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The ''']''' is a system of library classification made up of ten main classes or categories, each divided into ten secondary classes or subcategories, each having ten subdivisions. This system is a logical way of classifying a comprehensive array of disciplines, whether academic or practical.

== Classes ==
=== 000 – Computer science, information, and general works ===
*'''000 Generalities'''
**001 ]
**002 ]
**003 ]s
**004 ] and ]
**005 ], ]s, ]
**006 Special computer methods
**''007 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''008 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''009 Not assigned or no longer used ''
*'''010 ]'''
**011 Bibliographies
**012 Bibliographies of individuals
**013 Bibliographies of works by specific classes of authors
**014 Bibliographies of anonymous and pseudonymous works
**015 Bibliographies of works from specific places
**016 Bibliographies of works from specific subjects
**017 General subject catalogs
**018 Catalogs arranged by author & date
**019 Dictionary catalogs
*'''020 ] & ]s'''
**021 Library relationships
**022 Administration of the physical plant
**023 Personnel administration
**''024 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**025 Library operations
**026 ]
**027 ]
**028 Reading, use of other information media
**''029 Not assigned or no longer used ''
*'''030 ]'''
**031 ]
**032 ]
**033 General encyclopedic works in other Germanic languages
**034 ], Provencal, Catalan
**035 ], Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
**036 ] & Portuguese (])
**037 General encyclopedic works in Slavic languages
**038 General encyclopedic works in Scandinavian languages
**039 General encyclopedic works in other languages
*'''040 Not assigned or no longer used'''
**''041 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''042 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''043 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''044 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''045 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''046 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''047 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''048 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''049 Not assigned or no longer used ''
*'''050 General serials & their ]'''
**051 General serials & their indexes American
**052 General serials & their indexes In English
**053 General serials & their indexes In other Germanic languages
**054 General serials & their indexes In French, Provencal, Catalan
**055 General serials & their indexes In Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
**056 General serials & their indexes In Spanish & Portuguese
**057 General serials & their indexes In Slavic languages
**058 General serials & their indexes In Scandinavian languages
**059 General serials & their indexes In other languages
*'''060 General organization & ]'''
**061 General organization & museology In North America
**062 General organization & museology In British Isles In England
**063 General organization & museology In central Europe In Germany
**064 General organization & museology In France & Monaco
**065 General organization & museology In Italy & adjacent territories
**066 General organization & museology In Iberian Peninsula & adjacent islands
**067 General organization & museology In eastern Europe In Soviet Union
**068 General organization & museology In other areas
**069 Museology (Museum science)
*'''070 ], ], ]'''
**071 News media, journalism, publishing In North America
**072 News media, journalism, publishing In British Isles In England
**073 News media, journalism, publishing In central Europe In Germany
**074 News media, journalism, publishing In France & Monaco
**075 News media, journalism, publishing In Italy & adjacent territories
**076 News media, journalism, publishing In Iberian Peninsula & adjacent islands
**077 News media, journalism, publishing In eastern Europe In Soviet Union
**078 News media, journalism, publishing In Scandinavia
**079 News media, journalism, publishing In other languages
*'''080 General collections'''
**081 General collections American
**082 General collections In English
**083 General collections In other Germanic languages
**084 General collections In French, Provencal, Catalan
**085 General collections In Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
**086 General collections In Spanish & Portuguese
**087 General collections In Slavic languages
**088 General collections In Scandinavian languages
**089 General collections In other languages
*'''090 Manuscripts & rare books'''
**091 ]s
**092 ]s
**093 ]
**094 Printed books
**095 Books notable for ]s
**096 Books notable for illustrations
**097 Books notable for ownership or origin
**098 ], ], ]es
**099 Books notable for format

=== 100 – Philosophy and psychology ===
*'''100 ] & ]'''
**101 ]
**102 Miscellany of philosophy
**103 Dictionaries of philosophy
**''104 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**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
*'''110 ]'''
**111 ]
**''112 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**113 Cosmology (])
**114 ]
**115 ]
**116 ]
**117 Structure
**118 Force & Energy
**119 Number & quantity
*'''120 ], ], humankind'''
**121 Epistemology (Theory of knowledge)
**122 ]
**123 ] & ]
**124 ]
**''125 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**126 ]
**127 The unconscious & the subconscious
**128 ]
**129 Origin & destiny of individual souls
*'''130 ] phenomena'''
**131 Occult methods for achieving well-being
**''132 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**133 ] & ]
**''134 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**135 ]s & mysteries
**''136 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**137 Divinatory ]
**138 ]
**139 ]
*'''140 Specific ]s'''
**141 ] & related systems
**142 ]
**143 ] & ]
**144 ] & related systems
**145 Sensationalism
**146 ] & related systems
**147 ] & related systems
**148 ], ], ]
**149 Other philosophical systems
*'''150 ]'''
**''151 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**152 ], ], ]s, ]s
**153 Mental processes & ]
**154 ] & ]s
**155 ] & ]
**156 ]
**''157 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**158 ]
**''159 Not assigned or no longer used ''
*'''160 ]'''
**161 ]
**162 ]
**''163 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''164 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**165 ] & sources of error
**166 ]s
**167 ]
**168 ] & ]
**169 ]
*'''170 ] (Moral philosophy)'''
**171 ]s & ]s
**172 ] ethics
**173 Ethics of ]
**174 ] & ]
**175 Ethics of ] & ]
**176 Ethics of ] & ]
**177 Ethics of ]
**178 Ethics of ]
**179 Other ethical norms
*'''180 ], ], ]'''
**181 Oriental philosophy
**182 ]
**183 ] & ]
**184 ]
**185 ]
**186 ] and ]
**187 ]
**188 ]
**189 Medieval Western philosophy
*'''190 Modern ]''' (], ])
**191 Modern Western philosophy United States & Canada
**192 Modern Western philosophy British Isles
**193 Modern Western philosophy Germany & Austria
**194 Modern Western philosophy France
**195 Modern Western philosophy Italy
**196 Modern Western philosophy Spain & Portugal
**197 Modern Western philosophy Soviet Union
**198 Modern Western philosophy Scandinavia
**199 Modern Western philosophy Other geographical areas

=== 200 – Religion ===
*'''200 ]'''
**201 Religious ], general classes of religion, interreligious relations and attitudes, social theology
**202 ]s
**203 Public ] and other practices
**204 Religious experience, life, practice
**205 Religious ethics
**206 Leaders and organization
**207 Missions and ]
**208 Sources
**209 ]s and reform movements
*'''210 ]'''
**211 ]
**212 ], attributes of God
**213 ]
**214 ]
**215 ]
**''216 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''217 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**218 Humankind
**''219 Not assigned or no longer used ''
*'''220 ]'''
**221 ]
**222 Historical books of Old Testament
**223 Poetic books of Old Testament
**224 Prophetic books of Old Testament
**225 ]
**226 ]s & ]
**227 ]
**228 ] (Apocalypse)
**229 ] & ]
*'''230 Christian theology'''
**231 ]
**232 ] Christ & his family
**233 Humankind
**234 ] (]) & grace
**235 Spiritual beings
**236 ]
**''237 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**238 ]s & ]s
**239 ] & polemics
*'''240 Christian moral & ]'''
**241 ]
**242 Devotional literature
**243 ] writings for individuals
**''244 Not assigned or no longer used''
**''245 Not assigned or no longer used''
**246 Use of ]
**247 ] furnishings & articles
**248 ]
**249 Christian observances in family life
*'''250 Christian ] & local ]'''
**251 Preaching (])
**252 Texts of ]s
**253 Pastoral office (])
**254 ] government & administration
**255 ] & orders
**''256 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''257 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''258 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**259 Activities of the local church
*'''260 Christian social theology'''
**261 Social theology
**262 ]
**263 Times, places of ]
**264 Public worship
**265 ]s, other rites & acts
**266 ]
**267 Associations for religious work
**268 ]
**269 Spiritual renewal
*'''270 Christian church history'''
**271 Religious orders in church history
**272 ]s in church history
**273 ] in church history
**274 ]
**275 ]
**276 ]
**277 ]
**278 ]
**279 Christian church in other areas
*'''280 ]s & sects'''
**281 ] & ]
**282 ] Church
**283 ] churches
**284 ] of Continental origin
**285 ], ], ]
**286 ], ], ]
**287 ] & related churches
**''288 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**289 Other denominations & sects
*'''290 Other & ]s'''
**291 Comparative religion
**292 Classical (] & ]) religion
**293 ]
**294 ]
**295 ] (Mazdaism, Parseeism)
**296 ]
**297 ] & religions originating in it
**''298 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**299 Other religions

=== 300 – Social sciences ===
*'''300 ]s'''
**301 ] & ]
**302 ]
**303 Social processes
**304 Factors affecting social behavior
**305 ]s
**306 ] & ]s
**307 ]
**''308 Not assigned or no longer used''
**''309 Not assigned or no longer used''
*'''310 General statistics'''
**''311 Not assigned or no longer used''
**''312 Not assigned or no longer used''
**''313 Not assigned or no longer used''
**314 General statistics Of Europe
**315 General statistics Of Asia
**316 General statistics Of Africa
**317 General statistics Of North America
**318 General statistics Of South America
**319 General statistics Of other parts of the world
*'''320 ]'''
**321 ] & states
**322 Relation of ] to organized groups
**323 ] & ]
**324 The ] process
**325 International ] & ]
**326 ] & ]
**327 ]
**328 The ] process
**''329 Not assigned or no longer used''
*'''330 ]'''
**331 ]
**332 ]
**333 ]
**334 ]s
**335 ] & related systems
**336 ]
**337 ]
**338 ]
**339 ] & related topics
*'''340 Law'''
**341 ]
**342 ] & ]
**343 ], ], ], ]
**344 ], ], ], & related law
**345 ]
**346 ]
**347 ] & ]s
**348 ] (Statutes), ]s, ]s
**349 ]
*'''350 ]'''
**351 Of central governments
**352 Of local governments
**353 of U.S. federal & state governments
**354 Of specific central governments
**355 ]
**356 ] & warfare
**357 ] & warfare
**358 Other specialized forces & services
**359 ] & warfare
*'''360 ]; association'''
**361 General social problems & services
**362 ] problems & services
**363 Other social problems & services
**364 ]
**365 ] & related institutions
**366 ]
**367 General ]s
**368 ]
**369 Miscellaneous kinds of associations
*'''370 ]'''
**371 School management; special education
**372 ]
**373 ]
**374 ]
**375 ]s
**''376 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''377 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**378 ]
**379 Government regulation, control, support
*'''380 ], ]s, ]'''
**381 Internal commerce (])
**382 ] (Foreign trade)
**383 ]
**384 Communications; ]
**385 ]
**386 Inland ] & ] transportation
**387 ], ], ]ation
**388 Transportation; Ground transportation
**'''389 ] & ]'''
*'''390 ], ], ]'''
**391 ] & ]
**392 Customs of life cycle & domestic life
**393 ]
**394 ]
**395 Etiquette (])
**''396 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''397 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**398 ]
**399 Customs of war & ]

=== 400 – Language ===
*'''400 ]'''
**401 ] & theory
**402 Miscellany
**403 ] & encyclopedias
**404 Special topics
**405 Serial publications
**406 Organizations & management
**407 ], research, related topics
**408 With respect to kinds of persons
**409 Geographical & persons treatment
*'''410 ]'''
**411 ]s
**412 ]
**413 ]
**414 ]
**415 Structural systems (])
**''416 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**417 ] & ]
**418 Standard usage; ]
**419 Verbal language not spoken or written
*'''420 ] & ]'''
**421 English ] & ]
**422 English etymology
**423 English dictionaries
**''424 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**425 ]
**''426 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**427 ]
**428 Standard English usage
**429 Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
*'''430 ]; ]'''
**431 ] & ]
**432 German etymology
**433 German dictionaries
**''434 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**435 ]
**''436 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**437 ]
**438 Standard German usage
**439 Other Germanic languages
*'''440 ]; ]'''
**441 ] & ]
**442 French etymology
**443 French dictionaries
**''444 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**445 ]
**''446 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**447 ]
**448 Standard French usage
**449 ] & ]
*'''450 ], ], ]'''
**451 Italian writing system & ]
**452 Italian etymology
**453 Italian dictionaries
**''454 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**455 ]
**''456 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**457 ]
**458 Standard Italian usage
**459 Romanian & Rhaeto-Romanic
*'''460 ] & ]s'''
**461 Spanish ] & ]
**462 Spanish etymology
**463 Spanish dictionaries
**''464 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**465 ]
**''466 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**467 ]
**468 Standard Spanish usage
**469 Portuguese
*'''470 ]; ]'''
**471 ] writing & phonology
**472 ]
**473 Classical Latin dictionaries
**''474 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**475 Classical ]
**''476 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**477 ], Postclassical, ]
**478 Classical Latin usage
**479 Other Italic languages
*'''480 Hellenic languages; ]'''
**481 Classical Greek writing & ]
**482 Classical Greek etymology
**483 Classical Greek dictionaries
**''484 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**485 Classical Greek grammar
**''486 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**487 Preclassical & postclassical Greek
**488 Classical Greek usage
**489 Other Hellenic languages
*'''490 Other languages'''
**491 East Indo-European & ]
**492 ]; ]
**493 Non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic languages
**494 ], ], ]
**495 Languages of East & Southeast Asia
**496 African languages
**497 ]
**498 ]
**499 Miscellaneous languages

=== 500 – Science ===
*'''500 ] & ]'''
**501 Philosophy & theory
**502 Miscellany
**503 Dictionaries & encyclopedias
**''504 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**505 Serial publications
**506 Organizations & management
**507 Education, research, related topics
**508 ]
**509 ], ], persons treatment
*'''510 Mathematics'''
**511 General principles
**512 ] & ]
**513 ]
**514 ]
**515 ]
**516 ]
**''517 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**518 ]
**519 ] & ]
*'''520 ] & allied sciences'''
**521 ]
**522 Techniques, equipment, materials
**523 Specific celestial bodies & phenomena
**''524 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**525 ] (Astronomical geography)
**526 Mathematical geography
**527 ]
**528 ]
**529 ]
*'''530 ]'''
**531 Classical ]; ]
**532 ]; ]
**533 Gas mechanics
**534 ] & related ]
**535 ] & paraphotic phenomena
**536 ]
**537 ] & ]
**538 ]
**539 Modern physics
*'''540 ] & allied sciences'''
**541 ] & ]
**542 Techniques, equipment, materials
**543 ]
**544 ]
**545 ]
**546 ]
**547 ]
**548 ]
**549 ]
*'''550 ]'''
**551 ], ], ]
**552 ]
**553 ]
**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 ]; ]'''
**561 ]
**562 ] invertebrates
**563 Fossil primitive phyla
**564 Fossil Mollusca & Molluscoidea
**565 Other fossil invertebrates
**566 Fossil Vertebrata (Fossil Craniata)
**567 Fossil cold-blooded vertebrates
**568 Fossil Aves (Fossil birds)
**569 Fossil Mammalia
*'''570 ]'''
**571 ]
**572 ]
**573 Physiological systems of ]s
**''574 Not assigned or no longer used''
**575 ]
**576 ] and ]
**577 ]
**578 ] of ]s
**579 ], ], ]
*'''580 Plants'''
**581 ]
**582 ]s noted for specific vegetative characteristics and ]s
**583 ]es
**584 ]es
**585 Gymnospermae (])
**586 ] (Seedless plants)
**587 ] (Vascular cryptogams)
**588 ]
**''589 Not assigned or no longer used''
*'''590 Zoological sciences'''
**591 ]
**592 ]s
**593 ], ]ata, related phyla
**594 ]a & Molluscoidea
**595 Other ]s
**596 Vertebrata (], ]s)
**597 Cold-blooded vertebrates, ]es
**598 ] (Birds)
**599 ]ia (Mammals)

=== 600 – Technology ===
*'''600 ] (Applied sciences)'''
**601 Philosophy & theory
**602 Miscellany
**603 Dictionaries & encyclopedias
**604 Special topics
**605 Serial publications
**606 Organizations
**607 Education, research, related topics
**608 ] & ]s
**609 ], areas, persons treatment
*'''610 Medical sciences; ]'''
**611 ], ], ]
**612 ]
**613 Promotion of ]
**614 Incidence & prevention of disease
**615 ] & ]
**616 ]s
**617 ] & related medical specialties
**618 ] & other medical specialties
**619 ]
*'''620 ] & allied operations'''
**621 ]
**622 ] & related operations
**623 ] & ]
**624 ]
**625 Engineering of ]s, ]s
**''626 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**627 ]
**628 Sanitary & municipal engineering
**629 Other branches of engineering
*'''630 ]'''
**631 Techniques, ], materials
**632 Plant injuries, ], ]s
**633 ] & plantation ]s
**634 ]s, ]s, ]
**635 Garden crops (])
**636 ]
**637 Processing ] & related products
**638 Insect culture
**639 ], ], ]
*'''640 ] & family living'''
**641 ] & ]
**642 ]s & table service
**643 ] & household equipment
**644 ] utilities
**645 ]
**646 ], ], personal living
**647 ]s
**648 ]
**649 ] & ] of sick
*'''650 ] & auxiliary services'''
**651 ] services
**652 Processes of written communication
**653 ]
**''654 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''655 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''656 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**657 ]
**658 General management
**659 ] & ]
*'''660 ]'''
**661 Industrial chemicals technology
**662 ], ] technology
**663 Beverage technology
**664 ]
**665 Industrial ]s, ]s, ]es, gases
**666 ] & allied technologies
**667 ], ], related technologies
**668 Technology of other organic products
**669 ]
*'''670 ]'''
**671 ] & metal products
**672 ], ], other ]s
**673 Nonferrous ]s
**674 ] processing, ] products, ]
**675 ] & ] processing
**676 ]
**677 ]s
**678 ]s & elastomer products
**679 Other products of specific materials
*'''680 Manufacture for specific uses'''
**681 ]s & other devices
**682 Small ] work (]ing)
**683 ] & ]
**684 Furnishings & home ]s
**685 Leather, fur, related products
**686 ] & related activities
**687 Clothing
**688 Other final products & ]
**''689 Not assigned or no longer used ''
*'''690 ]s'''
**691 Building ]s
**692 Auxiliary construction practices
**693 Specific materials & purposes
**694 Wood construction; ]
**695 ] covering
**696 Utilities
**697 ], ], ]
**698 Detail finishing
**''699 Not assigned or no longer used''

=== 700 – Arts and recreation ===
*'''700 The ]'''
**701 ] & ]
**702 Miscellany
**703 Dictionaries & encyclopedias
**704 Special topics
**705 ]
**706 Organizations & management
**707 Education, research, related topics
**708 ]
**709 ], areas, persons treatment
*'''710 Civic & ]'''
**711 ] (Civic art)
**712 ]
**713 Landscape architecture of trafficways
**714 ] features
**715 ]
**716 ] plants
**717 Structures
**718 Landscape design of cemeteries
**719 Natural ]s
*'''720 ]'''
**721 ]
**722 Architecture to ca. 300
**723 Architecture from ca. 300 to 1399
**724 Architecture from 1400
**725 Public structures
**726 ]
**727 Buildings for education & research
**728 ]
**729 ] & ]
*'''730 ]; ]'''
**731 Processes, forms, subjects of sculpture
**732 Sculpture to ca. 500
**733 ]
**734 Sculpture from ca. 500 to 1399
**735 Sculpture from 1400
**736 ] & carvings
**737 ] & ]
**738 ]
**739 Art metalwork
*'''740 ] & ]s'''
**741 Drawing & drawings
**742 ]
**743 Drawing & drawings by subject
**''744 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**745 Decorative arts
**746 ]s
**747 ]
**748 ]
**749 ] & accessories
*'''750 ] & ]'''
**751 Techniques, equipment, forms
**752 ]
**753 ], ], ], ]
**754 ]
**755 ]
**''756 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**757 Human figures & their parts
**758 Other subjects
**759 ], areas, persons treatment
*'''760 ]; ] & prints'''
**761 Relief processes (])
**''762 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**763 ] (Planographic) processes
**764 ] & ]
**765 Metal ]
**766 ]ing & related processes
**767 ] & ]
**''768 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**769 Prints
*'''770 ] & photographs'''
**771 ], ], materials
**772 Metallic salt processes
**773 Pigment processes of printing
**774 ]
**775 ]
**776 ]
**''777 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**778 ]
**779 ]
*'''780 ]'''
**781 ] & ]s
**782 ]
**783 Music for single voices; The ]
**784 ]s & ]
**785 ]
**786 ] & other instruments
**787 ] (Chordophones)
**788 ]s (Aerophones)
**''789 Not assigned or no longer used ''
*'''790 Recreational & ]'''
**791 Public performances
**792 Stage presentations
**793 ]s & amusements
**794 Indoor games of skill
**795 ]
**796 Athletic & outdoor sports & games
**797 Aquatic & air sports
**798 ] & animal racing
**799 ], ], ]

=== 800 – Literature ===
*'''800 ] & ]'''
**801 Philosophy & theory
**802 Miscellany
**803 Dictionaries & encyclopedias
**''804 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**805 ]
**806 Organizations
**807 Education, research, related topics
**808 Rhetoric & collections of literature
**809 ] & ]
*'''810 ] in English'''
**811 ]
**812 Drama
**813 Fiction
**814 Essays
**815 Speeches
**816 Letters
**817 Satire & humor
**818 Miscellaneous writings
**''819 Not assigned or no longer used ''
*'''820 ] & ]s'''
**821 ]
**822 ]
**823 English fiction
**824 English essays
**825 English speeches
**826 English letters
**827 English satire & humor
**828 English miscellaneous writings
**829 Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
*'''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
*'''840 Literatures of Romance languages'''
**841 ]
**842 French drama
**843 French fiction
**844 French essays
**845 French speeches
**846 French letters
**847 French satire & humor
**848 French miscellaneous writings
**849 Provencal & Catalan
*'''850 ], ], ]'''
**851 ]
**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 & Rhaeto-Romanic
*'''860 ] & ]s'''
**861 ]
**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 Italic literatures; ]'''
**871 ]
**872 Latin dramatic poetry & drama
**873 Latin epic poetry & fiction
**874 Latin lyric poetry
**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 epic poetry & fiction
**884 Classical Greek lyric poetry
**885 Classical Greek speeches
**886 Classical Greek letters
**887 Classical Greek satire & humor
**888 Classical Greek miscellaneous writings
**889 ]
*'''890 Literatures of other languages'''
**891 East Indo-European & ]
**892 Afro-Asiatic literatures ]
**893 Non-Semitic ] literatures
**894 ], ], ]
**895 Literatures of East & Southeast Asia
**896 African literatures
**897 North American native literatures
**898 South American native literatures
**899 Other literatures

=== 900 – History and geography and biography===
*'''900 ] & ]'''
**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 ]
*'''910 Geography & ]'''
**911 ]
**912 ]
**913 ]
**914 ]
**915 ]
**916 ]
**917 ]
**918 ]
**919 Other areas
*'''920 ], ], ]'''
**''921 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''922 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''923 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''924 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''925 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''926 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''927 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''928 Not assigned or no longer used ''
***The 921-928 range is reserved as an optional location for biographies
**929 Genealogy, ]s, insignia
*'''930 ]'''
**931 History of ancient world; ]
**932 History of ancient world; ]
**933 History of ancient world; ]
**934 History of ancient world; ]
**935 History of ancient world; ] & Iranian Plateau
**936 History of ancient world; ]
**937 History of ancient world; ]
**938 History of ancient world; ]
**939 History of ancient world; Other parts of ancient world
*''' 940 General ]'''
**941 General history of Europe; ]
**942 General history of Europe; ] & ]
**943 General history of Europe; ] ]
**944 General history of Europe; ] & ]
**945 General history of Europe; ] & adjacent islands
**946 General history of Europe; ] & adjacent islands
**947 General history of Europe; ]; ]
**948 General history of Europe; ]; ]
**949 General history of Europe; Other parts of Europe
*'''950 General ]; Far East'''
**951 General history of Asia; ] & adjacent areas
**952 General history of Asia; ]
**953 General history of Asia; ] & adjacent areas
**954 General history of Asia; ]; ]
**955 General history of Asia; ]
**956 General history of Asia; ] (Near East)
**957 General history of Asia; ] (Asiatic Russia)
**958 General history of Asia; ]
**959 General history of Asia; ]
*''' 960 General ]'''
**961 General history of Africa; ] & ]
**962 General history of Africa; ] & ]
**963 General history of Africa; ]
**964 General history of Africa; ] & ]
**965 General history of Africa; ]
**966 General history of Africa; ] & offshore islands
**967 General history of Africa; ] & offshore islands
**968 General history of Africa; ]
**969 General history of Africa; South Indian Ocean islands
*''' 970 General ]'''
**971 General history of North America; ]
**972 General history of North America; ]; ]
**973 General history of North America; ]
**974 General history of North America; ]
**975 General history of North America; Southeastern United States
**976 General history of North America; South central United States
**977 General history of North America; North central United States
**978 General history of North America; Western United States
**979 General history of North America; Great Basin & Pacific Slope
*''' 980 General ]'''
**981 General history of South America; ]
**982 General history of South America; ]
**983 General history of South America; ]
**984 General history of South America; ]
**985 General history of South America; ]
**986 General history of South America; ] & ]
**987 General history of South America; ]
**988 General history of South America; ]
**989 General history of South America; ] & ]
*''' 990 General history of other areas'''
**''991 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**''992 Not assigned or no longer used ''
**993 General history of other areas; ]
**994 General history of other areas; ]
**995 General history of other areas; ]; ]
**996 General history of other areas; Other parts of Pacific ]
**997 General history of other areas; Atlantic Ocean islands
**998 General history of other areas; Arctic islands & ]
**999 Extraterrestrial worlds

== See also ==
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== References ==
*{{cite book
| author = OCLC Incorporated
| title = Dewey Decimal Classification and Relative Index
| url = http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/summaries/deweysummaries.pdf
| format = pdf
| accessdate = 2007-11-11
| edition = 22
| year = 2003
| publisher = OCLC
| location = Dublin, OH
| isbn = 0-910608-71-7
}}

== External links ==
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