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Contact
e-mailCall @ 570-674-6231
Text @ 570-213-9577
The Dewey Decimal System
The Dewey Decimal Classification is the most widely used library classification in the world. It uses a numbered hierarchical system based on structure and notation. These numbers are what we call call numbers. Each item in the library is given a call number that will tell you where the item is located.
There are ten major subject divisions in the Dewey Decimal Classification. These are further divided into subsections. For example, the call number 600 can be divided into the following:600 Technology & Applied Sciences
630 Agriculture646 Animal husbandry636.7 Cats636.8 Dogs
The major subject divisions that you should be familiar with are:
000 – Generalities
100 – Philosophy and Psychology
200 – Religion
300 – Social Sciences
400 – Language
500 – Natural Sciences & Math
600 – Technology and Applied Sciences
700 – Arts, Recreational Arts
800 – Literature
900 – Geography & History
000 Generalities010 Bibliographies & catalogs020 Library & information Sci. 030 General encyclopedic works 040 Unassigned 050 General serials & indexes 060 General organizations & musicology 070 News media, journalism, publishing 080 General collections 090 Manuscripts & rare book | 500 Natural Sciences & Mathematics510 Mathematics520 Astronomy & allied sciences 530 Physics 540 Chemistry & allied sciences 550 Earth sciences 560 Paleontology, Paleozoology 570 Life Sciences 580 Botanical sciences 590 Zoological sciences |
100 Philosophy & Psychology110 Metaphysics120 Epistemology, causation, humankind 130 Paranormal phenomena 140 Specific philosophical schools 150 Psychology 160 Logic 170 Ethics 180 Ancient, medieval, Oriental philosophy 190 Modern Western philosophy | 600 Technology and Applied Sciences610 Medical sciences620 Engineering & Allied Sciences 630 Agriculture 640 Home & Family Management 650 Management & Auxiliary services 660 Chemical Engineering 670 Manufacturing 680 Manufacture for specific uses 690 Building & Construction |
| 200 Religion 210 Natural theology |
700 The Arts, Recreational Arts710 Civic & Landscape art720 Architecture 730 Sculpture, ceramics & metalwork 740 Drawing & decorative arts 750 Painting 760 Graphic Arts 770 Photography 780 Music 790 Sport, games & entertainment |
300 Social Sciences310 General statistics320 Political Science 330 Economics 340 Law 350 Public Administration 360 Social services; associations 370 Education 380 Commerce, communications, transport 390 Customs, etiquette, folklore | 800 Literature, Rhetoric and Criticism810 American literature in English820 English & Old English literatures 830 German & related literatures 840 French and related literatures 850 Italian, Romanian & related literatures 860 Spanish & Portuguese literatures 870 Latin & Italic literatures 880 Classical & modern Greek literatures 890 Other literatures |
400 Language410 Linguistics420 English and Old English 430 Germanic languages 440 Romance languages 450 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic languages 460 Spanish & Portugues languages 470 Italic languages, i.e. Latin 480 Hellenic languages 490 Other Languages | 900 History910 Geography & Travel920 Biography & Genealogy 930 History of the Ancient World (to ca. 499) 940 History of Europe 950 History of Asia 960 History of Africa 970 History of North America 980 History of South America 990 History of other areas |
