Dewey decimal system number for autobiography

List of Dewey Decimal classes

Codes of a library classification system

The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) is structured around ten main classes covering the entire world of knowledge; each main class is further structured into ten hierarchical divisions, each having ten divisions of increasing specificity.[1] As a system of library classification the DDC is "arranged by discipline, not subject", so a topic like clothing is classed based on its disciplinary treatment (psychological influence of clothing at , customs associated with clothing at , and fashion design of clothing at ) within the conceptual framework.[2] The list below presents the ten main classes, hundred divisions, and thousand sections.[3]

Class – Computer science, information, and general works

  • Computer science, knowledge, and systems
  • Bibliographies
    • Bibliography
    • Bibliographies
    • Bibliographies of individuals
    • [Unassigned]
    • Bibliographies of anonymous and pseudonymous works
    • Bibliographies of works from specific places
    • Bibliographies of works on specific subjects
    • General subject catalogs
    • Catalogs arranged by author, date, etc. [moved to ]
    • Dictionary catalogs [moved to ]
  • Library and information sciences
    • Library and information sciences
    • Library relationships (with archives, information centers, etc.)
    • Administration of physical plant
    • Personnel management
    • [Unassigned]
    • Library operations
    • Libraries for specific subjects
    • General libraries
    • Reading and use of other information media
    • [Unassigned]
  • Encyclopedias and books of facts
  • Unassigned (formerly Biographies)
  • Magazines, journals and serials
    • General serial publications
    • Serials in American English
    • Serials in English
    • Serials in other Germanic languages
    • Serials in French, Occitan, and Catalan
    • Serials in Italian, Romanian, and related languages
    • Serials in Spanish and Portuguese
    • Serials in Slavic languages
    • Serials in Scandinavian languages
    • Serials in other languages
  • Associations, organizations and museums
  • News media, journalism, and publishing
    • News media, journalism, and publishing
    • Newspapers in North America
    • Newspapers in British Isles; in England
    • Newspapers in central Europe; in Germany
    • Newspapers in France and Monaco
    • Newspapers in Italy and adjacent islands
    • Newspapers in Iberian peninsula and adjacent islands
    • Newspapers in eastern Europe; in Russia
    • Newspapers in Scandinavia
    • Newspapers in other geographic areas
  • Quotations
    • General collections
    • Collections in American English
    • Collections in English
    • Collections in other Germanic languages
    • Collections in French, Occitan, Catalan
    • Collections in Italian, Romanian, and related languages
    • Collections in Spanish and Portuguese
    • Collections in Slavic languages
    • Collections in Scandinavian languages
    • Collections in other languages
  • Manuscripts and rare books

Class – Philosophy and psychology

  • Philosophy
  • Metaphysics
  • Epistemology
  • Parapsychology and occultism
    • Parapsychology and occultism
    • Parapsychological and occult methods for achieving well-being, happiness, success
    • No longer used — formerly "Mental derangements"
    • Specific topics in parapsychology and occultism
    • No longer used — formerly "Mesmerism and Clairvoyance"
    • Dreams and mysteries
    • No longer used — formerly "Mental characteristics"
    • Divinatory graphology
    • Physiognomy
    • Phrenology
  • Philosophical schools of thought
  • Psychology
  • Philosophical logic
  • Ethics
  • Ancient, medieval, and Eastern philosophy
  • Modern Western philosophy (19th-century, 20th-century)

Class – Religion

  • Religion
  • Philosophy and theory of religion
  • The Bible
  • Christianity
  • Christian practice and observance
  • Christian orders and local church
    • Local Christian church and Christian religious orders
    • Preaching (Homiletics)
    • Texts of sermons
    • Pastoral office and work (Pastoral theology)
    • Parish administration
    • Religious congregations and orders
    • No longer used — formerly Religious societies
    • No longer used — formerly Parochial schools, libraries, etc.
    • No longer used — formerly Parochial medicine
    • Pastoral care of families, of specific groups of people
  • Social and ecclesiastical theology
  • History of Christianity
  • Christian denominations
  • Other religions

Class – Social sciences

  • Social sciences, sociology, and anthropology
  • Statistics
    • Collections of general statistics
    • No longer used — formerly "Theory and methods"
    • No longer used — formerly "Population"
    • No longer used — formerly "Special topics"
    • General statistics of Europe
    • General statistics of Asia
    • General statistics of Africa
    • General statistics of North America
    • General statistics of South America
    • General statistics of Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Arctic islands, Antarctica
  • Political science
  • Economics
  • Law
    • Law
    • Law of nations
    • Constitutional and administrative law
    • Military, defense, public property, public finance, tax, commerce (trade), industrial law
    • Labor, social service, education, cultural law
    • Criminal law
    • Private law
    • Procedure and courts
    • Laws, regulations, cases
    • Law of specific jurisdictions, areas, socioeconomic regions, regional intergovernmental organizations
  • Public administration and military science
    • Public administration and military science
    • Public administration
    • General considerations of public administration
    • Specific fields of public administration
    • Public administration of economy and environment
    • Military science
    • Foot forces and warfare
    • Mounted forces and warfare
    • Air and other specialized forces and warfare; engineering and related services
    • Sea forces and warfare
  • Social problems and social services
    • Social problems and services; associations
    • Social problems and services
    • Social problems of and services to groups of people
    • Other social problems and services
    • Criminology
    • Penal and related institutions
    • Secret associations and societies
    • General clubs
    • Insurance
    • Associations
  • Education
  • Commerce, communications and transportation
  • Customs, etiquette and folklore

Class – Language

  • Language
    • Language
    • Philosophy and theory, international languages
    • Miscellany
    • Dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances
    • Special topics of language
    • Serial publications
    • Organizations and management
    • Education, research, related topics
    • Groups of people
    • Geographic treatment and biography
  • Linguistics
  • English and Old English languages
  • German and related languages
    • German and related languages
    • Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of standard German
    • Etymology of standard German
    • Dictionaries of standard German
    • Not assigned or no longer used
    • Grammar of standard German
    • Not assigned or no longer used
    • Historical and geographic variations, modern nongeographic variations of German
    • Standard German usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
    • Other Germanic languages
  • French and related languages
    • French and related Romance languages
    • Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of standard French
    • Etymology of standard French
    • Dictionaries of standard French
    • Not assigned or no longer used
    • Grammar of standard French
    • Not assigned or no longer used
    • Historical and geographic variations, modern nongeographic variations of French
    • Standard French usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
    • Occitan Catalan, Franco-Provençal
  • Italian, Romanian and related languages
    • Italian, Dalmatian, Romanian, Rhaetian, Sardinian, Corsican
    • Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of standard Italian
    • Etymology of standard Italian
    • Dictionaries of standard Italian
    • Not assigned or no longer used
    • Grammar of standard Italian
    • Not assigned or no longer used
    • Historical and geographic variations, modern nongeographic variations of Italian
    • Standard Italian usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
    • Romanian, Rhaetian, Sardinian, Corsican
  • Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
    • Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
    • Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of standard Spanish
    • Etymology of standard Spanish
    • Dictionaries of standard Spanish
    • Not assigned or no longer used
    • Grammar of standard Spanish
    • Not assigned or no longer used
    • Historical and geographic variations, modern nongeographic variations of Spanish
    • Standard Spanish usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
    • Portuguese
  • Latin and Italic languages
    • Latin and related Italic languages
    • Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of classical Latin
    • Etymology of classical Latin
    • Dictionaries of classical Latin
    • Not assigned or no longer used
    • Grammar of classical Latin
    • Not assigned or no longer used
    • Old, postclassical, Vulgar Latin
    • Classical Latin usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
    • Other Italic languages
  • Classical and modern Greek languages
    • Classical Greek and related Hellenic languages
    • Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of classical Greek
    • Etymology of classical Greek
    • Dictionaries of classical Greek
    • Not assigned or no longer used
    • Grammar of classical Greek
    • Not assigned or no longer used
    • Preclassical and postclassical Greek
    • Classical Greek usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
    • Other Hellenic languages
  • Other languages

Class – Science

  • Science
  • Mathematics
  • Astronomy
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Earth sciences and geology
    • Earth sciences
    • Geology, hydrology, meteorology
    • Petrology
    • Economic geology
    • Earth sciences of Europe
    • Earth sciences of Asia
    • Earth sciences of Africa
    • Earth sciences of North America
    • Earth sciences of South America
    • Earth sciences of Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Arctic islands, Antarctica, extraterrestrial worlds
  • Fossils and prehistoric life
    • Paleontology
    • Paleobotany, fossil microorganisms
    • Fossil invertebrates
    • Miscellaneous fossil marine and seashore invertebrates
    • Fossil Mollusca and Molluscoidea
    • Fossil Arthropoda
    • Fossil Chordata
    • Fossil cold-blooded vertebrates
    • Fossil Aves (birds)
    • Fossil Mammalia
  • Biology
  • Plants
  • Animals (Zoology)

Class – Technology

  • Technology
    • Technology (Applied sciences)
    • Philosophy and theory
    • Miscellany
    • Dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances
    • Technical drawing, hazardous materials technology; groups of people
    • Serial publications
    • Organizations
    • Education, research, related topics
    • Patents
    • History, geographic treatment, biography
  • Medicine and health
    • Medicine and health
    • Human anatomy, cytology, histology
    • Human physiology
    • Personal health and safety
    • Forensic medicine; incidence of injuries, wounds, disease; public preventive medicine
    • Pharmacology and therapeutics
    • Diseases
    • Surgery, regional medicine, dentistry, ophthalmology, otology, audiology
    • Gynecology, obstetrics, pediatrics, geriatrics
    • No longer used—formerly Experimental medicine
  • Engineering
  • Agriculture
    • Agriculture and related technologies
    • Specific techniques; apparatus, equipment, materials
    • Plant injuries, diseases, pests
    • Field and plantationcrops
    • Orchards, fruits, forestry
    • Garden crops (Horticulture)
    • Animal husbandry
    • Processing dairy and related products
    • Insect culture
    • Hunting, fishing, conservation, related technologies
  • Home and family management
  • Management and public relations
  • Chemical engineering
    • Chemical engineering and related technologies
    • Technology of industrial chemicals
    • Technology of explosives, fuels, related products
    • Beverage technology
    • Food technology
    • Technology of industrial oils, fats, waxes, gases
    • Ceramic and allied technologies
    • Cleaning, color, coating, related technologies
    • Technology of other organic products
    • Metallurgy
  • Manufacturing
  • Manufacture for specific uses
  • Construction of buildings
    • Construction of buildings
    • Building materials
    • Auxiliary construction practices
    • Construction in specific types of materials and for specific purposes
    • Wood construction
    • Roof covering
    • Utilities
    • Heating, ventilating, air-conditioning engineering
    • Detail finishing
    • Not assigned or no longer used

Class – Arts and recreation

  • Arts
    • The Arts
    • Philosophy and theory of fine and decorative arts
    • Miscellany of fine and decorative arts
    • Dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances of fine and decorative arts
    • Special topics in fine and decorative arts
    • Serial publications of fine and decorative arts
    • Organizations and management of fine and decorative arts
    • Education, research, related topics of fine and decorative arts
    • Galleries, museums, private collections of fine and decorative arts
    • History, geographic treatment, biography
  • Area planning and landscape architecture
  • Architecture
  • Sculpture, ceramics and metalwork
  • Graphic arts and decorative arts
  • Painting
    • Painting and paintings
    • Techniques, procedures, apparatus, equipment, materials, forms
    • Color
    • Symbolism, allegory, mythology, legend
    • Genre paintings
    • Religion
    • Not assigned or no longer used
    • Human figures
    • Nature, architectural subjects and cityscapes, other specific subjects
    • History, geographic treatment, biography
  • Printmaking and prints
  • Photography, computer art, film, video
  • Music
  • Sports, games and entertainment
    • Recreational and performing arts
    • Public performances
    • Stage presentations
    • Indoor games and amusements
    • Indoor games of skill
    • Games of chance
    • Athletic and outdoor sports and games
    • Aquatic and air sports
    • Equestrian sports and animal racing
    • Fishing, hunting, shooting

Class – Literature

  • Literature, rhetoric and criticism
    • Literature (Belles-lettres) and rhetoric
    • Philosophy and theory
    • Miscellany
    • Dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances
    • Not assigned or no longer used
    • Serial publications
    • Organizations and management
    • Education, research, related topics
    • Rhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literatures
    • History, description, critical appraisal of more than two literatures
  • American literature in English
    • American literature in English
    • American poetry in English
    • American drama in English
    • American fiction in English
    • American essays in English
    • American speeches in English
    • American letters in English
    • American humor and satire in English
    • American miscellaneous writings in English
    • No longer used—formerly Puzzle activities
  • English and Old English literatures
    • English and Old English (Anglo-Saxon) literatures
    • English poetry
    • English drama
    • English fiction
    • English essays
    • English speeches
    • English letters
    • English humor and satire
    • English miscellaneous writings
    • Old English (Anglo-Saxon) literature
  • German and related literatures
    • German literature and literatures of related languages
    • German poetry
    • German drama
    • German fiction
    • German essays
    • German speeches
    • German letters
    • German humor and satire
    • German miscellaneous writings
    • Other Germanic literatures
  • French and related literatures
    • French literature and literatures of related Romance languages
    • French poetry
    • French drama
    • French fiction
    • French essays
    • French speeches
    • French letters
    • French humor and satire
    • French miscellaneous writings
    • Occitan, Catalan, Franco-Provençal literatures
  • Italian, Romanian and related literatures
    • Literatures of Italian, Dalmatian, Romanian, Rhaetian, Sardinian, Corsican languages
    • Italian poetry
    • Italian drama
    • Italian fiction
    • Italian essays
    • Italian speeches
    • Italian letters
    • Italian humor and satire
    • Italian miscellaneous writings
    • Literatures of Romanian, Rhaetian, Sardinian, Corsican languages
  • Spanish, Portuguese, Galician literatures
    • Literatures of Spanish, Portuguese, Galician languages
    • Spanish poetry
    • Spanish drama
    • Spanish fiction
    • Spanish essays
    • Spanish speeches
    • Spanish letters
    • Spanish humor and satire
    • Spanish miscellaneous writings
    • Literatures of Portuguese and Galician languages
  • Latin and Italic literatures
    • Latin literature and literatures of related Italic languages
    • Latin poetry
    • Latin dramatic poetry and drama
    • Latin epic poetry and fiction
    • Latin lyric poetry
    • Latin speeches
    • Latin letters
    • Latin humor and satire
    • Latin miscellaneous writings
    • Literatures of other Italic languages
  • Classical and modern Greek literatures
    • Classical Greek literature and literatures of related Hellenic languages
    • Classical Greek poetry
    • Classical Greek drama
    • Classical Greek epic poetry and fiction
    • Classical Greek lyric poetry
    • Classical Greek speeches
    • Classical Greek letters
    • Classical Greek humor and satire
    • Classical Greek miscellaneous writings
    • Modern Greek literature
  • Other literatures
    • Literatures of other specific languages and language families
    • East Indo-European and Celtic literatures
    • Afro-Asiatic literatures
    • Non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic literatures
    • Literatures of Altaic, Uralic, Hyperborean, Dravidian languages; literatures of miscellaneous languages of South Asia
    • Literatures of East and Southeast Asia
    • African literatures
    • Literatures of North American native languages
    • Literatures of South American native languages
    • Literatures of non-Austronesian languages of Oceania, of Austronesian languages, of miscellaneous languages

Class – History and geography

  • History
    • History, geography, and auxiliary disciplines
    • Philosophy and theory of history
    • Miscellany of history
    • Dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances of history
    • Collected accounts of events
    • Serial publications of history
    • Organizations and management of history
    • Education, research, related topics of history
    • History with respect to groups of people
    • World history
  • Geography and travel
  • Biography and genealogy
    • Biography, genealogy, insignia
    • – This range is reserved as an optional location for biographies, which are shelved alphabetically by subject's last name.
    • Genealogy, names, insignia
  • History of ancient world (to c.&#;)
  • History of Europe
  • History of Asia
  • History of Africa
  • History of North America
    • History of North America
    • Canada
    • Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Bermuda
    • United States
    • Northeastern United States (New England and Middle Atlantic states)
    • Southeastern United States (South Atlantic states)
    • South central United States
    • North central United States
    • Western United States
    • Great Basin and Pacific Slope region of United States
  • History of South America
  • History of other areas
    • History of Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Arctic islands, Antarctica, extraterrestrial worlds
    • – Not assigned or no longer used
    • New Zealand
    • Australia
    • New Guinea and neighboring countries of Melanesia
    • Polynesia and other Pacific Ocean islands
    • Atlantic Ocean islands
    • Arctic islands and Antarctica
    • Extraterrestrial worlds

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