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Dewey Decimal classification
Material in The Robertson Library is arranged using the Dewey Decimal Classification
system, in which numbers from 000 to 999 are assigned to different
subject areas, so
material on the same subject is shelved together. The following is an outline
of the Dewey system.
000 |
Generalities |
500 |
Natural Sciences & Mathematics |
| 004 |
Computer science & data processing |
510 |
Mathematics |
| 005 |
Computer programming |
520 |
Astronomy & allied sciences |
| 006 |
Special computer methods |
530 |
Physics |
| 010 |
Bibliography |
540 |
Chemistry & allied sciences |
| 020 |
Library & information sciences |
550 |
Earth sciences |
| 030 |
General encyclopaedic works |
560 |
Palaeontology Palaeozoology |
| 050 |
General serials & their indexes |
570 |
Life sciences |
| 060 |
General organisations & Museology |
580 |
Botanical sciences |
| 070 |
News media, journalism, publishing |
590 |
Zoological sciences |
| 080 |
General collections |
600 |
Technology (Applied Sciences) |
| 090 |
Manuscripts & rare books |
610 |
Medical sciences |
| 100 |
Philosophy & Psychology |
620 |
Engineering |
| 110 |
Metaphysics |
630 |
Agriculture |
| 120 |
Epistemology, causation, humankind |
640 |
Home economics |
| 130 |
Paranormal phenomena |
650 |
Management |
| 140 |
Specific philosophical schools |
660 |
Chemical engineering |
| 150 |
Psychology |
670 |
Manufacturing |
| 160 |
Logic |
680 |
Manufacture for specific uses |
| 170 |
Ethics |
690 |
Buildings |
| 180 |
Ancient, Medieval, Oriental Philosophy |
700 |
The Arts |
| 190 |
Modern Western philosophy |
710 |
Civic & landscape art |
| 200 |
Religion |
720 |
Architecture |
| 210 |
Natural theology |
730 |
Plastic arts sculpture |
| 220 |
Bible |
740 |
Drawing & decorative arts |
| 230 |
Christian theology |
750 |
Painting |
| 240 |
Christian moral & devotional theology |
760 |
Graphic arts Printmaking |
| 250 |
Christian orders & local church |
770 |
Photography |
| 260 |
Christian social theology |
780 |
Music |
| 270 |
Christian church history |
790 |
Recreation Sport |
| 280 |
Christian denominations & sects |
800 |
Literature & Rhetoric |
| 290 |
Other & comparative religions |
810 |
American literature |
| 300 |
Social Sciences |
820 |
English literature |
| 310 |
General statistics |
830 |
Literature of Germanic languages |
| 320 |
Political science |
840 |
Literature of Romance languages |
| 330 |
Economics |
850 |
Italian, Romanian |
| 340 |
Law |
860 |
Spanish & Portuguese literature |
| 350 |
Public administration |
870 |
Italic literatures Latin |
| 360 |
Social services |
880 |
Hellenic literatures |
| 370 |
Education |
890 |
Literature of other languages |
| 380 |
Commerce, communications, transport |
900 |
Geography & History |
| 390 |
Customs, etiquette, folklore |
910 |
Geography & travel |
| 400 |
Language |
920 |
Biography, genealogy |
| 410 |
Linguistics |
930 |
History of ancient world |
| 420 |
English & Old English |
940 |
History of Europe |
| 430 |
Germanic languages |
950 |
History of Asia & Far East |
| 440 |
Romance languages, French |
960 |
History of Africa |
| 450 |
Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic |
970 |
History of North America |
| 460 |
Spanish & Portuguese |
980 |
History of South America |
| 470 |
Italic languages Latin |
990 |
Other areas, New Zealand |
| 480 |
Hellenic languages Classical Greek |
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| 490 |
Other languages |
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Understanding Library of Congress (LC) call numbers
The Library of Congress (LC) classification system is used by many academic and research libraries around the world. With LC, the call number always starts with a letter (or two), followed by numbers. The letter indicates the subject.
e.g Cen:Reference HA 1107.5 EW5
Reading LC call numbers
Work down line by line, alphabetically then numerically (some numbers may contain a decimal point). In the last line with letters and numbers, the numbers are treated as decimals.
The following is an outline of the LC system.
| A |
General Works |
| B |
Philosophy, Psychology, Religion |
| C - F |
History |
| G |
Geography, Anthropology |
| H |
Social Sciences |
| J |
Political Science |
| K |
Law |
| L |
Education (General) |
| LA |
History of Education |
| LB |
Theory and practice of education |
| LC |
Special aspects of education |
| LD |
Individual Institutions - United States |
LE |
Individual Institutions - America (except United States) |
| LF |
Individual Institutions - Europe |
| LG |
Individual Institutions - Asia, Africa, Indian Ocean Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands |
| LH |
College and school magazines and papers |
| LJ |
Student fraternities, United States |
| LT |
Textbooks |
| M |
Music |
| N |
Art and Architecture |
| P |
Language and Literature |
| Q |
Science |
| R |
Medicine |
| S |
Agriculture, Soils |
| T |
Technology |
| U |
Military Science |
| V |
Naval Science |
| W |
Psychology |
| Z |
Bibliography, Library Science |
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