Dewey Decimal Classification System (13th Abridged) 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
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Dewey Decimal Classification System (13th Abridged)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
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
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:
o .03 = dictionaries, encyclopedias. ie. 503 for a dictionary of science; 610.3 dictionary of medical terms
o .09 = history and criticism. ie. 809 = criticism of literature; 385.09 for a history of railways
o 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
o .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:
o no spaces around a dash. ie CANADA-HISTORY-1841-1867; SCIENCE-HISTORY
o always use a dash between titles & sub-titles. ie. PIERRE TRUDEAU-CANADIAN MAGUS
o 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.
o never begin with A, AN, THE, LE, LA, LES, L'
o 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
000General Works
100Psychology
& Philosophy
200 Religion
300Social
Sciences
400 Languages
500 Science
600 Applied
Science & Tech
700 Arts, Music
& Sports
800 Literature
900Geography & 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
000Generalities
010 Bibliograph
y
020 Library & information sciences
030 General
encyclopedic
works
040 Unassig
ned
050 General serials & their
indexes
060 General
organizations & museology[Museums]
070 News media, journalism, publishing
080 General collections
090 Manuscr
ipts & 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
010 Bibliograph
y
011 Bibliographi
es
011.6 General bibliographies of works
020 Library & information
sciences
021 Relationships of libraries, archives, information
1.2 Compensation and other conditions of employmen
t
331.3 Workers of specific
commu
nity 34
1.23 United Nation
s
341.3 Law regarding relations between sta
tes
341.4 Law regarding jurisdiction and jurisdictional relations of sta
tes
341.5 Law of disputes and conflicts betwe
1.3 Civil service examination
s
351.4 Government work forc
e
351.5 Pension
s
351.6 C
1.3 Social wor
k
361.4 Group wor
k
361.6 Governmental actio
n
361.7 Private actio
n
361.8 Community actio
n
361.9 Hi
s 3
70.7 Education, research, related topic
s
370.8 History and description with respect
Domestic trade
)
381.3 Commercial polic
y
382 International commerce (Foreign
trade)
383 Postal communicat
ions
384 Communications; Telecommu
nications
384.1 Telegrap
h 3
84
rinking; using drug
s 3
94.2 Special occasion
s
395 Etiquette
(Manners)
396
397
398
Folklore
398.2 Folk literatur
e 3
98.6 R
al to socie
ty
303 Social
processes 3
03.3 Coordination and contr
ol 3
03.4 Social chang
e
303.6 Confli
ct
304 Factors affecting social
behavior 3
04
statistics of South
America
319 General statistics of other parts
of the world
ra
cy 32
1.5 Elitist system
s
321.8 Democratic system
s
321.9 Authoritarian system
s
322 Relation of state to organized
groups 32
2.4 Political action grou
ps
323 Civil & political
rights 32
3.1 Civil
age grou
ps
331.4 Women worker
s
331.5 Special categories of workers other than by age or se
x
331.6 Categories of workers by racial, ethnic, national ori
en sta
tes
341.6 Law of wa
r
341.7 Law of international cooperatio
n
342 Constitutional & administrative
law
343 Military, tax, trade,
industrial law
344 Social, labor, welfare,
& related law
345 Criminal
law
345.0971 Criminal law in Cana
da
346 Private
law
347 Civil procedure &
ivil service system
(Merit system
)
351.8 Administration of specific field
s
351.9 Malfu
storical, geographic, persons treatme
nt
362 Social welfare problems &
welfare 3
62.1 Physical illnes
s 3
62.2 Mental and emotional illnesses and disturbanc
to kinds of person
s
371 School management; special
education 3
71.1 Teaching and teaching personne
l 3
71.2 School admini
.3 Computer communicatio
n
384.5 Wireless communicatio
n
384.6 telephon
e
385 Railroad transportati
on
386 Inland
iddle
s
398.8 Rhymes and rhyming game
s
398.9 Proverb
s
399 Customs of war &
diplomacy
.2 Human ecolog
y 3
04.5 Genetic factor
s
304.6 Populatio
n
304.8 Movement of peopl
e
305 Social
groups 3
rights of non-dominant aggregates, political rights of nondominant aggregat
es 32
3.3 Civil and political rights of other social aggregat
es
323.4 Specific civil rights; lim
gi
n
331.7 Labor by industry and occupatio
n
331.8 Labor unions, labor-management bargaining and dispute
s
332 Financial
economics 33
2.1 Banks and banki
ng 33
2.
courts
348 Laws (Statutes), regulations,
cases
349 Laws of specific jurisdictions &
areas
nctioning of administratio
n
352 Public administration of local government
s 3
52.1 Property and financial management and related t
es
362.3 Mental retardatio
n
362.4 Problems of and services to people with physical disabiliti
es
362.5 Problems of and service
stration and managemen
t
371.3 Methods of instruction and stud
y
371.4 Guidance and coun
waterway & ferry transportati
on
387 Water, air, space transportati
on
387.1 Port
s 3
87.2 Ship
s
387.5 Ocean (Marine) transportatio
n
387.7 Air tr
05.2 Age group
s 3
05.3 Men and wome
n
305.4 Wome
n
305.5 Social classe
s
305.6 Religious gr
itation and suspension of civil right
s
323.5 Political right
s
323.6 Citizenship and related topic
s
324 The political
process 32
4.1 International party organizations, auxiliaries, ac
3 Credit and loan institution
s
332.4 Mon
ey
332.6 Investment and investmen
ts
332.6 Stoc
ks
332.7 Cred
it
332.8 Interest and discoun
t
333 Land
opic
s 3
52.2 Polic
e
352.3 Fire and accident protectio
n
352.4 Safeguarding public healt
s to the poor; pover
ty
362.6 Problems of and services to persons in late adulthoo
d
362.7 Problems of and services to young pe
selin
g
371.5 School disciplin
e
371.6 Physical plan
t
371.7 School health and safet
ansportatio
n
387.8 Space transportatio
n
388 Transportation; Ground transportati
on 3
88.1 Roads and highway
s 3
88.3 Vehicu
oup
s
305.7 Language group
s
305.8 Racial, ethnic, national group
s
305.9 Occupational and
tivitie
s 32
4.2 Political parti
es
324.5 Nomination of candidat
es
324.6 Election systems and procedures; suffrag
e
324.7 Conduct of election campaig
economics 33
3.1 Public ownership and control of land and other natural resource
s 33
3.2 Ownership and control of land and natural resources by nongovernmental grou
h
352.5 Regulation and control of public building
s
352.6 Environmental sanitation and rel
ople; child abus
e
362.8 Problems of and services to other groups; wife/spousal/aged abus
e
362.9 Historical, geographic, per
y
371.8 The studen
t
371.9 Special educatio
n
372 Elementary
education 3
72.1 Organization and managemen
lar transportatio
n
388.4 Local transportatio
n
388.5 Pipeline transportatio
n
389 Metrology & standardizat
ion
miscellaneous group
s
306 Culture & institutions
306.2 Political institution
s 3
06.3 Economic institution
s
306.4 Specifi
ns
324.9 Historical and geographic treatment of electio
ns
325 International migration &
colonization
326 Slavery &
emancipation
327 International
relations
327.1 General topics of international relations; spi
es 32
7.2 Di
ps
333.3 Individual (Private) ownership and control of land and other natural resource
s
333.5 Rental and leasing of land and other natural resource
s
333.
ated activitie
s
352.7 Housing and public work
s
352.9 Miscellaneous field
s
353 Public administration of U.S. federal & state government
s 3
sons treatment of social welfare problems and service
s
363 Other social problems &
services 3
63.1 Public safety program
s 3
63.2 Policy service
s
363.3 Other
t of elementary schools; curriculum
s 3
72.2 Levels of elementary educatio
n
372.3 Tech
c types of cultur
e
306.6 Religious institution
s
306.7 Institutions pertaining to relations of the sex
plomac
y
328 The legislative
process 32
8.2 Initiative and referendu
m 32
8.3 Legislative bodi
es
329
7 Natural resources and ener
gy
333.8 Subsurface resource
s
333.9 Other natural resource
s
334
Cooperatives
335 Socialism & related
systems
335.4 Marxian system
s 33
5.5
53.1 Department of Stat
e 3
53.2 Department of the Treasur
y
353.3 Department of the Interi
aspects of public safe
ty
363.4 Controversies related to public morals and custom
s
363.5 Housin
g
363.6 Public utilities and re
nology, science, healt
h
372.4 Readin
g
372.5 Creative and manual art
s
372.6 Languag
e
s
306.8 Marriage and family
306.9 Institutions pertaining to deat
h
307 Communitie
s 3
07.1 Community pla
Democratic socialis
m
335.6 Fascis
m
336 Public
finance 33
6.1 Nontax revenu
es 33
6.2 Taxes and taxatio
n
336.3 Public borrowing, debt, expenditu
re
337 International
economics
338
o
r
353.4 Post Office Departmen
t
353.5 Department of Justic
e
353.6 Department of Defen
lated service
s
363.7 Environmental problems and services; ecology; pollutio
n
363.8 Food suppl
y
363.9 Population pro
e, literature, theate
r
372.7 Mathematic
s
372.8 Other studie
s
372.9 Historical, geo
nning and developmen
t 3
07.2 Populatio
n
307.3 Community structur
e
307.7 Specific kinds of com
Production
338.1 Agricultur
e 33
8.2 Extraction of mineral
s
338.3 Other extractive industr
ies
383.4 Secondary industries and service
s
383.5 General produc
s
e
353.7 Department of the Nav
y
353.8 Other department
s
353.9 State government
s
blem
s
364
Criminology 3
64.1 Criminal offens
es 3
64.2 Causes of crime and delinquenc
y
364.3 Offender
s
364.4 Prevention of crime a
graphic, persons treatment of elementary educatio
n
373 Secondary
education 3
73.1 Organization and manage
munitie
s
308
309
tion economi
cs
383.6 Organization of productio
n
383.7 Business enterprises and their structur
e
383.8 Combinations, tru
sts
383.9 Economic developmen
354 Public administration of specific central government
s 3
54.1 International administratio
n
355 Military
science 3
55.1 Military life and custom
s 3
55.2 Mili
nd delinquenc
y
364.6 Penolo
gy
364.8 Discharged offender
s
364.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment of crime
ment of secondary schools; curriculum
s
374 Adult
edutation
375
Curricula
376 Education
of women
377 Schools
& religion
378 Higher
education
378.1 Organization
t and grow
th
339 Macroeconomics & related
topics 33
9.2 Distribution of income and wealt
h 33
9.3 National product, wealth, income accounts and accountin
g
339.4 Factors affectin
tary resource
s
355.3 Organization and personnel of military force
s
355.4 Military oper
and its alleviatio
n
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
and management; curriculum
s 3
78.2 Academic degree
s
378.3 Student finance
s
379 Government regulation, control,
support 3
g national product, wealth, incom
e
339.5 Macroeconomic polic
y
ation
s
355.5 Military trainin
g
355.6 Military administratio
n
355.7 Military installations
clubs
79.1 Finance, supervision, control of public educatio
n 3
79.2 Public education and the stat
and reservation
s
355.8 Military equipment and supplies (Matérie
l)
356 Foot forces &
warfare
357 Mounted forces &
warfare
358 Other specialized forces &
services
e
379.3 Private education and the stat
e
358.1 Guided missile forces and warfar
e 3
58.4 Air forces and warfar
e
359 Sea (Naval) forces &
warfare 3
59.1 Naval lif
e and custom
s 3
59.2 Naval resource
s
359.3 Organization and personnel of naval force
s
359.4 Naval operation
s
359.5 Naval trainin
g
359.6 Naval administratio
n
359.7 Na
val installations and reservation
s
359.8 Naval equipment and supplies (Matérie
l)
359.
9 Specialized combat forces; engineering and related force
s
3. Select a number within the sub-category 400 - example - an English dictionary
