
The Dewey Decimal System has ten main classes.

Dewey Decimal by tens
|
000 |
Generalities |
500 |
Natural Sciences & Math |
|
010 |
Bibliography |
510 |
Math |
|
020 |
Library & information science |
520 |
Astronomy |
|
030 |
General encyclopedias |
530 |
Physics |
|
040 |
Not used |
540 |
Chemistry |
|
050 |
General serial publications |
550 |
Earth sciences |
|
060 |
Organizations |
560 |
Paleontology |
|
070 |
Journalism, publishing, media |
570 |
Life sciences |
|
080 |
General collections |
580 |
Plants |
|
090 |
Manuscripts & rare books |
590 |
Animals |
|
100 |
Philosophy & Pscyhology |
600 |
Technology & Applied Sciences |
|
110 |
Metaphysics |
610 |
Medicine |
|
120 |
Epistemology, causation, humankind |
620 |
Engineering |
|
130 |
Paranormal phenomenon |
630 |
Agriculture |
|
140 |
Specific philosophical schools |
640 |
Home economics (cooking) |
|
150 |
Psychology |
650 |
Management |
|
160 |
Logic |
660 |
Chemical engineering |
|
170 |
Ethics |
670 |
Manufacturing |
|
180 |
Ancient, medieval, Oriental philosophy |
680 |
Manufacture for specific uses |
|
190 |
Modern western philosophy |
690 |
Building |
|
200 |
Religion |
700 |
Arts, Sports, Recreation |
|
210 |
Philosophy & theory of religion |
710 |
Civic & landscape art |
|
220 |
Bible |
720 |
Architecture |
|
230 |
Christianity |
730 |
Plastic arts (sculpture) |
|
240 |
Christian moral & devotional theology |
740 |
Drawing & decorative art |
|
250 |
Christian orders & local church |
750 |
Painting |
|
260 |
Social & ecclesiastical theology |
760 |
Graphic arts |
|
270 |
History of Christianity & Christian sects |
770 |
Photography |
|
280 |
Christian denominations |
780 |
Music |
|
290 |
Comparative religion & other religions |
790 |
Recreation, performing arts, sports |
|
300 |
Social Sciences |
800 |
Literature & Rhetoric |
|
310 |
Statistics |
810 |
American |
|
320 |
Political science |
820 |
English & Old English |
|
330 |
Economics |
830 |
Germanic |
|
340 |
Law |
840 |
French |
|
350 |
Public administration & military science |
850 |
Italian, Romanian |
|
360 |
Social programs & services |
860 |
Spanish, Portuguese |
|
370 |
Education |
870 |
Latin |
|
380 |
Commerce |
880 |
Greek |
|
390 |
Customs, etiquette, folklore |
890 |
Other literatures |
|
400 |
Language |
900 |
Geography, History, Biography |
|
410 |
Linguisitics |
910 |
Geography, travel |
|
420 |
English & Old English |
920 |
Biography, genealogy, insignia |
|
430 |
Germanic |
930 |
Ancient world |
|
440 |
Frechn |
940 |
Europe |
|
450 |
Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic |
950 |
Asia |
|
460 |
Spanish & Portuguese |
960 |
Africa |
|
470 |
Latin |
970 |
North America |
|
480 |
Greek |
980 |
South America |
|
490 |
Other languages |
990 |
Other areas |