Short Notes about DDC - Librarians Portal

Dewey's Decimal Classification

DDC devised by Melvil Dewey in 1876. The publication of a 42-pages pamphlet entitled A classification and subject index for cataloguing and arranging the books and pamphlets of a library. This was the first edition, which consisted of 12 pages of preparatory matter, 12 pages of tables and 18'pages of index, a total of 42 pages. It contained nearly 1000 classes.

· 16th edition -1958 (edited by Benjamin A Custer )

· 17th edition -1965 edited by Benjamin A Custer )

· 18th edition -1976 edited by Benjamin A Custer ) (in 3 volumes)

· 19th edition – 1979 edited by Benjamin A Custer )(in 3 volumes)

· 20th edition -1989 (edited by John P Comaromi) (in 4 volumes)

· 21st edition -1996 (edited by Joan S. Mitchell) (in 4 volumes)

· 22nd edition -2003 (edited by Joan S. Mitchell)

· 23rd edition - 2011 (in 4 vol) Joan S. Mitchell, Julianne Beall and Rebecca Green

· The abridged edition, Abridged Edition 15, published in February 2012

· Forest Press has been the publisher of DDC since 1911 a Division of OCLC Online

· Computer Library Centre

· Edition 19 of DDC had been printed from the computer tape in 1979

· DDC 21 appeared in two formats: In print; and Dewey for Windows, a Microsoft Windows TMbased version (released in August 1996) (CD version) Latter is known as Dewey for Windows (DfW)

• Notation

* Arabic numerals are used to represent each class in the DDC

* The first digit in each three-digit number represents the main class. Eg., 500 represents science.

* The second digit in each three-digit number indicates the division. For example, 500 are used for general works on the sciences, 510 for mathematics, 520 for astronomy, 530 for physics.

* The third digit in each three-digit number indicates the section

* A decimal point, or dot, follows the third digit in a class number

* The dot is not a decimal point in the mathematical sense, but a psychological pause to break the monotony of numerical digits and to ease the transcription and copying of the class number.

• Principle of Hierarchy

* Structural hierarchy means that all topics (aside from the ten main classes) are part of all the broader topics above them

* Notational hierarchy is expressed by length of notation

* Class a work dealing with interrelated subjects with the subject that is being acted upon. This is called the rule of application

* If two subjects receive equal treatment, and are not used to introduce or explain one another, class the work with the subject whose number comes first in the DDC schedules. This is called the first-of-two rule.

* Class a work on three or more subjects that are all subdivisions of a broader subject in the first higher number that includes them all (unless one subject is treated more fully than the others). This is called the rule of three.

* Subdivisions beginning with zero should be avoided if there is a choice between 0 and 1–9 at the same point in the hierarchy of the notation. Similarly, subdivisions beginning with 00 should be avoided when there is a choice between 00 and 0. This is called the rule of zero.

How DDC 23 Is Arranged

DDC 23 is composed of the following major parts in four volumes:

• Volume 1

(A) New Features in Edition 23: A brief explanation of the special features and changes in DDC 23

(B) Introduction: A description of the DDC and how to use it

(C) Glossary: Short definitions of terms used in the DDC

(D) Index to the Introduction and Glossary

(E) Manual: A guide to the use of the DDC that is made up primarily of extended discussions of problem areas in the application of the DDC. Information in the Manual is arranged by the numbers in the tables and schedules

(F) Tables: Six numbered tables of notation that can be added to class numbers to provide greater specificity

(G) Lists that compare Editions 22 and 23: Re locations and Discontinuations; Comparative and Equivalence Tables; Reused Numbers

• Volume 2

(H) DDC Summaries: The top three levels of the DDC

(I) Schedules: The organization of knowledge from 000–599

• Volume 3

(J) Schedules: The organization of knowledge from 600–999

• Volume 4

(K) Relative Index: An alphabetical list of subjects with the disciplines in which they are treated sub arranged alphabetically under each entry

Table in DDC 23

There are six numbered tables in DDC 23:

T1 Standard Subdivisions

T2 Geographic Areas, Historical Periods, Biography

T3 Subdivisions for the Arts, for Individual Literature, for Specific Literary Forms

T3A Subdivisions for Works by or about Individual Authors

T3B Subdivisions for Works by or about More than One Author

T3C Notation to Be Added Where Instructed in Table 3B, 700.4, 791.4, 808–809

T4 Subdivisions of Individual Languages and Language Families

T5 Ethnic and National Groups

T6 Languages

The Relative Index

The Relative Index is primarily an index to the DDC as a system. It includes most terms found in the schedules and tables, and terms with literary warrant for concepts represented by the schedules and tables

WebDewey® 2.0 is an online version of the complete Dewey Decimal Classification system. Using a standard Web browser, you have unlimited access to an enhanced version of the DDC 23 database. Web Dewey is a subscription based service, Web Dewey is also more than a cataloguing tool it’s a productivity tool as well DDC 23 Errata is a list of corrections to address significant typographical errors in the print edition of DDC

23. Updates to the content of DDC 23 are available in Web Dewey 2.0.

Parentheses or square brackets --Some numbers in the schedules and tables are enclosed in parentheses or square brackets. Numbers and notes in parentheses provide options to standard practice. Numbers in square brackets represent topics that have been relocated or discontinued, or are unassigned. Square brackets are also used for standard subdivision concepts that are represented in another location. Bracketed numbers should never be used.

Hook number: Standard subdivisions are also bracketed under a hook number, that is, a number that has no meaning in itself, but is used to introduce specific examples of a topic. Hook numbers have headings that begin with "Miscellaneous," "Other," or "Specific"; and do not contain add notes, including notes, or class-here notes

Do-not-use notes: Instruct the classifier not to use all or part of the regular standard subdivision notation, but instead to use a special provision or standard subdivision notation at a broader number

See-Manual references in the schedules and tables refer the classifier to the Manual for additional information about a certain number, range of numbers, or choice among numbers

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Overview of DDC

 000 Generalities

100 Philosophy & psychology

200 Religion

300 Social sciences

400 Language

500 Natural sciences & mathematics

600 Technology (Applied sciences)

700 The arts

800 Literature & rhetoric

900 Geography & history

The 000s

000 Generalities

001 Knowledge

002 The book

003 Systems

004 Data processing Computer science

005 Computer programming, programs, data

006 Special computer methods

007 Not assigned or no longer used

008 Not assigned or no longer used

009 Not assigned or no longer used

010 Bibliography

011 Bibliographies

012 Bibliographies of individuals

013 Bibliographies of works by specific classes of authors

014 Bibliographies of anonymous and pseudonymous works

015 Bibliographies of works from specific places

016 Bibliographies of works from specific subjects

017 General subject catalogues

018 Catalogues arranged by author & date

019 Dictionary catalogues

020 Library & information sciences

021 Library relationships

022 Administration of the physical plant

023 Personnel administration

024 Not assigned or no longer used

025 Library operations

026 Libraries for specific subjects

027 General libraries

028 Reading, use of other information media

029 Not assigned or no longer used

030 General encyclopaedic works

031 General encyclopaedic works -- American

032 General encyclopaedic works in English

033 General encyclopaedic works in other Germanic languages

034 General encyclopaedic works in French, Provencal, Catalan

035 General encyclopaedic works in Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic

036 General encyclopaedic works in Spanish & Portuguese

037 General encyclopaedic works in Slavic languages

038 General encyclopaedic works in Scandinavian languages

039 General encyclopaedic works in other languages

040 Not assigned or no longer used

041 Not assigned or no longer used

042 Not assigned or no longer used

043 Not assigned or no longer used

044 Not assigned or no longer used

045 Not assigned or no longer used

046 Not assigned or no longer used

047 Not assigned or no longer used

048 Not assigned or no longer used

049 Not assigned or no longer used

050 General serials & their indexes

051 General serials & their indexes American

052 General serials & their indexes In English

053 General serials & their indexes In other Germanic languages

054 General serials & their indexes In French, Provencal, Catalan

055 General serials & their indexes In Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic

056 General serials & their indexes In Spanish & Portuguese

057 General serials & their indexes In Slavic languages

058 General serials & their indexes In Scandinavian languages

059 General serials & their indexes In other languages

060 General organization & museology

061 General organization & museology In North America

062 General organization & museology In British Isles In England

063 General organization & museology In central Europe In Germany

064 General organization & museology In France & Monaco

065 General organization & museology In Italy & adjacent territories

066 General organization & museology In Iberian Peninsula & adjacent islands

067 General organization & museology In eastern Europe In Soviet Union

068 General organization & museology In other areas

069 Museology (Museum science)

070 News media, journalism, publishing

071 News media, journalism, publishing In North America

072 News media, journalism, publishing In British Isles In England

073 News media, journalism, publishing In central Europe In Germany

074 News media, journalism, publishing In France & Monaco

075 News media, journalism, publishing In Italy & adjacent territories

076 News media, journalism, publishing In Iberian Peninsula & adjacent islands

077 News media, journalism, publishing In eastern Europe In Soviet Union

078 News media, journalism, publishing In Scandinavia

079 News media, journalism, publishing In other languages

080 General collections

081 General collections American

082 General collections In English

083 General collections In other Germanic languages

084 General collections In French, Provencal, Catalan

085 General collections In Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic

086 General collections In Spanish & Portuguese

087 General collections In Slavic languages

088 General collections In Scandinavian languages

089 General collections In 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

The 100s

 100 Philosophy & psychology

101 Theory of philosophy

102 Miscellany of philosophy

103 Dictionaries of philosophy

104 Not assigned or no longer used

105 Serial publications of philosophy

106 Organizations of philosophy

107 Education, research in philosophy

108 Kinds of persons in philosophy

109 Historical treatment of philosophy

110 Metaphysics

111 Ontology

112 Not assigned or no longer used

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 Not assigned or no longer used

126 The self

127 The unconscious & the subconscious

128 Humankind

129 Origin & destiny of individual souls

130 Paranormal phenomena

131 Occult methods for achieving well-being

132 Not assigned or no longer used

133 Parapsychology & occultism

134 Not assigned or no longer used

135 Dreams & mysteries

136 Not assigned or no longer used

137 Divinatory graphology

138 Physiognomy

139 Phrenology

140 Specific philosophical schools

141 Idealism & related systems

142 Critical philosophy

143 Intuitionism & Bergsonism

144 Humanism & related systems

145 Sensationalism

146 Naturalism & related systems

147 Pantheism & related systems

148 Liberalism, eclecticism, traditionalism

149 Other philosophical systems

150 Psychology

151 Not assigned or no longer used

152 Perception, movement, emotions, drives

153 Mental processes & intelligence

154 Subconscious & altered states

155 Differential & developmental psychology

156 Comparative psychology

157 Not assigned or no longer used

158 Applied psychology

159 Not assigned or no longer used

160 Logic

161 Induction

162 Deduction

163 Not assigned or no longer used

164 Not assigned or no longer used

165 Fallacies & sources of error

166 Syllogisms

167 Hypotheses

168 Argument & persuasion

169 Analogy

170 Ethics (Moral philosophy)

171 Systems & doctrines

172 Political ethics

173 Ethics of family relationships

174 Economic & professional 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

182 Pre-Socratic Greek philosophies

183 Sophistic & Socratic philosophies

184 Platonic philosophy

185 Aristotelian philosophy

186 Skeptic and Neoplatonic philosophies

187 Epicurean philosophy

188 Stoic philosophy

189 Medieval Western philosophy

190 Modern Western philosophy

191 Modern Western philosophy United States & Canada

192 Modern Western philosophy British Isles

193 Modern Western philosophy Germany & Austria

194 Modern Western philosophy France

195 Modern Western philosophy Italy

196 Modern Western philosophy Spain & Portugal

197 Modern Western philosophy Soviet Union

198 Modern Western philosophy Scandinavia

199 Modern Western philosophy Other geographical areas

The 200s

 200 Religion

201 Philosophy of Christianity

202 Miscellany of Christianity

203 Dictionaries of Christianity

204 Special topics

205 Serial publications of Christianity

206 Organizations of Christianity

207 Education, research in Christianity

208 Kinds of persons in Christianity

209 History & geography of Christianity

210 Natural theology

211 Concepts of God

212 Existence, attributes of God

213 Creation

214 Theodicy

215 Science & religion

216 Good & evil

217 Not assigned or no longer used

218 Humankind

219 Not assigned or no longer used

220 Bible

221 Old Testament

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 Christian theology

231 God

232 Jesus Christ & his family

233 Humankind

234 Salvation (Soteriology) & grace

235 Spiritual beings

236 Eschatology

237 Not assigned or no longer used

238 Creeds & catechisms

239 Apologetics & polemics

240 Christian moral & devotional theology

241 Moral theology

242 Devotional literature

243 Evangelistic writings for individuals

244 Not assigned or no longer used

245 Texts of hymns

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 government & administration

255 Religious congregations & orders

256 Not assigned or no longer used

257 Not assigned or no longer used

258 Not assigned or no longer used

259 Activities of the local church

260 Christian social theology

261 Social theology

262 Ecclesiology

263 Times, places of religious observance

264 Public worship

265 Sacraments, other rites & acts

266 Missions

267 Associations for religious work

268 Religious education

269 Spiritual renewal

270 Christian church history

271 Religious orders in church history

272 Persecutions in church history

273 Heresies in church history

274 Christian church in Europe

275 Christian church in Asia

276 Christian church in Africa

277 Christian church in North America

278 Christian church in South America

279 Christian church in other areas

280 Christian denominations & sects

281 Early church & Eastern churches

282 Roman Catholic Church

283 Anglican churches

284 Protestants of Continental origin

285 Presbyterian, Reformed, Congregational

286 Baptist, Disciples of Christ, Adventist

287 Methodist & related churches

288 Not assigned or no longer used

289 Other denominations & sects

290 Other & comparative religions

291 Comparative religion

292 Classical (Greek & Roman) religion

293 Germanic religion

294 Religions of Indic origin

295 Zoroastrianism (Mazdeism, Parseeism)

296 Judaism

297 Islam & religions originating in it

298 Not assigned or no longer used

299 Other religions

The 300s

300 Social sciences

301 Sociology & anthropology

302 Social interaction

303 Social processes

304 Factors affecting social behaviour

305 Social groups

306 Culture & institutions

307 Communities

308 Not assigned or no longer used

309 Not assigned or no longer used

310 General statistics

311 Not assigned or no longer used

312 Not assigned or no longer used

313 Not assigned or no longer used

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 parts of the world

320 Political science

321 Systems of governments & states

322 Relation of state to organized groups

323 Civil & political rights

324 The political process

325 International migration & colonization

326 Slavery & emancipation

327 International relations

328 The legislative process

329 Not assigned or no longer used

330 Economics

331 Labour economics

332 Financial economics

333 Land economics

334 Cooperatives

335 Socialism & related systems

336 Public finance

337 International economics

338 Production

339 Macroeconomics & related topics

340 Law

341 International law

342 Constitutional & administrative law

343 Military, tax, trade, industrial law

344 Social, labour, welfare, & related 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

351 Of central governments

352 Of local governments

353 of U.S. federal & state governments

354 Of specific central governments

355 Military science

356 Foot forces & warfare

357 Mounted forces & warfare

358 Other specialized forces & services

359 Sea (Naval) forces & warfare

360 Social services; association

361 General social problems & services

362 Social welfare problems & services

363 Other social problems & services

364 Criminology

365 Penal & related institutions

366 Association

367 General clubs

368 Insurance

369 Miscellaneous kinds of associations

370 Education

371 School management; special education

372 Elementary education

373 Secondary education

374 Adult education

375 Curriculums

376 Education of women

377 Schools & religion

378 Higher education

379 Government regulation, control, support

380 Commerce, communications, transport

381 Internal commerce (Domestic trade)

382 International commerce (Foreign trade)

383 Postal communication

384 Communications Telecommunication

385 Railroad transportation

386 Inland waterway & ferry transportation

387 Water, air, space transportation

388 Transportation Ground transportation

389 Metrology & standardization

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 Not assigned or no longer used

397 Not assigned or no longer used

398 Folklore

399 Customs of war & diplomacy

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The 400s

400 Language

401 Philosophy & theory

402 Miscellany

403 Dictionaries & encyclopaedias

404 Special topics

405 Serial publications

406 Organizations & management

407 Education, research, related topics

408 With respect to kinds of persons

409 Geographical & persons treatment

410 Linguistics

411 Writing systems

412 Etymology

413 Dictionaries

414 Phonology

415 Structural systems (Grammar)

416 Not assigned or no longer used

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 Not assigned or no longer used

425 English grammar

426 Not assigned or no longer used

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 Not assigned or no longer used

435 German grammar

436 Not assigned or no longer used

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 Not assigned or no longer used

445 French grammar

446 Not assigned or no longer used

447 French language variations

448 Standard French usage

449 Provencal & Catalan

450 Italian, Romanian, Rhaetia-Romantic

451 Italian writing system & phonology

452 Italian etymology

453 Italian dictionaries

454 Not assigned or no longer used

455 Italian grammar

456 Not assigned or no longer used

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 Not assigned or no longer used

465 Spanish grammar

466 Not assigned or no longer used

467 Spanish language variations

468 Standard Spanish usage

469 Portuguese

470 Italic Latin

471 Classical Latin writing & phonology

472 Classical Latin etymology & phonology

473 Classical Latin dictionaries

474 Not assigned or no longer used

475 Classical Latin grammar

476 Not assigned or no longer used

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 Not assigned or no longer used

485 Classical Greek grammar

486 Not assigned or no longer used

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 Ural-Altaic, Paleo Siberian, Dravidian

495 Languages of East & Southeast Asia

496 African languages

497 North American native languages

498 South American native languages

499 Miscellaneous languages

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The 500s

500 Natural sciences & mathematics

501 Philosophy & theory

502 Miscellany

503 Dictionaries & encyclopaedias

504 Not assigned or no longer used

505 Serial publications

506 Organizations & management

507 Education, research, related topics

508 Natural history

509 Historical, areas, persons treatment

510 Mathematics

511 General principles

512 Algebra & number theory

513 Arithmetic

514 Topology

515 Analysis

516 Geometry

517 Not assigned or no longer used

518 Not assigned or no longer used

519 Probabilities & applied mathematics

520 Astronomy & allied sciences

521 Celestial mechanics

522 Techniques, equipment, materials

523 Specific celestial bodies & phenomena

524 Not assigned or no longer used

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 Gas mechanics

534 Sound & related vibrations

535 Light & paraphotic phenomena

536 Heat

537 Electricity & electronics

538 Magnetism

539 Modern physics

540 Chemistry & allied sciences

541 Physical & theoretical chemistry

542 Techniques, equipment, materials

543 Analytical chemistry

544 Qualitative analysis

545 Quantitative analysis

546 Inorganic chemistry

547 Organic chemistry

548 Crystallography

549 Mineralogy

550 Earth sciences

551 Geology, hydrology, 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 Palaeontology Paleozoology

561 Palaeobotany

562 Fossil invertebrates

563 Fossil primitive phyla

564 Fossil Mollusca & Molluscoidea

565 Other fossil invertebrates

566 Fossil Vertebrata (Fossil Craniate)

567 Fossil cold-blooded vertebrates

568 Fossil Aves (Fossil birds)

569 Fossil Mammalia

570 Life sciences

571 Not assigned or no longer used

572 Human races

573 Physical anthropology

574 Biology

575 Evolution & genetics

576 Microbiology

577 General nature of life

578 Microscopy in biology

579 Collection and preservation

580 Botanical sciences

581 Botany

582 Spermatophyta (Seed-bearing plants)

583 Dicotyledons

584 Monocotyledons

585 Gymnospermae (Pinophyte)

586 Cryptogamian (Seedless plants)

587 Pteridophyte (Vascular cryptograms)

588 Bryophyta

589 Thallobionta & Procaryote

590 Zoological sciences

591 Zoology

592 Invertebrates

593 Protozoa, Echinodermata, related phyla

594 Mollusca & Molluscoid

595 Other invertebrates

596 Vertebrata (Craniata, Vertebrates)

597 Cold-blooded vertebrates Fishes

598 Aves (Birds)

599 Mammalia (Mammals)

The 600s

 600 Technology (Applied sciences)

601 Philosophy & theory

602 Miscellany

603 Dictionaries & encyclopaedias

604 Special topics

605 Serial publications

606 Organizations

607 Education, research, related topics

608 Invention & patents

609 Historical, areas, persons treatment

610 Medical sciences Medicine

611 Human anatomy, cytology, histology

612 Human physiology

613 Promotion of health

614 Incidence & prevention of disease

615 Pharmacology & therapeutics

616 Diseases

617 Surgery & related medical specialities

618 Gynaecology & other medical specialities

619 Experimental medicine

620 Engineering & allied operations

621 Applied physics

622 Mining & related operations

623 Military & nautical engineering

624 Civil engineering

625 Engineering of railroads, roads

626 Not assigned or no longer used

627 Hydraulic engineering

628 Sanitary & municipal engineering

629 Other branches of engineering

630 Agriculture

631 Techniques, equipment, materials

632 Plant injuries, diseases, pests

633 Field & plantation crops

634 Orchards, fruits, forestry

635 Garden crops (Horticulture)

636 Animal husbandry

637 Processing dairy & related products

638 Insect culture

639 Hunting, fishing, conservation

640 Home economics & family living

641 Food & drink

642 Meals & table service

643 Housing & household equipment

644 Household utilities

645 Household furnishings

646 Sewing, clothing, personal living

647 Management of public households

648 Housekeeping

649 Child rearing & home care of sick

650 Management & auxiliary services

651 Office services

652 Processes of written communication

653 Shorthand

654 Not assigned or no longer used

655 Not assigned or no longer used

656 Not assigned or no longer used

657 Accounting

658 General management

659 Advertising & public relations

660 Chemical engineering

661 Industrial chemicals technology

662 Explosives, fuels technology

663 Beverage technology

664 Food technology

665 Industrial oils, fats, waxes, gases

666 Ceramic & allied technologies

667 Cleaning, colour, related technologies

668 Technology of other organic products

669 Metallurgy

670 Manufacturing

671 Metalworking & metal products

672 Iron, steel, other iron alloys

673 Nonferrous metals

674 Lumber processing, wood products, cork

675 Leather & fur processing

676 Pulp & paper technology

677 Textiles

678 Elastomers & elastomer products

679 Other products of specific materials

680 Manufacture for specific uses

681 Precision instruments & other devices

682 Small forge work (Blacksmithing)

683 Hardware & household appliances

684 Furnishings & home workshops

685 Leather, fur, related products

686 Printing & related activities

687 Clothing

688 Other final products & packaging

689 Not assigned or no longer used

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 Not assigned or no longer used

The 700s

700 The arts

701 Philosophy & theory

702 Miscellany

703 Dictionaries & encyclopaedias

704 Special topics

705 Serial publications

706 Organizations & management

707 Education, research, related topics

708 Galleries, museums, private collections

709 Historical, areas, 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

718 Landscape design of cemeteries

719 Natural landscapes

720 Architecture

721 Architectural structure

722 Architecture to ca. 300

723 Architecture from ca. 300 to 1399

724 Architecture from 1400

725 Public structures

726 Buildings for religious purposes

727 Buildings for education & research

728 Residential & related buildings

729 Design & decoration

730 Plastic arts Sculpture

731 Processes, forms, subjects of sculpture

732 Sculpture to ca. 500

733 Greek, Etruscan, Roman sculpture

734 Sculpture from ca. 500 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 Not assigned or no longer used

745 Decorative arts

746 Textile arts

747 Interior decoration

748 Glass

749 Furniture & accessories

750 Painting & paintings

751 Techniques, equipment, forms

752 Colour

753 Symbolism, allegory, mythology, legend

754 Genre paintings

755 Religion & religious symbolism

756 Not assigned or no longer used

757 Human figures & their parts

758 Other subjects

759 Historical, areas, persons treatment

760 Graphic arts Printmaking & prints

761 Relief processes (Block printing)

762 Not assigned or no longer used

763 Lithographic (Planographic) processes

764 Chromolithography & serigraphy

765 Metal engraving

766 Mezzotinting & related processes

767 Etching & dry point

768 Not assigned or no longer used

769 Prints

770 Photography & photographs

771 Techniques, equipment, materials

772 Metallic salt processes

773 Pigment processes of printing

774 Holography

775 Not assigned or no longer used

776 Not assigned or no longer used

777 Not assigned or no longer used

778 Fields & kinds of photography

779 Photographs

780 Music

781 General principles & musical forms

782 Vocal music

783 Music for single voices The voice

784 Instruments & Instrumental ensembles

785 Chamber music

786 Keyboard & other instruments

787 Stringed instruments (Chordophones)

788 Wind instruments (Aerophones)

789 Not assigned or no longer used

790 Recreational & performing arts

791 Public performances

792 Stage presentations

793 Indoor games & amusements

794 Indoor games of skill

795 Games of chance

796 Athletic & outdoor sports & games

797 Aquatic & air sports

798 Equestrian sports & animal racing

799 Fishing, hunting, shooting

The 800s

800 Literature & rhetoric

801 Philosophy & theory

802 Miscellany

803 Dictionaries & encyclopaedias

804 Not assigned or no longer used

805 Serial publications

806 Organizations

807 Education, research, related topics

808 Rhetoric & collections of literature

809 Literary history & criticism

810-818 - for UIUC Practices see this link

810 American literature in English

811 Poetry

812 Drama

813 Fiction

814 Essays

815 Speeches

816 Letters

817 Satire & humour

818 Miscellaneous writings

819 Not used

820-829 - for UIUC Practices see this link

820 English & Old English literatures

821 English poetry

822 English drama

823 English fiction

824 English essays

825 English speeches

826 English letters

827 English satire & humour

828 English miscellaneous writings

829 Old English (Anglo-Saxon)

830-839 - for UIUC Practices see this link

For Works by or about an individual author, the citation order is to first class together all the works by or about an author, then secondly to subdivide by the Book Number Scheme. The first component of the call number is accomplished using an abbreviated or modified Dewey class number and an author cutter number. This is followed by the locally devised UIUC book number:

 830 Literatures of Germanic languages

831 Early to 1517

832 Reformation, etc.  1517-1750

833 Classic period,  1750-1830

834 Post classic & modern,  1830-1940/50

835 Contemporary authors not already established in the UIUC catalogue,  1940/50-

836 German dialect literature

837 German-American

838 German miscellaneous writings

839 Other Germanic literatures

 840-849 - for UIUC Practices see this link

 For Works by or about an individual author, the citation order is to first class together all the works by or about an author, then secondly to subdivide by the Book Number Scheme. The first component of the call number is accomplished using an abbreviated or modified Dewey class number and an author cutter number. This is followed by the locally devised UIUC book number:

840 Literatures of Romance languages

841 Old and early French to 1400

842 Transition & renaissance periods, 1400-1600

843 Classical period, 1600-1715

844 18th Century, 1715-1789

845 Revolution to present, 1789-1940/50

846 Contemporary authors not already established in the UIUC catalogue, 1940/50-

847 French Canadian

848 Provencal

849 French dialect literature

850-859 - for UIUC Practices see this link

For Works by or about an individual author, the citation order is to first class together all the works by or about an author, then secondly to subdivide by the Book Number Scheme. The first component of the call number is accomplished using an abbreviated or modified Dewey class number and an author cutter number. This is followed by the locally devised UIUC book number:

850 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic

851 Early period to 1375

852 Classical learning, 1375-1492

853 1492-1585

854 1585-1814

855 1814-1940/50

856 Works in and/or about Italian dialects

857 Sardinian

858 Romanian (including Wallachian)

859 Rumansh, Rhastian, Rhaeto-Romanic, Moldavian

860-868 - for UIUC Practices see this link

For Works by or about an individual author, the citation order is to first class together all the works by or about an author, then secondly to subdivide by the Book Number Scheme. The first component of the call number is accomplished using an abbreviated or modified Dewey class number and an author cutter number. This is followed by the locally devised UIUC book number:

860 Spanish & Portuguese literatures

861 Early to 1400

862 1400-1553

863 Golden age, 1554-1700

864 1700-1800

865 1800-

866 Works in and/or about Iberian dialects other than Castilian, Catalan and Portuguese, including Asturian/Bable, Aragonese, Navarrese, Ladino, Sephardic, Morisco, Aljamia

867 Catalan

868 Portuguese

869 South/Central American Literature

870-889 - for UIUC Practices see this link

870 General works on Latin literature

871 Latin Authors

872 Collections of Latin prose or poetry

873 Not Used

874 Not Used

875 Medieval and modern Latin literature, 500 A.D. - date

876 Not Used

877 Not Used

878 Not Used

879 Classical literature-History and criticism

880 Hellenic literatures Classical Greek

881 Greek Authors

882 Collections of Greek prose or poetry

883 Not Used

884 Not Used

885 Modern Literature in the Ancient Greek Language

886 Not Used

887 Not Used

888 Not Used

889 Literature in Medieval and Modern Greek

890-891.49 Indic Literature

891.5 Iranian/Persian Literature

891.6 Celtic/Gaelic Literature

891.7 Slavic and Baltic Literatures

892-894 Afro-Asiatic Literature (Hamito-Semitic)

895-896 Literature in East Asian and African Languages

897-898 North and South American Native Languages

899 Other Literatures

The 900s

 900 Geography & history

901 Philosophy & theory

902 Miscellany

903 Dictionaries & encyclopaedias

904 Collected accounts of events

905 Serial publications

906 Organizations & management

907 Education, research, related topics

908 With respect to kinds of persons

909 World history

910 Geography & travel

911 Historical geography

912 Graphic representations of earth

913 Ancient world

914 Europe

915 Asia

916 Africa

917 North America

918 South America

919 Other areas

920 Biography, genealogy, insignia

921 Not assigned or no longer used

922 Not assigned or no longer used

923 Not assigned or no longer used

924 Not assigned or no longer used

925 Not assigned or no longer used

926 Not assigned or no longer used

927 Not assigned or no longer used

928 Not assigned or no longer used

929 Genealogy, names, insignia

930 History of ancient world

931 History of ancient world China

932 History of ancient world Egypt

933 History of ancient world Palestine

934 History of ancient world India

935 History of ancient world Mesopotamia & Iranian Plateau

936 History of ancient world Europe north & west of Italy

937 History of ancient world Italy & adjacent territories

938 History of ancient world Greece

939 History of ancient world Other parts of ancient world

940 General history of Europe

941 General history of Europe British Isles

942 General history of Europe England & Wales

943 General history of Europe Central Europe Germany

944 General history of Europe France & Monaco

945 General history of Europe Italian Peninsula & adjacent islands

946 General history of Europe Iberian Peninsula & adjacent islands

947 General history of Europe Eastern Europe Soviet Union

948 General history of Europe Northern Europe Scandinavia

949 General history of Europe Other parts of Europe

950 General history of Asia Far East

951 General history of Asia China & adjacent areas

952 General history of Asia Japan

953 General history of Asia Arabian Peninsula & adjacent areas

954 General history of Asia South Asia India

955 General history of Asia Iran

956 General history of Asia Middle East (Near East)

957 General history of Asia Siberia (Asiatic Russia)

958 General history of Asia Central Asia

959 General history of Asia Southeast Asia

960 General history of Africa

961 General history of Africa Tunisia & Libya

962 General history of Africa Egypt & Sudan

963 General history of Africa Ethiopia

964 General history of Africa Morocco & Canary Islands

965 General history of Africa Algeria

966 General history of Africa West Africa & offshore islands

967 General history of Africa Central Africa & offshore islands

968 General history of Africa Southern Africa

969 General history of Africa South Indian Ocean islands

970 General history of North America

971 General history of North America Canada

972 General history of North America Middle America Mexico

973 General history of North America United States

973.7 L63 Used for Abraham Lincoln works

974 General history of North America North-eastern United States

975 General history of North America South-eastern United States

976 General history of North America South central United States

977 General history of North America North central United States

978 General history of North America Western United States

979 General history of North America Great Basin & Pacific Slope

980 General history of South America

981 General history of South America Brazil

982 General history of South America Argentina

983 General history of South America Chile

984 General history of South America Bolivia

985 General history of South America Peru

986 General history of South America Colombia & Ecuador

987 General history of South America Venezuela

988 General history of South America Guiana

989 General history of South America Paraguay & Uruguay

990 General history of other areas

991 Not assigned or no longer used

992 Not assigned or no longer used

993 General history of other areas New Zealand

994 General history of other areas Australia

995 General history of other areas Melanesia New Guinea

996 General history of other areas Other parts of Pacific Polynesia

997 General history of other areas Atlantic Ocean islands

998 General history of other areas Arctic islands & Antarctica

999 Extra-terrestrial worlds