Dewey Decimal Classification System

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Dewey Decimal Classification System
Review of Lecture 3 Fall 2007
Bair-Mundy
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Ten main classes
000 Generalities 100 Philosophy, paranormal
phenomena, psychology 200 Religion 300 Social
sciences 400 Language 500 Natural sciences and
mathematics 600 Technology (Applied
sciences) 700 The arts Fine and decorative
arts 800 Literature (Belles-lettres) and
rhetoric 900 Geography, history, and auxiliary
disciplines
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491 Other languages
491
491.2491.4 Indo-Aryan (Indic) languages
.2 Sanskrit
A Sanskrit-English dictionary
491.2
Start with the language farthest from your own
Go to Table 4
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T4 Table 4. Subdivisions of Individual Languages
T4
3 Dictionaries of the standard form of the
language 302 8 Techniques, procedures,
apparatus, equipment, materials 31 Specialize
d dictionaries 32-39 Bilingual dictionaries
Add to 3 notation 29 from Table 6, e.g.
dictionaries of the language and English 321,
dictionary of French and English 443.21.
A Sanskrit-English dictionary 491.2 base no. for
Sanskrit
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Go to Table 6
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Table 6. Languages
The following notation is never used alone, but
may be used with those numbers from the schedules
and other tables to which the classifier is
instructed to add notation from Table 6When
adding to a number from the schedules, always
insert a point between the third and fourth
digits of the complete number.
SUMMARY 1 Indo-European languages 2 English and
Old English (Anglo-Saxon) 3 Germanic (Teutonic)
languages
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T6 Table 6. Languages
T6
1 Indo-European languages 291 Specific
Indo-European languages
2 English and Old English (Anglo-Saxon) 21 Engl
ish
A Sanskrit-English dictionary 491.23 Sanskrit
dictionary
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Dictionary (from Table 4)
English (from Table 6)
Base no. for Sanskrit (from schedule)
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Second summaryThe Hundred Divisions
900 History 910 Geography travel 920 Biography
genealogy 930 History of ancient world (to ca.
499) 940 History of Europe 950 History of
Asia 960 History of Africa 970 History of North
America 980 History of South America 990 History
of other areas
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920 Biography, genealogy, insignia 920
920.1928 Biography of specific classes of persons
(Option B Class individual biography in 92 or
B class collected biography in 92 or 920
undivided) (Prefer specific discipline or
subject, plus notation 092 from Table 1, e.g.
collected biography of scientists 509.22)
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George Washington in the American Revolution,
1775-1783 by Flexner
Photograph by The Photograph Studio, The
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Here used exclusively
for educational purposes.
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920 Biography, genealogy, insignia 920
920.1928.9 Biography of specific classes of
persons
(Option B Class individual biography in 92 or B
class collected biography in 92 or 920
undivided) (Prefer specific discipline or
subject, plus notation 092 from Table 1, e.g.
collected biography of scientists 509.22)
George Washington in the American Revolution,
1775-1783 by Flexner
92 WASH FL
973.41092 Washington Fl
B WASHING
BIOG WASHING
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Second summaryThe Hundred Divisions
900 History 910 Geography travel 920 Biography
genealogy 930 History of ancient world (to ca.
499) 940 History of Europe 950 History of
Asia 960 History of Africa 970 History of North
America 980 History of South America 990 History
of other areas
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910 Geography and travel 910
910 Geography and travel Class here
interdisciplinary works on tourism, on
travel Class general works on civilization,
other than accounts of travel, in 909 class
works on civilization
913-919 Geography of and travel in ancient world
and specific continents, countries, localities in
modern world extraterrestrial worlds
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910 Geography and travel 910
913-919 Geography of and travel in ancient world
and specific continents, countries, localities in
modern world extraterrestrial worlds
Go to Table 2
Add to base number 91 notation 39 from Table 2,
e.g. geography of England 914.2 then add further
as follows
Travel in England
91
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T2 Table 2. Areas, Periods, Persons
T2
42 England and Wales 421 Greater London 421
2 City of London
Travel in England 91 Geography and travel
4.2
Back to schedule
Geog. travel (schedule)
England (Table 2)

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910 Geography and travel 910
913-919 Geography of and travel in ancient world
and specific continents, countries, localities in
modern world extraterrestrial worlds
1
2
Add to base number 91 notation 39 from Table 2,
e.g. geography of England 914.2 then add further
as follows
04 Travel Class here discovery,
exploration guidebooks
Travel in England 914.2
04
Geog. travel (from sched.)
England (from T2)
Travel (from sched.)
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Second summaryThe Hundred Divisions
900 History 910 Geography travel 920 Biography
genealogy 930 History of ancient world (to ca.
499) 940 History of Europe 950 History of
Asia 960 History of Africa 970 History of North
America 980 History of South America 990 History
of other areas
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930 History of specific areas 930
930990 History of ancient world of specific
continents, countries, localities of
extraterrestrial worlds
Add to base number 9 notation 39 from Table 2,
e.g., general history of Europe 940 then add
further as follows 001 Philosophy and
theory 002 Miscellany 00223 Maps, plans,
diagrams 003 Dictionaries 004 Racial, ethnic,
national groups Add to 004 notation
History of England
9
Go to Table 2
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T2 Table 2. Areas, Periods, Persons
T2
42 England and Wales 421 Greater London 421
2 City of London
History of England 9
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History
History (schedule)
England (Table 2)

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Geography versus history
Geography of England 914.2
History of England 942
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930 History of specific areas 930
930990 History of ancient world of specific
continents, countries, localities of
extraterrestrial worlds
Add to base number 9 notation 39 from Table 2,
e.g., general history of Europe 940 then add
further as follows 001 Philosophy and
theory 002 Miscellany 00223 Maps, plans,
diagrams 003 Dictionaries 004 Racial, ethnic,
national groups Add to 004 notation
History of Pakistani People in England
Go to Table 2
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T2 Table 2. Areas, Periods, Persons
T2
42 England and Wales 421 Greater London 421
2 City of London
History of Pakistani People in England 9
Back to schedule
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History
History (schedule)
England (Table 2)

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930 History of specific areas 930
930990 History of
Add to base number 9 notation 39 from Table 2,
e.g., general history of Europe 940 then add
further as follows 001 Philosophy and
theory 004 Ethnic and national groups Add
to 004 notation 059 from Table 5
History of Pakistani People in England 942
Go to Table 5
.004
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Table 5. Ethnic and National Groups
The following numbers are never used alone, but
may be used as required (either directly when so
noted or through the interposition of notation
089 from Table 1) with any number from the
schedules
SUMMARY 0509 Persons of mixed
ancestry 01 North Americans
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Table 5. Ethnic and National Groups
SUMMARY 0509 Persons of mixed
ancestry 1 North Americans 2 British,
English, Anglo-Saxons 3 Germanic
people 4 Modern Latin peoples 5 Italians,
Romanians, related groups 6 Spanish and
Portuguese 7 Other Italic peoples 8 Greeks and
related groups 9 Other ethnic and national groups
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T5 Table 5. Ethnic and Nat. Groups T5
9 Other ethnic and national groups
91 Other Indo-European peoples 92 Semites 93 No
n-Semitic Afro-Asiatic peoples 94 Peoples of
North and West Asian origin or situation
Dravidians 95 East and Southeast Asian
peoples 96 Africans and people of African
descent 97 North American native
peoples 98 South American native peoples 99
Papuans, Australian native peoples
Malayo-Polynesian and related
Pakistanis
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T5 Table 5. Ethnic and Nat. Groups T5
914 11 Indians 914 12 Pakistanis and people of
Bangladesh 914 122 Pakistanis 914 126 People
of Bangladesh
History of Pakistani People in England 942.004
914122
History (sched.)
England (from T2)
Pakistanis (from Table 5)
Ethnic grps (sched.)
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930 History of specific areas 930
930990 (Continued)
01-09 Historical periods ... Add to 0 the
period division numbers following 0 from the
appropriate continent, country, locality in
930-990 Unless others are specified, add to
each geographical subdivision of a country the
period notations for the country as a whole, but
only for those periods during which the specific
subdivision formed part of the country.
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941 General History of Europe Western Europe 941
941 British Isles
Class here Great Britain, United Kingdom
.01 Early history to 1066 .06 House of Stuart
and Commonwealth periods, 1603-1714 .061 Reign
of James I, 1603-1625 .062 Reign of Charles I,
1625-1649 .063 Period as Commonwealth and
Protectorate, 1649-1660 .066 Reign of Charles
II, 1660-1685
History of the British Isles during the reign of
Charles II
941.066
History
Reign of Charles II (period)
British Isles (place)
0
Add as instructed under 930-990
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930 History of specific areas 930
930990 (Continued)
01-09 Historical periods Add to 0 the period
division numbers following 0 from the appropriate
country, locality in 930-990
History of Scunthorpe during the reign of Charles
II
Go to Table 2
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T2 Table 2. Areas, Periods, Persons
T2
42 England and Wales 428 32 North
Lincolnshire Including the former Scunthorpe
Borough
History of Scunthorpe during the reign of Charles
II 9
42.832
Back to schedule
History (schedule)
Scunthorpe (Table 2)

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941 General History of Europe Western Europe 941
941 British Isles
Class here Great Britain, United Kingdom
.01 Early history to 1066 .06 House of Stuart
and Commonwealth periods, 1603-1714 .061 Reign
of James I, 1603-1625 .062 Reign of Charles I,
1625-1649 .063 Period as Commonwealth,
1649-1660 .066 Reign of Charles II, 1660-1685
History of Scunthorpe during the reign of Charles
II 942.832
0
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History (schedule)
Scunthorpe (from Table 2)
Reign of Charles II (from sched.)
0 (from sched.)
Add as instructed under 930-990
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9 History
941 History of British Isles
942 History of England
942.832 History of Scunthorpe
James I
James I
James I
Charles II
Charles I
Charles I
Charles II
Charles II
Charles I
.061
.062
.066
.061
.062
.066
061
062
066
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930 History of specific areas 930
930990 History of ancient world of specific
continents, countries, localities of
extraterrestrial worlds
Go to Table 2
Add to base number 9 notation 39 from Table 2,
e.g., general history of Europe 940 then add
further as follows 001 Philosophy and
theory 002 Miscellany 00223 Maps, plans,
diagrams 003 Dictionaries 004 Racial, ethnic,
national groups Add to 004 notation
History of English cities
9
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T2 Table 2. Areas, Periods, Persons
T2
42 England and Wales 421 Greater London 421
2 City of London
History of English cities 9 History
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Back to schedule
History (schedule)
England (Table 2)

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930 History of specific areas 930
930990 (Continued)
00910098 Areas, regions, places in general
Add to 009 the numbers following 1 in notation
1118 from Table 2, e.g. urban regions 009732
History of English cities 942
.009
Go to 1118 section of T2
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T2 Table 2. Areas, Periods, Persons
T2
1 Areas, regions, places in general oceans and
seas 17 Socioeconomic regions 173 Socioec
onomic regions by concentration of
population 173 2 Urban regions 173
3 Suburban regions 173 4 Rural regions
"Add to 009 the numbers following 1 in notation
1118"
History of English cities 942.009
732
History (sched.)
England (from T2)
Urban areas (from T2)
Areas in gen. (sched.)
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930 History of specific areas 930
930990 (Continued)
00910098 Areas, regions places in
general 0099 Collected persons
treatment Description, critical appraisal,
biography of persons associated wit the history
of the continent 0109 Historical
periods Class here indigenous groups in the
prehistoric period