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**898 Literatures of South American native languages **898 Literatures of South American native languages
**899 Literatures of non-Austronesian languages of Oceania, of Austronesian languages, of miscellaneous languages **899 Literatures of non-Austronesian languages of Oceania, of Austronesian languages, of miscellaneous languages

== Class 900 – History & geography ==
*'''900 ]'''
**900 History, geography, & auxiliary disciplines
**901 Philosophy & theory of history
**902 Miscellany of history
**903 Dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances of history
**904 Collected accounts of events
**905 Serial publications of history
**906 Organizations & management of history
**907 Education, research, related topics of history
**908 History with respect to groups of people
**909 ]
*'''910 ] & ]'''
**910 Geography & travel
**911 ]
**912 ] and of extraterrestrial worlds
**913 Geography of & travel in ]
**914 Geography of & travel in ]
**915 Geography of & travel in ]
**916 Geography of & travel in ]
**917 Geography of & travel in ]
**918 Geography of & travel in ]
**919 Geography of & travel in Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Arctic islands, Antarctica, & on extraterrestrial worlds
*'''920 ] & ]'''
**920 Biography, genealogy, ]
**921-928 This range is reserved as an optional location for biographies, which are shelved alphabetically by subject's last name.
**929 Genealogy, ]s, insignia
*'''930 ]'''
**930 History of ancient world to ca. 499
**931 ] to 420
**932 ] to 640
**933 ] to 70
**934 South Asia to 647
**935 ] to 637 & ] to 637
**936 ] to ca. 499
**937 Italian Peninsula to 476 & adjacent territories to 476
**938 ] to 323
**939 Other parts of ancient world
*''' 940 ]'''
**940 History of Europe
**941 ]
**942 ] & ]
**943 ] & neighboring ]
**944 ] & ]
**945 ], San Marino, Vatican City, Malta
**946 ], Andorra, Gibraltar, ]
**947 ] & neighboring east European countries
**948 ]
**949 Other parts of Europe
*'''950 ]'''
**950 History of Asia
**951 ] & adjacent areas
**952 ]
**953 ] & adjacent areas
**954 ] & neighboring ];
**955 ]
**956 ] (Near East)
**957 ] (Asiatic Russia)
**958 ]
**959 ]
*''' 960 ]'''
**960 History of Africa
**961 ] & ]
**962 ], ], South Sudan
**963 ] & Eritrea
**964 ], Ceuta, Melilla Western Sahara, ]
**965 ]
**966 ] & offshore islands
**967 ] & offshore islands
**968 Republic of South Africa & neighboring southern African countries
**969 South ] islands
*''' 970 ]'''
**970 History of North America
**971 ]
**972 ], ], West Indies, Bermuda
**973 ]
**974 ] (New England & Middle Atlantic states)
**975 Southeastern United States (South Atlantic states)
**976 South central United States
**977 North central United States
**978 Western United States
**979 Great Basin & Pacific Slope region of United States
*''' 980 ]'''
**980 History of South America
**981 ]
**982 ]
**983 ]
**984 ]
**985 ]
**986 ] & ]
**987 ]
**988 ]
**989 ] & ]
*''' 990 History of other areas'''
**990 History of Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Arctic islands, Antarctica, extraterrestrial worlds
**991-992 ''Not assigned or no longer used''
**993 ]
**994 ]
**995 ] & neighboring countries of ]
**996 ] & other Pacific Ocean islands
**997 Atlantic Ocean islands
**998 Arctic islands & ]
**999 Extraterrestrial worlds

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== References == == References ==

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The Dewey Decimal Classification is a system of library classification made up of ten classes, each divided into ten divisions, each having ten sections. For example, class 600 ("Technology") includes division 630 ("Agriculture and related technologies"), which includes section 636 ("Animal husbandry"). Practically, there are only 99 of 100 divisions and 908 of 1000 sections in total, as some are no longer in use or have not been assigned.

Class 000 – Computer science, information & general works

  • 000 Computer science, knowledge & systems
  • 010 Bibliographies
    • 010 Bibliography
    • 011 Bibliographies and catalogs
    • 012 Bibliographies and catalogs of individuals
    • 013
    • 014 Bibliographies and catalogs of anonymous & pseudonymous works
    • 015 Bibliographies and catalogs of works from specific places
    • 016 Bibliographies and catalogs of works on specific subjects
    • 017 General biographies and catalogs of works held in specific collections or offered for sale
    • 018 No longer used-formerly Catalogs arranged by author, date, etc.
    • 019 No longer used-formerly Dictionary catalogs
  • 030 Encyclopedias & books of facts
    • 030 General encyclopedic works
    • 031 General encyclopedic works in American English
    • 032 General encyclopedic works in English
    • 033 General encyclopedic works in other Germanic languages
    • 034 General encyclopedic works in French, Occitan & Catalan
    • 035 General encyclopedic works in Italian, Dalmatian, Romanian, Rhaetian, Sardinian, Corsican
    • 036 General encyclopedic works in Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
    • 037 General encyclopedic works in Slavic languages
    • 038 General encyclopedic works in Scandinavian languages
    • 039 General encyclopedic works in other languages
  • 040 Unassigned (formerly Biographies)
  • 050 Magazines, journals & serials
    • 050 General serial publications
    • 051 General serial publications in American English
    • 052 General serial publications in English
    • 053 General serial publications in other Germanic languages
    • 054 General serial publications in French, Occitan, Catalan
    • 055 General serial publications in Italian, Dalmatian, Romanian, Rhaetian, Sardinian, Corsican
    • 056 General serial publications in Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
    • 057 General serial publications in Slavic languages
    • 058 General serial publications in Scandinavian languages
    • 059 General serial publications in other languages
  • 060 Associations, organizations & museums
    • 060 General organizations & museology
    • 061 General organizations in North America
    • 062 General organizations in British Isles
    • 063 General organizations in Germany & neighboring central European countries
    • 064 General organizations in France & Monaco
    • 065 General organizations in Italy, San Marino, Vatican City, Malta
    • 066 General organizations in Spain, Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal
    • 067 General organizations in Russia & neighboring east European countries
    • 068 General organizations in other geographic areas
    • 069 Museology (Museum science)
  • 070 News media, journalism & publishing
    • 070 Documentary media, educational media, news media; journalism; publishing
    • 071 Journalism and newspapers in North America
    • 072 Journalism and newspapers in British Isles
    • 073 Journalism and newspapers in Germany & neighboring central European countries
    • 074 Journalism and newspapers in France & Monaco
    • 075 Journalism and newspapers in Italy, San Marino, Vatican City, Malta
    • 076 Journalism and newspapers in Spain, Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal
    • 077 Journalism and newspapers in Russia & neighboring east European countries
    • 078 Journalism and newspapers in Scandinavia
    • 079 Journalism and newspapers in other geographic areas
  • 080 Quotations
    • 080 General collections
    • 081 General collections in American English
    • 082 General collections in English
    • 083 General collections in other Germanic languages
    • 084 General collections in French, Occitan, Catalan
    • 085 General collections in Italian, Dalmatian, Romanian, Rhaetian, Sardinian, Corsican
    • 086 General collections in Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
    • 087 General collections in Slavic languages
    • 088 General collections in Scandinavian languages
    • 089 General collections in other languages
  • 090 Manuscripts & rare books
    • 090 Manuscripts, rare books, other rare printed materials
    • 091 Manuscripts
    • 092 Block books
    • 093 Incunabula
    • 094 Printed books
    • 095 Books notable for bindings
    • 096 Books notable for illustrations and materials
    • 097 Books notable for ownership or origin
    • 098 Prohibited works, forgeries, hoaxes
    • 099 Books notable for format

Class 100 – Philosophy and psychology

Class 200 – Religion

Class 300 – Social sciences

Class 400 – Language

  • 400 Language
    • 400 Language
    • 401 Philosophy & theory; international languages
    • 402 Miscellany
    • 403 Dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances
    • 404 Special topics of language
    • 405 Serial publications
    • 406 Organizations & management
    • 407 Education, research, related topics
    • 408 Groups of people
    • 409 Geographic treatment & biography
  • 410 Linguistics
  • 420 English & Old English languages
    • 420 English & Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
    • 421 Writing system, phonology, phonetics of standard English
    • 422 Etymology of standard English
    • 423 Dictionaries of standard English
    • 424 No longer used—formerly English thesauruses
    • 425 Grammar of standard English
    • 426 No longer used—formerly English prosodies
    • 427 Historical & geographical variations, modern nongeographic variations of English
    • 428 Standard English usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
    • 429 Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
  • 430 German & related languages
    • 430 German and related languages
    • 431 Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of standard German
    • 432 Etymology of standard German
    • 433 Dictionaries of standard German
    • 434 Not assigned or no longer used
    • 435 Grammar of standard German
    • 436 Not assigned or no longer used
    • 437 Historical & geographic variations, modern nongeographic variations of German
    • 438 Standard German usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
    • 439 Other Germanic languages
  • 440 French & related languages
    • 440 French & related Romance languages
    • 441 Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of standard French
    • 442 Etymology of standard French
    • 443 Dictionaries of standard French
    • 444 Not assigned or no longer used
    • 445 Grammar of standard French
    • 446 Not assigned or no longer used
    • 447 Historical and geographic variations, modern nongeographic variations of French
    • 448 Standard French usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
    • 449 Occitan Catalan, Franco-Provençal
  • 450 Italian, Romanian, & related languages
    • 450 Italian, Dalmatian, Romanian, Rhaetian, Sardinian, Corsican
    • 451 Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of standard Italian
    • 452 Etymology of standard Italian
    • 453 Dictionaries of standard Italian
    • 454 Not assigned or no longer used
    • 455 Grammar of standard Italian
    • 456 Not assigned or no longer used
    • 457 Historical & geographic variations, modern nongeographic variations of Italian
    • 458 Standard Italian usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
    • 459 Romanian, Rhaetian, Sardinian, Corsican
  • 460 Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
    • 460 Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
    • 461 Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of standard Spanish
    • 462 Etymology of standard Spanish
    • 463 Dictionaries of standard Spanish
    • 464 Not assigned or no longer used
    • 465 Grammar of standard Spanish
    • 466 Not assigned or no longer used
    • 467 Historical & geographic variations, modern nongeographic variations of Spanish
    • 468 Standard Spanish usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
    • 469 Portuguese
  • 470 Latin & Italic languages
    • 470 Latin & related Italic languages
    • 471 Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of classical Latin
    • 472 Etymology of classical Latin
    • 473 Dictionaries of classical Latin
    • 474 Not assigned or no longer used
    • 475 Grammar of classical Latin
    • 476 Not assigned or no longer used
    • 477 Old, postclassical, Vulgar Latin
    • 478 Classical Latin usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
    • 479 Other Italic languages
  • 480 Classical & modern Greek languages
    • 480 Classical Greek & related Hellenic languages
    • 481 Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of classical Greek
    • 482 Etymology of classical Greek
    • 483 Dictionaries of classical Greek
    • 484 Not assigned or no longer used
    • 485 Grammar of classical Greek
    • 486 Not assigned or no longer used
    • 487 Preclassical & postclassical Greek
    • 488 Classical Greek usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
    • 489 Other Hellenic languages
  • 490 Other languages

Class 500 – Science

Class 600 – Technology

Class 700 – Arts & recreation

Class 800 – Literature

  • 800 Literature, rhetoric & criticism
    • 800 Literature (Belles-lettres) & rhetoric
    • 801 Philosophy & theory
    • 802 Miscellany
    • 803 Dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances
    • 804 Not assigned or no longer used
    • 805 Serial publications
    • 806 Organizations & management
    • 807 Education, research, related topics
    • 808 Rhetoric & collections of literary texts from more than two literatures
    • 809 History, description, critical appraisal of more than two literatures
  • 810 American literature in English
    • 810 American literature in English
    • 811 American poetry in English
    • 812 American drama in English
    • 813 American fiction in English
    • 814 American essays in English
    • 815 American speeches in English
    • 816 American letters in English
    • 817 American humor & satire in English
    • 818 American miscellaneous writings in English
    • 819 No longer used-formerly Puzzle activities
  • 820 English & Old English literatures
    • 820 English & Old English (Anglo-Saxon) literatures
    • 821 English Poetry
    • 822 English drama
    • 823 English fiction
    • 824 English essays
    • 825 English speeches
    • 826 English letters
    • 827 English humor & satire
    • 828 English miscellaneous writings
    • 829 Old English (Anglo-Saxon) literature
  • 830 German & related literatures
    • 830 German literature & literatures of related languages
    • 831 German poetry
    • 832 German drama
    • 833 German fiction
    • 834 German essays
    • 835 German speeches
    • 836 German letters
    • 837 German humor & satire
    • 838 German miscellaneous writings
    • 839 Other Germanic literatures
  • 840 French & related literatures
    • 840 French literature & literatures of related Romance languages
    • 841 French poetry
    • 842 French drama
    • 843 French fiction
    • 844 French essays
    • 845 French speeches
    • 846 French letters
    • 847 French humor & satire
    • 848 French miscellaneous writings
    • 849 Occitan, Catalan, Franco-Provençal literatures
  • 850 Italian, Romanian, & related literatures
    • 850 Literatures of Italian, Dalmatian, Romanian, Rhaetian, Sardinian, Corsican languages
    • 851 Italian poetry
    • 852 Italian drama
    • 853 Italian fiction
    • 854 Italian essays
    • 855 Italian speeches
    • 856 Italian letters
    • 857 Italian humor & satire
    • 858 Italian miscellaneous writings
    • 859 Literatures of Romanian, Rhaetian, Sardinian, Corsican languages
  • 860 Spanish, Portuguese, Galician literatures
    • 860 Literatures of Spanish, Portuguese, Galician languages
    • 861 Spanish poetry
    • 862 Spanish drama
    • 863 Spanish fiction
    • 864 Spanish essays
    • 865 Spanish speeches
    • 866 Spanish letters
    • 867 Spanish humor & satire
    • 868 Spanish miscellaneous writings
    • 869 Literatures of Portuguese & Galician languages
  • 870 Latin & Italic literatures
    • 870 Latin literature & literatures of related Italic languages
    • 871 Latin poetry
    • 872 Latin dramatic poetry & drama
    • 873 Latin epic poetry & fiction
    • 874 Latin lyric poetry
    • 875 Latin speeches
    • 876 Latin letters
    • 877 Latin humor & satire
    • 878 Latin miscellaneous writings
    • 879 Literatures of other Italic languages
  • 880 Classical & modern Greek literatures
    • 880 Classical Greek literature & literatures of related Hellenic languages
    • 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 humor & satire
    • 888 Classical Greek miscellaneous writings
    • 889 Modern Greek literature
  • 890 Other literatures
    • 890 Literatures of other specific languages and language families
    • 891 East Indo-European & Celtic literatures
    • 892 Afro-Asiatic literatures
    • 893 Non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic literatures
    • 894 Literatures of Altaic, Uralic, Hyperborean, Dravidian languages; literatures of miscellaneous languages of Southeast Asia
    • 895 Literatures of East & Southeast Asia
    • 896 African literatures
    • 897 Literatures of North American native languages
    • 898 Literatures of South American native languages
    • 899 Literatures of non-Austronesian languages of Oceania, of Austronesian languages, of miscellaneous languages

References

  1. ^ Dewey Decimal Classification summaries (PDF). Dublin, OH: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. 2003. ISBN 0-910608-71-7. Retrieved 2007-11-11.

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