| Dewey
Decimal Classification |
Material
on the shelves (books, journals, videos etc) are organised into
subject areas.
Use this scheme below when browsing the shelves for material. |
| Ask at
the loans desk for a bookmark with more specific breakdown
of shelf numbers in your research area. |
| 000
001 Computing
010 Bibliographies
030 General encyclopaedias
050 General periodicals
070 Newspapers and journalism |
100 PHILOSOPHY
150 Psychology
160 Logic
170 Ethics
180 Ancient, Medieval, Oriental philosophy
190 Modern Western philosophy |
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200 RELIGION
220 Bible
230 Christian doctrinal theology
270 Christian Church history
280 Christian denominations and sects
290 Other religions |
300 SOCIAL SCIENCES
310 Statistics
320 Political science
330 Economics
340 Law
350 Public administration
360 Social welfare
370 Education
380 Commerce |
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400 LANGUAGES
410 Linguistics
420 English and Anglo-Saxon
430 German
440 French
450 Italian
460 Spanish |
500 PURE SCIENCES
510 Mathematics
520 Astronomy
530 Physics
540 Chemistry
550 Geology
570 Biological Sciences
580 Botany
590 Zoology |
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600 TECHNOLOGY (Applied Sciences)
610 Medical Sciences
620 Engineering
630 Agriculture
650 Business and management
660 Chemical technology
690 Buildings |
700 THE ARTS
710 Town and landscape planning
720 Architecture
730 Sculpture
740 Drawing
750 Painting
760 Graphic arts
770 Photography
780 Music
790 Theatre and recreation, films |
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800 LITERATURE
810 American
820 English and Anglo-Saxon
A820 Australian
830 German
840 French
850 Italian
860 Spanish
A860 Spanish American
869 Portuguese
890 Other literatures |
900 GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
910 Geography
920 General biography
930 Ancient history
940 History of modern Europe
950 History of modern Asia
960 History of modern Africa
970 History of North America
980 History of South America
990 History of Australia and Pacific regions |
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