Dewey Decimal Classification System

*Dewey Decimal Classification System (13th Abridged)*
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000 Generalities	100 Philosophy and Psychology
010 Bibliography 020 Library & information sciences 030 General encyclopedic works 040 Unassigned 050 General serials & their indexes 060 General organizations & museology 070 News media, journalism, publishing 080 General collections 090 Manuscripts & rare books	110 Metaphysics 120 Epistemology, causation, humankind 130 Paranormal phenomena, Occult 140 Specific philosophical schools 150 Psychology 160 Logic 170 Ethics (moral philosophy) 180 Ancient, medieval, Oriental philosophy 190 Modern Western philosophy
200 Religion	300 Social sciences
210 Natural theology 220 Bible 230 Christian theology 240 Christian moral & devotional theology 250 Christian orders & local church 260 Christian social theology 270 Christian church history 280 Christian denominations & sects 290 Other & comparative religions	300 Sociology and anthropology 310 General statistics 320 Political science 330 Economics 340 Law 350 Public administration 360 Social services; associations 370 Education 380 Commerce, communications, transport 390 Customs, etiquette, folklore
400 Language	500 Natural sciences & mathematics
410 Linguistics 420 English & Old English 430 Germanic languages German 440 Romance languages French 450 Italian, Romanian languages 460 Spanish & Portuguese languages 470 ltalic languages, Latin 480 Hellenic languages, Classical Greek 490 Other languages	510 Mathematics 520 Astronomy & allied sciences 530 Physics 540 Chemistry & allied sciences 550 Earth sciences 560 Paleontology, paleozoology 570 Life sciences 580 Botanical sciences 590 Zoological sciences
600 Technology (Applied sciences)	700 The Arts
600 General technology 610 Medical sciences and medicine 620 Engineering & allied operations 630 Agriculture 640 Home economics & family living 650 Management & auxiliary services 660 Chemical engineering 670 Manufacturing 680 Manufacture for specific uses 690 Buildings	710 Civic & landscape art 720 Architecture 730 Plastic arts, sculpture 740 Drawing & decorative arts 750 Painting & paintings (museums) 760 Graphic arts, printmaking & prints, postage stamps 770 Photography & photographs 780 Music 790 Recreational & performing arts
800 Literature & rhetoric	900 Geography & history
810 American literature 820 English & Old English literatures 830 Literatures of Germanic languages 840 Literatures of Romance languages 850 Italian, Romanian literatures 860 Spanish & Portuguese literatures 870 Italic literatures, Latin 880 Hellenic literatures, Classical Greek 890 Literatures of other languages	900 World History 910 Geography and travel 920 Biography, genealogy, insignia 930 History of the ancient world 940 General history of Europe 950 General history of Asia, Far East 960 General history of Africa 970 General history of North America 980 General history of South America 990 General history of other areas

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Generalities

Cataloguing can't be learned in a day.
Dewey is not a perfect system; not all books fit neatly into 1 number
Some books can legitimately be catalogued in several numbers; choose the one most appropriate to the curriculum and the conditions in your school
Always put a book in a number where it will get maximum usage; move excellent books if they don't seem to be used
Bend the rules to suit local needs
Avoid censorship: put literature in the 800s
Catalogue biographies into subject areas. ie. a biography of Tiger Woods should be in golf, not biography
There are standard subdivisions that can be added to almost any number:

.03 = dictionaries, encyclopedias. ie. 503 for a dictionary of science; 610.3 dictionary of medical terms
.09 = history and criticism. ie. 809 = criticism of literature; 385.09 for a history of railways
place numbers can be added where appropriate:

.71 = Canada; ie. 385.0971 Canadian railways;
.73 = US; ie. 330.973 American economics
country codes are already present in the 900s. ie. 971 means Canadian history; 917.3 means American geography

.07 = education; ie. 507 = studying science; 622.07 = the study of mining

Begin by estimating the Dewey number. Then check the Dewey index. Never assign a number without looking up the actual number in the schedules. If you are truly stuck, check the online catalogue at the North Bay Public Library.

Sears Subject Headings - Be Consistent

Use standard subject headings.
Check our online catalogue for previously used headings and be consistent
Remember some local variances we have made:

no spaces around a dash. ie CANADA-HISTORY-1841-1867; SCIENCE-HISTORY
always use a dash between titles & sub-titles. ie. PIERRE TRUDEAU-CANADIAN MAGUS
Add sub-titles when they are going to clarify a title &/or fit on the line. ie. SUPERSTRINGS-GLUE OF THE UNIVERSE does help clarify the title SUPERSTRINGS, but in HOW TO FIX STOVES-OR WHAT TO DO TIL THE REPAIRMAN COMES, the sub-title doesn't really add anything.
never begin with A, AN, THE, LE, LA, LES, L'
use BLACKS, NATIVES, INUIT, INDIANS OF SOUTH AMERICA

Think like a student: what subject heading would a student use? ie. COOKERY may be the official term but students would look under RECIPES, FOOD, COOKING. AUTOMOBILES is the official heading, but students would look under CARS
Be generous with the use of subject headings
Think curriculum. If we know that students always do a paper on biographies of Canadians, then we should always use CANADA-BIOGRAPHY as a subject heading when appropriate. If LOCAL HISTORY is a really important part of your collection, then use that as a heading.

Any sub-title can be used as a subject within the rules of Sears

Dewey Pinball -

1. Select a 100 Category

Dewey Decimal System
000 General Works	100 Psychology & Philosophy	200 Religion	300 Social Sciences	400 Languages	500 Science	600 Applied Science & Tech	700 Arts, Music & Sports	800 Literature	900 Geography & History
What is unclassified elsewhere?	Who am I?	Who made me?	Who is that person?	How can I communicate?	What do I know about nature?	How can I use what I know about nature?	What do I do in my leisure time?	What are the great writings?	Where can we go and where have we been?

questions from excellent site
2. Select a Sub-category within the 000 - example - encyclopedia volume - World Book

000 - Generalities

000
Generalities

010 Bibliography

020 Library & information sciences

030
General encyclopedic works

040 Unassigned

050 General serials & their indexes

060
General organizations & museology
[Museums]

070
News media, journalism, publishing

080 General collections

090 Manuscripts & rare books

001 Knowledge

001.1 Intellectual Life
001.2 Scholarship and Learning
001.3 Humanities
001.4 Research
001.9 Controversial knowledge

002 The book

003 Systems

004 Data processing, Computer science

004.1 General works on specific types of computers
004.2 Systems analysis and design, computer architecture
004.5 Storage
004.6 Interfacing and communications
004.7 Peripherals

005 Computer programming, programs, data

005.1 Programming
005.2 Programming for specific types of computers
005.3 Programs
005.4 Systems programming and programs
005.6 Microprogramming and microprograms
005.7 Data in computer systems

005.8 Data security

006 Special computer methods

006.3 Artificial intelligence
006.4 Computer pattern recognition
006.5 Computer sound synthesis
006.6 Computer graphics

010 Bibliography

011 Bibliographies

011.6 General bibliographies of works for specific kinds of users

012 Of individuals

013 Of works by specific classes of authors

014 Of anonymous and pseudonymous works

015 Of works from specific places

016 Of works on specific subjects

017 General subject catalogs

018 Catalogs arranged by author and date

019 Dictionary catalogs

020 Library & information sciences

021 Relationships of libraries, archives, information centers

021.2 Relationships with the community
021.6 Cooperation and networks
021.7 Promotion of libraries, archives, information centers
021.8 Relationships with government

022 Administration of the physical plant

023 Personnel administration

025 Library operations

025.1 Administration
025.2 Collection development and acquisitions
025.3 Bibliographic analysis and control
025.4 Subject analysis and control
025.5 Services to users
025.6 Circulation services
025.7 Physical preparation for storage
025.8 Maintenance and preservation of collections

026 Libraries for specific subjects

027 General libraries

027.4 Public libraries
027.5 Government libraries
027.6 Libraries for special groups and organizations
027.7 College and university libraries
027.8 School libraries

028 Reading and use of other information media

028.1 Reviews
028.5 Reading and use of other information media by children and young adults
028.7 Use of books and other media as sources of information

030 General Encyclopedic works. ie. Britannica

031 American. ie. Americana

032 In English

033 In other Germanic languages

034 In French, Provençal, Catalon

035 In Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic

036 In Spanish & Portuguese

037 In Slavic Languages

038 In Scandinavian languages

039 In other languages

050 General serials & their indexes

050.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment

051 American

052 In English

053 In other Germanic languages

054 In French, Provençal, Catalon

055 In Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic

056 In Spanish & Portuguese

057 In Slavic Languages

058 In Scandinavian languages

059 In other languages

060 General organizations & museology

060.4 General rules of order (Parliamentary procedure)
060.9 Historical and persons treatment

061 In North America

062 In British Isles; In England

063 In central Europe; In Germany

064 In France & Monaco

065 In Italy & adjacent territories

066 In Iberian Peninsula & adjacent islands

067 In eastern Europe; In Soviet Union

068 In other areas

069 Museology (Museum science)

070 News media, journalism, publishing

070.1 Documentary media, educational media, news media
070.4 Journalism
070.5 Publishing
070.9 Historical and persons treatment of journalism and newspapers

071 In North America

072 In British Isles; In England

073 In central Europe; In Germany

074 In France & Monaco

075 In Italy & adjacent territories

076 In Iberian Peninsula & adjacent islands

077 In eastern Europe; In Soviet Union

078 In Scandinavia

079 In other areas

080 General collections

080.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment

081 American

082 In English

083 In other Germanic languages

084 In French, Provençal, Catalon

085 In Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic

086 In Spanish & Portuguese

087 In Slavic Languages

088 In Scandinavian languages

089 In other languages

090 Manuscripts and 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

3. Select a number within the sub-category 100 - example - psychology book on emotions

100 Psychology & Philosophy

100
Generalities

110 Metaphysics

120 Epistemology, causation, humankind

130 Paranormal phenomena, Occult

140 Specific philosophical schools

150 Psychology

160 Logic

170 Ethics (moral philosophy)

180 Ancient, medieval, Oriental philosophy

190 Modern Western philosophy

101 Theory of philosophy

102 Miscellany of philosophy

103 Dictionaries of philosophy

104

105 Serial publications of philosophy

106 Organizations of philosophy

107 Education, research in philosophy

108 Kinds of persons in philosophy

109 Historical treatment of philosophy

109.2 Collected treatment of persons

110 Metaphysics

111 Ontology

112

113 Cosmology

114 Space

115 Time

116 Change

117 Structure

118 Force & energy

119 Number & quantity

120 Epistemology, causation, humankind

121 Epistemology

122 Causation

123 Determinism & indeterminism

124 Teleogy

125

126 The self

127 The unconscious & the subconscious

128 Humankind

129 Origin & destiny of individual souls

130 Paranormal phenomena

130.1 Philosophy and theory

131 Occult methods for achieving well-being

132

133 Parapsychology & occultism

133.1 Apparitions
133.3 Divinatory arts
133.4 Demonology and witchcraft
133.5 Astrology
133.6 Palmistry
133.8 Psychic phenomena
133.9 Spiritualism

134

135 Dreams & mysteries

136

137 Divinatory graphology

138 Physiognomy

139 Phrenology

140 Specific philosophical schools

141 Idealism & related systems

142 Critical philosophy

143 Intuitionism & Bergsonism

144 Humanism & related systems

145 Sensationalism

146 Naturalism & related systems

147 Pantheism & related systems

148 Liberalism, eclecticism, traditionalism

149 Other philosophical systems

150 Psychology

150.1 Philosophy and theory

150.8 History and description with respect to kinds of persons
150.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment

151

152 Perception, movement, emotions, drives

152.1 Sensory perception

152.3 Movements and motor functions, facial expressions, laterality
152.4 Emotions and feelings
152.5 Physiological drives
152.8 Quantitative threshold, discrimination, reaction-time studies

153 Mental processes & intelligence

153.1 Memory and learning
153.2 Formation and association of ideas
153.3 Imagination and imagery
153.4 Knowledge (Cognition)
153.6 Communication
153.7 Perceptual processes
153.8 Will (Volition)
153.9 Intelligence and aptitudes

154 Subconscious & altered states

154.2 The subconscious
154.3 Daydreams, fantasies, reveries
154.4 Altered states of concsiousness
154.6 Sleep phenomena
154.7 Hypnotism

155 Differential & developmental psychology

155.2 Individual psychology
155.3 Sex psychology and psychology of the sexes
155.4 Child psychology
155.5 Psychology of young adults
155.6 Psychology of adults
155.7 Evolutional psychology
155.8 Ethnopsychology and national psychology
155.9 Environmental psychology

156 Comparative psychology

157 Abnormal psychology

158 Applied psychology

158.6 Vocational interests
158.7 Industrial psychology

159

160 Logic.

161 Induction

162 Deduction

163

164

165 Fallacies & sources of error

166 Syllogisms

167 Hypotheses

168 Argument & persuasion

169 Analogy

170 Ethics

170.8 History and description with respect to kinds of persons

171 Systems & doctrines

172 Political ethics

173 Ethics of family relationships

174 Economic & professional ethics

175 Ethics of recreation & leisure

176 Ethics of sex & reproduction, abortion

177 Ethics of social relations

178 Ethics of consumption

179 Other ethical norms, euthanasia

180 Ancient, mediæval, Oriental philosophy

180.9 Historical and geographic treatment of ancient philosophy

181 Oriental philosophy

182 Pre-Socratic Greek philosophies

183 Sophistic & Socratic philosophies

184 Platonic philosophy

185 Aristotelian philosophy

186 Skeptic and Neoplatonic philosophies

187 Epicurean philosophy

188 Stoic philosophy

189 Medieval Western philosophy

190 Modern Western philosophy

190.9 Historical and geographic treatment

191 United States & Canada

192 British Isles

193 Germany & Austria

194 France

195 Italy

196 Spain & Portugal

197 Soviet Union

198 Scandinavia

199 Other geographical areas

3. Select a number within the sub-category 200 - example - The Bible

200 Religion

200 Generalities

210 Natural theology

220 Bible

230 Christian theology

240 Christian moral & devotional theology

250 Christian orders & local church

260 Christian social theology

270 Christian church history

280 Christian denominations & sects

290 Other & comparative religions, mythology

200.1 Philosophy and theory of religion

200.8 Religion with respect to kinds of persons
200.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment of religion

201 Philosophy of Christianity

202 Miscellany of Christianity

203 Dictionaries of Christianity

204 Special topics

205 Serial publications of Christianity

206 Organizations of Christianity

207 Education, research in Christianity

208 Kinds of persons in Christianity

209 History & geography of Christianity

210 Natural theology

211 Concepts of God

212 Existence, attributes of God

213 Creation

214 Theodicy

215 Science & religion

216 Good & evil

217

218 Humankind

219

220 Bible

220.1 Origins and authenticity
220.3 Encyclopedias and topical dictionaries
220.4 Original texts, early versions, early translations
220.5 Modern versions and translations
220.6 Interpretation and criticism (Exegesis)
220.7 Commentaries
220.8 Nonreligious subjects treated in Bible
220.9 Geography, history, chronology, persons of Bible lands in Bible times

221 Old Testament

222 Historical books of Old Testament

223 Poetic books of Old Testament

224 Prophetic books of Old Testament

225 New Testament

226 Gospels & Acts

226.2 Matthew
226.3 Mark
226.4 Luke
226.5 John
226.6 Acts of the Apostles
226.7 Miracles
226.8 Parables
226.9 Sermon on the Mount

227 Epistles

228 Revelation (Apocalypse)

229 Apocrypha & pseudepigrapha

230 Christian theology

231 God

231.7 Relation to the world

232 Jesus Christ & his family

232.9 Family and life of Jesus

233 Humankind

234 Salvation (Soteriology) & grace

235 Spiritual beings

236 Eschatology

237

238 Creeds & catechisms

239 Apologetics & polemics

240 Christian moral & devotional theology

241 Moral theology

241.5 Codes of conduct

242 Devotional literature

243 Evangelistic writings for individuals

244

245 Texts of hymns

246 Use of art in Christianity

247 Church furnishings & articles

248 Christian experience, practice, life

248.2 Religious experience
248.3 Worship
248.4 Christian life and practice
248.8 Guides to Christian life for specific classes of persons

249 Christian observances in family life

250 Christian orders & local church

251 Preaching (Homiletics)

252 Texts of sermons

253 Pastoral office (Pastoral theology)

253.5 Counseling and spiritual direction

254 Parish goverment & administration

254.3 Use of communications media
254.4 Public relations and publicity
254.8 Finance

255 Religious congregations & orders

256

257

258

259 Activities of the local church

260 Christian social theology

260.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment

261 Social theology

261.2 Christianity and other systems of belief
261.5 Christianity and secular disciplines
261.7 Christianity and political affairs
261.8 Christianity and socioeconomic problems

262 Ecclesiology

262.9 Church law and discipline

263 Times, places of religious observance

264 Public worship

265 Sacraments, other rites & acts

266 Missions

267 Associations for religious work

268 Religious education

269 Spiritual renewal

270 Christian church history

270.1 Apostolic period to 325
270.2 Period of ecumenical councils, 325-787
270.3 Periods of struggle between papacy and empire, 787-1054
270.4 Period of papal supremacy, 1054-1200
270.5 Late Middle Ages through the Renaissance, 1200-1517
270.6 Period of Reformation and Counter-Reformation, 1517-1648
270.7 Period from Peace of Westphalia to the French Revolution, 1648-1789
270.8 Modern period, 1789-

271 Religious orders in church history

272 Persecutions in church history

273 Heresies in church history

274 Christian church in Europe

275 Christian church in Asia

276 Christian church in Africa

277 Christian church in North America

278 Christian church in South America

279 Christian church in other areas

280 Christian denominations & sects

280.9 Eastern Orthodox churches

281 Early church & Eastern churches

282 Roman Catholic Church

283 Anglican churches

284 Protestants of Continental origin

284.1 Lutheran churches

285 Presbyterian, Reformed, Congregational

285.7 Reformed churches centered in America
285.8 Congregationalism

286 Baptist, Disciples of Christ, Adventist

286.6 Disciples of Christ (Campbellites)

286.7 Adventist churches

287 Methodist churches; churches uniting Methodist and other denominations; Salvation Army

287.9 Salvation Army; Churches uniting Methodist and other denominations

288

289 Other denominations & sects

289.1 Unitarian and Universalist churches
289.3 Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)
289.4 Church of the New Jerusalem
(Swedenborgianism)
289.5 Church of Christ, Scientist (Christian Science)
289.6 Society of Friends (Quakers)
289.7 Mennonite churches
289.9 Others

290 Other & comparative religions

291 Comparative religion

291.1 Religious mythology, social theology, interreligious relations and attitudes
291.2 Doctrines
291.3 Public worship and other practices
291.4 Religious experience, life, practice
291.5 Moral theology
291.6 Leaders and organization
291.7 Missions, religious training and education
291.8 Sources
291.9 Sects and reform movements

292 Classical (Greek & Roman) religion

293 Germanic religion

294 Religions of Indic origin

294.3 Buddhism
294.4 Jainism
294.5 Hinduism
294.6 Sikhism
295 Zoroastrianism (Mazdaism, Parseeism)

296 Judaism

296.1 Sources
296.3 Doctrinal, moral, social theology
296.4 Traditions, rites, public services
296.6 Leaders, organization, religious education
296.7 Religious experience, life, practice
296.8 Sects and movements

297 Islam & religions originating in it

298

299 Other religions

3. Select a number within the sub-category 300 - example - a book on the family

300 - Social Sciences

300 Sociology and anthropology

310 General statistics

320 Political science

330 Economics

340 Law

350 Public administration

360 Social services; associations

370 Education

380 Commerce, communications, transport

390 Customs, etiquette, folklore

300 Social Sciences

301 Sociology & anthropology

302 Social interaction

302.2 Communication
302.3 Social interaction within groups
302.4 Social interaction between groups
302.5 Relation of the individual to society

303 Social processes

303.3 Coordination and control
303.4 Social change
303.6 Conflict

304 Factors affecting social behavior

304.2 Human ecology
304.5 Genetic factors
304.6 Population
304.8 Movement of people

305 Social groups

305.2 Age groups
305.3 Men and women
305.4 Women
305.5 Social classes
305.6 Religious groups
305.7 Language groups
305.8 Racial, ethnic, national groups
305.9 Occupational and miscellaneous groups

306 Culture & institutions

306.2 Political institutions
306.3 Economic institutions
306.4 Specific types of culture
306.6 Religious institutions
306.7 Institutions pertaining to relations of the sexes
306.8 Marriage and family
306.9 Institutions pertaining to death

307 Communities

307.1 Community planning and development
307.2 Population
307.3 Community structure
307.7 Specific kinds of communities

308

309

310 General statistics, Almanacs

310.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment

311

312

313

314 General statistics of Europe

315 General statistics of Asia

316 General statistics of Africa

317 General statistics of North America

317.1 General statistics of Canada

318 General statistics of South America

319 General statistics of other parts of the world

320 Political science

320.1 The state
320.3 Comparative
320.4 Structure and functions of government
320.5 Political ideologies
320.8 Local government
320.9 Political situation and conditions
320.971 Politics of Canada

321 Systems of governments & states

321.4 Pure democracy
321.5 Elitist systems
321.8 Democratic systems
321.9 Authoritarian systems

322 Relation of state to organized groups

322.4 Political action groups

323 Civil & political rights

323.1 Civil rights of non-dominant aggregates, political rights of nondominant aggregates
323.3 Civil and political rights of other social aggregates
323.4 Specific civil rights; limitation and suspension of civil rights
323.5 Political rights
323.6 Citizenship and related topics

324 The political process

324.1 International party organizations, auxiliaries, activities
324.2 Political parties
324.5 Nomination of candidates
324.6 Election systems and procedures; suffrage
324.7 Conduct of election campaigns
324.9 Historical and geographic treatment of elections

325 International migration & colonization

326 Slavery & emancipation

327 International relations

327.1 General topics of international relations; spies
327.2 Diplomacy

328 The legislative process

328.2 Initiative and referendum
328.3 Legislative bodies

329

330 Economics

330.1 Systems and theories
330.9 Economic situation and conditions
330.971 Economic situation in Canada

331 Labor economics

331.1 Labor force and market
331.2 Compensation and other conditions of employment
331.3 Workers of specific age groups
331.4 Women workers
331.5 Special categories of workers other than by age or sex
331.6 Categories of workers by racial, ethnic, national origin
331.7 Labor by industry and occupation
331.8 Labor unions, labor-management bargaining and disputes

332 Financial economics

332.1 Banks and banking
332.3 Credit and loan institutions
332.4 Money
332.6 Investment and investments
332.6 Stocks
332.7 Credit
332.8 Interest and discount

333 Land economics

333.1 Public ownership and control of land and other natural resources
333.2 Ownership and control of land and natural resources by nongovernmental groups
333.3 Individual (Private) ownership and control of land and other natural resources
333.5 Rental and leasing of land and other natural resources
333.7 Natural resources and energy
333.8 Subsurface resources
333.9 Other natural resources

334 Cooperatives

335 Socialism & related systems

335.4 Marxian systems
335.5 Democratic socialism
335.6 Fascism

336 Public finance

336.1 Nontax revenues
336.2 Taxes and taxation
336.3 Public borrowing, debt, expenditure

337 International economics

338 Production

338.1 Agriculture
338.2 Extraction of minerals
338.3 Other extractive industries
383.4 Secondary industries and services
383.5 General production economics
383.6 Organization of production
383.7 Business enterprises and their structure
383.8 Combinations, trusts
383.9 Economic development and growth

339 Macroeconomics & related topics

339.2 Distribution of income and wealth
339.3 National product, wealth, income accounts and accounting
339.4 Factors affecting national product, wealth, income
339.5 Macroeconomic policy

340 Law

340.5 Legal systems
340.9 Conflict of laws
340.971 Law in Canada

341 International law

341.2 The world community
341.23 United Nations
341.3 Law regarding relations between states
341.4 Law regarding jurisdiction and jurisdictional relations of states
341.5 Law of disputes and conflicts between states
341.6 Law of war
341.7 Law of international cooperation

342 Constitutional & administrative law

343 Military, tax, trade, industrial law

344 Social, labor, welfare, & related law

345 Criminal law

345.0971 Criminal law in Canada

346 Private law

347 Civil procedure & courts

348 Laws (Statutes), regulations, cases

349 Laws of specific jurisdictions & areas

350 Public administration

351 Public administration of central governments

351.1 Personnel management
351.3 Civil service examinations
351.4 Government work force
351.5 Pensions
351.6 Civil service system (Merit system)
351.8 Administration of specific fields
351.9 Malfunctioning of administration

352 Public administration of local governments

352.1 Property and financial management and related topics
352.2 Police
352.3 Fire and accident protection
352.4 Safeguarding public health
352.5 Regulation and control of public buildings
352.6 Environmental sanitation and related activities
352.7 Housing and public works
352.9 Miscellaneous fields

353 Public administration of U.S. federal & state governments

353.1 Department of State
353.2 Department of the Treasury
353.3 Department of the Interior
353.4 Post Office Department
353.5 Department of Justice
353.6 Department of Defense
353.7 Department of the Navy
353.8 Other departments
353.9 State governments

354 Public administration of specific central governments

354.1 International administration

355 Military science

355.1 Military life and customs
355.2 Military resources
355.3 Organization and personnel of military forces
355.4 Military operations
355.5 Military training
355.6 Military administration
355.7 Military installations and reservations
355.8 Military equipment and supplies (Matériel)

356 Foot forces & warfare

357 Mounted forces & warfare

358 Other specialized forces & services

358.1 Guided missile forces and warfare
358.4 Air forces and warfare

359 Sea (Naval) forces & warfare

359.1 Naval life and customs
359.2 Naval resources
359.3 Organization and personnel of naval forces
359.4 Naval operations
359.5 Naval training
359.6 Naval administration
359.7 Naval installations and reservations
359.8 Naval equipment and supplies (Matériel)
359.9 Specialized combat forces; engineering and related forces

360 Social services; association

361 General social problems & welfare

361.1 Social problems
361.2 Social action
361.3 Social work
361.4 Group work
361.6 Governmental action
361.7 Private action
361.8 Community action
361.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment

362 Social welfare problems & welfare

362.1 Physical illness
362.2 Mental and emotional illnesses and disturbances
362.3 Mental retardation
362.4 Problems of and services to people with physical disabilities
362.5 Problems of and services to the poor; poverty
362.6 Problems of and services to persons in late adulthood
362.7 Problems of and services to young people; child abuse
362.8 Problems of and services to other groups; wife/spousal/aged abuse
362.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment of social welfare problems and services

363 Other social problems & services

363.1 Public safety programs
363.2 Policy services
363.3 Other aspects of public safety
363.4 Controversies related to public morals and customs
363.5 Housing
363.6 Public utilities and related services
363.7 Environmental problems and services; ecology; pollution
363.8 Food supply
363.9 Population problems

364 Criminology

364.1 Criminal offenses
364.2 Causes of crime and delinquency
364.3 Offenders
364.4 Prevention of crime and delinquency
364.6 Penology
364.8 Discharged offenders
364.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment of crime and its alleviation

365 Penal & related institutions

366 Association
367 General clubs
368 Insurance
368.1 Insurance against damage to and loss of property
368.2 Insurance against damage to and loss of property in transit (Marine insuranc, Transportation insurance)
368.3 Insurance against death, old age, illness, injury
368.4 Government-sponsored insurance
368.5 Liability insurance
368.6 Glass insurance
368.7 Insurance against industrial casualties
368.8 Other casualty insurance
369 Miscellaneous kinds of associations
369.4 Young people's societies
369.5 Service clubs

370 Education

370.1 Philosophy, theories, general aspects
370.7 Education, research, related topics
370.8 History and description with respect to kinds of persons

371 School management; special education

371.1 Teaching and teaching personnel
371.2 School administration and management
371.3 Methods of instruction and study
371.4 Guidance and counseling
371.5 School discipline
371.6 Physical plant
371.7 School health and safety
371.8 The student
371.9 Special education

372 Elementary education

372.1 Organization and management of elementary schools; curriculums
372.2 Levels of elementary education
372.3 Technology, science, health
372.4 Reading
372.5 Creative and manual arts
372.6 Language, literature, theater
372.7 Mathematics
372.8 Other studies
372.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment of elementary education

373 Secondary education

373.1 Organization and management of secondary schools; curriculums

374 Adult edutation

375 Curricula

376 Education of women

377 Schools & religion

378 Higher education

378.1 Organization and management; curriculums
378.2 Academic degrees
378.3 Student finances

379 Government regulation, control, support

379.1 Finance, supervision, control of public education
379.2 Public education and the state
379.3 Private education and the state

380 Commerce, communications, transport

380.1 Commerce
381 Internal commerce (Domestic trade)
381.3 Commercial policy

382 International commerce (Foreign trade)

383 Postal communications

384 Communications; Telecommunications

384.1 Telegraph
384.3 Computer communication
384.5 Wireless communication
384.6 telephone

385 Railroad transportation

386 Inland waterway & ferry transportation

387 Water, air, space transportation

387.1 Ports
387.2 Ships
387.5 Ocean (Marine) transportation
387.7 Air transportation
387.8 Space transportation

388 Transportation; Ground transportation

388.1 Roads and highways
388.3 Vehicular transportation
388.4 Local transportation
388.5 Pipeline transportation

389 Metrology & standardization

390 Customs, etiquette, folklore

391 Costume & personal appearance

392 Customs of life cycle & domestic life

393 Death customs

394 General customs

394.1 Eating, drinking; using drugs
394.2 Special occasions

395 Etiquette (Manners)

396

397

398 Folklore

398.2 Folk literature
398.6 Riddles
398.8 Rhymes and rhyming games
398.9 Proverbs

399 Customs of war & diplomacy

3. Select a number within the sub-category 400 - example - an English dictionary

400 - Languages

400
Generalities

410 Linguistics
420 English & Old English

420
English Language

430 Germanic languages German

440 Romance languages French

450 Italian, Romanian languages

460 Spanish & Portuguese languages

470 ltalian languages, Latin

480 Hellenic languages, Classical Greek

490 Other languages

400 Language

401 Philosophy & theory

402 Miscellany

403 Dictionaries & encyclopedias

404 Special topics

405 Serial publications

406 Organizations & management

407 Education, research, related topics

408 Treatment of language with respect to kinds of persons

408.9 Treatment of language with respect to specific racial, ethnic, national groups

409 Geographical & persons treatment

410 Linguistics

411 Writing systems

412 Etymology, word origins

413 Dictionaries

414 Phonology

415 Structural systems (Grammar)

416

417 Dialectology & historicl linguistics

418 Standard usage; Applied linguistics

419 Verbal language not spoken or written

420 English & Old English

421 English writing system & phonology

422 English etymology, word origins

423 English dictionaries

424

425 English grammar

426

427 English language variations

428 Standard English usage

429 Old English (Anglo-Saxon)

430 Germanic languages; German

431 German writing system & phonology

432 German etymology

433 German dictionaries

434

435 German grammar

436

437 German language variations

438 Standard German usage

439 Other Germanic languages

440 Romance languages; French

441 French writing system & phonology

442 French etymology

443 French dictionaries

444

445 French grammar

446

447 French language variations

448 Standard French usage

449 Provençal & Catalan

450 Italian, Romanian, Rhæto-Romanic

451 Italian writing system & phonology

452 Italian etymology

453 Italian dictionaries

454

455 Italian grammar

456

457 Italian language variations

458 Standard Italian usage

459 Romanian & Rhæto-Romanic

460 Spanish & Portuguese languages

461 Spanish writing system & phonology

462 Spanish etymology

463 Spanish dictionaries

464

465 Spanish grammar

466

467 Spanish language variations

468 Standard Spanish usage

469 Portuguese

470 Italic languages; Latin

471 Classical Latin writing system & phonology

472 Classical Latin etymology

473 Classical Latin dictionaries

474

475 Classical Latin grammar

476

477 Old, Postclassical, Vulgar Latin

478 Classical Latin usage

479 Other Italic languages

480 Hellenic languages; Classical Greek

481 Classical Greek writing system & phonology

482 Classical Greek etymology

483 Classical Greek dictionaries

484

485 Classical Greek grammar

486

487 Classical Greek language variations

488 Classical Greek usage

489 Other Hellenic languages

490 Other languages

491 East Indo-European & Celtic languages

491.6 Celtic languages
491.7 East Slavic languages; Russian
491.8 Slavic languages

492 Afro-Asiatic languages; Semitic

492.4 Hebrew

493 Non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic languages

494 Ural-Altaic, Paleosiberian, Dravidian

495 Languages of East & Southeast Asia

495.1 Chinese
495.6 Japanese
495.7 Korean
495.9 Annam-Muong, Mon-Khmer, Thai languages

496 African languages

497 North American native languages

498 South American native languages

499 Miscellaneous languages

3. Select a number within the sub-category 500 - example - book on bears [carnivorous mammal]

500 Science

500
Generalities

510 Mathematics

520 Astronomy & allied sciences

530 Physics

540 Chemistry & allied sciences

550 Earth sciences

560 Paleontology, paleozoology

570 Life sciences

580 Botanical sciences

590 Zoological sciences

500 Natural sciences & mathematics

500.2 Physical sciences
500.5 Space sciences
500.8 History and description with respect to kinds of persons

501 Philosophy & theory

502 Miscellany

502.8 Auxiliary techniques and procedures; apparatus, equipment, materials

503 Dictionaries & encyclopedias

504

505 Serial publications

506 Organizations & management

507 Education, research, related topics

507.8 Use of apparatus and equipment in study and teaching

508 Natural history

508.3 Treatment by areas, regions, places in general; by specific continents, countries, localities in the ancient world

509 Historical, areas, persons treatment

510 Mathematics

510.1 Philosophy and theory

511 General topics

511.3 Mathematical (Symbolic) logic

512 Algebra & number theory

512.9 Foundations of algebra
513 Arithmetic
513.2 Specific arithmetic operations
513.5 Numeration systems

514 Topology

515 Analysis

516 Geometry

516.2 Euclidean geometry
516.3 Analytic geometries
516.9 Non-Euclidean geometries

517

518

519 Probabilities & applied mathematics

519.2 Probabilities

519.3 Game theory
519.4 Applied numerical analysis
519.5 Statistical mathematics
519.7 Programming
519.8 Special topics

520 Astronomy & allied sciences

520.1 Philosophy and theory

521 Celestial mechanics

522 Techniques, equipment, materials

523 Specific celestial bodies & phenomena

523.1 The universe; space, galaxies, quasars
523.2 Solar system
523.3 Moon
523.4 Planets
523.5 Meteoroids, solar wind, zodiacal light
523.6 Comets
523.7 Sun
523.8 Stars
523.9 Satellites and rings; eclipses, transits, occultations

524

525 Earth (Astronomical geography)

526 Mathematical geography

526.3 Geodetic surveying
526.9 Surveying

527 Celestial navigation

528 Ephemerides

529 Chronology

530 Physics

530.1 Theories and mathematical physics
530.4 States of matter
530.8 Testing and measurement

531 Classical mechanics; Solid mechanics

532 Fluid mechanics; Liquid mechanics

533 Gas mechanics

534 Sound & related vibrations

534.5 Subsonic and ultrasonic vibrations

535 Light & related radiations

535.5 Beams
535.6 Color
535.8 Spectroscopy

536 Heat

537 Electriticy & electronics

537.5 Electronics
537.6 Electric currents (Electrodynamics) and thermoelectricity

538 Magnetism

539 Modern physics

539.2 Radiations (Radiant energy)
539.7 Atomic and nuclear physics

540 Chemistry & allied sciences

540.1 Philosophy and theory
540.2 Miscellany

541 Physical & theoretical chemistry

541.2 Theoretical chemistry
541.3 Physical chemistry

542 Techniques, equipment, materials

543 Analytical chemistry

544 Qualitative analysis

545 Quantitative analysis

546 Inorganic chemistry

547 Organic chemistry

547.1 Physical and theoretical organic chemistry
547.3 Analytical organic chemistry
547.7 Macromolecular and related compounds
547.8 Other organic substances

548 Crystallography

549 Mineralogy

549.9 Geographic distribution of minerals

550 Earth sciences

550.1 Philosophy and theory
550.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment

551 Geology, hydrology, meteorology

551.1 Gross structure and properties of the earth
551.2 Volcanoes, earthquakes, thermal waters and gases
551.3 Surface and exogenous processes and their agents
551.4 Geomorphology and hydrosphere, water
551.5 Meteorology
551.6 Climatology and weather
551.7 Historical geology
551.8 Structural geology
551.9 Geochemistry

552 Petrology

553 Economic geology

553.2 Carbonaceous materials
553.3 Iron
553.4 Metals and semimetals
553.5 Structural and sculptural stone
553.6 Other economic materials
553.7 Water
553.8 Gems

554 Earth sciences of Europe

555 Earth sciences of Asia

556 Earth sciences of Africa

557 Earth sciences of North America

558 Earth sciences of South America

559 Earth sciences of other areas

560 Paleontology; Paleozoology

560.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment of paleontology, of paleozoology

561 Paleobotany

562 Fossil invertebrates

563 Fossil primitive phyla

564 Fossil mollusks & related phyla

565 Other fossil invertebrates

566 Fossil vertebrates

567 Fossil cold-blooded vertebrates

567.9 Reptiles

568 Fossil birds

569 Fossil mammals

570 Life sciences

571

572 Human races

572.9 Geographic distribution of races

573 Physical anthropology

573.2 Evolution and genetics of humankind
573.3 Prehistoric humankind

574 Biology

574.1 Physiology
574.2 Pathology
574.3 Development and maturation
574.4 Anatomy and morphology
574.5 Ecology
574.6 Economic biology
574.8 Tissue, cellular, molecular biology
574.9 Geographic treatment of organisms

575 Evolution & genetics

575.1 Genetics
575.2 Variation

576 Microbiology

577 General nature of life

578 Microscopy in biology

579 Collection and preservation

580 Botanical sciences

581 Botany

581.1 Physiology of plants
581.2 Pathology of plants
581.3 Development and maturation of plants
581.4 Anatomy and morphology
581.5 Ecology
581.6 Economic botany
581.8 Tissue, cellular, molecular botany
581.9 Geographic treatment of plants

582 Seed-bearing plants

582.1 Nontaxonomic groupings

583 Dicotyledons

584 Monocotyledons

585 Gymnosperms (Naked-seed plants)

586 Seedless plants

587 Pteridophyta (Vascular seedless plants)

588 Bryophytes

589 Thallophytes & prokaryotes

589.1 Lichens
589.2 Fungi
589.3 Algae
589.4 Specific types of algae
589.9 Prokaryotes; Bacteria

590 Zoological sciences

591 Zoology