DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM

Ten main classes

 000 Generalities 

 100 Philosophy and Psychology

 200 Religion

 300 Social Science

 400 Language

 500 Natural Science and

Mathematics

 600 Technology (Applied

Sciences)

 700 Arts

 800 Literature

 900 Geography and History

 

Second Summary:  The 100 Divisions

000 Generalities 500 Pure Sciences
010 Bibliography 510 Mathematics
020 Library & 520 Astronomy & Allied
Information Sciences Sciences
030 Genera; 530 Physics
Encyclopedic Works 540 Chemistry & Allied
040 Sciences
050 General Serial 550 Sciences of Earth & Other
Publications Worlds
060 General 560 Paleontology
Organizations & 570 Life Sciences
Museology 580 Botanical Sciences
070 Journalism, 590 Zoological Sciences
Publishing, Newspapers
080 General Collections
090 Manuscripts &
Book Rarities
100 Philosophy & 600 Technology (Applied
Related Disciplines Sciences)
110 Metaphysics 610 Medical Sciences
120 Epistemology, 620 Engineering & Allied
Causation, Humankind Operations
130 Paranormal 630 Agriculture & Related
Phenomena & Arts Technologies
140 Specific 640 Home Economics &
Philosophical Family Living
Viewpoints 650 Management & Auxiliary
150 Psychology Services
160 Logic 660 Chemical & Related
170 Ethics (Moral Technologies
Philosophy) 670 Manufacturers
180 Ancient, Medieval, 680 Manufacture for Specific
Oriental Uses
190 Modern Western 690 Buildings
Philosophy
200 Religion 700 The Arts
210 Natural Religion 710 Civic & Landscape Art
220 Bible 720 Architecture
230 Christian Theology 730 Plastic Arts Sculpture
240 Christian Moral & 740 Drawing, Decorative & Minor Arts
Devotional 750 Painting & Paintings
250 Local Church & Religious 760 Graphic Arts Prints
Orders 770 Photography & Photographs
260 Social & Ecclesiastical 780 Music
Theology 790 Recreational & Performing Arts
270 History & Geography of
Church
280 Christian Denominations &
Sects
290 Other & Comparative
Religions
300 Social Sciences 800 Literature (Belles-lettres)
310 Statistics 810 American Literatures in English
320 Political Science 820 English & Anglo-Saxon Literatures
330 Economics 830 Literatures of Germanic Languages
340 Law 840 Literatures of Romance Languages
350 Public Administration 850 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
360 Social Problems and 860 Spanish & Portuguese Literatures
Services 870 Italic Literatures Latin
370 Education 880 Hellenic Literatures Greek
380 Commerce (Trade) 890 Literatures of Other Languages
390 Customs, Etiquette,
Folklore
400 Language 900 General Geography & History
410 Linguistics 910 General Geography Travel
420 English and Anglo-Saxon 920 General Biography & Genealogy
Languages 930 General History of the Ancient
430 Germanic Languages World
German 940 General History of Europe
440 Romance Languages 950 General History of Asia
French 960 General History of Africa
450 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto- 970 General History of North America
Romanic 980 General History of South America
460 Spanish & Portuguese 990 General History of Other Areas
Languages
470 Italic Languages Latin
480 Hellenic Classical Greek
490 Other Languages
000 Generalities 100 Philosophy &
Related Disciplines
010 Bibliography 110 Metaphysics

020 Library & 120 Epistemology,

Information Sciences Causation,
Humankind

030 Genera; 130 Paranormal

Encyclopedic Works Phenomena & Arts

040 140 Specific

Philosophical
Viewpoints
050 General Serial 150 Psychology
Publications

060 General 160 Logic

Organizations &
Museology

070 Journalism, 170 Ethics (Moral

Publishing, Philosophy)
Newspapers
080 General Collections180 Ancient, Medieval,
Oriental
090 Manuscripts & Book 190 Modern Western
Rarities Philosophy
200 Religion 300 Social Sciences
210 Natural Religion 310 Statistics

220 Bible 320 Political Science

230 Christian Theology 330 Economics

240 Christian Moral & 340 Law

Devotional

250 Local Church & 350 Public

Religious Orders Administration

260 Social & 360 Social Problems and

Ecclesiastical Services
Theology

270 History & 370 Education

Geography of
Church

280 Christian 380 Commerce (Trade)

Denominations &
Sects

290 Other & 390 Customs, Etiquette,

Comparative Folklore
Religions
400 Language 500 Pure Sciences
410 Linguistics 510 Mathematics

420 English and Anglo- Astronomy & Allied

Saxon Languages 520 Sciences
430 Germanic Languages 530 Physics
German
440 Romance Languages 540 Chemistry & Allied
French Sciences

450 Italian, Romanian, 550 Sciences of Earth &

Rhaeto-Romanic Other Worlds

460 Spanish & 560 Paleontology

Portuguese
Languages

470 Italic Languages 570 Life Sciences

Latin

480 Hellenic Classical 580 Botanical

Greek

490 Other Languages 590 Sciences

Zoological Sciences
600 Technology 700 The Arts
(Applied Sciences)
610 Medical Sciences 710 Civic & Landscape
Art

620 Engineering & 720 Architecture

Allied Operations

630 Agriculture & 730 Plastic Arts Sculpture

Related
Technologies
640 Home Economics & 740 Drawing, Decorative
Family Living & Minor Arts

650 Management & 750 Painting & Paintings

Auxiliary Services

660 Chemical & Related 760 Graphic Arts Prints

Technologies
670 Manufacturers 770 Photography &
Photographs

680 Manufacture for 780 Music

Specific Uses
690 Buildings 790 Recreational &
Performing Arts
800 Literature (Belles- 900 General Geography
lettres) & History
810 American Literatures 910 General Geography
in English Travel
820 English & Anglo- 920 General Biography
Saxon Literatures & Genealogy

830 Literatures of 930 General History of

Germanic Languages the Ancient World

840 Literatures of 940 General History of

Romance Languages Europe

850 Italian, Romanian, 950 General History of

Rhaeto-Romanic Asia

860 Spanish & 960 General History of

Portuguese Africa
Literatures
870 Italic Literatures 970 General History of
Latin North America

880 Hellenic Literatures 980 General History of

Greek South America

890 Literatures of Other 990 General History of

Languages Other Areas