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The Dewey Decimal System

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000   GENERALITIES - Computer Science, Information & General Works

010   Bibliography
020   Library and Information Science
030   General Encyclopedic Works
040   [Not in use]
050   General Serials & their Indexes
060   General Organizations & Museums
070   News Media, Journalism, Publishing
080   General Collections
090   Manuscripts & Rare Books

 

100   PHILOSOPHY & PSYCHOLOGY

110   Metaphysics

120   Epistemology, Causation, Humankind

130   Paranormal Phenomena

140   Specific Philosophical Schools

150   Psychology

160   Logic

170   Ethics (Moral philosophy)

180   Ancient, Medieval, Oriental Philosophy

190   Modern Western Philosophy

 

200   RELIGION

210   Natural Theology

220   Bible

230   Christian Theology

240   Christian Moral & Devotional Theology

250   Christian Orders & Local Church

260   Christian Social Theology

270   Christian Church History

280   Other & Comparative Religion

 

300   SOCIAL SCIENCES

310   General Statistics

320   Political Science

330   Economics

340   Law

350   Public Administration

360   Social Services; Association

370   Education

380   Commerce, Communications, Transport

390   Customs, Etiquette, Folklore

 

400   LANGUAGE

410   Linguistics

420   English & Old English

430   Germanic Languages (German)

440   Romance Languages (French)

450   Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic

460   Spanish & Portuguese Language

470   Italic Languages (Latin)

480   Hellenic Languages (Classical Greek)

490   Other Languages

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   Medical Sciences (Medicine)
620   Engineering & Allied Operations
630   Agriculture (Gardening)
640   Home Economics & Family Living
650   Management & Business
660   Chemical Engineering
670   Manufacturing
680   Manufacture for Specific Uses
690   Building & Construction

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700   THE 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   Photograph & Photographs
780   Music
790   Recreational & Performing Arts, Sports

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800   LITERATURE & RHETORIC
810   American Literature in English
820   English & Old English Literature
830   Literatures of Germanic Languages
840   Literatures of Romance Languages
850   Italian & Romanian Languages
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 Area

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