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Starting Points: Guide to the Dewey Decimal System

DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM OUTLINE

000 Generalities
     010 Bibliography
     020 Library & information sciences
     030 General encyclopedic works
     040 Special topics
     050 General serials & their indexes
     060 General organizations & museums
     070 New media, journalism, publishing
     080 General collections
     090 Manuscripts & rare books

100 Philosophy & psychology
     110 Metaphysics
     120 Epistemology, causation, humankind
     130 Paranormal phenomena
     140 Specific philosophical schools
     150 Psychology
     160 Logic
     170 Ethics (moral philosophy)
     180 Ancient, medieval, oriental philosophy
     190 Modern western philosophy

200 Religion
     210 Natural theology
     220 Bible
     230 Christian theology
     240 Christian moral & devotional theology
     250 Christian orders & local churches
     260 Christian social theology
     270 Christian church history
     280 Christian denominations & sects
     290 Other & comparative religions

300 Social Science
     310 General statistics
     320 Political science
     330 Economics
     340 Law
     350 Public administration
     360 Social problems & services
     370 Education
     380 Commerce, communications, transport
     390 Customs, etiquette, folklore

400 Language
     410 Linguistics
     420 English & 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 languages (Classical Greek)
     490 Other languages

500 Natural science & mathematics
     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)
     610 Medical sciences (Medicine, Psychiatry)
     620 Engineering
     630 Agriculture
     640 Home economics & family living
     650 Management
     660 Chemical engineering
     670 Manufacturing
     680 Manufacture for specific use
     690 Buildings

700 The arts
     710 Civic & landscape art
     720 Architecture
     730 Sculpture
     740 Drawings & decorative arts
     750 Paintings & painters
     760 Graphic arts (Printmaking & prints)
     770 Photography
     780 Music
     790 Recreational & performing arts

800 Literature & rhetoric
     810 American literature in English
     820 English literature
     830 Literature of Germanic language
     840 Literatures of Romance language
     850 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic Literatures
     860 Spanish & Portuguese literatures
     870 Italic literatures (Latin)
     880 Hellenic literatures (Classical Greek)
     890 Literatures of other languages

900 Geography & history
     910 Geography & 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

DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM SUBJECT GUIDE

Abnormal psychology	616.89
Abortion, ethics	179.76
Abortion, law	344.04192
Abortion, medical	618
Abortion, social issues	363.46
Accounting	657
Advertising	659
Aerobics	613.71
African history	960
African literature	896
African travel	916
Agriculture	630
AIDS, medical issues	616.97
AIDS, social issues	362.19
Air conditioning	697
Air pollution	363.739
Air transportation	387.7
Air warfare	358.4
Airplanes	629.1
Alcohol abuse	362.29
Algebra	512
All-terrain vehicles	629.22
Almanacs	317.3
American history	973
American Indians	970
American literature	810
Anatomy	611 & 612
Ancient history	930
Ancient philosophy	182
Animal dissection	591.4
Animal rights	179.3
Animals as pets	636
Antiques	745.1
Aptitude tests	153.94
Aquariums	639.34
Archeology	930.1
Archery	799.32
Architecture	720
Arithmetic	513
Armed forces examination	355.0076
Art history	709
Arthritis	616.722
Arts	700
Asian history	950
Asian travel	915.04
Astrology	133.5
Astronautics	629.4
Astronomy	520
ASVAB	355.0076
Atlases	912
Automobile racing	796.72
Automobile repair	629.287
Automobiles	629.222

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B

Baby names	929.4
Baby showers	793.2
Backache	617.375
Bankruptcy	346.078
Baseball	796.357
Baseball cards	769.49796
Basement remodeling	643.5
Basketball	796.323
Bathroom remodeling	643.3
Bed and breakfasts	647.94
Bed-wetting	618.928
Bible	220
Bibliography	010
Biking	796.6
Bioethics	174.2
Biography	921
Biology	574
Bird watching	598.07234
Birds.	598
Black holes	523.8
Black magic	133.4
Boatbuilding	623.8
Boating	797.1
Boats	623.82
Bodybuilding	646.75
Books	002
Botany	581
British history	941
Buddhism	294.3
Budgeting	640.42
Building	690
Business	650
Business enterprises	338.7
Business in the home	658.1141
Business letters	808.06
Business plans	658.1522

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C

Cameras	771.3
Campground directories	917.304
Camping	796.5
Canadian travel	917.104
Cancer	616.994
Canoeing	797.122
Car repair	629.287
Card games	795.4
Carpentry	694
Cats	636.8
Celebrations	394.2
Census	317.3
Ceramic arts	738
Chemistry	540
Chess	794.1
Child abuse	362.76
Child psychology	155.4
Child rearing	649.1
Childbirth	618.4
Children's parties	793.21
Chinese history	951
Chinese literature.	895
Christian devotions	242
Christian life	248.4
Christian liturgy	264
Christian missions	266
Christian sacraments	265
Christian theology	261
Christianity	230/280
Christmas	394.268
Church buildings	726.5
Church history	270
City government	352
Civil law	347
Civil rights	323
Civil war	973.7
Clothing care	646.6
Cocaine abuse	362.298
Codependency	362.29
Coins	737.4
College directories	378.73
Commerce	380
Communication	302.2
.Composting	631.875
Computer games	794.8
Computer programming	005
Computers	004
Conservation	333.7
Constitutional law	342
Construction	690
Consumer information	640.73
Cookbooks	641.5
Costume	391
Costume making	646.478
Crafts	745.5
Crime	364
Criminal law	345
Criminals	364.3
Crocheting	746.434

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D

Dance	793.3
Data processing	650.0285
Death	155.937
Decks	643.55
Decorative arts	745
Denominations and Sects	280
Depression	616.8527
Depression glass	748.2075
Desert Storm	956.7043
Desktop publishing	070.5028
Developmental psychology	155
Dictionaries, English.	423
Diets	613.2
Dinosaurs	567.91
Diseases	616
Disneyworld	917.5924
Divorce	306.89
Dog racing	798.8
Dogs	636.7
Dolls	745.59
Drama collections	808.82
Drama, American	812
Drama, British	822
Drawing	741
Dreams	135.3
Dried flowers	745.92
Drug abuse	362.29
Drugs (pharmacology)	615
Drunk driving	363.1251
Dungeons & Dragons	793.73

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E

Earth science	550
Ecology	574.5
Economics	330
Education	370
Elections	324
Electrical code	621.31924
Electrical wiring	621.31924
Electricity.	612.3
Electronics	621.38
Elementary education	372
Emotions	152.4
Encyclopedias	031
Engineering	620
English language	420
English literature	820
Entrepreneurs	658.42
Environment	333
Environmental problems	363.7
Essays, American	814
Essays, British	824
Ethics	170
Etiquette	395
European history	940
European travel	914.04
Euthanasia	179.7
Evangelism.	269.2
Evolution	575
Examination guides	378.1664
Exercise	613.7
Export marketing	658.848

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F

Families	306.85
Family living	646.78
Family relationships	306.874
Farming	630
Fashion	391
Fashion design	746.92
Federal government	353
Feelings	152.4
Festivals	394.2
Fiction collections	808.83
Finance, personal	332.024
Finance, public	336
Firearms	623.4
Fireplace building.	697.1
Fish	597
Fishing	799
Flags	929.9
Flower arranging	745.92
Flower gardening	635.9
Folklore	398
Food supply	363.8
Football.	796.332
Foreign policy	327.7
Frank, Anne	940.53492
French history	944
French language	440
French literature	840
Fruit trees	634
Funerals	393
Furniture and accessories	749
Furniture refinishing	684.1043

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G

Galleries	708
Garden furniture	645.8
Gardening	635
Gay rights	306.766
GED test guides	373.1264
Genealogy	929.1
Geography	910
Geology	551
Geometry	516
German history	943
German language	430
Germanic literature	830
Go-carts	796.72
God (Christianity)	231
Golf	796.352
Government	320
Government systems	321
Graphic arts	760
GRE guides	378.1664
Greek language	480
Greenhouse effect	551.6
Grooming, personal	646.7
Ground transportation	388
Guitar music	787.61
Gun control	363.33
Guns	683.4
Gynecology	618.1

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H

Hair styles	646.724
Handicrafts	745.5
Handwriting analysis	155.282
Hazardous materials	363.17
Headache	616.047
Health	613
Heart disease	616.12
Heating	697
Higher education	378
Hinduism	294.5
Holidays	394
Home decoration	747
Home economics	640
Home health care	649.8
Home repair	643.7
Homicide	364.152
Horses	636.1
Hotels	647
House buying	643
House cleaning	648
House painting	698
House plans	728.37
House plants	635.965
Household appliances	643.6
Houses	728
Housing	363.5
Humanism	144
Humor	817
Hunting	799.2

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I

Income tax	336.24
Indoor games	793/794
Infant care	649.122
Infant health	613.0432
Insects	595.7
Insurance	368
Interior decorating	747
International business	338.88
International economics	337
International relations	327
Interpersonal relations	158.2
Inventions	608
Investing	332.6
Iran-Iraq War	955.054
Iraq-Kuwait crisis	956.7
Islam	297
Italian history	945
Italian language	450

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J-K

Japanese art	709.52
Japanese literature	895.6
Jesus Christ	232
Jokes	808.882
Journalism	070
Judaism	296
Judiciary	347.7
Karate	796.815
Kitchen remodeling	643.3
Kites	629.133
Knitting	746.43
Korean War	951.9

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L

Labor	331
Land Economics	333
Land warfare	356
Landlord and tenants	346.0434
Landscape architecture	712
Languages (other)	490
Large appliance repair	683.88
Latin language	470
Law	340
Lawn mower repair	631.35
Lawns	635.964
Legislative process	328
Letters, American	816
Library and Inf. Sciences	020
Librettos, musical	782.14
Librettos, opera	782.10268
Lighting	621.32
Literary criticism	809
Literature, English	820
Literature, French	840.9
Literature, Italian	850
Literature, Spanish	860
Living wills	344.04197
Log homes	690.87
Logic	160

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M

Mammals	599
Management	658
Manufacturing	670
Maps	912
Marijuana abuse	362.295
Marketing	658.8
Marriage	306.8
Martial arts	796.815
Mathematics	510
Medical care	362.1
Medical ethics	174.2
Medicine	610
Medicine, diseases	616
Medicine, drugs	615
Medicine, social issues	362.1
Meditations	242
Memory	153.1
Mental illness	362.2
Metalwork	739
Middle Eastern history	956
Military science	355
Motion pictures	791.43
Motorcycle repair.	629.287
Multiple personality	616.85236
Museums	708
Music	780
Music history	780.9
Musical instruments	786/788
Mythology, Greek and Roman	292

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N-O

Names	929.4
National parks	917.3
Native American literature	897
Natural religion	210
Naval warfare	359
Needlework	746.4
New Testament.	225
News media	070
Nintendo	794.82
North American travel.	917.304
Notary public	347.7316
Obstetrics	618.2
Occultism and supernatural	133
Old Testament	221
Opera music	782.1
Organizations	060
Oriental philosophy	181
Origami	736.98

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P

Painting and paintings	750
Paleontology	560
Paper crafts	745.54
Paper manufacturing	676
Paper money	769.55
Parapsychology	133
Parenting	649.1
Parrakeets	636.686
Parrots	636.686
Parties	793.2
Patents	608
Patio building	643.55
Patio design	721.84
Persian Gulf crisis	956.7043
Personal grooming	646.7
Personnel	658.3
Pets	636.08
Pharmacology	615
Philosophy	100
Photography	779
Physical fitness	613.7
Physics	530
Piano	786.2
Piano music	786.2026
Piano purchasing	786.21
Planets	523.4
Plays, American	812
Plays, British	822
Plumbing	696.1
Poetry	808.1
Poetry collections	808.81
Poetry, American	811
Poetry, English	821
Police	363.2
Political campaigns	324.6
Political Parties	324
Politics	320
Pollution	363.73
Population	304.6
Porches	643.55
Portuguese language	460
Postage stamps	383
Poultry (raising)	636.5
Prayers	242
Pregnancy	618
Preschool education	372.21
Prescription drugs	615.1
Preserves, jam	641.852
Prisons	365
Probate	346.052
Production	338
Prophecies	133.3
Psychiatric disorders	616.8
Psychology	150
Psychology, adult	155.6
Psychology, child	155.4
Psychology, individual	155.2
Psychology, sex	155.3
Psychology, young Adult	155.5
Public administration	351/354
Public safety	363.1
Publishing	070

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Q-R

Quotations	808.88
Rabbits (raising)	636.932
Racial, ethnic groups	305.8
Radio (ham)	621.38416
Radio broadcasting	791.44
Railroads	385
Rape	364.153
Rape victims	362.883
Rare books	090
Real estate	333.33
Real estate law	346.0437
Recycling	363.7282333
Religion, Christian	201/289
Religion, non-Christian	290
Reptiles	597.9
Resumes	650.14
Retirement	646.79
Revolutionary war	973.3
Royalty	305.522
Russian history	947
Russian literature	891.7

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S

Sailing	797.124
Saints	282.092
Sales	658.8
Satanism	133.422
Satire	817
School Children	305.234
School management	371
Science and religion	215
Science experiments	507.8
Scores (musical)	782.14026
Sculpture	730
Seashells	594.047
Secondary education	373
Self help	158.1
Septic systems.	628.114
Sewing	646.2
Sex education	649.65
Sex psychology	155.3
Sex roles	305.3
Sexual institutions	306.7
Shakespeare	822.33
Shipbuilding	623.82
Ships	387.2
Shrubs	635.976
Skiing	796.93
Skin diving	797.23
Slavery	326
Small appliance repair	643.6
Small business	658.022
Small engine repair	621.434
Smoking	613.85
Smoking addiction	362.296
Soccer	796.334
Social problems & services	360
Sociology	301
Solar system	523.2
Songbooks	782.42
South American history	980
South American travel	918.04
Space travel	629.4
Spanish language	460
Special education	371.9
Spies	327.1
Sports	796
Sports medicine	617.1027
Stamp collecting	769.56
Statistics	310
Steroids	615.77
Storytelling	027.6251
Stress	155.9042
Style manuals	808.02
Subconscious	154
Substance abuse	362.29
Suicide	362.28
Summer homes.	728.7
Surgery	617
Swimming and diving	797.2

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T

Tax law	343.04
Taxation	336.2
Teenage pregnancy	304.63
Television	791.4
Tenants' rights	346.0434
Tennis	796.342
Terrorism	303.625
Textile arts	746
Thanksgiving	394.268
Theater	792
Theology	230
Thesauri	423.1
Thread count	746.44
Tie dyeing	746.6
Time	115
Toasts	808.5
Toilet training	649.62
Track	796.42
Transportation	380
Travel African	916.04
Travel, Asian	915.04
Travel, European	914.04
Travel, North American	917
Travel, South American	918
Travel, U.S	917.3
Trees	634
Trivia	031.02
Truck repair	629.287
Tuberculosis	616.995
Typing	652.3

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U-V

UFO'S	001.942
United Nations	341.23
Vegetable gardening	635
Veterans	362.86
Veterinary medicine	636.089
Vietnam War	959.704
Vocal Music	782
Voodoo	133.4

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W-Z

Walt Disney World	917.5924
Water pollution	363.739
Water sking	797.35
Water supply	363.61
Water wells	628.11
Weather forecasting	551.63
Wedding customs	392.5
Wedding music	781.587
Wedding plans	395
Wedding showers	793.2
Weight lifting	613.713
Welfare	362.5
Wildflower growing	635.967
Wildflower identification	582.13
Wills	346.054
Wine	641.22
Wine making	663.2
Witchcraft	133.4
Women	305.4
Woodworking	684.08
Word processing	652.5
World history	909
World War I	940.3
World War II	940.53
Worship	248.3
Writing research papers	808.02
Young adults (Aged 12-20)	305.235
Zoology	591

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Updated: December 11, 2007