Stacks Guide by Subject

Main Dewey Decimal Subject Headings
(click on a subject for location information)
000 Computers, information, & general reference 500 Science
100 Philosophy & psychology 600 Technology
200 Religion 700 Arts & recreation
300 Social sciences 800 Literature
400 Language 900 History & geography


Dewey Decimal Subject Headings Floor & Tower
000 Computers, information, & general reference
010 Bibliographies
020 Library & information science
030 Encyclopedias & books of facts
040 [Unassigned]
050 Magazines, journals & serials
060 Associations, organizations & museums
070 Journalism, publishing, & news media
080 Quotations
090 Manuscripts & rare books
3 North
100 Philosophy & psychology
110 Metaphysics
120 Epistemology
130 Astrology, parapsychology & the occult
140 Philosophical schools of thought
150 Psychology
160 Logic
170 Ethics
180 Ancient, medieval & Eastern philosophy
190 Modern Western philosophy
3 East
200 Religion
210 Philosophy & theory of religion
220 The Bible
230 Christianity & Christian theology
240 Christian practice & observance
250 Christian pastoral practices & religious orders
260 Church organization, social work & worship
270 History of Christianity
280 Christian denominations
290 Other religions
3 South
300 Social Sciences
310 Statistics
320 Political science
3 North1
330 Economics
340 Law
350 Public administration & military science
360 Social problems & social services
4 North
370 Education
Main Lower Level B2492
380 Commerce, communications & transportation
Main Lower Level B249
390 Customs, etiquette & folklore
5 North

400 Language

410 Linguistics
420 English & Old English languages
430 German & related languages
440 French & related languages
450 Italian, Romanian & related languages
460 Spanish & Portuguese languages
470 Latin & Italic languages
480 Classical & modern Greek languages
490 Other languages
3 South
500 Science
510 Mathematics
520 Astronomy
530 Physics
540 Chemistry
550 Earth sciences & geology
560 Fossils & prehistoric life
570 Biology & life sciences
580 Plants (Botany)
590 Animals (Zoology)
3 East
600 Technology
610 Medicine
620 Engineering
630 Agriculture
640 Home & family management
5 South
650 Management & public relations
Lower Level B249
660 Chemical engineering
670 Manufacturing
680 Manufacturing specific products
690 Building & construction
5 South
700 Arts & recreation
Art Collection,
Deering Library
3rd Floor
701 Philosophy and theory
3 South
702 Miscellany
703 Dictionaries and encyclopedias
704 Special topics
705 Serial publications
706 Organizations and management
707 Education, research, related topics
708 Galleries, museums, private collections
709 Historical, areas, persons treatment
710 Civic and landscape art
Art Collection,
Deering Library
3rd Floor
711 Area planning (Civic art)
3 South
712 Landscape architecture
713 Landscape architecture of trafficways
714 Water features
715 Woody plants
716 Herbaceous plants
717 Structures
718 Landscape design of cemeteries
719 Natural landscapes
720 Architecture
730 Sculpture, ceramics & metal work
740 Drawing & decorative arts
750 Painting
760 Graphic arts
Art Collection,
Deering Library
3rd Floor
770 Photography
Special Collections,
Deering Library
Ground Floor
780 Music
Music Library,
Deering Library
2nd Floor
790 Sports, games & entertainment
800 Literature
810 American literature in English
3 South
820 English & Old English literatures
830 German & related literatures
4 South
840 French & related literatures
850 Italian, Romanian & related literatures
860 Spanish & Portuguese literatures
870 Latin & Italic literatures
880 Classical & modern Greek literatures
890 Other literatures
5 South
900 History & geography
910 Geography & travel
911 Historical geography
912 Graphic representations of earth
913 Ancient world
914 Europe
915 Asia
3 East
916 Africa
5 East
Africana Library
917 North America
918 South America
919 Other areas
920 Biography & genealogy
3 East
930 History of the ancient world (to ca. 499 A.D.)
940 History of Europe (ca. 500 A.D.)
950 History of Asia
4 East
960 History of Africa
5 East
Africana Library
970 History of North America
980 History of South America
990 History of other regions
4 East
Exceptions:
1 Exceptions include the 301 H9182 range (Human Relations Area Files) and 328.42 G78, 328.42 G78p, and 328.42 S474 British Parliamentary papers.) These items are located in 5 South.
2 378 NU, dissertations prior to 2002, are stored at the Library Storage Facility and may be requested at the Circulation Desk or by using this form. Dissertations from 2002 onward are in Lower Level Storage room B249. Curr 370s (Curriculum) are in 5 North.

If you have further questions or problems locating items on the shelf, please see our Book Location Assistance page, or just come to the Circulation desk for help.

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Last Updated: 03/05/2008