...or, how to find a non-fiction area to browse without asking for help
Non-Fiction has 10 main Dewey categories.
Please note:
- Biographies are separate from the books with
Dewey classification numbers, and are arranged alphabetically by the last name of
the person the book is written about.
- Fiction books are also separate, and are shelved alphabetically
by the last name of the author.
- Want more details?
Each category has 10 levels.
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- 010 Bibliography
- 020 Library & information sciences
- 030 General encyclopedic works
- 040 (unassigned)
- 050 General serials & their indexes
- 060 General organizations & museology
- 070 News media, journalism, publishing
- 080 General collections
- 090 Manuscripts & rare books
- 110 Metaphysics
- 120 Epistemology, causation, humankind
- 130 Paranormal phenomena
- 140 Specific philosophical schools
- 150 Psychology
- 160 Logic
- 170 Ethics (Moral philosophy)
- 180 Ancient, medieval, Oriental philosophy
- 190 Modern Western philosophy
- 210 Natural theology
- 220 Bible
- 230 Christian theology
- 240 Christian moral & devotional theology
- 250 Christian orders & local church
- 260 Christian social theology
- 270 Christian church history
- 280 Christian denominations & sects
- 290 Other & comparative religions
- 310 General statistics
- 320 Political science
- 330 Economics
- 340 Law
- 350 Public administration
- 360 Social services; association
- 370 Education
- 380 Commerce, communications, transport
- 390 Customs, etiquette, folklore
- 410 Linguistics
- 420 English & Old English
- 430 Germanic languages, German
- 440 Romance languages, French
- 450 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
- 460 Spanish & Portuguese languages
- 470 Italic languages, Latin
- 480 Hellenic languages, Classical Greek
- 490 Other languages
- 510 Mathematics
- 520 Astronomy & allied sciences
- 530 Physics
- 540 Chemistry & allied sciences
- 550 Earth sciences
- 560 Paleontology, Paleozoology
- 570 Life sciences
- 580 Botanical sciences
- 590 Zoological sciences
- 610 Medical sciences, Medicine
- 620 Engineering & allied operations
- 630 Agriculture
- 640 Home economics & family living
- 650 Management & auxiliary services
- 660 Chemical engineering
- 670 Manufacturing
- 680 Manufacture for specific uses
- 690 Building
- 710 Civic & landscape art
- 720 Architecture
- 730 Plastic arts, Sculpture
- 740 Drawing & decorative arts
- 750 Painting & paintings
- 760 Graphic arts, Printmaking & prints
- 770 Photography & photographs
- 780 Music
- 790 Recreational & performing arts
- 810 American literature In English
- 820 English & Old English literatures
- 830 Literatures of Germanic languages
- 840 Literatures of Romance languages
- 850 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
- 860 Spanish & Portuguese literatures
- 870 Italic literatures, Latin
- 880 Hellenic literatures, Classical Greek
- 890 Literatures of other languages
- 910 Geography & travel
- 920 Biography, genealogy, insignia
- 930 History of ancient world
- 940 General history of Europe
- 950 General history of Asia, Far East
- 960 General history of Africa
- 970 General history of North America
- 980 General history of South America
- 990 General history of other areas
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