Dewey Decimal Classification

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000  Generalities   
001   Knowledge    
002   The book    
003   Systems    
004   Data processing Computer science    
  004.678   Internet  
  004.671   HTML (guidance)  
005   Computer programming programs data    
  005.133   Programming (Perl etc.)  
  005.369   Microsoft Office and Microsoft Works  
  005.4469   Microsoft Windows operating system  
  005.72   HTML writing  
  005.74   Microsoft Access programming  
006   Special computer methods    
007   [unassigned]    
008   [unassigned]    
009   [unassigned]    
 
010   Bibliography    
011   Bibliographies    
012   Bibliographies of individuals    
013   Of works on specific classes of authors    
014   Of anonymous and pseudonymous works    
015   Of works from specific places    
016   Of works on specific subjects    
017   General subject catalogs    
018   Catalogs arranged by author date etc.    
019   Dictionary catalogs    
 
020   Library & information sciences    
021   Library relationships    
022   Administration of the physical plant    
023   Personnel administration    
024   [unassigned]    
025   Library operations    
  025.04   Search engines  
  025.431   Dewey  
026   Libraries for specific subjects    
027   General libraries    
28   Reading & use of other information media    
029   [unassigned]    
 
030   General encyclopedic works    
031   American English-language    
032   In English    
033   In other Germanic languages    
034   In French Provencal Catalan    
035   In Italian Romanian Rhaeto-Romanic    
036   In Spanish & Portuguese    
037   In Slavic languages    
038   In Scandinavian languages    
039   In other languages    
 
040   [unassigned]    
041   [unassigned]    
042   [unassigned]    
043   [unassigned]    
044   [unassigned]    
045   [unassigned]    
046   [unassigned]    
047   [unassigned]    
048   [unassigned]    
049   [unassigned]    
 
050   General serial publications    
051   American English-language    
052   In English    
053   In other Germanic languages    
054   In French Provencal Catalan    
055   In Italian Romanian Rhaeto-Romanic    
056   In Spanish & Portuguese    
057   In Slavic languages    
058   In Scandinavian languages    
059   In other languages    
 
60   General organisations & museology    
061   In North America    
062   In British Isles In England    
063   In central Europe In Germany    
064   In France & Monaco    
065   In Italy & adjacent territories    
066   In Iberian Peninsula & adjacent islands    
067   In eastern Europe In Russia    
068   In other geographic areas    
069   Museology (Museum science)    
 
070   News media journalism publishing    
  070.19   http://www.bbc.co.uk  
071   Journalism & newspapers in North America    
072   In British Isles In England    
073   In central Europe In Germany    
074   In France & Monaco    
075   In Italy & adjacent territories    
076   In Iberian Peninsula & adjacent islands    
077   In eastern Europe & in Russia    
078   In Scandinavia    
079   In other geographic areas    
 
080   General collections    
081   American English-language    
082   General collections in English    
083   In other Germanic languages    
084   In French Provencal Catalan    
085   In Italian Romanian Rhaeto-Romanic    
086   In Spanish & Portuguese    
087   In Slavic languages    
088   In Scandinavian languages    
089   In Italic Hellenic other languages    
 
090   Manuscripts & rare books    
091   Manuscripts    
092   Block books    
093   Incunabula    
094   Printed books    
095   Books notable for bindings    
096   Books notable for illustrations    
097   Books notable for ownership or origin    
098   Prohibited works forgeries hoaxes    
099   Books notable for format    
 
100   Philosophy & psychology    
101   Theory of philosophy    
102   Miscellany    
103   Dictionaries & encyclopedias    
104   [unassigned]    
105   Serial publications    
106   organisations & management    
107   Education research related topics    
108   Kinds of persons treatment    
109   Historical & collected persons treatment    
 
110   Metaphysics    
111   Ontology    
112   [unassigned]    
113   Cosmology (Philosophy of nature)    
114   Space    
115   Time    
116   Change    
117   Structure    
118   Force & energy    
119   Number & quantity    
 
120   Epistemology causation humankind    
121   Epistemology (Theory of knowledge)    
122   Causation    
123   Determinism & indeterminism    
124   Teleology    
125   [unassigned]    
126   The self    
127   The unconscious & the subconscious    
128   Humankind    
129   Origin & destiny of individual souls    
 
130   Popular psychology; parapsychology, occultism    
131   Parapsychological & occult methods    
  131.32   Favourable factors towards happiness and wellbeing  
  131.33   Adverse factors towards happiness and wellbeing  
  131.35   Dianetics  
133   Parapsychology & occultism    
  133.12   Haunted places  
  133.322   Crystal ball gazing  
  133.3232   Locating water with divining rods  
  133.32424   Fortune telling with tarot cards  
  133.3244   Fortune telling with tea or coffee  
  133.335   Numerology  
  133.422   Satanism  
  133.43   Magician's manuals  
  133.443   Good luck charms  
  133.5   Astrology  
  133.54   Horoscopes  
  133.542   Casting horoscopes  
  133.548   Horoscopes of actual individuals  
  133.6   Palmistry  
  133.7   Frauds  
  133.8   Extrasensory perception (ESP) and psychokinesis  
  133.82   Telepathy  
  133.9   Spiritualism  
  133.901   Spiritualism philosophy and theory  
134   [Unassigned]    
135   Sleep, dreams & mysteries    
136   [unassigned]    
137   Character (such as divinatory, graphology)    
138   Physiognomy    
139   Phrenology    
 
140   Specific philosophical schools    
141   Idealism & related systems    
  141.1   Individualism  
  141.6   Romanticism  
142   Critical philosophy    
143   Bergsonism & intuitionism    
144   Humanism & related systems    
  144.3   Pragmatism  
  144.6   Utilitarianism  
145   Sensationalism    
146   Naturalism & related systems    
  146.3   Materialism and dialectical materialism  
147   Pantheism & related systems    
148   Eclecticism liberalism traditionalism    
149   Other philosophical systems    
  149.96   Poststructuralism  
 
150   Psychology    
151   [unassigned]    
152   Perception movement emotions drives    
153   Mental processes & intelligence    
154   Subconscious & altered states    
155   Differential & developmental psychology    
156   Comparative psychology    
157   [unassigned]    
158   Applied psychology    
  158.3   Counselling  
159   [unassigned]    
 
160   Logic    
161   Induction    
162   Deduction    
163   [unassigned]    
164   [unassigned]    
165   Fallacies & sources of error    
166   Syllogisms    
167   Hypotheses    
168   Argument & persuasion    
169   Analogy    
 
170   Ethics (Moral philosophy)    
171   Ethical systems    
172   Political ethics    
173   Ethics of family relationships    
174   Occupational ethics    
175   Ethics of recreation & leisure    
176   Ethics of sex & reproduction    
177   Ethics of social relations    
178   Ethics of consumption    
179   Other ethical norms    
 
180   Ancient medieval Oriental philosophy    
181   Oriental philosophy    
  181.45   Chakras  
182   Pre-Socratic Greek philosophies    
183   Sophistic & Socratic philosophies    
184   Platonic philosophy    
185   Aristotelian philosophy    
186   Sceptical & Neoplatonic philosophies    
187   Epicurean philosophy    
188   Stoic philosophy    
189   Medieval western philosophy    
 
190   Modern western philosophy    
  190.904   Postmodern philosophy  
191   Philosophy of United States & Canada    
192   Philosophy of British Isles    
193   Philosophy of Germany & Austria    
194   Philosophy of France    
195   Philosophy of Italy    
196   Philosophy of Spain & Portugal    
197   Philosophy of former Soviet Union    
198   Philosophy of Scandinavia    
199   Philosophy in other geographic areas    
 
200   Religion    
201   [unassigned]    
202   [unassigned]    
203   [unassigned]    
204   [unassigned]    
205   [unassigned]    
206   [unassigned]    
207   [unassigned]    
208   [unassigned]    
209   [unassigned]    
 
210   Philosophy & theory of religion   Pluralist  
211   Concepts of God    
212   Existence knowability attributes of God    
213   Creation    
214   Theodicy    
215   Science & religion    
216   [unassigned]    
217   [unassigned]    
218   Humankind    
219   [unassigned]    
 
220   Bible    
221   Old Testament (Tanakh)    
222   Historical books of Old Testament    
223   Poetic books of Old Testament    
224   Prophetic books of Old Testament    
225   New Testament    
226   Gospels & Acts    
227   Epistles    
228   Revelation (Apocalypse)    
229   Apocrypha & pseudepigrapha    
 
230   Christianity Christian theology    
231   God    
232   Jesus of Nazareth & his family    
233   Humankind    
234   Salvation (Soteriology) & grace    
235   Spiritual beings    
236   Eschatology    
237   [unassigned]    
238   Creeds & catechisms    
239   Apologetics & polemics    
 
240   Christian moral & devotional theology    
241   Moral theology    
242   Devotional literature    
243   Evangelistic writings for individuals    
244   [unassigned]    
245   [unassigned]    
246   Use of art in Christianity    
247   Church furnishings & articles    
248   Christian experience practice life    
249   Christian observances in family life    
 
250   Christian orders & local church    
251   Preaching (Homiletics)    
252   Texts of sermons    
253   Pastoral office (Pastoral theology)    
254   Parish administration    
255   Religious congregations & orders    
256   [unassigned]    
257   [unassigned]    
258   [unassigned]    
259   Pastoral care of families & persons    
 
260   Social & ecclesiastical theology    
261   Social theology    
262   Ecclesiology    
263   Days times places of observance    
  263.91   Christmas  
264   Public worship    
265   Sacraments other rites & acts    
266   Missions    
267   Associations for religious work    
268   Religious education    
269   Spiritual renewal    
 
270   History of Christianity & Christian church    
271   Religious orders in church history    
272   Persecutions in church history    
273   Doctrinal controversies & heresies    
274   History of Christianity in Europe    
275   History of Christianity in Asia    
276   History of Christianity in Africa    
277   History of Christianity in North America    
278   History of Christianity in South America    
279   History of Christianity in other areas    
 
280   Christian denominations & sects    
281   Early church & Eastern churches    
282   Roman Catholic Church    
283   Anglican churches    
284   Protestants of Continental origin    
284   Protestants of Continental origin    
  284.1   Lutheran churches  
  284.2   Calvinistic and Reformed churches  
  284.8   Schisms within Catholicism  
285   Presbyterian American Reformed Congregational    
  285.809   Historical congregationalism  
286   Baptist Disciples of Christ Adventist    
287   Methodist & related churches    
288   Unitarianism Socinian Antitrinitarian    
  288.09   Historical and geographical Unitarianism  
  288.3   Unitarian denominations  
  288.32   Unitarian Universalist Association  
  288.33   Unitarian Church  
  288.4   Unitarianism by continent, country or locality  
289   Other denominations & sects    
  289.1   Universalist Church  
  289.109   Universalist Church geographically and historically  
  289.3   Mormons  
  289.4   Swedenborgianism  
  289.5   Christian Science  
  289.6   Society of Friends  
  289.609   History and geography of Society of Friends  
  289.9   Other Churches (includes Jehovah's Witnesses)  
 
290   Comparative religion & other religions    
291   Comparative religion  
  291.13   Mythological foundations  
  291.14   Classification: polytheism pantheism monotheism atheism  
  291.17   Attitudes and influence with the secular  
  291.172   Interreligious relations including secular  
  291.175   Intellectual development  
  291.1772   Religious freedom in civil society  
  291.2   Animism & Spiritism  
  291.212   Sun water fires trees sex  
  291.22   Soul  
  291.23   Eschatology  
  291.3   Worship and other practices  
  291.32   Divinisation  
  291.33   Witchcraft  
  291.34   Offerings sacrifices penances  
  291.35   Sacred places like shrines pagodas...  
  291.36   Sacred times like festivals calendar  
  291.37   Symbolism  
  291.38     291.42   Religious experience  
  291.43   Private worship prayer meditation contemplation  
  291.44   Conduct in life from religious virtues  
  291.5   Moral theology  
  291.61   Priests ministers pastors  
  291.62   Persons with supernatural power like sorcerers magicians exorcists  
  291.63   Prophets founders messiahs  
  291.64   Interpreters writers reformers  
  291.65   Organising like associations congregations factions  
  291.7   Activities from religious motives like training missions and wars  
  291.82   Sacred books and traditions  
  291.83   Oral traditions  
  291.84   Laws and decisions  
  291.9   Sects and reform movements  
292   Classical (Greek & Roman) religion    
293   Germanic religion    
294   Religions of Indic origin    
  294.1   The Vedas  
  294.12   Rigveda  
  294.13   Samaveda  
  294.3   Buddhism  
  294.33   Relationships and attitudes (follows 291.1 format)  
  294.34   Doctrines and practices (follows 291.1 format)  
  294.35   Moral theology like conscience sins virtues duties  
  294.356   Specific moral issues  
  294.36   Leaders and their work (add on .61 on as in 291.6 for these so that the Budda is 294.3663 where .63 is prophets founders messiahs)  
  294.365   Organising including sanghas congregations  
  294.3657   Monasticism and monasteries  
  294.37   Activities from religious motives  
  294.382   Sacred books and traditions (Tripitaka)  
  294.383   Oral traditions  
  294.39   Branches  
  294.391   Hinayana Buddhism  
  294.392   Mahayana Buddhism  
  294.3927   Zen Buddhism  
  294.5   Hinduism  
  294.55   Hindu sects and reform movements  
  294.555   Ramakrishna  
  294.5562   Brahma Samaj
295   Zoroastrianism (Mazdaism Parseeism)    
296   Judaism    
  296.1   Sources  
  296.12   Talmud (Torah as OT in 221)  
  296.3   Doctrinal moral social  
  296.33   Eschatology  
  296.38   Moral and social  
297   Islam and derived    
  297.122   Koran  
  297.1226   Interpretation and higher criticism  
  297.2   Doctrinal theology Aqaid & Kalam  
  297.3   Worship and practices  
  297.4   Personal religion within Islam  
  297.5   Personal duties within Islam like prayers  
  297.88   Babism  
  297.89   Bahaism  
298   (optional number)    
299   Other religions    
  299.16   Druids  
  299.512   Confucianism  
  299.514   Taoism  
  299.561   Shintoism  
  299.592   Caodaism  
  299.7   North American Indian  
 
300   Social sciences    
301   Sociology & anthropology    
302   Social interaction    
  302.23   Media studies  
303   Social processes    
304   Factors affecting social behavior    
305   Social groups    
306   Culture & institutions    
  306.4   Postmodernism in social science  
307   Communities    
308   [unassigned]    
309   [unassigned]    
  309.1   Social surveys  
 
310   Collections of general statistics    
311   [unassigned]    
312   [unassigned]    
313   [unassigned]    
314   General statistics of Europe    
315   General statistics of Asia    
316   General statistics of Africa    
317   General statistics of North America    
318   General statistics of South America    
319   General statistics of other areas    
 
320   Political science    
321   Systems of governments & states    
322   Relation of state to organized groups    
323   Civil & political lefts    
324   The political process    
325   International migration & colonization    
326   Slavery & emancipation    
327   International relations    
328   The legislative process    
329   [unassigned]    
 
330   Economics    
  330.1   Psychology within economic theory (rationality etc.)  
331   Labour economics    
332   Financial economics    
333   Economics of land & energy    
334   Cooperatives    
335   Socialism & related systems    
336   Public finance    
337   International economics    
338   Production    
  338.1   Food distributive trades  
339   Macroeconomics & related topics    
 
340   Law    
  340.6   Forensic medicine  
341   International law    
342   Constitutional & administrative law    
343   Military tax trade industrial law    
344   Labour social education cultural law    
345   Criminal law    
346   Private law    
347   Civil procedure & courts    
348   Law (Statutes) regulations cases    
349   Law of specific jurisdictions & areas    
 
350   Public administration & military science    
351   Public administration    
352   General considerations    
353   Specific fields of public administration    
354   Administration of economy & environment    
355   Military science    
356   Foot forces & warfare    
357   Mounted forces & warfare    
358   Air & other specialized forces    
359   Sea (Naval) forces & warfare    
 
360   Social problems & services associations    
361   General social problems & welfare    
362   Social welfare problems & services    
363   Other social problems & services    
364   Criminology    
365   Penal & related institutions    
366   Associations    
367   General clubs    
368   Insurance    
369   Miscellaneous kinds of associations    
 
370   Education   http://www.pluralist.co.uk - Learning  
  370.15   Psychology within education  
371   Schools & activities special education    
  371.425   Careers advice  
372   Elementary education    
373   Secondary education    
374   Adult education    
375   Curricula    
376   [unassigned]    
377   [unassigned]    
378   Higher education    
379   Public policy issues in education    
 
380   Commerce communications transportation    
  380.9   Economic Geography  
381   Internal commerce (Domestic trade)    
382   International commerce (Foreign trade)    
383   Postal communication    
384   Communications Telecommunication    
  384.54   Radio (medium)  
  384.55   Television (medium)  
385   Railway transportation    
386   Inland waterway & ferry transportation    
387   Water air space transportation    
388   Transportation Ground transportation    
389   Metrology & standardisation    
 
390   Customs etiquette folklore    
391   Costume & personal appearance    
392   Customs of life cycle & domestic life    
393   Death customs    
394   General customs    
395   Etiquette (Manners)    
396   [unassigned]    
397   [unassigned]    
398   Folklore    
399   Customs of war & diplomacy    
400   Language    
401   Philosophy & theory    
402   Miscellany    
403   Dictionaries & encyclopedias    
404   Special topics    
405   Serial publications    
406   organisations & management    
407   Education research related topics    
408   Kinds of persons treatment    
409   Geographic & persons treatment    
 
410   Linguistics    
411   Writing systems   Ancient scripts  
412   Etymology    
413   Dictionaries    
414   Phonology & phonetics    
415   Grammar    
416   [unassigned]    
417   Dialectology & historical linguistics    
418   Standard usage Applied linguistics    
419   Verbal language not spoken or written    
 
420   English & Old English    
421   English writing system & phonology    
422   English etymology    
423   English dictionaries    
424   [unassigned]    
425   English grammar    
426   [unassigned]    
427   English language variations    
428   Standard English usage    
429   Old English (Anglo-Saxon)    
 
430   Germanic languages German    
431   German writing system & phonology    
432   German etymology    
433   German dictionaries    
434   [unassigned]    
435   German grammar    
436   [unassigned]    
437   German language variations    
438   Standard German usage    
439   Other Germanic languages    
 
440   Romance languages French    
441   French writing system & phonology    
442   French etymology    
443   French dictionaries    
444   [unassigned]    
445   French grammar    
446   [unassigned]    
447   French language variations    
448   Standard French usage    
449   Provencal & Catalan    
 
450   Italian Romanian Rhaeto-Romanic    
451   Italian writing system & phonology    
452   Italian etymology    
453   Italian dictionaries    
454   [unassigned]    
455   Italian grammar    
456   [unassigned]    
457   Italian language variations    
458   Standard Italian usage    
459   Romanian & Rhaeto-Romanic    
 
460   Spanish & Portuguese languages    
461   Spanish writing system & phonology    
462   Spanish etymology    
463   Spanish dictionaries    
464   [unassigned]    
465   Spanish grammar    
466   [unassigned]    
467   Spanish language variations    
468   Standard Spanish usage    
469   Portuguese    
 
470   Italic languages Latin    
471   Classical Latin writing & phonology    
472   Classical Latin etymology    
473   Classical Latin dictionaries    
474   [unassigned]    
475   Classical Latin grammar    
476   [unassigned]    
477   Old Postclassical Vulgar Latin    
478   Classical Latin usage    
479   Other Italic languages    
 
480   Hellenic languages Classical Greek    
481   Classical Greek writing & phonology    
482   Classical Greek etymology    
483   Classical Greek dictionaries    
484   [unassigned]    
485   Classical Greek grammar    
486   [unassigned]    
487   Preclassical & postclassical Greek    
488   Classical Greek usage    
489   Other Hellenic languages    
 
490   Other languages    
491   East Indo-European & Celtic languages    
492   Afro-Asiatic languages Semitic    
493   Non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic languages    
494   Altaic Uralic Hyperborean Dravidian    
495   Languages of East & Southeast Asia    
496   African languages    
497   North American native languages    
498   South American native languages    
499   Austronesian & other languages    
500   Natural sciences & mathematics    
501   Philosophy & theory    
502   Miscellany    
503   Dictionaries & encyclopedias    
504   [unassigned]    
505   Serial publications    
506   organisations & management    
507   Education research related topics    
508   Natural history    
509   Historical geographic persons treatment    
 
510   Mathematics    
  510.8   Mathematical tables  
  510.9   History of mathematics  
511   General principles of mathematics    
512   Algebra number theory    
513   Arithmetic    
514   Topology    
515   Analysis    
516   Geometry    
517   [unassigned]    
518   [unassigned]    
519   Probabilities & applied mathematics    
 
520   Astronomy & allied sciences    
521   Celestial mechanics    
522   Techniques equipment materials    
523   Specific celestial bodies & phenomena    
  523.89   Astronomy stars  
524   [unassigned]    
525   Earth (Astronomical geography)    
526   Mathematical geography    
527   Celestial navigation    
528   Ephemerides    
529   Chronology    
 
530   Physics    
531   Classical mechanics Solid mechanics    
532   Fluid mechanics Liquid mechanics    
533   Pneumatics (Gas mechanics)    
534   Sound & related vibrations    
535   Light & paraphotic phenomena    
536   Heat    
537   Electricity science    
  537.5   Electronics physics  
538   Magnetism    
539   Molecular and atomic physics    
  539.7   Nuclear physics  
 
540   Chemistry & allied sciences    
  540.9   History of chemistry  
541   Physical & theoretical chemistry    
  541.395   Catalysts  
542   Techniques equipment materials    
543   Analytical chemistry    
544   Qualitative analysis    
545   Quantitative analysis    
546   Inorganic chemistry    
  546.8   Chemical Elements  
547   Organic chemistry    
  547.71   Essential oils  
548   Crystallography    
  548.85   Synthetic fibres  
549   Mineralogy    
 
550   Earth sciences    
551   Geology hydrology meteorology    
  551.5   Meteorology  
552   Petrology    
553   Economic geology    
554   Earth sciences of Europe    
555   Earth sciences of Asia    
556   Earth sciences of Africa    
557   Earth sciences of North America    
558   Earth sciences of South America    
559   Earth sciences of other areas    
 
560   Paleontology Paleozoology    
561   Paleobotany fossil microorganisms    
562   Fossil invertebrates    
563   Other fossil invertebrates    
564   Fossil Mollusca & Molluscoidea    
565   Fossil Arthropoda    
566   Fossil Chordata    
567   Fossil cold-blooded vertebrates    
568   Fossil Aves (birds)    
569   Fossil Mammalia    
 
570   Life sciences Biology    
571   Physiology & related subjects    
572   Biochemistry    
573   Specific systems in animals    
574   [unassigned]    
574   Biology    
  574.4   Anatomy in biology  
575   Specific parts of & systems in plants    
576   Genetics & evolution    
577   Ecology    
578   Natural history of organisms    
  578.15   Electronics microscope in biology  
579   Microorganisms fungi algae    
 
580   Plants    
581   Botany    
  581.4   Anatomy in botany  
582   Plants noted for characteristics & flowers    
583   Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)    
584   Liliopsida (Monocotyledons)    
585   Pinophyta (Gymnosperms) Coniferales    
586   Cryptogamia (Seedless plants)    
587   Pteridophyta (Vascular seedless plants)    
588   Bryophyta    
589   [unassigned]    
 
590   Animals    
591   Zoology    
  591.4   Anatomy in zoology  
592   Invertebrates    
593   Marine & seashore invertebrates    
594   Mollusca & Molluscoidea    
595   Arthropoda    
596   Chordata    
597   Cold-blooded vertebrates Fishes    
598   Aves (Birds)    
599   Mammalia (Mammals)    
600   Technology (Applied sciences)    
601   Philosophy & theory    
602   Miscellany    
603   Dictionaries & encyclopedias    
604   Special topics    
605   Serial publications    
606   organisations    
607   Education research related topics    
608   Invention & patents    
609   Historical geographic persons treatment    
 
610   Medical sciences Medicine    
611   Human anatomy cytology histology    
612   Human physiology    
613   Promotion of health    
  613.2   Food dietetics  
614   Incidence & prevention of disease    
  614.3   Food poisoning, public health  
615   Pharmacology & therapeutics    
616   Diseases    
  616.912   Smallpox  
  616.9232   Plague  
  616.956   Anthrax  
  616.9792   AIDS  
617   Surgery & related medical specialties    
618   Gynaecology & other medical specialties    
  618.2   Pregnancy  
619   Experimental medicine    
 
620   Engineering & allied operations    
621   Applied physics    
  621.384   Radio (engineering)  
  621.388   Television (engineering)  
  621.3   Electrical engineering  
  621.32   Electricity and lighting  
  621.381   Electronics engineering  
  621.43   Internal combustion engines  
  621.48   Atomic power  
  621.9   Workshop tools and practice  
622   Mining & related operations    
623   Military & nautical engineering    
625   Engineering of railways & roads    
626   [unassigned]    
627   Hydraulic engineering    
628   Sanitary & municipal engineering    
629   Other branches of engineering    
 
630   Agriculture & related technologies    
631   Techniques equipment materials    
632   Plant injuries diseases pests    
633   Field & plantation crops    
634   Orchards fruits forestry    
  634.9   Forestry agriculture  
635   Gardening    
636   Pet keeping    
  636.7   Dogs  
  636.8   Cats  
  636.9322   Rabbits  
637   Processing dairy & related products    
638   Insect culture    
639   Hunting fishing conservation    
 
640   Home economics & family living    
641   Food & drink    
  641.5   Cookery  
642   Meals & table service    
643   Decorating and furnishing    
  644.12   Houses for sale  
644   Household utilities    
645   Household furnishings    
646   Sewing clothing personal appearance    
647   Management of public households    
648   Housekeeping    
649   Child rearing & home care of persons    
 
650   Management & auxiliary services    
  650.14   Looking for work  
651   Office services    
652   Processes of written communication    
  652.55369   Microsoft Word/ Corel WordPerfect use  
653   Shorthand    
654   [unassigned]    
655   [unassigned]    
656   [unassigned]    
657   Accounting    
658   General management    
659   Advertising & public relations    
 
660   Chemical engineering    
661   Industrial chemicals technology    
  661.2   Industrial acids  
662   Explosives fuels related products    
663   Beverage technology    
664   Food processing & preservation    
665   Industrial oils fats waxes gases    
666   Ceramic & allied technologies    
667   Cleaning colour coating technologies    
668   Technology of other organic products    
  668.45   Natural resins  
  668.12   Soaps  
  668.4   Plastics  
669   Metallurgy    
 
670   Manufacturing    
671   Metalworking & metal products    
672   Iron steel other iron alloys    
  672.24   Electricity and furnaces in iron and steel manufacture  
673   Nonferrous metals    
674   Lumber processing wood products cork    
675   Leather & fur processing    
676   Pulp & paper technology    
  676.2   Paper products  
677   Textiles    
  677.4   Silk textiles manufacture  
  677.46   Rayon manufacture  
678   Elastomers & elastomer products    
  678.53   Latex products  
679   Other products of specific materials    
 
680   Manufacture for specific uses    
681   Precision instruments & other devices    
681.11   Clocks craft    
  681.142   Electronics and computers  
682   Small forge work (Blacksmithing)    
683   Hardware & household appliances    
684   Furnishings & home workshops    
685   Leather fur goods related products    
686   Printing & related activities    
  686.2   Printing history  
687   Clothing & accessories    
688   Other final products & packaging    
689   [unassigned]    
 
690   Buildings    
691   Building materials    
692   Auxiliary construction practices    
693   Specific materials & purposes    
694   Wood construction Carpentry    
695   Roof covering    
696   Utilities    
697   Heating ventilating air-conditioning    
698   Detail finishing    
699   [unassigned]    
700   The arts Fine and decorative arts    
701   Philosophy of fine & decorative arts    
702   Miscellany of fine & decorative arts    
703   Dictionaries of fine & decorative arts    
704   Special topics of fine & decorative arts    
705   Serial publications of fine & decorative arts    
706   organisations & management    
707   Education research related topics    
708   Galleries museums private collections    
709   Historical geographic persons treatment    
 
710   Civic & landscape art    
711   Area planning (Civic art)    
712   Landscape architecture    
713   Landscape architecture of trafficways    
714   Water features    
715   Woody plants    
716   Herbaceous plants    
717   Structures in landscape architecture    
718   Landscape design of cemeteries    
719   Natural landscapes    
 
720   Architecture    
721   Architectural structure    
722   Architecture to 300 CE    
723   Architecture from 300 CE to 1399    
724   Architecture from 1400    
725   Public structures    
726   Buildings for religious purposes    
727   Buildings for education & research    
728   Residential & related buildings    
  728.81   Castles  
729   Design & decoration    
 
730   Plastic arts Sculpture    
731   Processes forms subjects of sculpture    
732   Sculpture to 500 CE    
733   Greek Etruscan Roman sculpture    
734   Sculpture from 500 CE to 1399    
735   Sculpture from 1400    
736   Carving & carvings    
737   Numismatics & sigillography    
738   Ceramic arts    
739   Art metalwork    
 
740   Drawing & decorative arts    
741   Drawing & drawings    
742   Perspective    
743   Drawing & drawings by subject    
744   [unassigned]    
745   Decorative arts    
746   Textile arts    
747   Interior decoration    
748   Glass    
749   Furniture & accessories    
 
750   Painting & paintings    
751   Techniques equipment materials forms    
  751.4   Painting as technique  
752   Colour    
753   Symbolism allegory mythology legend    
754   Genre paintings    
755   Religion in art    
756   [unassigned]    
757   Human figures    
758   Other subjects    
759   Historical geographic persons treatment    
 
760   Graphic arts Printmaking & prints    
761   Relief processes (Block printing)    
762   [unassigned]    
763   Lithographic (Planographic) processes    
764   Chromolithography & serigraphy    
765   Metal engraving    
766   Mezzotinting aquatinting related processes    
767   Etching & drypoint    
768   [unassigned]    
769   Prints    
 
770   Photography & photographs    
771   Techniques equipment materials    
  771.448   Flashlight photography  
772   Metallic salt processes    
773   Pigment processes of printing    
774   Holography    
775   [unassigned]    
776   [unassigned]    
777   [unassigned]    
778   Fields & kinds of photography    
  778.73   Underwater Photography  
779   Photographs    
 
780   Music    
  780.92   Composers and criticism  
781   General principles & musical forms    
  781.6   Composition and execution  
782   Opera and vocal music    
  782.81   Operetta and musical plays  
783   Sacred music    
784   Vocal music    
785   Instrumental music    
786   Keyboard & other instruments    
  786.2   Pianos  
787   Stringed instruments (Chordophones)    
788   Wind instruments (Aerophones)    
789   Instrumental music    
  789.91   Gramaphone recordings etc.  
 
790   Recreational & performing arts    
791   Public performances    
  791.44   Radio programmes  
  791.45   Television programmes  
792   Stage presentations    
793   Indoor games & amusements    
794   Indoor games of skill    
795   Games of chance    
796   Athletic & outdoor sports & games    
  796.334   Football  
  796.342   Tennis  
  796.345   Badminton  
797   Aquatic & air sports    
798   Equestrian sports & animal racing    
799   Fishing hunting shooting    
 
800   Literature & rhetoric    
801   Philosophy & theory    
802   Miscellany    
803   Dictionaries & encyclopedias    
804   [unassigned]    
805   Serial publications    
806   organisations & management    
807   Education research related topics    
808   Rhetoric & collections of literature    
809   History description criticism    
  809.3   Poststructuralism  
 
810   American literature in English    
811   American poetry in English    
812   American drama in English    
813   American fiction in English    
814   American essays in English    
815   American speeches in English    
816   American letters in English    
817   American humour & satire in English    
818   American miscellaneous writings    
819   (optional number)    
 
820   English & Old English literatures    
821   English poetry    
822   English drama    
  822.33   Shakespeare  
  822.912   1900 -1945 drama  
  822.913   1945 - 2000  
823   English fiction    
  823.7   Jane Austen  
  823.8   Charles Dickens  
824   English essays    
825   English speeches    
826   English letters    
827   English humour & satire    
828   English miscellaneous writings    
829   Old English (Anglo-Saxon)    
 
830   Literatures of Germanic languages    
831   German poetry    
832   German drama    
833   German fiction    
834   German essays    
835   German speeches    
836   German letters    
837   German humour & satire    
838   German miscellaneous writings    
839   Other Germanic literatures    
 
840   Literatures of Romance languages    
841   French poetry    
842   French drama    
843   French fiction    
844   French essays    
845   French speeches    
846   French letters    
847   French humour & satire    
848   French miscellaneous writings    
849   Provencal & Catalan literatures    
 
850   Italian Romanian Rhaeto-Romanic    
851   Italian poetry    
852   Italian drama    
853   Italian fiction    
  853.1   The Decameron  
854   Italian essays    
855   Italian speeches    
856   Italian letters    
857   Italian humour & satire    
858   Italian miscellaneous writings    
859   Romanian & Rhaeto-Romanic literatures    
 
860   Spanish & Portuguese literatures    
861   Spanish poetry    
862   Spanish drama    
863   Spanish fiction    
864   Spanish essays    
865   Spanish speeches    
866   Spanish letters    
867   Spanish humour & satire    
868   Spanish miscellaneous writings    
869   Portuguese literature    
 
870   Italic literatures Latin    
871   Latin poetry    
872   Latin dramatic poetry & drama    
873   Latin epic poetry & fiction    
874   Latin lyric poetry    
875   Latin speeches    
876   Latin letters    
877   Latin humour & satire    
878   Latin miscellaneous writings    
879   Literatures of other Italic languages    
 
880   Hellenic literatures Classical Greek    
881   Classical Greek poetry    
882   Classical Greek dramatic poetry & drama    
883   Classical Greek epic poetry & fiction    
884   Classical Greek lyric poetry    
885   Classical Greek speeches    
886   Classical Greek letters    
887   Classical Greek humour & satire    
888   Classical Greek miscellaneous writings    
889   Modern Greek literature    
 
890   Literatures of other languages    
891   East Indo-European & Celtic    
892   Afro-Asiatic literatures Semitic    
893   Non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic literatures    
894   Altaic Uralic Hyperborean Dravidian    
895   Literatures of East & Southeast Asia    
896   African literatures    
897   North American native literatures    
898   South American native literatures    
899   Austronesian & other literatures    
 
900   Geography history and auxiliary disciplines    
901   Philosophy & theory    
902   Miscellany    
903   Dictionaries & encyclopedias    
904   Collected accounts of events    
905   Serial publications    
906   organisations & management    
907   Education research related topics    
  907.202   Historians biographies and work  
908   Kinds of persons treatment    
909   World history    
 
910   Geography & travel    
  910.202   Lonely Planet  
911   Historical geography    
912   Graphic representations    
913   Geography of and travel in ancient world    
914   Geography of and travel in Europe    
  914.2   Geography of the British Isles  
915   Geography of and travel in Asia    
916   Geography of and travel in Africa    
917   Geography of and travel in North America    
918   Geography of and travel in South America    
919   Geography of and travel in other areas    
 
920   Biography genealogy insignia    
921   (optional number)    
922   (optional number)    
923   (optional number)    
924   (optional number)    
925   (optional number)    
926   (optional number)    
927   (optional number)    
928   (optional number)    
929   Genealogy names insignia    
  929.1   Ancestry  
  929.2   Family history  
  929.92   Flags  
930   History of ancient world to 499 CE    
931   China to 420    
932   Egypt to 640 CE    
  Ancient Egypt    
933   Palestine to 70    
934   India to 647    
935   Mesopotamia & Iranian Plateau to 637    
936   Europe north & west of Italy to 499 CE    
937   Italy & adjacent territories to 476    
938   Greece to 323    
939   Other parts of ancient world to 640 CE    
 
940   General history of Europe    
941   British Isles    
  942.5   Ireland  
942   England & Wales    
943   Central Europe Germany    
944   France & Monaco    
945   Italian Peninsula & adjacent islands    
946   Iberian Peninsula & adjacent islands    
947   Eastern Europe Russia    
  947.004924   Jews in Russia  
948   Scandinavia    
949   Other parts of Europe    
  949.7   Balkans  
 
950   General history of Asia Far East    
951   China & adjacent areas    
952   Japan    
953   Arabian Peninsula & adjacent areas    
954   South Asia India    
955   Iran    
956   Middle East (Near East)    
957   Siberia (Asiatic Russia)    
958   Central Asia    
  958.1   Afghanistan  
959   South east Asia    
 
960   General history of Africa    
961   Tunisia & Libya    
962   Egypt & Sudan    
963   Ethiopia & Eritrea    
964   Northwest African coast & offshore islands    
965   Algeria    
966   West Africa & offshore islands    
967   Central Africa & offshore islands    
968   Southern Africa Republic of South Africa    
969   South Indian Ocean islands    
 
970   General history of North America    
971   Canada    
972   Middle America Mexico    
973   United States    
974   Northeastern United States    
975   South eastern United States    
976   South central United States    
977   North central United States    
978   Western United States    
979   Great Basin & Pacific Slope region    
 
980   General history of South America    
981   Brazil    
982   Argentina    
983   Chile    
984   Bolivia    
985   Peru    
986   Colombia & Ecuador    
987   Venezuela    
988   Guiana    
989   Paraguay & Uruguay    
 
990   General history of other areas    
991   [unassigned]    
992   [unassigned]    
993   New Zealand    
994   Australia    
995   Melanesia New Guinea    
996   Other parts of Pacific Polynesia    
997   Atlantic Ocean islands    
998   Arctic islands & Antarctica    
999   Extraterrestrial worlds