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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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1.  Select a 100 Category

Dewey Decimal System

000
Generalities
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

 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) 

  1. 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