The Dewey system has ten main classes, which are listed below.
000 Generalities
100 Philosophy and Psychology
200 Religion
300 Social Science
400 Language
500 Natural Science and Mathematics
600 Technology (Applied Sciences)
700 Arts
800 Literature
900 Geography and History
Dewey Decimal System Second Summary:The 100 Divisions
000 Generalities 010 Bibliography 020 Library & Information Sciences 030 Genera; Encyclopedic Works 040 050 General Serial Publications 060 General Organizations & Museology 070 Journalism, Publishing, Newspapers 080 General Collections 090 Manuscripts & Book Rarities
500 Pure Sciences 510 Mathematics 520 Astronomy & Allied Sciences 530 Physics 540 Chemistry & Allied Sciences 550 Sciences of Earth & Other Worlds 560 Paleontology 570 Life Sciences 580 Botanical Sciences 590 Zoological Sciences
100 Philosophy & Related Disciplines 110 Metaphysics 120 Epistemology, Causation, Humankind 130 Paranormal Phenomena & Arts 140 Specific Philosophical Viewpoints 150 Psychology 160 Logic 170 Ethics (Moral Philosophy) 180 Ancient, Medieval, Oriental 190 Modern Western Philosophy
600 Technology (Applied Sciences) 610 Medical Sciences 620 Engineering & Allied Operations 630 Agriculture & Related Technologies 640 Home Economics & Family Living 650 Management & Auxiliary Services 660 Chemical & Related Technologies 670 Manufacturers 680 Manufacture for Specific Uses 690 Buildings
200 Religion 210 Natural Religion 220 Bible 230 Christian Theology 240 Christian Moral & Devotional 250 Local Church & Religious Orders 260 Social & Ecclesiastical Theology 270 History & Geography of Church 280 Christian Denominations & Sects 290 Other & Comparative Religions
700 The Arts 710 Civic & Landscape Art 720 Architecture 730 Plastic Arts Sculpture 740 Drawing, Decorative & Minor Arts 750 Painting & Paintings 760 Graphic Arts Prints 770 Photography & Photographs 780 Music 790 Recreational & Performing Arts
300 Social Sciences 310 Statistics 320 Political Science 330 Economics 340 Law 350 Public Administration 360 Social Problems and Services 370 Education 380 Commerce (Trade) 390 Customs, Etiquette, Folklore
800 Literature (Belles-lettres) 810 American Literatures in English 820 English & Anglo-Saxon 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 Greek 890 Literatures of Other Languages
400 Language 410 Linguistics 420 English and Anglo-Saxon Languages 430 Germanic Languages German 440 Romance Languages French 450 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic 460 Spanish & Portuguese Languages 470 Italic Languages Latin 480 Hellenic Classical Greek 490 Other Languages
900 General Geography & History 910 General Geography Travel 920 General Biography & Genealogy 930 General History of the Ancient World 940 General History of Europe 950 General History of Asia 960 General History of Africa 970 General History of North America 980 General History of South America 990 General History of Other Areas