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DDC Sections

000Generalities
001Knowledge
002The book
003Systems
004Data processing - Computer science
005Computer programming, programs, data
006Special computer methods
007[unassigned]
008[unassigned]
009[unassigned]
010Bibliography
011Bibliographies
012Bibliographies of individuals
013Of works on specific classes of authors
014Of anonymous and pseudonymous works
015Of works from specific places
016Of works on specific subjects
017General subject catalogs
018Catalogs arranged by author, date, etc.
019Dictionary catalogs
020Library and information sciences
021Library relationships
022Administration of the physical plant
023Personnel administration
024[unassigned]
025Library operations
026Libraries for specific subjects
027General libraries
028Reading and use of other information media
029[unassigned]
030General encyclopedic works
031American English-language
032In English
033In other Germanic languages
034In French, Provencal, Catalan
035In Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
036In Spanish and Portuguese
037In Slavic languages
038In Scandinavian languages
039In other languages
040[unassigned]
041[unassigned]
042[unassigned]
043[unassigned]
044[unassigned]
045[unassigned]
046[unassigned]
047[unassigned]
048[unassigned]
049[unassigned]
050General serial publications
051American English-language
052In English
053In other Germanic languages
054In French, Provencal, Catalan
055In Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
056In Spanish and Portuguese
057In Slavic languages
058In Scandinavian languages
059In other languages
060General organizations and museology
061In North America
062In British Isles - In England
063In central Europe - In Germany
064In France and Monaco
065In Italy and adjacent territories
066In Iberian Peninsula and adjacent islands
067In eastern Europe - In Russia
068In other geographic areas
069Museology (Museum science)
070News media, journalism, publishing
071Journalism and newspapers in North America
072In British Isles - In England
073In central Europe - In Germany
074In France and Monaco
075In Italy and adjacent territories
076In Iberian Peninsula and adjacent islands
077In eastern Europe - In Russia
078In Scandinavia
079In other geographic areas
080General collections
081American English-language
082General collections in English
083In other Germanic languages
084In French, Provencal, Catalan
085In Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
086In Spanish and Portuguese
087In Slavic languages
088In Scandinavian languages
089In Italic, Hellenic, other languages
090Manuscripts and rare books
091Manuscripts
092Block books
093Incunabula
094Printed books
095Books notable for bindings
096Books notable for illustrations
097Books notable for ownership or origin
098Prohibited works, forgeries, hoaxes
099Books notable for format
100Philosophy and psychology
101Theory of philosophy
102Miscellany
103Dictionaries and encyclopedias
104[unassigned]
105Serial publications
106Organizations and management
107Education, research, related topics
108Kinds of persons treatment
109Historical and collected persons treatment
110Metaphysics
111Ontology
112[unassigned]
113Cosmology (Philosophy of nature)
114Space
115Time
116Change
117Structure
118Force and energy
119Number and quantity
120Epistemology, causation, humankind
121Epistemology (Theory of knowledge)
122Causation
123Determinism and indeterminism
124Teleology
125[unassigned]
126The self
127The unconscious and the subconscious
128Humankind
129Origin and destiny of individual souls
130Paranormal phenomena
131Parapsychological and occult methods
132[unassigned]
133Parapsychology and occultism
134[unassigned]
135Dreams and mysteries
136[unassigned]
137Divinatory graphology
138Physiognomy
139Phrenology
140Specific philosophical schools
141Idealism and related systems
142Critical philosophy
143Bergsonism and intuitionism
144Humanism and related systems
145Sensationalism
146Naturalism and related systems
147Pantheism and related systems
148Eclecticism, liberalism, traditionalism
149Other philosophical systems
150Psychology
151[unassigned]
152Perception, movement, emotions, drives
153Mental processes and intelligence
154Subconscious and altered states
155Differential and developmental psychology
156Comparative psychology
157[unassigned]
158Applied psychology
159[unassigned]
160Logic
161Induction
162Deduction
163[unassigned]
164[unassigned]
165Fallacies and sources of error
166Syllogisms
167Hypotheses
168Argument and persuasion
169Analogy
170Ethics (Moral philosophy)
171Ethical systems
172Political ethics
173Ethics of family relationships
174Occupational ethics
175Ethics of recreation and leisure
176Ethics of sex and reproduction
177Ethics of social relations
178Ethics of consumption
179Other ethical norms
180Ancient, medieval, Oriental philosophy
181Oriental philosophy
182Pre-Socratic Greek philosophies
183Sophistic and Socratic philosophies
184Platonic philosophy
185Aristotelian philosophy
186Skeptic and Neoplatonic philosophies
187Epicurean philosophy
188Stoic philosophy
189Medieval western philosophy
190Modern western philosophy
191Philosophy of United States and Canada
192Philosophy of British Isles
193Philosophy of Germany and Austria
194Philosophy of France
195Philosophy of Italy
196Philosophy of Spain and Portugal
197Philosophy of former Soviet Union
198Philosophy of Scandinavia
199Philosophy in other geographic areas
200Religion
201[unassigned]
202[unassigned]
203[unassigned]
204[unassigned]
205[unassigned]
206[unassigned]
207[unassigned]
208[unassigned]
209[unassigned]
210Philosophy and theory of religion
211Concepts of God
212Existence, knowability, attributes of God
213Creation
214Theodicy
215Science and religion
216[unassigned]
217[unassigned]
218Humankind
219[unassigned]
220Bible
221Old Testament (Tanakh)
222Historical books of Old Testament
223Poetic books of Old Testament
224Prophetic books of Old Testament
225New Testament
226Gospels and Acts
227Epistles
228Revelation (Apocalypse)
229Apocrypha and pseudepigrapha
230Christianity - Christian theology
231God
232Jesus Christ and his family
233Humankind
234Salvation (Soteriology) and grace
235Spiritual beings
236Eschatology
237[unassigned]
238Creeds and catechisms
239Apologetics and polemics
240Christian moral and devotional theology
241Moral theology
242Devotional literature
243Evangelistic writings for individuals
244[unassigned]
245[unassigned]
246Use of art in Christianity
247Church furnishings and articles
248Christian experience, practice, life
249Christian observances in family life
250Christian orders and local church
251Preaching (Homiletics)
252Texts of sermons
253Pastoral office (Pastoral theology)
254Parish administration
255Religious congregations and orders
256[unassigned]
257[unassigned]
258[unassigned]
259Pastoral care of families and persons
260Social and ecclesiastical theology
261Social theology
262Ecclesiology
263Days, times, places of observance
264Public worship
265Sacraments, other rites and acts
266Missions
267Associations for religious work
268Religious education
269Spiritual renewal
270History of Christianity and Christian church
271Religious orders in church history
272Persecutions in church history
273Doctrinal controversies and heresies
274History of Christianity in Europe
275History of Christianity in Asia
276History of Christianity in Africa
277History of Christianity in North America
278History of Christianity in South America
279History of Christianity in other areas
280Christian denominations and sects
281Early church and Eastern churches
282Roman Catholic Church
283Anglican churches
284Protestants of Continental origin
285Presbyterian, Reformed, Congregational
286Baptist, Disciples of Christ, Adventist
287Methodist and related churches
288[unassigned]
289Other denominations and sects
290Comparative religion and other religions
291Comparative religion
292Classical (Greek and Roman) religion
293Germanic religion
294Religions of Indic origin
295Zoroastrianism (Mazdaism, Parseeism)
296Judaism
297Islam, Babism, Bahai Faith
298(optional number)
299Other religions
300Social sciences
301Sociology and anthropology
302Social interaction
303Social processes
304Factors affecting social behavior
305Social groups
306Culture and institutions
307Communities
308[unassigned]
309[unassigned]
310Collections of general statistics
311[unassigned]
312[unassigned]
313[unassigned]
314General statistics of Europe
315General statistics of Asia
316General statistics of Africa
317General statistics of North America
318General statistics of South America
319General statistics of other areas
320Political science
321Systems of governments and states
322Relation of state to organized groups
323Civil and political rights
324The political process
325International migration and colonization
326Slavery and emancipation
327International relations
328The legislative process
329[unassigned]
330Economics
331Labor economics
332Financial economics
333Economics of land and energy
334Cooperatives
335Socialism and related systems
336Public finance
337International economics
338Production
339Macroeconomics and related topics
340Law
341International law
342Constitutional and administrative law
343Military, tax, trade, industrial law
344Labor, social, education, cultural law
345Criminal law
346Private law
347Civil procedure and courts
348Law (Statutes), regulations, cases
349Law of specific jurisdictions and areas
350Public administration and military science
351Public administration
352General considerations
353Specific fields of public administration
354Administration of economy and environment
355Military science
356Foot forces and warfare
357Mounted forces and warfare
358Air and other specialized forces
359Sea (Naval) forces and warfare
360Social problems and services; association
361General social problems and welfare
362Social welfare problems and services
363Other social problems and services
364Criminology
365Penal and related institutions
366Associations
367General clubs
368Insurance
369Miscellaneous kinds of associations
370Education
371Schools and activities; special education
372Elementary education
373Secondary education
374Adult education
375Curricula
376[unassigned]
377[unassigned]
378Higher education
379Public policy issues in education
380Commerce, communications, transportation
381Internal commerce (Domestic trade)
382International commerce (Foreign trade)
383Postal communication
384Communications - Telecommunication
385Railroad transportation
386Inland waterway and ferry transportation
387Water, air, space transportation
388Transportation - Ground transportation
389Metrology and standardization
390Customs, etiquette, folklore
391Costume and personal appearance
392Customs of life cycle and domestic life
393Death customs
394General customs
395Etiquette (Manners)
396[unassigned]
397[unassigned]
398Folklore
399Customs of war and diplomacy
400Language
401Philosophy and theory
402Miscellany
403Dictionaries and encyclopedias
404Special topics
405Serial publications
406Organizations and management
407Education, research, related topics
408Kinds of persons treatment
409Geographic and persons treatment
410Linguistics
411Writing systems
412Etymology
413Dictionaries
414Phonology and phonetics
415Grammar
416[unassigned]
417Dialectology and historical linguistics
418Standard usage - Applied linguistics
419Verbal language not spoken or written
420English and Old English
421English writing system and phonology
422English etymology
423English dictionaries
424[unassigned]
425English grammar
426[unassigned]
427English language variations
428Standard English usage
429Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
430Germanic languages - German
431German writing system and phonology
432German etymology
433German dictionaries
434[unassigned]
435German grammar
436[unassigned]
437German language variations
438Standard German usage
439Other Germanic languages
440Romance languages - French
441French writing system and phonology
442French etymology
443French dictionaries
444[unassigned]
445French grammar
446[unassigned]
447French language variations
448Standard French usage
449Provencal and Catalan
450Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
451Italian writing system and phonology
452Italian etymology
453Italian dictionaries
454[unassigned]
455Italian grammar
456[unassigned]
457Italian language variations
458Standard Italian usage
459Romanian and Rhaeto-Romanic
460Spanish and Portuguese languages
461Spanish writing system and phonology
462Spanish etymology
463Spanish dictionaries
464[unassigned]
465Spanish grammar
466[unassigned]
467Spanish language variations
468Standard Spanish usage
469Portuguese
470Italic languages - Latin
471Classical Latin writing and phonology
472Classical Latin etymology
473Classical Latin dictionaries
474[unassigned]
475Classical Latin grammar
476[unassigned]
477Old, Postclassical, Vulgar Latin
478Classical Latin usage
479Other Italic languages
480Hellenic languages - Classical Greek
481Classical Greek writing and phonology
482Classical Greek etymology
483Classical Greek dictionaries
484[unassigned]
485Classical Greek grammar
486[unassigned]
487Preclassical and postclassical Greek
488Classical Greek usage
489Other Hellenic languages
490Other languages
491East Indo-European and Celtic languages
492Afro-Asiatic languages - Semitic
493Non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic languages
494Altaic, Uralic, Hyperborean, Dravidian
495Languages of East and Southeast Asia
496African languages
497North American native languages
498South American native languages
499Austronesian and other languages
500Natural sciences and mathematics
501Philosophy and theory
502Miscellany
503Dictionaries and encyclopedias
504[unassigned]
505Serial publications
506Organizations and management
507Education, research, related topics
508Natural history
509Historical, geographic, persons treatment
510Mathematics
511General principles of mathematics
512Algebra, number theory
513Arithmetic
514Topology
515Analysis
516Geometry
517[unassigned]
518[unassigned]
519Probabilities and applied mathematics
520Astronomy and allied sciences
521Celestial mechanics
522Techniques, equipment, materials
523Specific celestial bodies and phenomena
524[unassigned]
525Earth (Astronomical geography)
526Mathematical geography
527Celestial navigation
528Ephemerides
529Chronology
530Physics
531Classical mechanics - Solid mechanics
532Fluid mechanics - Liquid mechanics
533Pneumatics (Gas mechanics)
534Sound and related vibrations
535Light and paraphotic phenomena
536Heat
537Electricity and electronics
538Magnetism
539Modern physics
540Chemistry and allied sciences
541Physical and theoretical chemistry
542Techniques, equipment, materials
543Analytical chemistry
544Qualitative analysis
545Quantitative analysis
546Inorganic chemistry
547Organic chemistry
548Crystallography
549Mineralogy
550Earth sciences
551Geology, hydrology, meteorology
552Petrology
553Economic geology
554Earth sciences of Europe
555Earth sciences of Asia
556Earth sciences of Africa
557Earth sciences of North America
558Earth sciences of South America
559Earth sciences of other areas
560Paleontology - Paleozoology
561Paleobotany; fossil microorganisms
562Fossil invertebrates
563Other fossil invertebrates
564Fossil Mollusca and Molluscoidea
565Fossil Arthropoda
566Fossil Chordata
567Fossil cold-blooded vertebrates
568Fossil Aves (birds)
569Fossil Mammalia
570Life sciences - Biology
571Physiology and related subjects
572Biochemistry
573Specific systems in animals
574[unassigned]
575Specific parts of and systems in plants
576Genetics and evolution
577Ecology
578Natural history of organisms
579Microorganisms, fungi, algae
580Plants
581Specific topics in natural history
582Plants noted for characteristics and flowers
583Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
584Liliopsida (Monocotyledons)
585Pinophyta (Gymnosperms) - Coniferales
586Cryptogamia (Seedless plants)
587Pteridophyta (Vascular seedless plants)
588Bryophyta
589[unassigned]
590Animals
591Specific topics in natural history
592Invertebrates
593Marine and seashore invertebrates
594Mollusca and Molluscoidea
595Arthropoda
596Chordata
597Cold-blooded vertebrates - Fishes
598Aves (Birds)
599Mammalia (Mammals)
600Technology (Applied sciences)
601Philosophy and theory
602Miscellany
603Dictionaries and encyclopedias
604Special topics
605Serial publications
606Organizations
607Education, research, related topics
608Invention and patents
609Historical, geographic, persons treatment
610Medical sciences - Medicine
611Human anatomy, cytology, histology
612Human physiology
613Promotion of health
614Incidence and prevention of disease
615Pharmacology and therapeutics
616Diseases
617Surgery and related medical specialties
618Gynecology and other medical specialties
619Experimental medicine
620Engineering and allied operations
621Applied physics
622Mining and related operations
623Military and nautical engineering
624Civil engineering
625Engineering of railroads and roads
626[unassigned]
627Hydraulic engineering
628Sanitary and municipal engineering
629Other branches of engineering
630Agriculture and related technologies
631Techniques, equipment, materials
632Plant injuries, diseases, pests
633Field and plantation crops
634Orchards, fruits, forestry
635Garden crops (Horticulture)
636Animal husbandry
637Processing dairy and related products
638Insect culture
639Hunting, fishing, conservation
640Home economics and family living
641Food and drink
642Meals and table service
643Housing and household equipment
644Household utilities
645Household furnishings
646Sewing, clothing, personal living
647Management of public households
648Housekeeping
649Child rearing and home care of persons
650Management and auxiliary services
651Office services
652Processes of written communication
653Shorthand
654[unassigned]
655[unassigned]
656[unassigned]
657Accounting
658General management
659Advertising and public relations
660Chemical engineering
661Industrial chemicals technology
662Explosives, fuels, related products
663Beverage technology
664Food technology
665Industrial oils, fats, waxes, gases
666Ceramic and allied technologies
667Cleaning, color, coating technologies
668Technology of other organic products
669Metallurgy
670Manufacturing
671Metalworking and metal products
672Iron, steel, other iron alloys
673Nonferrous metals
674Lumber processing, wood products, cork
675Leather and fur processing
676Pulp and paper technology
677Textiles
678Elastomers and elastomer products
679Other products of specific materials
680Manufacture for specific uses
681Precision instruments and other devices
682Small forge work (Blacksmithing)
683Hardware and household appliances
684Furnishings and home workshops
685Leather, fur goods, related products
686Printing and related activities
687Clothing and accessories
688Other final products and packaging
689[unassigned]
690Buildings
691Building materials
692Auxiliary construction practices
693Specific materials and purposes
694Wood construction - Carpentry
695Roof covering
696Utilities
697Heating, ventilating, air-conditioning
698Detail finishing
699[unassigned]
700The arts - Fine and decorative arts
701Philosophy of fine and decorative arts
702Miscellany of fine and decorative arts
703Dictionaries of fine and decorative arts
704Special topics of fine and decorative arts
705Serial publications of fine and decorative arts
706Organizations and management
707Education, research, related topics
708Galleries, museums, private collections
709Historical, geographic, persons treatment
710Civic and landscape art
711Area planning (Civic art)
712Landscape architecture
713Landscape architecture of trafficways
714Water features
715Woody plants
716Herbaceous plants
717Structures in landscape architecture
718Landscape design of cemeteries
719Natural landscapes
720Architecture
721Architectural structure
722Architecture to ca. 300
723Architecture from ca. 300 to 1399
724Architecture from 1400
725Public structures
726Buildings for religious purposes
727Buildings for education and research
728Residential and related buildings
729Design and decoration
730Plastic arts - Sculpture
731Processes, forms, subjects of sculpture
732Sculpture to ca. 500
733Greek, Etruscan, Roman sculpture
734Sculpture from ca. 500 to 1399
735Sculpture from 1400
736Carving and carvings
737Numismatics and sigillography
738Ceramic arts
739Art metalwork
740Drawing and decorative arts
741Drawing and drawings
742Perspective
743Drawing and drawings by subject
744[unassigned]
745Decorative arts
746Textile arts
747Interior decoration
748Glass
749Furniture and accessories
750Painting and paintings
751Techniques, equipment, materials, forms
752Color
753Symbolism, allegory, mythology, legend
754Genre paintings
755Religion
756[unassigned]
757Human figures
758Other subjects
759Historical, geographic, persons treatment
760Graphic arts - Printmaking and prints
761Relief processes (Block printing)
762[unassigned]
763Lithographic (Planographic) processes
764Chromolithography and serigraphy
765Metal engraving
766Mezzotinting, aquatinting, related processes
767Etching and drypoint
768[unassigned]
769Prints
770Photography and photographs
771Techniques, equipment, materials
772Metallic salt processes
773Pigment processes of printing
774Holography
775[unassigned]
776[unassigned]
777[unassigned]
778Fields and kinds of photography
779Photographs
780Music
781General principles and musical forms
782Vocal music
783Music for single voices - The voice
784Instruments and instrumental ensembles
785Ensembles with one instrument per part
786Keyboard and other instruments
787Stringed instruments (Chordophones)
788Wind instruments (Aerophones)
789(optional number)
790Recreational and performing arts
791Public performances
792Stage presentations
793Indoor games and amusements
794Indoor games of skill
795Games of chance
796Athletic and outdoor sports and games
797Aquatic and air sports
798Equestrian sports and animal racing
799Fishing, hunting, shooting
800Literature and rhetoric
801Philosophy and theory
802Miscellany
803Dictionaries and encyclopedias
804[unassigned]
805Serial publications
806Organizations and management
807Education, research, related topics
808Rhetoric and collections of literature
809History, description, criticism
810American literature in English
811American poetry in English
812American drama in English
813American fiction in English
814American essays in English
815American speeches in English
816American letters in English
817American humor and satire in English
818American miscellaneous writings
819(optional number)
820English and Old English literatures
821English poetry
822English drama
823English fiction
824English essays
825English speeches
826English letters
827English humor and satire
828English miscellaneous writings
829Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
830Literatures of Germanic languages
831German poetry
832German drama
833German fiction
834German essays
835German speeches
836German letters
837German humor and satire
838German miscellaneous writings
839Other Germanic literatures
840Literatures of Romance languages
841French poetry
842French drama
843French fiction
844French essays
845French speeches
846French letters
847French humor and satire
848French miscellaneous writings
849Provencal and Catalan literatures
850Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
851Italian poetry
852Italian drama
853Italian fiction
854Italian essays
855Italian speeches
856Italian letters
857Italian humor and satire
858Italian miscellaneous writings
859Romanian and Rhaeto-Romanic literatures
860Spanish and Portuguese literatures
861Spanish poetry
862Spanish drama
863Spanish fiction
864Spanish essays
865Spanish speeches
866Spanish letters
867Spanish humor and satire
868Spanish miscellaneous writings
869Portuguese literature
870Italic literatures - Latin
871Latin poetry
872Latin dramatic poetry and drama
873Latin epic poetry and fiction
874Latin lyric poetry
875Latin speeches
876Latin letters
877Latin humor and satire
878Latin miscellaneous writings
879Literatures of other Italic languages
880Hellenic literatures - Classical Greek
881Classical Greek poetry
882Classical Greek dramatic poetry and drama
883Classical Greek epic poetry and fiction
884Classical Greek lyric poetry
885Classical Greek speeches
886Classical Greek letters
887Classical Greek humor and satire
888Classical Greek miscellaneous writings
889Modern Greek literature
890Literatures of other languages
891East Indo-European and Celtic
892Afro-Asiatic literatures - Semitic
893Non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic literatures
894Altaic, Uralic, Hyperborean, Dravidian
895Literatures of East and Southeast Asia
896African literatures
897North American native literatures
898South American native literatures
899Austronesian and other literatures
900Geography and history
901Philosophy and theory
902Miscellany
903Dictionaries and encyclopedias
904Collected accounts of events
905Serial publications
906Organizations and management
907Education, research, related topics
908Kinds of persons treatment
909World history
910Geography and travel
911Historical geography
912Graphic representations
913Geography of and travel in ancient world
914Geography of and travel in Europe
915Geography of and travel in Asia
916Geography of and travel in Africa
917Geography of and travel in North America
918Geography of and travel in South America
919Geography of and travel in other areas
920Biography, genealogy, insignia
921(optional number)
922(optional number)
923(optional number)
924(optional number)
925(optional number)
926(optional number)
927(optional number)
928(optional number)
929Genealogy, name, insignia
930History of ancient world to ca. 499
931China to 420
932Egypt to 640
933Palestine to 70
934India to 647
935Mesopotamia and Iranian Plateau to 637
936Europe north and west of Italy to ca. 499
937Italy and adjacent territories to 476
938Greece to 323
939Other parts of ancient world to ca. 640
940General history of Europe
941British Isles
942England and Wales
943Central Europe - Germany
944France and Monaco
945Italian Peninsula and adjacent islands
946Iberian Peninsula and adjacent islands
947Eastern Europe - Russia
948Scandinavia
949Other parts of Europe
950General history of Asia - Far East
951China and adjacent areas
952Japan
953Arabian Peninsula and adjacent areas
954South Asia - India
955Iran
956Middle East (Near East)
957Siberia (Asiatic Russia)
958Central Asia
959Southeast Asia
960General history of Africa
961Tunisia and Libya
962Egypt and Sudan
963Ethiopia and Eritrea
964Northwest African coast and offshore islands
965Algeria
966West Africa and offshore islands
967Central Africa and offshore islands
968Southern Africa - Republic of South Africa
969South Indian Ocean islands
970General history of North America
971Canada
972Middle America - Mexico
973United States
974Northeastern United States
975Southeastern United States
976South central United States
977North central United States
978Western United States
979Great Basin and Pacific Slope region
980General history of South America
981Brazil
982Argentina
983Chile
984Bolivia
985Peru
986Colombia and Ecuador
987Venezuela
988Guiana
989Paraguay and Uruguay
990General history of other areas
991[unassigned]
992[unassigned]
993New Zealand
994Australia
995Melanesia - New Guinea
996Other parts of Pacific - Polynesia
997Atlantic Ocean islands
998Arctic islands and Antarctica
999Extraterrestrial worlds