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Library Science: Dewey Decimal Classification


First Summary: The Ten Main Classes


  • 000 Computer science, information & general works

  • 100 Philosophy & psychology

  • 200 Religion

  • 300 Social sciences

  • 400 Language

  • 500 Science

  • 600 Technology

  • 700 Arts & recreation

  • 800 Literature

  • 900 History & geography


Second Summary: The Hundred Divisions


  • 000 Computer science, knowledge & systems

  • 010 Bibliographies

  • 020 Library & information sciences

  • 030 Encyclopedias & books of facts

  • 040 [Unassigned]

  • 050 Magazines, journals & serials

  • 060 Associations, organizations & museums

  • 070 News media, journalism & publishing

  • 080 Quotations

  • 090 Manuscripts & rare books

  • 100 Philosophy

  • 110 Metaphysics

  • 120 Epistemology

  • 130 Parapsychology & occultism

  • 140 Philosophical schools of thought

  • 150 Psychology

  • 160 Logic

  • 170 Ethics

  • 180 Ancient, medieval & 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 & religious orders

  • 260 Christian organization, social work & worship

  • 270 History of Christianity

  • 280 Christian denominations

  • 290 Other religions

  • 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology

  • 310 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 Science

  • 510 Mathematics

  • 520 Astronomy

  • 530 Physics

  • 540 Chemistry

  • 550 Earth sciences & geology

  • 560 Fossils & prehistoric life

  • 570 Life sciences; biology

  • 580 Plants (Botany)

  • 590 Animals (Zoology)

  • 600 Technology

  • 610 Medicine & health

  • 620 Engineering

  • 630 Agriculture

  • 640 Home & family management

  • 650 Management & public relations

  • 660 Chemical engineering

  • 670 Manufacturing

  • 680 Manufacture for specific uses

  • 690 Building & construction

  • 700 Arts

  • 710 Landscaping & area planning

  • 720 Architecture

  • 730 Sculpture, ceramics & metalwork

  • 740 Drawing & decorative arts

  • 750 Painting

  • 760 Graphic arts

  • 770 Photography & computer art

  • 780 Music

  • 790 Sports, games & entertainment

  • 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 Other literatures

  • 900 History

  • 910 Geography & travel

  • 920 Biography & genealogy

  • 930 History of 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



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