Stacks Guide by Subject

Main Dewey Decimal Subject Headings (click on a subject for location information)
000 Computer Science, Information, & General Works	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	Go To
000 Computer Science, Knowledge & Systems 010 Bibliographies 020 Library & Information Sciences 030 Encyclopedias & Books of Facts 040 [Unassigned] 050 Magazines, Journals & Serials 060 Associations, Organizations & Museums 070 News Media, Journalism & Publishing 080 Quotations 090 Manuscripts & Rare Books	3 North (map [1])
100 Philosophy 110 Metaphysics 120 Epistemology 130 Parapsychology & Occultism 140 Philosophical Schools of Thought 150 Psychology 160 Logic 170 Ethics 180 Ancient, Medieval & Eastern Philosophy 190 Modern Western Philosophy	3 East (map [2])
200 Religion 210 Philosophy & Theory of Religion 220 The Bible 230 Christianity & Christian theology 240 Christian Practice & Observance 250 Christian Pastoral Practice & Religious Orders 260 Christian Organization, Social Work & Worship 270 History of Christianity 280 Christian Denominations 290 Other Religions	3 South (map [3])
300 Social Sciences, Sociology & Anthropology 310 Statistics 320 Political Science	3 North (map [1])
330 Economics 340 Law 350 Public Administration & Military Science 360 Social Problems & Social Services	4 North (map [4])
370 Education 380 Commerce, Communications & Transportation	Lower Level B249 (map [5]) & 5 North1
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 (map [3])
500 Science 510 Mathematics 520 Astronomy 530 Physics 540 Chemistry 550 Earth Sciences & Geology 560 Fossils & Prehistoric Life 570 Life Sciences; Biology 580 Plants (Botany) 590 Animals (Zoology)	3 East2 (map [2])
600 Technology 610 Medicine & Health 620 Engineering 630 Agriculture 640 Home & Family Management	5 South2 (map [6])
650 Management & Public Relations	Lower Level B249 (map [5])
660 Chemical Engineering 670 Manufacturing 680 Manufacture for Specific Uses 690 Building & Construction	5 South2 (map [6])
700 Arts 710 Landscaping & Area Planning 720 Architecture 730 Sculpture, Ceramics & Metalwork 740 Drawing & Decorative Arts 750 Painting 760 Graphic Arts 770 Photography & Computer Art	Art Collection, Deering Library 3rd Floor
780 Music	N/A3
790 Sports, Games & Entertainment	3 South / SEL4
800 Literature, Rhetoric & Criticism 810 American Literature in English	3 South (map [3])
820 English & Old English Literatures 830 German & Related Literatures	4 South (map [7])
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 (map [6])
900 History 910 Geography & Travel 920 Biography & Genealogy	3 East (map [2]) *916 range (History of Africa) is in 5 East/Africana (map [8])
930 History of Ancient World (to ca. 499) 940 History of Europe 950 History of Asia	4 East (map [9])
960 History of Africa	5 East/Africana (map [8])
970 History of North America 980 History of South America 990 History of Other Areas	4 East (map [9])

1 The Curriculum Collection in 5 North specializes in elementary and secondary school teaching materials in printed form, including children's books and K-12 textbooks.

2 The Main Library has a relatively small selection of titles in these ranges; for more extensive holdings please see the Science and Engineering Library.

3 The majority of music scores and books about music are found in the Music Library, with a service desk on the second floor of the Deering Library. 780 call numbers only appear in the Main CORE collection in 2 North because the Music Library uses Library of Congress classifcation system.

4 Call number ranges 791-793, which include performance studies and film studies, are in 3 South. All other titles in the 790 range have been moved to the Science and Engineering Library due to lack of space.

If you have further questions or problems locating items on the shelf, please see our Book Location Assistance page [10], or just come to the Circulation Services Department [11] desk for help.