of North American
- 980 History of South America
- 990 History of Other Areas
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