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Dewey Decimal System: An Outline

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
  • 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