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

591.1 Physiology of animals
591.2 Pathology of animals
591.3 Development and maturation of animals
591.4 Anatomy and morphology of animals
591.5 Ecology of animals
591.4 Anatomy and morphology
591.5 Ecology
591.6 Economic biology
591.8 Tissue, cellular, molecular zoology
591.9 Geographic treatment of animals

592 Invertebrates
593 Protozoa, Echinodermata, related phyla

593.1 Protozoa
593.4 Parazoa Sponges
593.6 Anthozoa
593.7 Hydrozoa and Scyphozoa
593.8 Comb jellies
593.9 Echinodermata

594 Mollusks & related phyla
595 Other invertebrates

595.1 Worms and related animals
595.3 Crustaceans and chelicerates
595.4 Arachnids
595.6 Progoneata
595.7 Insects

596 Vertebrates
597 Cold-blooded vertebrates

597.6 Amphibians
597.7 Apoda (Caecilians)
597.8 Anura (Salientia)
597.9 Reptiles

598 Birds

598.2 Ecology and geographic treatment of birds
598.3 Charadriiformes, Ciconiiformes, Gruiformes
598.4 Anseriformes and other water birds
598.5 Palaeognathae
598.6 Galliformes and Columbiformes
598.7 Coliiformes, Cuculiformes, Piciformes, Psittaciformes, Trogoniformes
598.8 Perching birds, Apodiformes, Coraciiformes
598.9 Birds of prey, owls, Caprimulgiformes

599 Mammals

599.1 Monotremes
599.2 Marsupials
599.3 Unguiculata
599.4 Bats
599.5 Cetaceans and sirenians
599.6 Paenungulata
599.7 Ungulates, carnivores, aardvarks
599.8 Primates
599.9 Humankind and forebears

3. Select a number within the sub-category 600 - example - book on Anorexia, an eating disorder - [2 possible sections]

600 Applied Science & Technology

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

600 Technology (Applied sciences)
601 Philosophy & theory
602 Miscellany

602.2 Illustrations
602.9 Commercial miscellany

603 Dictionaries & encyclopedias
604 Special topics

604.2 Technical drawing
604.7 Hazardous materials technology
604.8 History and description with respect to kinds of persons

605 Serial publications
606 Organizations
607 Education, research, related topics
608 Invention & patents

608.7 Historical, geographic, persons treatment

609 Historical, areas, persons treatment

610 Medical sciences; Medicine

610.6 Organizations, management, professions
610.7 Education, nursing, related topics
610.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment

611 Human anatomy, cytology, histology
612 Human physiology

612.1 Blood and circulation
612.2 Respiration
612.3 Digestion
612.4 Secretion, excretion, related functions
612.6 Reproduction, development, maturation
612.7 Motor functions and skin (integument), hair, nails
612.8 Nervous functions Sensory functions

613 Promotion of health

613.2 Dietetics, nutrition
613.6 Special topics
613.7 Physical fitness
613.8 Substance abuse (Drug abuse), smoking
613.9 Birth control and sex hygiene

614 Incidence & prevention of disease

614.4 Incidence of and public measures to prevent disease
614.5 Incidence of and public measures to prevent specific diseases and kinds of diseases

615 Pharmacology & therapeutics, prescription drugs

615.5 Therapeutics
615.8 Specific therapies and kinds of therapies
615.9 Toxicology

616 Diseases

616.1 Diseases of the cardiovascular system
616.2 Diseases of the respiratory system
616.3 Diseases of the digestive system
616.4 Diseases of the blood-forming, lymphatic, glandular systems Diseases of the endocrine system
616.5 Diseases of the skin (integument), hair, nails
616.6 Diseases of the urogenital system Diseases of the urinary system
616.7 Diseases of the musckloskeletal system
616.8 Diseases of the nervous system and mental disorders
616.9 Other diseases
616.99 Cancer

617 Surgery & related medical specialties

617.1 Wounds and injuries
617.2 Results of injuries
617.3 Orthopedics
617.4 Surgery by systems
617.5 Regional medicine Regional surgery
617.6 Dentistry
617.7 Ophthalmology
617.8 Otology and audiology
617.9 Geriatric, pediatric, military, plastic surgery, transplantation of tissue and organs, anesthesiology

618 Gynecology & other medical specialties

618.1 Gynecology
618.2 Obstetrics
618.3 Diseases and complications of pregnancy
618.4 Childbirth Labor
618.5 Complicated labor
618.6 Normal perperium
618.7 Puerperal diseases
618.8 Obstetrical surgery
618.9 Pediatrics and geriatrics

619 Experimental medicine

620 Engineering & allied operations

620.1 Engineering mechanics (Applied mechanics) and materials science
620.2 Sound and related vibrations
620.3 Mechanical vibration
620.8 Human-factors and safety engineering

621 Applied physics

621.1 Steam engineering
621.2 Hydraulic-power technology
621.3 Electric, electronic, magnetic, communications, computer engineering; lighting
621.4 Heat engineering and prime movers
621.5 Pneumatic, vacuum, low-temperature technologies
621.6 Fans, blowers, pumps
621.8 Machine engineering
621.9 Tools and fabricating equipment

622 Mining & related operations
623 Military & nautical engineering

623.4 Ordnance
623.7 Vehicles
623.8 Nautical engineering and seamanship

624 Civil engineering

624.1 Structural engineering and underground construction

625 Engineering of railroads, roads

625.1 Railroads
625.2 Railroad rolling stock
625.3 Inclined, mountain, ship railroads
625.4 Rapid transit systems
625.5 Cable and aerial railways
625.6 Surface rail and trolley systems
625.7 Roads
625.8 Artificial road surfaces

626
627 Hydraulic engineering
628 Sanitary & municipal engineering Environmental protection engineering

628.1 Water supply
628.3 Sewage treatment and disposal
628.4 Waste technology, public toilets, street cleaning
628.5 Pollution and industrial sanitation engineering
628.9 Other branches of sanitary and municipal engineering

629 Other branches of engineering

629.1 Aerospace engineering
629.2 Motor land vehicles, and cycles
629.3 Air-cushion vehicles (Ground-effect machines, Hovercraft)
629.4 Space Flight
629.45 Manned space flight
629.8 Automatic control engineering

630 Agriculture

630.1 Philosophy and theory
630.2 Miscellany and scientific principles

631 Techniques, equipment, materials

631.2 Use of agricultural structures
631.3 Use of tools, machinery, apparatus, equipment
631.4 Soil science
631.5 Cultivation and harvesting
631.6 Clearing, drainage, revegetation
631.7 Water conservation
631.8 Fertilizers and soil conditioners

632 Plant injuries, diseases, pests
633 Field & plantation crops

633.1 Cereal grains (Cereals)
633.2 Forage crops
633.3 Legumes, other forage crops
633.5 Fiber crops
633.6 Sugar, syrup, starch crops
633.7 Alkaloidal crops
633.8 Other crops grown for industrial processing

634 Orchards, fruits, forestry

634.8 Grapes
634.9 Forestry

635 Garden crops (Horticulture)

635.9 Flowers and ornamental plants

636 Animal husbandry

636.1 Horses and related animals
636.2 Ruminants Bovines Cattle
636.3 Sheep and goats
636.4 Swine
636.5 Poultry Chickens
636.6 Birds other than poultry
636.7 Dogs
636.8 Cats
637 Processing dairy & related products
638 Insect culture, bees

639 Hunting, fishing, conservation

639.2 Commercial fishing, whaling, sealing
639.3 Culture of cold-blooded vertebrates
639.9 Conservation of biological resources

640 Home economics & family living

640.73 Consumer education

641 Food & drink

641.1 Applied nutrition
641.2 Beverages (Drinks)
641.3 Food
641.4 Food preservation and storage
641.5 Cooking, recipes
641.6 Cooking specific materials
641.7 Specific cooking proceses and techniques
641.8 Cooking specific kinds of composite dishes

642 Meals & table service
643 Housing & household equipment
644 Household utilities
645 Household furnishings
646 Sewing, clothing, personal living

646.2 Sewing and related operations
646.4 Clothing and accessories construction
646.5 Construction of headgear
646.7 Managemennt of personal and family living Grooming

647 Management of public households

647.9 Multiple dwellings for transients, eating and drinking places

648 Housekeeping
649 Child rearing & home care of sick

649.8 Home care of sick and infirm

650 Management & auxiliary services

650.1 Personal success in business

651 Office services

651.3 Office management
651.5 Records management
651.7 Communication Creation and transmission of records
651.8 Data processing Computer applications

652 Processes of written communication

652.3 Typewriting
652.5 Word processing

653 Shorthand
654
655
656
657 Accounting
658 General management

658.1 Organization and finance
658.2 Plant management
658.3 Personal management
658.4 Executive management
658.5 Management of production
658.7 Management of materials
658.8 management of distribution (Marketing)

659 Advertising & public relations

659.1 Advertising
659.2 Public relations

660 Chemical engineering
661 Industrial chemicals technology
662 Explosives, fuels technology

662.6 Coal

663 Beverage technology
664 Food technology
665 Industrial oils, fats, waxes, gases

665.5 Petroleum
665.7 Natural gas and manufactured industrial gases
665.8 Other industrial gases

666 Ceramic & allied technologies
667 Cleaning, color, related technologies
668 Technology of other organic products

668.4 Plastics
668.9 Polymers

669 Metallurgy

670 Manufacturing

670.4 Special topics

671 Metalworking & metal products

671.2 Foundry practice (Casting)
671.3 Mechanical working and related processes
671.4 Electroforming of metals
671.5 Joining and cutting of metals
671.7 Finishing and surface treatment of metals
671.8 Primary products

672 Iron, steel, other iron alloys
673 Nonferrous metals
674 Lumber processing, wood products, cork
675 Leather & fur processing
676 Pulp & paper technology
677 Textiles
678 Elastomers & elastomer products
679 Other products of specific materials

680 Manufacture for specific uses
681 Precision instruments & other devices

681.1 Instruments for measuring time

682 Small forge work (Blacksmithing)
683 Hardware & household appliences

683.4 Small firearms

684 Furnishings & home workshops

684.1 Furniture

685 Leather, fur, related products
686 Printing & related activities

686.2 Printing
686.3 Bookbinding
686.4 Photocopying (Photoduplication)

687 Clothing
688 Other final products & packaging

688.6 Nonmotor land vehicles
688.7 Recreational equipment
688.8 Packaging technology

689

690 Buildings
691 Building materials
692 Auxiliary construction practices
693 Specific materials & purposes

693.8 Construction for specific purposes

694 Wood construction; Carpentry
695 Roof covering
696 Utilities
697 Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning

697.9 Ventilation and air conditioning

698 Detail finishing
699

3.  Select a number within the sub-category  700 - example - book on the Olympics

700 - Arts, Music, Sports

700 Generalities

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 Recreation, Sports & performing arts

700 The arts

700.7 Education and related topics of the arts
700.8 The arts with respect to kinds of persons
700.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment

701 Philosophy & theory
702 Miscellany

702.8 Technique, procedures, apparatus, equipment, materials
702.9 Commercial miscellany

703 Dictionaries & encyclopedias
704 Special topics

704.9 Iconography

705 Serial publications
706 Organizations & management
707 Education, research, related topics

707.4 Temporary and traveling collections and exhibits

708 Galleries, museums, private collections

708.1 In North America
708.2 In British Isles (England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland)
708.9 In other geographical areas

709 Historical, areas, persons treatment

709.1 Treatment by areas, regions, places in general
709.2 Persons

710 Civic & landscape art
711 Area planning (Civic art)
712 Landscape architecture
713 Landscape architecture of traffic ways
714 Water features
715 Woody plants
716 Herbaceous plants
717 Structures
718 Landscape design of cemeteries
719 Natural landscapes

720 Architecture

720.8 Architecture with respect to kinds of persons
720.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment

721 Architectural structure
722 Architecture to ca. 300
723 Architecture from ca. 300 to 1399
724 Architecture from 1400
725 Public structures
726 Buildings for religious purposes
727 Buildings for education & research
728 Residential & related buildings

728.7 Vacation houses, cabins, hunting lodges, houseboats, mobile homes
728.8 Large and elaborate private dwellings

729 Design & decoration

730 Plastic arts; Sculpture

730.1 Philosophy and theory of sculpture
730.2 Miscellany of sculpture
730.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment of sculpture

731 Processes, forms, subjects of sculpture

731.4 Techniques and procedures

732 Sculpture to ca. 500
733 Greek, Etruscan, Roman sculpture
734 Sculpture from ca. 500 to 1399
735 Sculpture from 1400
736 Carving & carvings
737 Numismatics & sigillography

737.4 Coins

738 Ceramic arts

738.1 Techniques, procedures, apparatus, equipment, materials
738.2 Porcelain
738.3 Earthenware and stoneware
738.4 Enameling and enamels
738.5 Mosaics
738.6 Ornamental bricks and tiles
638.8 Other products

739 Art metalwork

739.2 Work in precious metals
739.4 Ironwork
739.5 Work in other metals
739.7 Arms and armour

740 Drawing & decorative arts
741 Drawing & drawings

741.2 Techniques, procedures, apparatus, equipment, materials
741.5 Cartoons, caricatures, comics
741.6 Graphic design, illustration and commercial art
741.7 Silhouettes
741.9 Collections of drawings

742 Perspective
743 Drawing & drawings by subject
744
745 Decorative arts

745.1 Antiques
745.2 Industrial art and design
745.4 Pure and applied design and decoration
745.5 Handicrafts
745.6 Calligraphy, illumination, heraldic design
745.7 Decorative coloring
745.8 Panoramas, cycloramas, dioramas
745.9 Other decorative arts

746 Textile arts

746.1 Yarn preparation and weaving
746.2 Laces and related fabrics
746.3 Pictures, hangings, tapestries
746.4 Needle- and handwork
746.5 Bead embroidery
746.6 Printing, painting, dyeing
746.7 Rugs and carpets
746.9 Other textile products

747 Interior decoration

747.2 Historical, geographic, persons treatment
747.7 Decoration of specific rooms of residential buildings

748 Glass

748.2 Glassware
748.5 Stained, painted, leaded, mosaic glass
748.6 Methods of decoration
748.8 Specific articles

749 Furniture & accessories

749.2 Historical, geographic, persons treatment

750 Painting & paintings

750.1 Philosophy and theory

751 Techniques, equipment, forms

751.2 Materials
751.3 Apparatus, equipment, artists' models
751.4 Techniques and procedures
751.5 Techniques of production
751.6 Conservation, preservation, restoration, routine care
751.7 Specific forms

752 Colour
753 Symbolism, allegory, mythology, legend
754 Genre paintings
755 Religion & religious symbolism
756
757 Human figures & their parts
758 Other subjects
759 Historical, areas, persons treatment - add area codes

759.11 Canadian
759.13 American
759.2 British
759.3 German
759.4 French
759.5 Italian
759.6 Spanish
759.7 Russian
759.8 Greek
759.9 other areas
759.94 Dutch

760 Graphic arts; Printmaking & prints

760.1 Philosophy and theory of printmaking and prints
760.2 Miscellany of printmaking and prints
760.7 Education and related topics of printmaking and prints
760.8 History and description of printmaking and prints with respect to kinds of persons

761 Relief processes (Block printing)
762
763 Lithographic (Planographic) processes
764 Chromolithography & serigraphy
765 Metal engraving
766 Mezzotinting & related processes
767 Etching & drypoint
768
769 Prints

769.5 Forms of prints
769.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment of printmaking and prints

770 Photography & photographs

770.2 Miscellany
770.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment

771 Techniques, equipment, materials

771.3 Cameras and accessories

772 Metallic salt processes
773 Pigment processes of printing
774 Holography
775
776
777
778 Fields & kinds of photography

778.2 Photographic projection
778.3 Special kinds of photography
778.4 Stereoscopic photography and projection
778.5 Motion pictures and television photography, and related activities
778.6 Color photography and photography of colors
778.7 Photography of Photography under specific conditions
778.8 Special effects and trick photography
778.9 Photography of specific subjects

779 Photographs

780 Music

780.7 Education, performances, related topics
780.8 History and description of music with respect to kinds of persons
780.9 Historical, geographic,
780.92 musicians, composers

781 General principles & musical forms

781.1 Aesthetics, appreciation, taste
781.2 Elements of music
781.3 Composition
781.4 Techniques of music
781.5 Kinds of music
781.6 Traditions of music
781.7 Sacred music
781.8 Musical forms

782 Vocal music

782.1 Dramatic vocal forms Operas
782.2 Nondramatic vocal forms
782.3 Services (Liturgy and ritual)
782.4 Secular forms
782.5 Mixed voices
782.6 Women's voices
782.7 Children's voices
782.8 Men's voices
782.9 Other types of voices

783 Music for single voices; The voice

783.1 Single voices in combination
783.2 Solo voice
783.3 High voice
783.4 Middle voice
783.5 Low voice
783.6 Women's voices
783.7 Children's voices
783.8 Men's voices
783.9 Other types of voice

784 Instruments & instrumental ensembles

784.1 General principles, musical forms, instruments
784.2 Full (Symphony) orchestra
784.3 Chamber orchestra
784.4 Light orchestra
784.5 Pop music
784.6 Keyboard, mechanical, electronic, percussion bands
784.7 String orchestra
784.8 Wind band
784.9 Brass band

785 Chamber music
786 Keyboard & other instruments

786.2 Piano
786.3 Clavichord
786.4 Harpsichord
786.5 Keyboard wind instruments Organ
786.6 Mechanical and aeolian instruments
786.7 Electrophones Electronic instruments
786.8 Percussion instruments
786.9 Drums and devices used for percussion effects

787 Stringed instruments

787.2 Violin
787.3 Viola
787.4 Cello
787.5 Double bass
787.6 Other bowed stringed instruments Viol
787.7 Plectral instruments, guitar
787.9 Harp and musical bow

788 Wind instruments

788.2 Woodwind instruments and free aerophones
788.3 Flute family
788.4 Reed instruments
788.5 Double-reed instruments
788.6 Single-reed instruments
788.7 Saxophone
788.8 Free reeds
788.9 Brass instruments (Lip-reed instruments)

789

790 Recreational & performing arts

790.1 Recreational activities
790.2 The performing arts in general

791 Public performances

791.3 Circuses
791.4 Motion pictures, radio, television
791.44 movies
791.5 Puppetry and toy theaters
791.6 Pageantry
791.8 Animal performances

792 Stage presentations

792.1 Tragedy and serious drama
792.2 Comedy and melodrama
792.3 Pantomime
792.5 Opera
792.6 Musical plays
792.7 Variety shows
792.8 Ballet and modern dance
792.9 Stage productions

793 Indoor games & amusements

793.2 Parties and entertainment
793.3 Social, folk, national dancing
793.4 Games of action
793.5 Forfeit and trick games
793.7 Games not characterized by action
793.8 Magic and related activities
793.9 Other indoor diversions

794 Indoor games of skill

794.1 Chess
794.2 Checkers (Draughts)
794.3 Darts
794.6 Bowling
794.7 Ball games
794.8 Electronc games Computer games

795 Games of chance

795.1 Games with dice
795.2 Wheel and top games
795.3 Games dependent on drawing numbers or counters
795.4 Card games

796 Athletic & outdoor sports & games

796.0971 Canadian sport history
796.1 Miscellaneous games
796.2 Activities and games requiring equipment
796.3 Ball games
796.4 Weight lifting, track and field, gymnastics, Olympics
796.5 Outdoor life
796.6 Cycling and related activities
796.7 Driving motor vehicles
796.8 Combat sports
796.9 Ice and snow sports
796.91 Skiing
796.96 Hockey

797 Aquatic & air sports

797.1 Boating
797.2 Swimming and diving
797.3 Other aquatic sports
797.5 Air sports

798 Equestrian sports & animal racing

798.2 Horsemanship
798.4 Horse racing Flat racing

799 Fishing, hunting, shooting

799.1 Fishing
799.2 Hunting
799.3 Shooting other than game

3. Select a number within the sub-category 800 - example - Poetry of Canadian poet Dennis Lee

800 Literature

800
Generalities

810 North 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

800 Literature and rhetoric
801 Philosophy & theory
802 Miscellany
803 Dictionaries & encyclopedias
804
805 Serial publications
806 Organizations
807 Education, research, related topics
808 Rhetoric & collections of literature

808.1 Rhetoric [how to create] of poetry
808.2 Rhetoric of drama
808.3 Rhetoric of fiction
808.4 Rhetoric of essays
808.5 Rhetoric of speech
808.6 Rhetoric of letters
808.7 Rhetoric of satire and humor
808.8 Collections of literary texts from more than one literature

808.81 Collections of poetry
808.82 Collections of drama
808.83 Collections of prose

809 Literary history & criticism

809.1 Literary history and criticism of poetry
809.2 Literary history and criticism of drama
809.3 Literary history and criticism of fiction
809.4 Literary history and criticism of essays
809.5 Literary history and criticism of speech
809.6 Literary history and criticism of letters
809.7 Literary history and criticism of satire and humor

810 American or Canadian  literature in English

810.8 collections
810.9 history and criticism

811 Poetry by 1 Author

811.08 collections
811.09 history and criticism

812 Drama

812.08 collections
812.09 history and criticism

813 Fiction

813.08 collections, short stories
813.09 history and criticism

814 Essays
815 Speeches
816 Letters
817 Satire & humor
818 Miscellaneous writings
819

820 British literature in English

820.8 collections
820.9 history and criticism

821 Poetry

821.08 collections
821.09 history and criticism

822 Drama

822.08 collections
822.09 history and criticism
822.3 Shakespeare

823 Fiction

823.08 collections, short stories
823.09 history and criticism

824 Essays
825 Speeches
826 Letters
827 Satire & humor
828 Miscellaneous writings
829 Old English

830 Literatures of Germanic languages
831 German poetry
832 German drama
833 German fiction
834 German essays
835 German speeches
836 German letters
837 German satire & humor
838 German miscellaneous writings
839 Other Germanic literatures

839.3 Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans
839.7 Swedish
839.8 Danish and Norwegian

840 Literatures of Romance languages
841 French poetry
842 French drama
843 French fiction
844 French essays
845 French speeches
846 French letters
847 French satire & humor
848 French miscellaneous writings
849 Provençal & Catalan

850 Italian, Romanian, Rhæto-Romanic
851 Italian poetry
852 Italian drama
853 Italian fiction
854 Italian essays
855 Italian speeches
856 Italian letters
857 Italian satire & humor
858 Italian miscellaneous writings
859 Romanian & Rhæto-Romanic

860 Spanish & Portuguese literatuers
861 Spanish poetry
862 Spanish drama
863 Spanish fiction
864 Spanish essays
865 Spanish speeches
866 Spanish letters
867 Spanish satire & humor
868 Spanish miscellaneous writings
869 Portuguese

870 Latin & Old Latin literatuers
871 Latin poetry
872 Latin drama
873 Latin fiction
874 Latin essays
875 Latin speeches
876 Latin letters
877 Latin satire & humor
878 Latin miscellaneous writings
879 Literatures of other Italic languages

880 Hellenic literatures; Classical Greek
881 Classical Greek poetry
882 Classical Greek drama
883 Classical Greek fiction
884 Classical Greek essays
885 Classical Greek speeches
886 Classical Greek letters
887 Classical Greek satire & humor
888 Classical Greek miscellaneous writings
889 Modern Greek

890 Literatures of other languages
891 East Indo-European & Celtic literatures

891.6 Celtic literatures
891.7 East Slavic literatures Russian
891.8 Slavic literatures

892 Afro-Asiatic literatures; Semitic

892.4 Hebrew

893 Non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic literatures
894 Ural-Altaic, Paleosiberian, Dravidian
895 Literatures of East & Southeast Asia

895.1 Chinese
895.6 Japanese
895.7 Korean
895.9 Annam-Muong, Mon-Khmer, Thai literatures

896 African literatures
897 North American native literatures
898 South American native literatures
899 Other literatures

3. Select a number within the sub-category 900  - example - video on the Rebellions of 1837-1838

900 Geography & History

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 area

900 Geography & history
901 Philosophy & theory
902 Miscellany
903 Dictionaries & encyclopedias
904 Collected accounts of events
905 Serial publications
906 Organizations & management
907 Education, research, related topics
908 With respect to kinds of persons
909 World history

909.7 18th century, 1700-1799
909.8 1800-
909.82 1900-

910 Geography & travel

910.2 Miscellany
910.3 Dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances, gazetteers
910.4 Accounts of travel, discoveries, shipwrecks, adventures
910.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment

911 Historical geography
912 Graphic representations of earth, atlases
913 Ancient world
914 Europe

914.2 Britain
914.3 Germany
914.4 France
914.5 Italy
915.6 Spain
915.7 Russia
915.8 Greece
915.9 Other Europe

915 Asia

915.1 China
915.2 Japan

916 Africa
917 North America

917.1 Canada

917.11 BC
917.12 The West
917.123
917.124
917.127 Manitoba
917.13 Ontario
917.14 Quebec
917.15 NB
917.16 Nova Scotia
917.17 PEI
917.18 Newfoundland
917.19 The North

917.2 Central America
917.3 US

918 South America
919 Other areas

920 Biography, genealogy, insignia
921
922
923
924
925
926
927
928
929 Genealogy, names, insignia

929.4 Personal names
929.6 Heraldry
929.7 Royal houses, peerage, gentry, orders of knighthood
929.8 Awards, orders, decorations, armorial bearings, autographs
929.9 Forms of insignia and identification

930 History of ancient world

930.1 Archaeology

931 China
932 Egypt
933 Palestine
934 India
935 Mesopotamia & Iranian Plateau
936 Europe north & west of Italy
937 Italy & adjacent territories
938 Greece
939 Other parts of ancient world

940 General history of Europe

940.1 Early history to 1453
940.2 1453-
940.3 World War 1914-1918
940.4 Military history of World War I
940.5 1918-
940.53 World War 1939-1945
940.54 Military History of WWII

941 British Isles

941.1 Scotland
941.5 Ireland
941.6 Ulster Northern Ireland
941.7 Republic of Ireland

942 England & Wales

942.05 1485-1603 Shakespeare's time
942.085 Queen Elizabeth II
942.9 Wales

943 Central Europe; Germany

943.086 Hitler's era
943.1 Northeastern Germany
943.6 Austria and Liechtenstein
943.7 Czechoslovakia
943.8 Poland
943.9 Hungary

944 France & Monaco

944.04 Revolution
944.05 Napoleon

945 Italian Peninsula & adjacent islands
946 Iberian Peninsula & adjacent islands
946.9 Portugal
947 Eastern Europe; Soviet Union

947.083 Revolution
947.084 time of Lenin
947.086 modern Russia

948 Northern Europe; Scandinavia

948.1 Norway
948.5 Sweden
948.9 Denmark and Finland

949 Other parts of Europe

949.1 Northwestern islands
949.2 Netherlands (Holland)
949.3 Southern Low Countries Belgium
949.4 Switzerland
949.5 Greece
949.6 Balkan Peninsula
949.7 Yugoslavia and Bulgaria
949.8 Romania
949.9 Aegean Islands

950 General history of Asia; Far East
951 China & adjacent areas

951.2 Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao
951.9 Korea

952 Japan
953 Arabian Peninsula & adjacent areas

953.8 Saudi Arabia

954 South Asia; India
955 Iran
956 Middle East (Near East)

956.1 Turkey and Cyprus
956.4 South central Turkey and Cyprus
956.7 Iraq
956.9 Eastern Mediterranean Region
956.94 Israel

957 Siberia (Asiatic Russia)
958 Central Asia

958.1 Afghanistan

959 Southeast Asia

959.1 Burma
959.3 Thailand
959.4 Laos
959.5 Commonwealth of Nations territories Malaysia
959.6 Cambodia (Khmer Republic, Kampuchea)
959.7 Vietnam
959.8 Indonesia
959.9 Phillippines

960 General history of Africa
961 Tunisia & Libya

961.1 Tunisia
961.2 Libya

962 Egypt & Sudan

962.4 Sudan

963 Ethiopia
964 Morocco & Canary Islands
965 Algeria
966 West Africa & offshore islands

966.1 Mauritania
966.2 Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
966.3 Senegal
966.4 Sierra Leone
966.5 Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde
966.6 Liberia and Ivory Coast
966.7 Ghana
966.8 Togo and Benin
966.9 Nigeria

967 Central Africa & offshore islands

967.1 Cameroon, Sao Tome and Principe, Equatorial Guinea
967.2 Gabon and Republic of the Congo
967.3 Angola
967.4 Central African Republic and Chad
967.5 Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi
967.6 Uganda and Kenya
967.7 Djibouti and Somalia
967.8 Tanzania
967.9 Mozambique

968 Southern Africa

968.8 Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia
968.9 Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi

969 South Indian Ocean islands

969.1 Madagascar

970 General history of North America; Natives of North America
971 Canada

971.01 To 1763

971.02 1763-1791

971.03 1791-1841 including the Rebellions of 1837 & 1838

971.04 1841-1867

971.05 1867-1911 including Confederation and the Riel Rebellion

971.06 1911 and following

971.061 1911-1921

971.062 1921-1935

971.063 1935-1957

971.064 1957-

971.065

971.1 History of British Columbia

971.23 Alberta

971.24 Saskatchewan

971.27 Manitoba

971.3 History of Ontario

971.4 History of Quebec

971.5 History of the Maritimes; New Brunswick

971.6 Nova Scotia

971.7 Prince Edward Island

971.8 Newfoundland

971.9 The North

972 Middle America; Mexico

972.8 Central America

972.9 West Indies (Antilles) and Bermuda

973 United States

973.1 Early history to 1607

973.2 Colonial period, 1607-1775

973.3 Periods of Revolution and Confederation, 1775-1789

973.4 Constitutional period, 1789-1809

973.5 1809-1845

973.6 1845-1861

973.7 Administration of Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865Civil War

973.8 Reconstruction period, 1865-1901

973.9 1901-

973.91

973.917 F D Roosevelt

973.918 Truman

973.922 Kennedy

973.923 Johnston

973.924 Nixon

973.925 Ford

973.926 Carter

973.927 Reagan

973.928 Bush Sr

973.929 Clinton

973.930 Bush Jr

974 Northeastern United States
975 Southeastern United States
976 South central United States
977 North central United States
978 Western United States
979 Great Basin & Pacific Slope

980 General history of South America
981 Brazil
982 Argentina
983 Chile
984 Bolivia
985 Peru
986 Colombia & Ecuador

986.1 Columbia
986.6 Ecuador

987 Venezuela
988 Guiana
989 Paraguay & Uruguay

989.2 Paraguay
989.5 Uruguay

990 General history of other areas
991
992
993 New Zealand

993.1 Specific islands

994 Australia
995 Melanesia; New Guinea

995.3 Papua New Guinea New Guinea region

996 Other parts of Pacific; Polynesia

996.9 North central Pacific Hawaii

997 Atlantic Ocean islands
998 Arctic islands & Antarctica
999 Extraterrestrial worlds