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Dewey Decimal Classification System
Books in Renfro Library are arranged using the Dewey Decimal Classification System.
Melville Dewey, a librarian, devised this system in 1876, arranging all known knowledge and ideas into 10 broad categories. He assigned numbers to each of these categories, ranging from 000 to 900.
Each of the broad categories is broken down into smaller groupings or subdivisions. Each of these groupings is assigned numbers broken down by 10's, from 10 to 90.
Each of these categories is further broken down to the 1's and topics that are the most specific have classifications using decimals.
The Dewey Decimal System has been revised many times in the past 150 years, taking into account new areas of study and discovery. We are currently using the 22nd edition. | |
For example, 700 The Arts 730 Sculpture 738 Pottery 738.38 Pottery of Ancient Greece | |
Dewey Decimal System Second Summary The 100 Divisions |
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000 Generalities 010 Bibliography 020 Library & Information Sciences 030 Genera; Encyclopedic Works 040 050 General Serial Publications 060 General Organizations & Museology 070 Journalism, Publishing, Newspapers 080 General Collections 090 Manuscripts & Book Rarities |
500 Pure Sciences 510 Mathematics 520 Astronomy & Allied Sciences 530 Physics 540 Chemistry & Allied Sciences 550 Sciences of Earth & Other Worlds 560 Paleontology 570 Life Sciences 580 Botanical Sciences 590 Zoological Sciences |
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100 Philosophy & Related Disciplines 110 Metaphysics 120 Epistemology, Causation, Humankind 130 Paranormal Phenomena & Arts 140 Specific Philosophical Viewpoints 150 Psychology 160 Logic 170 Ethics (Moral Philosophy) 180 Ancient, Medieval, Oriental 190 Modern Western Philosophy |
600 Technology (Applied Sciences) 610 Medical Sciences 620 Engineering & Allied Operations 630 Agriculture & Related Technologies 640 Home Economics & Family Living 650 Management & Auxiliary Services 660 Chemical & Related Technologies 670 Manufacturers 680 Manufacture for Specific Uses 690 Buildings |
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200 Religion 210 Natural Religion 220 Bible 230 Christian Theology 240 Christian Moral & Devotional 250 Local Church & Religious Orders 260 Social & Ecclesiastical Theology 270 History & Geography of Church 280 Christian Denominations & Sects 290 Other & Comparative Religions |
700 The Arts 710 Civic & Landscape Art 720 Architecture 730 Plastic Arts Sculpture 740 Drawing, Decorative & Minor Arts 750 Painting & Paintings 760 Graphic Arts Prints 770 Photography & Photographs 780 Music 790 Recreational & Performing Arts |
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300 Social Sciences 310 Statistics 320 Political Science 330 Economics 340 Law 350 Public Administration 360 Social Problems and Services 370 Education 380 Commerce (Trade) 390 Customs, Etiquette, Folklore |
800 Literature (Belles-lettres) 810 American Literatures in English 820 English & Anglo-Saxon Literatures 830 Literatures of Germanic Languages 840 Literatures of Romance Languages 850 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic 860 Spanish & Portuguese Literatures 870 Italic Literatures Latin 880 Hellenic Literatures Greek 890 Literatures of Other Languages |
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400 Language 410 Linguistics 420 English and Anglo-Saxon Languages 430 Germanic Languages German 440 Romance Languages French 450 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic 460 Spanish & Portuguese Languages 470 Italic Languages Latin 480 Hellenic Classical Greek 490 Other Languages |
900 General Geography & History 910 General Geography Travel 920 General Biography & Genealogy 930 General History of the Ancient World 940 General History of Europe 950 General History of Asia 960 General History of Africa 970 General History of North America 980 General History of South America 990 General History of Other Areas |
See How to Read a Call Number for more information. (Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Dewey Decimal System: A Guide to Call Numbers provides a detailed look at all 1000 numbers, 000-999, and the subjects they represent. (Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Last updated 3/8/2006
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