At a Glance Guide to the Dewey Decimal System
Organization:
In public and school libraries, the books are organized under two main categories: Fiction and Non-Fiction. Non-Fiction is further sub-divided into categories according to subject and each subject is given a number to identify where it belongs in the library.This is the Dewey Decimal System. Information in this guide is from Edition 19 of the Dewey Decimal Classification Vol. 2 Schedules.
Dewey:
Please note that some sections in the school library may not have many resources and this guide is somewhat general. As the number on the book spine gets more specific, the more specific the subject of the book is within its subject area. The numbers 000-789.999 are downstairs in the Bayview S.S. Library and numbers 790-999.999 are located upstairs against all the walls. When computer searching, some place names may have alternate spellings or alternate names as well.
000-099.999—Generalities
000 · Knowledge; Books and Systems (including computers)
010 · Bibliographies (lists of book lists)
020 · Catalogues
030 · Library and Information Sciences
040 · General Encyclopedias
050 · Indexes
060 · Museology (Museum Sciences); General Organizations
070 · Journalism, Research; Statistical Methods
080 · General Collections (possibly in multiple languages)
090 · Books about books
100-199.999—Philosophy and Psychology
100 · General Philosophy
110 · Metaphysics
120 · Epistemology
130 · Parapsychology and the occult
140 · Schools of Philosophy
150 · General Psychology
160 · Logic, Thinking, Learning
170 · Ethics (specific ethical issues will be located within the subject of the issue)
180 · Ancient, Medieval and Oriental Philosophy
190 · Modern Western Philosophy
200-299.999—Religion (Some information about myths will also be located here)
200 · Specific aspects of religion
210 · Natural Theology
220 · Bible
230 · Christian theology
240 · Christian moral and devotional theology
250 · Christian orders and local church
260 · Christian social theory
270 · Christian church history
280 · Christian denominations and sects
290 · Other and comparative religions
300-399.999—Social Sciences (this is a huge category with lots of subdivisions)
300 · Sociology and Anthropology
301 General Sociology
302 Social Interaction
303 Social Processes
304 Nature vs. Nurture and effects on Social Processes
305 Social Structures
305.2 Age Levels
305.3 Men’s Studies
305.5 Women’s Studies (incl. Women’s History)
305.6 Adherents of Religious Groups
305.7 Language Groups
305.8 Racial, ethnic, national groups
306 Culture and Social Institutions
307 Communities
309 Social situation and conditions
310 · Statistics
320 · Political Science (i.e. Politics and Government including history)
325 International Migration (immigration, colonization)
326 Slavery and Emancipation
327 International Relations and Foreign Policy
328 Legislation
330 · Economics
331 Labour Economics
332 Financial Economics: personal finance and banking
333 Land Economics
334 Cooperatives
335 Socialism and Related works
336 Public Finance
337 International Economics
338 Production
339 Macroeconomics and related topics
340 · Law
341 International Law
342 Constitutional and Administrative law
343 Miscellaneous Public Law
344 Social Law
345 Criminal Law
346 Private Law
347 Civil procedure and courts
348 Laws (statutes) and Regulations
349 Law of individual states and nations (Municipal Law)
350 · Public Administration; Executive Branch of Government; Military Art and Science
351 Central Governments
352 Local Governments
353 United States federal and state governments
354 Public international organizations and specific central governments other than the U.S.
355 Military Art and Science (Warfare, Strategy, etc.)
356 Foot forces and warfare (Infantry)
357 Mounted forces and warfare (Cavalry)
358 Armored and technical land forces and warfare, air and space forces and warfare
359 Sea (Naval) forces and warfare
360 · Social problems and Services; Associations
361 Social problems and social welfare
362 Social welfare problems and services
363 Other social problems and services
364 Criminology
365 Penal Institutions
366 Associations
367 General Clubs
368 Insurance
369 Miscellaneous kinds of Associations
370 · Education
380 · Commerce, communications, transportation
390 · Customs, etiquette, folklore
391 Costume and Personal Appearance
392 Customs of life cycle and domestic life
393 Death Customs
394 General Customs
395 Etiquette (Manners)
398 Folklore (incl. Fairy Tales)
399 Customs of war and diplomacy
400-499.999—Language (Linguistics, Etymology, Grammar, History of)
400 · General Language
410 · Linguistics
420 · English and Old English
430 · Germanic languages, German
440 · Romance Languages, French
450 · Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
460 · Spanish and Portuguese
470 · Italic Latin
480 · Hellenic languages, Classical Greek
490 · Other languages
500-599.999—Natural Sciences and Mathematics
500 · General Natural Sciences and Mathematics
510 · Mathematics
520 · Astronomy and allied sciences
530 · Physics
540 · Chemistry and allied sciences
550 · Earth Sciences
560 · Paleontology, Paleozoology
570 · Life Sciences
580 · Botanical Sciences
590 · Zoological Sciences
600-699.999—Technology and Applied Sciences
600 · General Technology
610 · Medical Sciences (Medicine)
620 · Engineering and allied operations
630 · Agriculture
640 · Home Economics and family living
650 · Management and auxiliary services
660 · Chemical Engineering
670 · Manufacturing
680 · Manufacture for specific uses
690 · Buildings
700-799.999—Arts and Leisure (Games and Sports)
700 · General Arts
710 · Civic and Landscape Art
720 · Architecture
730 · Plastic Arts, Sculpture
740 · Drawing and Decorative Arts
750 · Painters and Paintings
760 · Graphic arts, Printmaking and Prints
770 · Photography and photographs, Computer Art
780 · Music
790 · Recreational and Performing Arts (Theatre/TV/Film; Games, Sports, Fishing/Hunting/Shooting)
800-899.999 Literature and Rhetoric
800 · General Literature and Rhetoric
810 · North American Literature in English
820 · English and Old English Literatures (all types)
830 · Literature of Germanic Languages (all types)
840 · Literature of Romance Languages
850 · Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic Literature
860 · Spanish and Portuguese Literature
870 · Italic Literature (Latin based)
880 · Hellenic Literature (Classical Greek)
890 · Literature of Other Languages
900-999.999—Geographyand History
900 · General Geography and History
901 Philosophy and theory of general History
902 Miscellany of general history
903 Dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances of general history
904 Collected accounts of specific events (natural disasters, human disasters)
905 Serial publications of general History
906 Organizations of general history
907 Study and teaching of general history
909 General World History
909.1 c. 500-1199
909.2 1200-1299
909.3 1300-1399
909.4 1400-1499
909.5 1500-1599
909.6 1600-1699
909.7 1700-1799
909.8 1800-present
910 · General Geography and Travel (incl. historical aspects)
920 · Biography (general), Genealogy, Insignia
930 · History of the Ancient World (to c.499)
930.1 Archeology and Prehistory
931 China to 420 C.E.
932 Egypt to 640 C.E.
933 Palestine to 70 C.E.
934 India to 647 C.E.
935 Mesopotamia and Iranian Plateau to 637 C.E.
936 Europe north and west of Italian peninsula to c. 499 C.E.
936.1 British Isles to 410 (Northern Britain and Ireland)
936.2 Southern Britain to 410
936.3 Germanic Regions to 481
936.4 Celtic regions to 486
936.6 Iberian Peninsula and adjacent islands to 415
937 Italian peninsula and adjacent territories to 476
938 Greece to 323
939 Other parts of the ancient world to 640
940 · General History of Europe
940.1 Early history to 1453
940.2 Early Modern and Modern period, 1453-
940.3 World War I, 1914-1918 (conduct of the war)
940.4 Military history of WWI
940.5 20th Century 1918-
940.51 1918-1929
940.52 1930-1939
940.53 World War II, 1939-1945
940.54 Military History of WWII
940.55 Later 20th Century
941.0 British Isles
941.1 Scotland
941.5 Ireland
941.6 Ulster/N. Ireland
942 England and Wales
943 Central Europe and Germany
943.1 Northeastern Germany
943.6 Austria
943.7 Czech and SlovakRepublics (former Czechoslovakia)
943.8 Poland
943.9 Hungary
944 France
945 Italy
946 Iberian Peninsula/Spain
946.9 Portugal
947 Eastern Europe/Russia (USSR)
948 Northern Europe/Scandinavia
948.1 Norway
948.5 Sweden
948.9 Denmark and Finland
948.90 Denmark
948.97 Finland
949 Other parts of Europe
950 · General History of Asia, Orient,Far East
950.1 Early history to 1162
950.2 Mongol and Tatar Empires
950.3 European exploration and penetration (1480-1905)
950.4 20th Century
951 China and Korea
952 Japan and adjacent islands
953 Arabian Peninsula and adjacent areas
954 South Asia/India
955 Iran (Persia)
956 Middle East (Near East)
956.1 Turkey and Cyprus
956.7 Iraq
956.9 Eastern Mediterranean
956.91 Syria
956.92 Lebanon
956.94 Israel and Palestine
956.95 Jordan
957 Siberia (Asiatic Russia)
958 Central Asia
958.1 Afghanistan
958.4 Turkestan
958.5 Turkmenistan
958.6 Tadzhikistan
958.7 Uzbekistan
959 Southeast Asia
959.1 Burma
959.3 Thailand
959.4 Laos
959.5 Malaysia
959.6 Cambodia (Khmer Republic, Kampuchea)
959.7 Vietnam
959.8 Indonesia
959.9 Philippines
960 · General History of Africa
961 North Africa
962 Egypt and Sudan
963 Ethiopia (Abyssinia)
964 Northwest African coast and offshore islands and Morocco
965 Algeria
966 West Africa and offshore islands
967 Central Africa and offshore islands
968 Southern Africa/Republic of S. Africa
969 South Indian Ocean islands
970 · General History of North America
970.1 N. American Aboriginal (Native) Races
970.3 Specific Tribes
970.4 Aboriginal races in Specific places in N. America
970.5 Government Relations with aboriginals
971 Canada
971.01 Early History to 1763
971.02 Early British Rule, 1763- 1791
971.03 Separate Colonies, 1791- 1841
971.04 Growth of Responsible Government, 1841-1867
971.05 Dominion of Canada, 1867- 1911(incl. Prime Ministers)
971.051 1867-1873
971.052 1873-1878
971.054 1878-1891
971.055 1891-1896
971.056 1896-1911
971.06 20th Century, 1911-present (incl. Prime Ministers)
971.061 1911-1921
971.062 1921-1935
971.063 1935-1957
971.064 1957-present
971.1 British Columbia
971.2 Prairie Provinces
971.23 Alberta
971.24 Saskatchewan
971.27 Manitoba
971.3 Ontario
971.4 Québec
971.5 New Brunswick
971.6 Nova Scotia
971.7 Prince Edward Island
971.8 Newfoundland and Labrador
971.9 Northern Territories
972 Middle America/Mexico
972.8 Central America
972.9 West Indies and Caribbean
973 United States
973.1 Prehistory to 1607
973.2 Colonial Period 1607-1775
973.3 Revolution and Confederation, 1775-1789
973.4 Constitutional period, 1789-1809
973.5 Early 19th Century, 1809-1845
973.6 Middle 19th Century 1845-1865
973.7 Admin. Of A. Lincoln, 1861-1865
973.8 Later 19th Century, 1865-1901
973.9 20th Century, 1901-present
974 Northeastern United States
975 Southeastern United States
976 South Central United States
977 North Central United States
978 Western United States
979 Great Basin, Pacific Slope, PacificCoast States
980 · General History of South America
981 Brazil
982 Argentina
983 Chile
984 Bolivia
985 Peru
986 Colombia and Ecuador
986.1 Colombia
986.6 Ecuador
987 Venezuela
988 Guyana (French, British, Dutch)
989 Paraguay and Uruguay
989.2 Paraguay
989.5 Uruguay
990 · General History of Other Areas (Oceania, Pacific)
993 New Zealand and Melanesia
993.1 New Zealand
994 Australia
995 New Guinea
996 Other parts of Pacific Polynesia (incl. Hawaii)
997 Atlantic Ocean islands
998 Arctic islands and Antarctica
999 Extraterrestrial worlds