Library classification
The books in the library are classified using the Dewey Decimal System. This system uses numbers from 000 to 999 to classify books by subject. Further specification, if needed, is given by the addition of numbers after a decimal point. Here is a list of the main classes. Here is a list of the classes, divisions and sections most used in our library.
Overview of the classes most used in our library
973 United States | Topics United States and Great Britain |
973.01 Historiography USA | 070 Press |
973.011 Bibliography | 200 Religion |
973.012 Archives |
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973.02 Sources | 300 Social Sciences |
973.03 Enclyclopedias | 301.424 Gender |
… | 302.23 Media / Mass media |
| 306.1 Specific aspects of culture |
Chronological divison | 306.4 Body |
973.1 -1607 |
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973.2 1607-1775 | 310 Statistics |
973.3 1775-1789 | 320 Political sciences |
973.4 1789-1809 |
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973.5 1809-1845 | 323 African-Americans |
973.6 1845-1861 | 324 Voting rights |
973.7 1861-1865 | 325 Migration |
973.8 1865-1901 | 326 Slavery |
973.9 1901- |
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| 327 Foreign relations |
Regions USA | 327.42 Foreign relations UK |
974 Northeastern states | 327.73 Foreign relations USA |
975 Southeastern states | 327.739.7 Vietnam war |
976 South central states |
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977 North central states | 330 Economics |
978 Western states | 331 Labor economics |
979 Far Western states | 332 Financial economics |
| 333 Land economics |
Chronological division of the states | 338 Industrial economics |
974.101 -1620 | 339 Income and wealth |
974.101 1620-1776 |
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974.103 1776-1865 | 340 Law |
974.104 1865- | 341.14 Nato |
… | 342 Constitutional law |
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942 History Great Britain | 353 US federal government |
(red banderole) | 355 Elements of warfare |
942.001 Historiography |
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942.001.1 Bibliography | 364.1 Terrorism |
942.002 Sources |
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942.003 Encyclopedias | 380 Public services |
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| 390 Folklore |
Chronological division | 396 Women |
942.04 1399-1485 |
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942.05 1485-1603 | 700 The arts |
942.06 1603-1714 | 710 Man and nature |
942.07 1714-1901 | 719 Environmental history |
942.08 1901- | 780 Music |
| 791.4 Films / Film studies |
941 Scotland | 796-799 Sports and games |
941.5 Ireland |
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950 India | 970 Native Americans |
971 Canada |
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(red banderole) | 1000 Cultural history |