Dewey Decimal Classification System

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Dewey Decimal Classification System followed at Christ University Library

Hand out for Humanities/Social Sciences Students                                             

By Anil Joseph Pinto, Dept of Media Studies

General

000 Generalities

100 Philosophy & psychology

200 Religion

300 Social sciences

400 Language

500 Natural sciences & mathematics

600 Technology (Applied sciences)

700 The arts

800 Literature & rhetoric

900 Geography & history

070 News media, journalism, publishing

071 News media, journalism, publishing In North America

072 News media, journalism, publishing In British Isles In England

073 News media, journalism, publishing In central Europe In Germany

074 News media, journalism, publishing In France & Monaco

075 News media, journalism, publishing In Italy & adjacent territories

076 News media, journalism, publishing In Iberian Peninsula & adjacent islands

077 News media, journalism, publishing In eastern Europe In Soviet Union

078 News media, journalism, publishing In Scandinavia

079 News media, journalism, publishing In other languages

300 Social sciences
320 Political science
330 Economics
340 Law

400 Language
401 Philosophy & theory

410 Linguistics

414 Phonology
415 Structural systems (Grammar)

700 The arts
701 Philosophy & theory
707 Education, research, related topics
729 Design & decoration
770 Photography & photographs
778 Fields & kinds of photography
779 Photographs
780 Music
781 General principles & musical forms
782 Vocal music
783 Music for single voices The voice
784 Instruments & Instrumental ensembles
785 Chamber music
786 Keyboard & other instruments
787 Stringed instruments (Chordophones)
788 Wind instruments
789 Not assigned or no longer used
790 Recreational & performing arts
791 Public performances
792 Stage presentations

800 Literature & rhetoric
801 Philosophy & theory
808 Rhetoric & collections of literature
809 Literary history & criticism
810 American literature in English
811 Poetry
812 Drama
813 Fiction
814 Essays
815 Speeches
816 Letters
817 Satire & humour
820 English & Old English literatures
821 English poetry
822 English drama
823 English fiction
824 English essays
825 English speeches
826 English letters
827 English satire & humour
828 English miscellaneous writings
829 Old English (Anglo-Saxon)

881 Classical Greek poetry
882 Classical Greek drama
883 Classical Greek epic poetry & fiction
884 Classical Greek lyric poetry
887 Classical Greek satire & humour
888 Classical Greek miscellaneous writings
890 Literatures of other languages

891 East Indo-European & Celtic
892 Afro-Asiatic literatures Semitic
893 Non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic literatures
894 Ural-Altaic, Paleosiberian, Dravidian
895 Literatures of East & Southeast Asia
896 African literatures
897 North American native literatures
898 South American native literatures
899 Other literatures

For further details check:

http://www.tnrdlib.bc.ca/