Some more Dewey numbers
After the first 10 divisions, Dewey then divided each of the10 main areas into smaller and smaller topics. Here are some of them.
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000's Generalities People
collect facts and books about books
004 - Computer Science, Computers
& Computer Programs
020's - Library & Information Sciences (how libraries are
organised and work)
030's - Encyclopedias and Encyclopedic Works (including books
of records and human achievement)
070's - News Media, journalism and publishing
090's - Rare Books and Manuscripts
100's Philosophy & psychology
People think about themselves
(all about great ideas and thinking about how things began and
why things are the way they are )
130's - Supernatural,(ghosts) Paranormal,
Astrology
140's - Specific Philosophical Schools of Thought
150's - Psychology
160's - Logic
170's - Ethics & Moral Philosophy (thoughts about how people
should behave and the rules to be followed, the difference between
right and wrong)
200's Religion People
think about God
220's - Bible
260's - Christian Social Theology
270's - Christian Church History
280's - Christian Denominations & Sects
290's - Other Religions, Mythology
300's Social sciences People think about other people
(is about government, careers, transport, holidays and festivals,
legends & folklore)
310's - General Statistics, Almanacs
320's - Political Science
330's - Economics, Careers, Financial Planning, Money
333's - Environment (pollution and greenhouse effect)
340's - Governments and the Laws
350's - Public Administration, Law Enforcement (police) &
Military (the defence forces)
360's - Social problems and Services
363's - Crime, Justice
370's - Education
380's - Commerce, Consumerism, communications and transport
385's - Railroad's, Ships & Boats, Air Travel
390's - Customs, Traditions eg marriage, birthdays, Costume, Fashion,
Etiquette (manners), Holidays and festivals
398 - Folktales
400's
Language People learn to use words and to communicate (all
about words and languages)
410's - Linguistics (about writing,
spelling, word origins, alphabets and sign language
420's - English
430's - German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
440's - French
450's - Italian, Romanian
460's - Spanish, Portuguese
470's - Latin
480's - Greek
490's - Other Languages - Gaelic, Welsh
500's
Sciences
People learn about the force of nature
(all about real science, astronomy and physics, animals, mathematics)
510's - Mathematics
520's - Astronomy (the planets and the solar system)
530's - Physics
540's - Chemistry & Allied Sciences
550's - Earth Sciences, weather, geology, rocks and minerals,
earthquakes, volcanoes
560's - Paleontology including dinosaurs, fossils and prehistoric
life
570's - Life Sciences
580's - Botanical Sciences - Botany, Trees, Plants, Flowers, etc.
590's - Zoological Sciences - Animals, Birds, Fish, etc.
597 - reptiles
599 - mammals
600's
Technology People make their lives more comfortable
(about farming, medicine, engineering, and cooking)
610's - Medical Sciences - health,
medicine, diseases and treatments
612 - human anatomy
620's - Engineering, Inventions, Machines, Energy, Electricity
623's - Boats, Motors
625's - Trains
629's - Automobiles, Transportation, Aviation
630's - Agriculture: Gardening, Farm animals and Pets
640's - Home Economics & Family Living includes Nutrition
and Cookbooks
650's - Management & Auxiliary Services - Resumes, Business,
Accounting, Typing
660's - Chemical Engineering - Fuels
670's - Manufacturing - Welding, Woodwork, Textiles
680's - Manufacture for specific uses - Hardware, Firearms,
Appliances,
690's - Buildings
700's
The Arts
People create art, music, and amusements
710's - Civic and Landscape Art
- Art History
720's - Architecture
730's - Jewelry, Pottery, Sculpture, Origami
740's - Drawing & Decorative Arts - Comics, Currency, Antiques
745's - Crafts, Weaving
750's - Painting, Painters, Paintings, Works of Art
760's - Graphic Arts - Clip Art, Printmaking, Stamp Collecting
770's - Photography
780's - Music
790's - Recreational & Performing Arts including movie making,
television, theatre, dance, games
796 - Sports
800's Literature People become storytellers
(includes short stories, poetry, plays, etc.)
810's - American Literature in English - Poetry, Plays, Essays
820's - English & Old English Literatures
823's - About authors: Shakespeare
830's - German Languages
840's - French Literature
850's - Italian, Romanian Literature
860's - Spanish & Portuguese Literature
870's - Latin Literature
880's - Hellenic Literatures - Classical Greek Literature
890's - Literatures of other Languages - Indian, Russian, Asian
Literature
900's
World History and Geography People write about people, places, and events
(includes materials about countries, explorations, real people,
historical events)
910's - Geography & Travel - Early Explorers, Atlases, Travel
Guides
920's - Biography, Genealogy (family trees) , Heraldry, Insignia
(coats of arms)
930's - History of the Ancient World - Early Civilizations &
Rulers, Archaeology
940's - General History of Europe includes World War's I and II
950's - General History of Asia & Far East - Asia, China,
Korea, Japan
960's - General History of Africa
970's - General History of North America
973's - American History
980's - General History of South America - Latin, Central &
South America
990's - General History of Other Areas including the South Pacific,
Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii
Go here for a complete listing of the Dewey
system
http://www.lib.colum.edu/library/deweysum.html