Dewey Decimal Classification System

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Dewey Decimal Classification System
Lecture 2
Bair-Mundy
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Four volumes of DDC 21

• Volume
• 1
• Manual
• Tables

Volume 2 000-599
Volume 4 Index
Volume 3 600-999
Schedules (including summaries)
Always start with number from schedule
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Relative Index
Time arts 701.8 drawing 741.018 chronology 52
9 literature 808.803084 history and
criticism 809.993084 specific literatures
T3B080 384 philosophy 115 sociology 304.237 Tim
e (Music) 781.22
Class nos.
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Using the Summaries

• Volume
• 1
• Manual
• Tables

Volume 2 000-599
Volume 4 Index
Volume 3 600-999
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First summaryThe Ten Main Classes
000 Computer science, information general
works 100 Philosophy psychology 200 Religion 300
Social sciences 400 Language 500 Science 600 Tech
nology 700 Arts recreation 800 Literature 900 Hi
story geography
Experiments in magnetism
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Second summaryThe Hundred Divisions
500 Science 510 Mathematics 520 Astronomy 530 Phys
ics 540 Chemistry 550 Earth sciences
geology 560 Fossils prehistoric life 570 Life
sciences biology 580 Plants (Botany) 590 Animals
(Zoology)
Experiments in magnetism
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Third summaryThe Thousand Sections
530 Physics 531 Classical mechanics solid
mechanics 532 Fluid mechanics liquid
mechanics 533 Gas mechanics 534 Sound related
vibrations 535 Light infrared ultraviolet
phenomena 536 Heat 537 Electricity
electronics 538 Magnetism 539 Modern physics
Go to schedule for number
Experiments in magnetism
8
634 Dewey Decimal Classification 634
634.8 6 Technology 63 Agriculture
634 Orchards, fruits,
forestry 634.8 Grapes
First Summary
Second Summary
3rd
.774 Pineapples .775 Cactus
fruits .8 Grapes Class here
viticulture .82 Injuries, diseases, pests
634.8 Growing grapes
9
Construction and use of farm fences
631.27
6 Technology (applied science) 63 Agriculture
and related technologies 631 Specific
techniques apparatus, equipment,
materials 631.2 Agricultural structures 631.27
Fences, hedges, walls Construction and
use
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Dictionary of Ayurvedic medicine
615.538
6 Technology (applied science) 61 Medicine and
health 615 Pharmacology and therapeutics 615.5
Therapeutics 615.53 General therapeutic
systems 615.538 Ayurvedic medicine
But what about the fact that it is a dictionary?
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Four volumes of DDC 21

• Volume
• 1
• Tables

Volume 2 000-599
Volume 4 Index Manual
Volume 3 600-999
Std. subdivs.
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Adding specificity
6 Technology (applied science) 61 Medicine and
health 615 Pharmacology and therapeutics 615.5
Therapeutics 615.53 General therapeutic
systems 615.538 Ayurvedic medicine
From Table 1 03 standard subdivision for
dictionaries
Dictionary of Ayurvedic medicine
615.538
03
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Adding subdivisions - number of zeros (2)

• Types of instructions to indicate when different
  number of zeros must be used

• Notation in the number column
• Footnotes leading to an add table where
  subdivisions are supplied
• Footnotes from the add instruction itself
  stipulating the use of extra zeros

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660 Chemical engineering and related
technologies 660
661 Technology of industrial chemicals Producti
on of chemicals used as raw materials or reagents
in manufacture of other products 661.001.009 S
tandard subdivisions
From Table 1 05 standard subdivision for serial
publications
Industrial chemicals technology journal
661.
005 Serial publications
Tech. of ind. chem.
15
600 Technology (Applied sciences)
600
601 Philosophy and theory 602 Miscellany .72
Patents Do not use class in
608 .75 Trademarks and service
marks .9 Commercial miscellany 603 Dictionaries,
encyclopedias, concordances 604 Technical
drawing, hazardous materials technology
020 7 standard subdivision for humorous treatment
Technology jokes
6
0207 humorous treatment
02.07
Technology
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Using Table Two

1. Instructed to do so in Schedule
2. By going through the 09 Subdivision in Table 1

Local taxes in Tasmania
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Four volumes of DDC 21

• Volume
• 1
• Tables

Volume 2 000-599
Volume 4 Index
Volume 3 600-999
T a x e s
T a x
Taxation 336.2
Local taxes in Tasmania
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336 Economics
336
.201 41 Local taxes in areas, regions, places
in general .201 43.201 49 Local taxes in
specific continents, countries, states and
provinces Add to base number 336.2014
notation 39 from Table 2, e.g., local taxes in
Pennsylvania 336.2014748
Go to Table 2
Local taxes in Tasmania
Local taxes in locality
336.2014
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T2 Table 2. Areas, Periods, Persons
T2
94 Australia 941 Western Australia 942 Cent
ral Australia 946 Tasmania
Local taxes in Tasmania 336.2014
946
Local taxes
Local taxes (schedule)

Tasmania (Table 2)
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Our book
Motorcycle racing in Modena (Modena is in Italy)
21
796 Recreational and performing arts
796
.73 Automobile rallies .75 Motorcycle and motor
scooter racing .756 Motocross .76 Midget car
racing (Karting)
Go to Table 1
Motorcycle racing in Modena
Motorcycle racing
796.75
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Four volumes of DDC 21

• Volume
• 1
• Manual
• Tables

Volume 2 000-599
Volume 4 Index Manual
Volume 3 600-999
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T1 Table 1. Standard Subdivisions
T1
093099 Treatment by specific continents,
countries, localities extraterrestrial
worlds History and description by place, by
specific instance of the subject Add to base
number 09 notation 39 from Table 2
Go to Table 2
Motorcycle racing in Modena
Motorcycle racing
796.75
09
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T2 Table 2. Areas, Periods, Persons
T2
45 Italy 451 Northwestern Italy
454 Emilia-Romagna region and San Marino
454 2 Modena province Class here Modena
Motorcycle racing in Modena
Motorcycle racing by locality
796.7509
4542
Motorcycle racing (schedule)
By locality (Table 1)
Modena (Table 2)
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More Fun with Dewey
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Second summaryThe Hundred Divisions
000 Computer science, knowledge
systems 010 Bibliographies 020 Library
information sciences 030 Encyclopedias books of
facts 040 Unassigned 050 Magazines, journals
serials 060 Associations, organizations
museums 070 News media, journalism
publishing 080 Quotations 090 Manuscripts rare
books
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Third summaryThe Thousand Sections
020 Library information sciences 021 Library
relationships 022 Administration of physical
plant 023 Personnel management 024 Unassigned 02
5 Library operations 026 Libraries for specific
subjects 027 General libraries 028 Reading use
of other information media 029 Unassigned
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025 Library and information sciences 025
.27 Acquisition of and collection development for
materials on specific disciplines and subjects
Add to base number 025.27 notation 001-999, e.g.
acquisition of materials in the social sciences
025.273 Subdivisions are added for either or
both topics in heading
Selection and acquisition of materials about UFOs
in New Mexico
Look for UFOs (in sched.)
025.27
Base no.
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001 Generalities
001
.94 Mysteries Reported phenomena not explained,
not fully verified .942 Unidentified flying
objects (UFOs) Variant name flying
saucers Class here human-alien
encounters .944 Monsters and related
phenomena .95 Deceptions and hoaxes
Go to Table 1
Selection and acquisition of materials about UFOs
in New Mexico 025.27
001942
Base no.
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T1 Table 1. Standard Subdivisions
T1
093099 Treatment by specific continents,
countries, localities extraterrestrial
worlds History and description by place, by
specific instance of the subject Add to base
number 09 notation 39 from Table 2
Selection and acquisition of materials about UFOs
in New Mexico 025.27001942
Go to Table 2
09
Collecting materials on UFOs
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T2 Table 2. Areas, Periods, Persons
T2
788 98 Prowers County 788 99 Beca
County 789 New Mexico 789 2 Northeastern
counties of New Mexico 789 22 Colfax
Country 789 23 Union County
Selection and acquisition of materials about UFOs
in New Mexico 025.2700194209
789
Acquisition (schedule)
By locality (Table 1)
New Mexico (Table 2)
UFOs (schedule)
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220 Bible
220
220.5201220.5209 English
Add to each subdivision identified by as
follows 01-02 Standard subdivisions 03 Dictio
naries, encyclopedias, concordances Do not
use class in 3 05-08 Standard
subdivisions 09 Geographic and persons
treatment Do not use class in 8 2 Standard
editions 3 Concordances, indexes,
dictionaries 8 History, criticism,
explanation of the translation
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220 Bible
220
220.5201220.5209 English
.520 1 English versions before 1582 .520
2 Douay version .520 3 Authorized (King James
version) .520 4 Revised version Including
English Revised (1881-1885), American Revised
(American Standard) (1901) versions .520
42 Revised Standard version (1946-1957) .520
43 New Revised Standard version(1990)
History of the King James Bible
220.5203
34
220 Bible
220
220.520 1220.520 9 English
Add to each subdivision identified by as
follows 01-02 Standard subdivisions 03 Dictio
naries, encyclopedias, concordances Do not
use class in 3 05-08 Standard
subdivisions 09 Geographic and persons
treatment Do not use class in 8 2 Standard
editions 3 Concordances, indexes,
dictionaries 8 History, criticism,
explanation of the translation
History of the King James Bible 220.5203
8
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220 Bible
220
220.520 1220.520 9 English
.520 1 English versions before 1582 .520
2 Douay version .520 3 Authorized (King James)
version .520 4 Revised version Including
English Revised (1881-1885), American Revised
(American Standard) (1901) .520 42 Revised
Standard version (1946-1957) .520 43 New
Revised Standard version (1990)
Concordance to the New Revised Standard Bible
220.52043
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220 Bible
220
220.520 1220.520 9 English
Add to each subdivision identified by as
follows 01-02 Standard subdivisions 03 Dictio
naries, encyclopedias, concordances Do not
use class in 3 05-08 Standard
subdivisions 09 Geographic and persons
treatment Do not use class in 8 2 Standard
editions 3 Concordances, indexes,
dictionaries 8 History, criticism,
explanation of the translation
Concordance to the New Revised Standard
Bible 220.52043
3
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Third summaryThe Thousand Sections
.21 Admissions .22 Student aid .23 School
year .24 Schedules
370 Education 371 Schools their activities
special education 372 Elementary
education 373 Secondary education 374 Adult
education 375 Curricula 376 Unassigned 377 Una
ssigned 378 Higher education 379 Public policy
issues in education
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372 Education
372
.1 Organization and activities in elementary
education
Go to general section on education
.11-.18 School organization and activities in
elementary education Add to base number 372.1
the numbers following 371 in 371.1-371.8, e.g.
administration 372.12 however, for use of drama
as a method of instruction, see 372.66
Flexible scheduling in elementary schools
372.1 base number
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371 Education
371
371 Schools and their activities special
education
SUMMARY .1 Teachers and teaching, and
related activities .2 School administration
administration of student academic
activities .3 Methods of instruction and
study .4 Student guidance and counseling .5 Scho
ol discipline and related activities .6 Physical
plant materials management
Flexible scheduling in elementary
schools 372.1 base number
40
371 Education
371
Add to base number 372.1 the numbers following
371 in 371.1-371.8
.2 School administration administration of
student academic activities
.24 Schedules and school day .242 Schedules
Including flexible scheduling Class here
scheduling, school week
Flexible scheduling in schools 371.242
Flexible scheduling in elementary
schools 372.1 base number
242
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Schools activities in general
Elementary education

• Schools activities
• .21 Admissions
• .22 Student aid
• .23 School year
• .24 Schedules
• .242 Schedules

372.1 School organization and activities in
elementary education
372.1242
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Third summaryThe Thousand Sections
320 Political science 321 Systems of governments
states 322 Relations of state to organized
groups 323 Civil political rights 324 The
political process 325 International migration
colonization 326 Slavery emancipation 327 Inte
rnational relations 328 The legislative
process 329 Unassigned
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324 Political science
324
.24.29 Parties in specific countries in modern
world
Except where specifically instructed to the
contrary below, for a country or for localities
within a country add to base number 324.2
notation 49 from Table 2 for the specific
country, e.g. parties of France 324.244 then add
to the number according to the table below, e.g.
parties in Paris 324.24400944361, French
Communist Party 324.244075
Communist Party in France
324.2
44
324 Political science
324
.24.29 Parties in specific countries in modern
world
Except where specifically instructed to the
contrary below, for a country or for localities
within a country add to base number 324.2
notation 49 from Table 2 for the specific
country, e.g. parties of France 324.244 then add
to the number according to the table below, e.g.
parties in Paris 324.24400944361, Communist Party
of France 324.244075
Communist Party in France 324.2
Go to Table 2
45
T2 Table 2. Areas, Periods, Persons
T2
439 9 Easternmost Hungary 44 France and
Monaco 441 Brittany (Bretagne)
Communist Party in France 324.2 base number
44
Back to schedule
Political parties in specific country (from
schedule)
France (from Table 2)
46
324 Political science
324
.24.29 Parties in specific countries in modern
world
Except where specifically instructed to the
contrary below, for a country or for localities
within a country add to base number 324.2
notation 49 from Table 2 for the specific
country, e.g. parties of France 324.244 then add
to the number according to the table below, e.g.
parties in Paris 324.24400944361, Communist Party
of France 324.244075
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324 Political science
324
.24.29 Parties in specific countries in modern
world
02 Historical parties 03 Rightist
parties 038 Neofascist and neo-Nazi
parties 04 Conservative parties 05 Centrist
parties 06 Liberal parties 07 Leftist and
labor-oriented parties 075 Communist parties
Communist Party in France 324.244
075
Parties in France
48
324 Political science
324
.24.29 Parties in specific countries in modern
world
Communist Party in France 324.244075
Political parties in specific country (from
schedule)
Communist parties (from schedule)
France (from Table 2)
49
324 Political science
324
.294 Parties of Australia
.294 02 Historical parties Parties existing
prior to 1945 and no longer in existence .294
04 National Party of Australia .294 05 Liberal
Party of Australia .294 06 Democratic Labor
Party .294 07 Australian Labor Party .294
09 Other parties
Liberal Party of Australia
324.29405
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Ten main classes
000 Computer science, information general
works 100 Philosophy psychology 200 Religion 300
Social sciences 400 Language 500 Science 600 Tech
nology 700 Arts recreation 800 Literature 900 H
istory geography
51
400
400 Language
Class here interdisciplinary works on language
and literature
For literature, see 800
SUMMARY 400409 Standard subdivisions and
bilingualism 410 Linguistics 420 English and Old
English (Anglo-Saxon)
52
400
400 Language

SUMMARY 400409 Standard subdivisions and
bilingualism 410 Linguistics 420 English and Old
English (Anglo-Saxon) 430 Germanic languages
German 440 Romance languages French 450 Italian,
Sardinian, Dalmation
53
400
400 Language

• Philosophy and theory
• See Manual at 401 vs. 121.68
• .3 International languages
• Class here universal languages general
  discussions of international languages, e.g.
  diplomatic languages, lingua francas
• Class artificial languages in 499.99

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400 Language
400
Special topic pertaining to language
404 Special topics of language .2 Bilingualism
Class here multilingualism Specific
instances of bilingualism are classed with the
language dominant in the country in which the
linguistic interaction occurs
55
420 Language
420
420490 Specific languages Class here
comprehensive works on specific languages and
their literatures Except for modifications
shown under specific entries, add to base number
for each language identified by notation 018
from Table 4, e.g. grammar of Japanese 495.65.
The base number is the number given for the
language unless the schedule specifies a
different number
56
Table 4. Subdivisions of Individual Languages and
Language Families
The following notation is never used alone, but
may be used as required by add notes under
subdivisions of specific languages or language
families, or with the base numbers for individual
languages identified by as explained under
420490, e.g. Norwegian (base number 439.82
grammar (5 in this table) 439.825. A point is
inserted following the third digit of any number
thus constructed that is longer than three
digits.
57
Table 4. Subdivisions of Individual Languages and
Language Families
SUMMARY 0109 Standard subdivisions 1 Writing
systems, phonology, phonetics of the standard
form of the language 2 Etymology of the
standard form of the language 3 Dictionaries
of the standard form of the language 5 Grammar
of the standard form of the language
58
427 English and Old English 420
428 Standard English usage (Prescriptive
linguistics) Applied linguistics 429 Old English
(Anglo-Saxon)
Spelling in Ye Olde English
Go to Table 4
429
59
Off to Volume One
DDC 22 Volume 1 Manual Tables
to consult Table 4
60
T4 Table 4. Subdivisions of Individual Languages
T4
1 Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of the
standard form of the language 11 Writing
systems 15 Phonology, phonetics,
spelling 152 Spelling (Orthography and
pronunciation)
Spelling in Ye Olde English 429 base no. for
Old English
.152
Old English (from schedule)
Spelling (from Table 4)
61
430 Germanic (Teutonic) languages 430
430 Germanic languages German
No asterisk
gt 430.1-438 Subdivisions of German language
Except for modifications shown under specific
entries, add to base number 43 notation 018 from
Table 4, e.g. phonology of German language 431.5
German dictionary
Go to Table 4
43
62
T4 Table 4. Subdivisions of Individual Languages
T4
24 Foreign elements 3 Dictionaries of the
standard form of the language
German dictionary 43
3
Base no. for German (from schedule)
Dictionaries (from Table 4)
63
430 Germanic (Teutonic) languages 430
430 Germanic languages German
gt 430.1-438 Subdivisions of German language
Except for modifications shown under specific
entries, add to base number 43 notation 018 from
Table 4, e.g. phonology of German language 431.5
A German reader for newly literate adults
Go to Table 4
43
64
T4 Table 4. Subdivisions of Individual Languages
T4
86 Readers Graded selections with emphasis on
structure and vocabulary as needed Class here
texts intended primarily for practice in reading
a language 862 Readers for new literates
A German reader for newly literate adults 43
8.62
Base no. for German (from schedule)
Readers for new literates (from Table 4)
65
491 Other languages
491
491.2491.4 Indo-Aryan (Indic) languages
.2 Sanskrit
A Sanskrit-English dictionary
491.2
Go to Table 4
66
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
3
Go to Table 6
67
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
68
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
21
Dictionary (from Table 4)
English (from Table 6)
Base no. for Sanskrit (from schedule)
69
Bilingual dictionaries Which language do we
start with?
A English-Sanskrit dictionary 491.2321
Dictionary (from Table 4)
English (from Table 6)
Base no. for Sanskrit (from schedule)
Start with the language farthest from your own
70
Bilingual dictionary exercise
Start with the language with the largest number
Does Pashto have an asterisk?
A Tajik-Pashto dictionary
491.593
3
9157
Dictionary (from Table 4)
Add-on no. for Tajik (from Table 6)
Base no. for Pashto (from schedule)
71
First summaryThe Ten Main Classes
000 Computer science, information general
works 100 Philosophy psychology 200 Religion 300
Social sciences 400 Language 500 Science 600 Tech
nology 700 Arts recreation 800 Literature 900 Hi
story geography
72
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
73
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)
74
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.
75
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
77
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
78
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
79
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)

80
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.)
81
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
82
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
83
T2 Table 2. Areas, Periods, Persons
T2
42 England and Wales 421 Greater London 421
2 City of London
History of England 9
42
History
History (schedule)
England (Table 2)

84
Geography versus history
Geography of England 914.2
History of England 942
85
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
9
86
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
42
History
History (schedule)
England (Table 2)

87
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
88
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
89
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
90
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
91
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.)
92
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.
93
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
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9
95
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
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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
66
History (schedule)
Scunthorpe (from Table 2)
Reign of Charles II (from sched.)
0 (from sched.)
Add as instructed under 930-990
97
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
98
930 History of specific areas 930
930990 History of ancient world of specific
continents, countries, localities of
extraterrestrial worlds
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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
99
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
42
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100
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
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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.)
102
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
103
972 General history of North America 972
.95 Puerto Rico .950 1 Early history to
1493 .950 2 Period of European discovery and
early colonial period, 1493-1602 .950
3 16021804 .950 4 18041899 .950 5 1900 .950
52 19001952 Class here 20th
century For 1952-1999, see 972.95053 .950
53 Period of Commonwealth, 1952
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973 General history of North America 973
973 United States For specific states, see
974-979
SUMMARY
973.01.09 Standard subdivisions .1 Early
history to 1607 .2 Colonial period,
16071775 .3 Periods of Revolution and
Confederation, 17751789 .4 Constitutional
period, 17891809 .5 18091845 .6 1845-1861
.7 Administration of Abraham Lincoln,
18611865
105
973 General history of North America 973
973 United States .3 Periods of Revolution and
Confederation, 17751789
.311 3 Quartering of troops and Boston
Massacre .311 4 Taxation and representation .311
5 Tax on tea and Boston Tea Party, 1773 .311
6 Boston Port Bill, 1774
106
973 General history of North America 973
973 United States
19th edition
.922 Administration of John Fitzgerald Kennedy,
1961-1963 .923 Administration of Lyndon Baines
Johnson, 1963-1969 .924 Administration of Richard
Milhous Nixon, 1969-1974 .925 Administration of
Gerald Rudolph Ford, 1974-1977 .926 Administration
of Jimmy (James Earl) Carter, 1977-
107
973 General history of North America 973
21st edition
973 United States
.924 Administration of Richard Milhous Nixon,
1969-1974 .925 Administration of Gerald Rudolph
Ford, 1974-1977 .926 Administration of Jimmy
(James Earl) Carter, 1977-1981 .927
Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1981-1989 .928
Administration of George Bush, 1989-1993 .929
Administration of Bill Clinton, 1993
108
973 General history of North America 973
22nd edition
973 United States
.926 Administration of Jimmy (James Earl) Carter,
1977-1981 .927 Administration of Ronald Reagan,
1981-1989 .928 Administration of George Bush,
1989-1993 .929 Administration of Bill Clinton,
19932001 .93 2001 .931 Administration of
George W. Bush, 2001
109
975 General history of North America 975
976 South central United States Gulf Coast
states
.01 Early history to 1700 .02 1701-1799 .03 1800-1
865 Class here 19th century .04 1865- .041 1865
-1918 .042 1918-1945 .043 1945-1999 Class
here 20th century .044 2000-
110
978 General history of North America 978
.7 Wyoming
.701 Early history to 1868 Including 19th
century .702 Territorial period,
1868-1890 .703 Statehood period, 1890- .703
1 1890-1918 .703 2 1918-1945 .703
3 1945-1999 Class here 20th century .703
4 2000-
111
996 History of parts of world
996
996 Other parts of Pacific Polynesia
.001-.009 Standard subdivisions, groups, regions,
persons of Polynesia As enumerated under
930-990 .9 North central Pacific Hawaii
19th edition
112
996 History of other areas 996
996 Other parts of Pacific Polynesia
.001-.009 Standard subdivisions, groups, regions,
persons of Polynesia As modified under
930-990 .1 Southwest central Pacific .9 North
central Pacific islands Hawaii
21st edition
113
996 History of other areas 996
996 Other parts of Pacific Polynesia
.001-.009 Standard subdivisions, groups, regions,
persons of Polynesia As modified under
930-990 .1 Southwest central Pacific .9 North
central Pacific islands Hawaii
22nd edition
114
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631 Agriculture and related technologies
631
631.417 6 Technology (applied science) 63 Agricul
ture and related technologies 631 Specific
techniques materials 631.4 Soil
science 631.41 Soil chemistry 631.417 Organic
chemistry
.4 Soil science Class here interdisciplinary
works on soils .41 Soil chemistry .416 Inorganic
chemistry .417 Organic chemistry Including
humus Class here soil biochemistry .42 Soil
fertility
631.417 Organic chemistry of soils