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Dewey Classification System

Classes
000 – Computer science, information & general works
100 – Philosophy and psychology
200 – Religion
300 – Social sciences
400 – Language
500 – Science
600 – Technology
700 – Arts and recreation
800 – Literature
900 – History, geography, and biography
 

000 – Computer science, information & general works

    • 000 Computer science,knowledge & systems
    • 010 Bibliographies
      • 010 Bibliography
      • 011 Bibliographies
      • 012 Bibliographies of individuals
      • 013 [Unassigned]
      • 014 Of anonymous & pseudonymous works
      • 015 Bibliographies of works from specific places
      • 016 Bibliographies of works on specific subjects
      • 017 General subject catalogs
      • 018 Catalogs arranged by author, date, etc.
      • 019 Dictionary catalogs
    • 020 Library & information sciences
      • 020 Library & information sciences
      • 021 Library relationships
      • 022 Administration of physical plant
      • 023 Personnel management
      • 024 No longer used—formerly Regulations for readers
      • 025 Library operations
      • 026 Libraries for specific subjects
      • 027 General libraries
      • 028 Reading & use of other information media
      • 029 No longer used—formerly Literary methods
    • 030 Encyclopedias & books of facts
      • 030 General encyclopedic works
      • 031 Encyclopedias in American English
      • 032 Encyclopedias in English
      • 033 In other Germanic languages
      • 034 Encyclopedias in French, Occitan & Catalan
      • 035 In Italian, Romanian & related languages
      • 036 Encyclopedias in Spanish & Portuguese
      • 037 Encyclopedias in Slavic languages
      • 038 Encyclopedias in Scandinavian languages
      • 039 Encyclopedias in other languages
    • 040 No longer used—formerly Collected essays by language
      • 040 [Unassigned]
      • 041 [Unassigned]
      • 042 [Unassigned]
      • 043 [Unassigned]
      • 044 [Unassigned]
      • 045 [Unassigned]
      • 046 [Unassigned]
      • 047 [Unassigned]
      • 048 [Unassigned]
      • 049 [Unassigned]
    • 050 Magazines, journals & serials
      • 050 General serial publications
      • 051 Serials in American English
      • 052 Serials in English
      • 053 Serials in other Germanic languages
      • 054 Serials in French, Occitan & Catalan
      • 055 In Italian, Romanian & related languages
      • 056 Serials in Spanish & Portuguese
      • 057 Serials in Slavic languages
      • 058 Serials in Scandinavian languages
      • 059 Serials in other languages
    • 060 Associations, organizations & museums
      • 060 General organizations & museum science
      • 061 Organizations in North America
      • 062 Organizations in British Isles; in England
      • 063 Organizations in central Europe; in Germany
      • 064 Organizations in France & Monaco
      • 065 Organizations in Italy & adjacent islands
      • 066 In Iberian Peninsula & adjacent islands
      • 067 Organizations in eastern Europe; in Russia
      • 068 Organizations in other geographic areas
      • 069 Museum science
    • 070 News media, journalism & publishing
      • 070 News media, journalism & publishing
      • 071 Newspapers in North America
      • 072 Newspapers in British Isles; in England
      • 073 Newspapers in central Europe; in Germany
      • 074 Newspapers in France & Monaco
      • 075 Newspapers in Italy & adjacent islands
      • 076 In Iberian Peninsula & adjacent islands
      • 077 Newspapers in eastern Europe; in Russia
      • 078 Newspapers in Scandinavia
      • 079 Newspapers in other geographic areas
    • 080 General collections
      • 080 General collections
      • 081 Collections in American English
      • 082 Collections in English
      • 083 Collections in other Germanic languages
      • 084 Collections in French, Occitan & Catalan
      • 085 In Italian, Romanian & related languages
      • 086 Collections in Spanish & Portuguese
      • 087 Collections in Slavic languages
      • 088 Collections in Scandinavian languages
      • 089 Collections in other languages
    • 090 Manuscripts & rare books
      • 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
 
 

100 – Philosophy and psychology

 
 

200 – Religion

 

300 – Social sciences

 
 

400 – Language

 
 

500 – Science

 
 

600 – Technology

 
 

700 – Arts and recreation

 
 

800 – Literature

  • 800 Literature & rhetoric
    • 801 Philosophy & theory
    • 802 Miscellany
    • 803 Dictionaries & encyclopedias
    • 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 American literature in English
    • 811 Poetry
    • 812 Drama
    • 813 Fiction
    • 814 Essays
    • 815 Speeches
    • 816 Letters
    • 817 Satire & humor
    • 818 Miscellaneous writings
    • 819 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 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 & humor
    • 828 English miscellaneous writings
    • 829 Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
  • 830 Literatures of Germanic languages
    • 831 German poetry
    • 832 German drama
    • 833 German fiction
    • 834 German essays
    • 835 German speeches
    • 836 German letters
    • 837 German satire & humor
    • 838 German miscellaneous writings
    • 839 Other Germanic literatures
  • 840 Literatures of Romance languages
    • 841 French poetry
    • 842 French drama
    • 843 French fiction
    • 844 French essays
    • 845 French speeches
    • 846 French letters
    • 847 French satire & humor
    • 848 French miscellaneous writings
    • 849 Provencal & Catalan
  • 850 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
    • 851 Italian poetry
    • 852 Italian drama
    • 853 Italian fiction
    • 854 Italian essays
    • 855 Italian speeches
    • 856 Italian letters
    • 857 Italian satire & humor
    • 858 Italian miscellaneous writings
    • 859 Romanian & Rhaeto-Romanic
  • 860 Spanish & Portuguese literatures
    • 861 Spanish poetry
    • 862 Spanish drama
    • 863 Spanish fiction
    • 864 Spanish essays
    • 865 Spanish speeches
    • 866 Spanish letters
    • 867 Spanish satire & humor
    • 868 Spanish miscellaneous writings
    • 869 Portuguese
  • 870 Italic literatures; Latin
    • 871 Latin poetry
    • 872 Latin dramatic poetry & drama
    • 873 Latin epic poetry & fiction
    • 874 Latin lyric poetry
    • 875 Latin speeches
    • 876 Latin letters
    • 877 Latin satire & humor
    • 878 Latin miscellaneous writings
    • 879 Literatures of other Italic languages
  • 880 Hellenic literatures; Classical Greek
    • 881 Classical Greek poetry
    • 882 Classical Greek drama
    • 883 Classical Greek epic poetry & fiction
    • 884 Classical Greek lyric poetry
    • 885 Classical Greek speeches
    • 886 Classical Greek letters
    • 887 Classical Greek satire & humor
    • 888 Classical Greek miscellaneous writings
    • 889 Modern Greek
  • 890 Literatures of other languages
    • 891 East Indo-European & Celtic
    • 892 Afro-Asiatic literatures Semitic
    • 893 Non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic literatures
    • 894 Ural-Altaic, Paleosiberian, Dravidian
    • 895 Literatures of East & Southeast Asia
    • 896 African literatures
    • 897 North American native literatures
    • 898 South American native literatures
    • 899 Other literatures
 
 

900 – History, geography, and biography

 
 

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March 15, 2011