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A | B |C|D|E|F | G |H |J|K|L|M|N |P|Q |R|S| T  

A GENERAL WORKS

    AC Collections, Series, Collected works
      1-195 Collections of monographs, essays, etc.For collections published under the auspices of learned bodies (institutions or societies), see AS

      801-895 Inaugural and program dissertations

      901-995 Pamphlet collections

      999 Scrapbooks

    AE General Encyclopedias

    AG Dictionaries and other general reference works

      1-90 Dictionaries, Minor encyclopedias Including popular and juvenile encyclopedias

      103-190 General works, pocketbooks, receipts, etc.

      195-196 Questions and answers

      240-243 Wonders, Curiosities

      250 Pictorial works

      305-313 Notes and queries

      500-551 Clipping bureaus. Information bureaus

AI General Indexes
      21 Indexes to individual newspapers
    AM Museums (General). Collectors and collecting (General)
      10-101 Museography. Individual museums

      111-157 Museology. Museum methods, technique, etc.

      200-501 Collectors and collecting. Private collections

    AN Newspapers For history and description of individual newspapers, see PN4891-5650

    AP Periodicals (General)

      101-115 Humorous periodicals

      200-230 Juvenile periodicals

    AS Academies and learned societies (General)
      2.5-4 International associations, congresses, conferences, etc.
    AY Yearbooks. Almanacs. Directories For general works on theory, methods of compilations, etc.
      30-1730 Almanacs

      2001 Directories

    AZ History of scholarship and learning. The humanities
      999 Popular errors, delusions and superstitions
B PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY AND RELIGION
    Philosophy (General) For general philosophical treatises, see BD10-41
      69-5739 History and systems Including individual philosophers and schools of philosophy
    BC Logic

    BD Speculative philosophy

      10-41 General philosophical works

      95-131 Metaphysics

      143-236 Epistemology. Theory of knowledge

      300-450 Ontology Including the soul, immortality

      493-708 Cosmology Including teleology, space and time, atomism

    BF Psychology. For ethnic psychology, see GN. For social psychology, see HM
      173-175 Psychoanalysis

      180-210 Experimental psychology

      231-299 Sensation

      311-499 Cognition. Perception. Intelligence

      511-593 Emotion

      608-635 Will

      636-637 Applied psychology

      660-687 Comparative psychology

      683 Motivation

      698 Personality

      699-711 Genetic psychology For the psychology of mental development or evolution

      712-724 Developmental psychology

      721-723 Child psychology

      795-839 Temperament. Character

      840-861 Physiognomy

      866-885 Phrenology

      889-905 Graphology

      908-940 The hand. Palmistry

      1001-1389 Parapsychology Including hallucinations, sleep, dreams, hypnotism, telepathy, spiritualism, mediumship, clairvoyance, telekinesis

      1405-1999 Occult sciences Including ghosts, demonology, witchcraft, astrology, oracles, fortunetelling

    BH Aesthetics

    BJ Ethics

      1188-1500 Religous ethics

      1545-1691 Practical and applied ethics. Conduct of life

      1801-2195 Social usages. Etiquette

    BL Religions. Mythology. Rationalism
      175-290 Natural theology

      300-325 Mythology (General)

      425-490 Religious doctrines (General)

      500-547 Eschatology

      550-619 Worship. Cultus

      660-2670 History and principles of particular religions Including Brahmanism, Hinduism, Jainism

      2700-2790 Rationalism Including agnosticism, free thought

    BM Judaism
      487-488 Dead Sea scrolls

      495-532 Sources of Jewish religion. Rabbinical literature

      600-645 Dogmatic Judaism

      650-747 Practical Judaism

      900-990 Samaritans

    BP Islam. Bahaism. theosophy, etc.
      100-137 Sacred books

      166 Theology (Kalam)

      174-190 The practice of Islam

      191-223 Branches, sects and modifications

      300-395 Bahaism

      500-585 Theosophy

      595-597 Anthroposophy

    BQ Buddhism
      1001-1045 Buddhist literature

      1100-3340 Tripitaka (Canonical literature)

      4061-4570 Doctrinal and systematic Buddhism

      7001-9800 Modifications, schools, etc.

    BR Christianity (General)
      45-85 Collections Including early Christian literature

      140-1500 Church history

      1690-1725 Biography

    BS The Bible and exegesis

    BT Doctrinal theology, Apologetics

    BV Practical theology

      5-525 Worship (Public and private) Including the churchyear, Christian symbols, liturgy, prayer, hymnology

      590-1650 Ecclesiastical theology Including the Church, church and state, church management, ministry, sacraments, religious societies, religious education

      2000-3705 Missions

      3750-3799 Evangelism. Revivals

      4000-4470 Pastoral theology

      4485-5099 Practical religion. The Christian life

    BX Denominations and sects
      1-9 Church unit. Ecumenical movement

      100-189 Eastern churches. Oriental churches

      200-754 Orthodox Eastern Church

      800-4795 Roman Catholic Church

      4800-9999 Protestantism

C HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION, ARCHAEOLOGY, AND BIOGRAPHY
    Auxiliary sciences of history (General)

    CB History of civilization For individual countries, see D-F

    CC Archaeology (General) For individual countries, see D-F, GN

      200-250 Bells. Campanology

      300-350 Crosses

      900-950 Tombs (General)

    CD Diplomatics. Archives. Seals
      921-4279 Archives Including works on the science of archives, guides to depositories, inventories of archival material
    CE Technical chronology. Calendar For historical chronology, see D-F

    CJ Numismatics

      4801-5450 Tokens

      5501-6661 Medals and medallions

    CN Inscriptions. Epigraphy

    CR Heraldry

      191-1020 Public and official heraldry

      1101-1131 Ecclesiastical and sacred heraldry

      1179-3395 Family heraldry

      3499-4420 Titles of honor, rank, precedence, etc.

      4501-6305 Chivalry and knighthood Including tournaments, duels, orders, decoration

    CS Genealogy
      2300-3090 Personal and family names
    CT Biography For biography associated with a particular subject, see that subject
      93-206 Collections (General. Universal)

      210-3150 National biography

      3200-3910 Biography of women

DWORLD HISTORY (EXCEPT NORTH, CENTRAL, AND SOUTH AMERICA) Including geography and description of individual regions and countries
    History (General)
      51-95 Ancient history

      111-203 Medieval history

      204-849 Modern history

      501-680 World War I

      731-838 World War II

      901-1075 Europe (General)

    DA Great Britain
      20-690 England

      700-745 Wales

      750-890 Scotland

      900-995 Ireland

    DB Austria. Czechoslovakia. Hungary

    DC France

    DD Germany

    DE The Mediterranean region. Greco-Roman world

    DF Greece

    DG Italy

    DH-DJ Netherlands. Belgium. Luxemburg

    DJK Eastern Europe

    DK Russia. Poland. Finland

    DL Northern Europe. Scandinavia

    DP Spain. Portugal

    DQ Switzerland

    DR Eastern Europe. Balkan Peninsula. Turkey

    DS Asia

    DT Africa

    DU Oceania (South Seas)

      80-398 Australia

      400-430 New Zealand

    DX Gypsies
E HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
    11-29 America (General)

    31-46 North America

    51-99 Indians. Indians of North America

    101-135 Discovery of America and early explorations of United States (General)

    184-185 Elements in the population

    185 Negroes

    186-199 Colonial history

    201-298 Revolution

    301-453 Revolution to the Civil War

    351-364 War of 1812

    401-415 War with Mexico

    441-453 Slavery

    456-655 Civil War

    482-489 Confederate States of America

    660-738 Late nineteenth century

    714-735 Spanish-American War

    740- Twentieth Century

F HISTORY OF THE US (LOCAL), CANADA, AND CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
    1-975 United States local history

    1001-1140 British America. Canada

    1201-1392 Mexico

    1401-1419 Latin America (General)

    1421-1577 Central America

    1601-2183 West Indies

    2201-2239 South America (General)

    2251-2299 Columbia

    2301-2349 Venezuela

    2351-2471 Guianas. Guyana. Surinam. French Guiana

    2501-2659 Brazil

    2661-2699 Paraguay

    2701-2799 Uruguay

    2801-3021 Argentina

    3051-3285 Chile

    3301-3359 Bolivia

    3401-33619 Peru

    3701-3799 Ecuador

G GEOGRAPHY, ANTHROPOLOGY AND RECREATION
    Geography (General) For geography and description of individual countries, see D-F
      149-570 Voyages and travels (General) Including discoveries, explorations, shipwrecks, seafaring life. For travel in special continents and countries, see D-F

      575-890 Polar regions Including exploration, history, description

      905-910 Tropics (General)

      912-922 Northern and Southern Hemispheres

      1000.3-3122 Atlases

      3160-9980 Maps. Globes

    GA Mathematical geography. Cartography Including topographical surveys of individual countries

    GB Physical geography Including arrangement by country

      400-649 Geomorphology

      651-2998 Water. Hydrology Including ground water, rivers, lakes, glaciers

      5000-5030 Natural disasters

    GC Oceanography
      100-181 Seawater

      200-376 Dynamics of the sea

      377-399 Marine sediments

      1000-1023 Marine resources. Applied oceanography

      1080-1581 Marine pollution

    GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography

    GN Anthropology

      49-296 Physical anthropology. Somatology

      301-673 Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology For descriptions of individual ethnic groups, see D-F

      700-875 Prehistoric archaeology Including arrangement by country

    GR Folklore
      72-79 Folk literature (General)

      430-940 Folklore relating to special subjects

    GT Manners and customs (General) For works limited to special countries, see D-F
      170-474 Houses. Dwellings

      500-2370 Costume. Dress. Fashion.

      2400-5090 Custom relative to private and public life Including love, marriage, eating, smoking, treatment of the dead, town life, customs of chivalry, festivals and holidays

      5320-6720 Customs relative to special classes, by birth, occupation, etc.

    GV Recreation
      191.2-200.5 Outdoor life. Outdoor recreation Including camping for individuals or small groups, organized camps, trailer camping, hiking, mountaineering

      201-555 Physical training

      561-1198.995 Sports

      1199-1570 Games and amusements

      1580-1799 Dancing

      1800-1860 Circuses, spectacles, etc. Including rodeos, waxworks, amusement parks, etc.

H SOCIAL SCIENCES
    Social sciences (General)

    HA Statistics Including collections of general and census statistics of special countries. For mathematical statistics, see QA

    Economics

    HB Economic theory Including value, price, wealth, capital, interest, profit, consumption

      848-875 Population

      879-3700 Demography. Vital statistics

      3711-3840 Crises. Business cycles

    HC Economic history and conditions. National production

    HD Land. Agriculture. Industry

      1-91 Production. Industrial management

      101-1395 Land

      Including public lands, real estate, land tenure

      1401-2210 Agricultural economics Including agricultural laborers

      2321-9999 Industry

      2709-2930 Corporations. Trusts. Cartels

      2951-3570 Industrial cooperation

      3611-4730 The state and industrial organization Including state industries, public works, municipal industries

      4801-8942 Labor Including wages, strikes, unemployment, labor unions, industrial relations, social security, professions, state labor. For civil service, see J

      9000-9999 Special industries and trades

    HE Transportation and communication
      331-380 Traffic engineering. Roads and highways

      381-971 Water transportation

      1001-5600 Rail transportation

      5601-5720 Automotive transportation

      6000-7500 Postal service. Stamp collecting

      7601-8688 Telecommunication. Telegraph

      8689-8700 Radio and television

      8701-9715 Telephone

      9761-9900 Air transportation

    HF Commerce
      294-343 Boards of trade. Chambers of commerce