Library Floor wise books arrangement

 

Classification of Books Subject wise

 Classification of Books DDC 

CLASS No.    SUBJECT

000 Generalities

004 Computer Science

010 Bibliography

020 Library & information sciences

030 General encyclopedic works

050 General serial publications

060 General organizations & museology

070 Journalism, publishing, newspapers

080 General collections

090 Manuscripts & book rarities

100 Philosophy & related disciplines

110 Metaphysics

120 Epistemology, causation, humankind

130 Paranormal phenomena & arts

140 Specific philosophical viewpoints

150 Psychology

160 Logic

170 Ethics (Moral philosophy)

180 Ancient, medieval, Oriental philosophy

190 Modern Western philosophy

200 Religion

210 Natural religion

220 Bible

230 Christian theology

240 Christian moral & devotional theology

250 Local church & religious orders

260 Social & ecclesiastical theology

270 History & geography of church

280 Christian denominations & sects

290 Other & comparative religions

300 Social sciences

310 Statistics

320 Political science

330 Economics

340 Law

350 Public administration

360 Social problems & services

370 Education

380 Commerce (Trade)

390 Customs, etiquette, folklore

400 Language

410 Linguistics

420 English languages

430 Germanic languages German

440 Romance languages French

450 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic

460 Spanish & Portuguese languages

470 Italic languages Latin

480 Hellenic languages Classical Greek

490 Other languages

500 Pure sciences

510 Mathematics

520 Astronomy & allied sciences

530 Physics

540 Chemistry & allied sciences

550 Sciences of earth & other worlds

560 Palaeontology

570 Life sciences

580 Botanical sciences

590 Zoological sciences

600 Technology (Applied sciences)

610 Medical sciences; Medicine

620 Engineering & allied operations

630 Agriculture & related technologies

640 Home economics & family living

650 Management & auxiliary services; Business

660 Chemical & related technologies

670 Manufactures

680 Manufacture for specific uses

690 Buildings

700 The arts

710 Civic & landscape art

720 Architecture

730 Plastic arts Sculpture

740 Drawing, decorative & minor arts

750 Painting & paintings

760 Graphic arts Prints

770 Photography & photographs

780 Music

790 Recreational & performing arts

800 Literature

8M0 Malayalam Literature

8H0 Hindi Literature

810 American literature in English

820 English & Anglo-Saxon literatures

830 German literature

840 French literature

850 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic

860 Spanish & Portuguese literatures

870 Italic literatures Latin

880 Hellenic literatures Greek

890 Literatures of other languages

900 General geography & history

910 General geography & Travel

920 General biography & genealogy

930 History of ancient world

940 History of Europe

950 General history of Asia

960 General history of Africa

970 General history of North America

980 General history of South America

990 General history of other areas

Book Arrangement in Shelf

Books in  library are arranged by subject using the Dewey Decimal Classification system. Each subject is given a number called a Call number, and the books are then shelved in numerical order.

The Dewey Decimal Classification divides all knowledge into ten main subject areas, which are each assigned a range of numbers:

000 – 099 General subjects, computing
100 – 199 Philosophy, psychology
200 – 299 Religion
300 – 399 Social sciences
400 – 499 Language
500 – 599 Natural sciences, mathematics
600 – 699 Technology (applied sciences)
700 – 799 Arts, entertainment
800 – 899 Literature
900 – 999 History, geography


The main subject areas are subdivided into smaller and smaller sections, giving more specific subjects like:

• 600 Technology (applied sciences)
• 610 Medical sciences and medicine
• 620 Engineering & allied operations
• 630 Agriculture
• 640 Home economics & family living
• 650 Management & auxiliary services
• 660 Chemical engineering
• 670 Manufacturing
• 680 Manufacture for specific uses
• 690 Buildings

and again subdivided into ...

650 Management & auxiliary services

650.1 Personal success in business
651 Office services

651.3 Office management

651.5 Records management

651.7 Communication Creation and transmission of records

651.8 Data processing Computer applications
652 Processes of written communication

652.3 Typewriting

652.5 Word processing
653 Shorthand
654 not used
655 not used
656 not used
657 Accounting
658 General management

• 658.1 Organization and finance
• 658.2 Plant management
• 658.3 Personal management
• 658.4 Executive management
• 658.5 Management of production
• 658.7 Management of materials
• 658.8 Management of distribution (Marketing)

659 Advertising & public relations

Every DDC call number begins with a three-digit whole number, and some are followed by decimal numbers. The second part contains three letters called book number. So a call number is the combination of both Class number and Book Number.

DDC Call Number

Let's illustrate how a DDC call number works using the following book :

The Declaration of Independence  by the United States of America  -  Call Number  973.3 UNI  -D

The first line of a DDC call number identifies the subject of the work and each digit has a specific meaning. In our example, the digits may be interpreted thus:

• The first number, 9, places the book in the 900s which is History & Geography,
• The second number, 7, places the book in the 970s which is General History of North America,
• The third number, 3, places the book the in 973s which is United States,
• The fourth number, 3, places the book the in 973.3s which is Revolution and confederation, 1775-1789,
• Thus 973.3 is used for materials about the American revolution and confederation which occurred between 1775 and 1789.

Fortunately, you do not need to memorize this. However, you may use this knowledge to your advantage.

The second line identifies the author of the work by using the first three letters of the author's last name, or the corporate name. In this example, the author is a group or corporate entity with no "last name," so the first three letters of the whole name are used, UNI.

The letter D is  indicated the first letter of the Title.

When using the call number, treat the number that precedes the decimal/period/full stop as a whole number, and that which follows it as a decimal number. Therefore, 091 comes before 910, and 940.13 comes before 940.3. Letters on the second line are read alphabetically.

DDC Numbers Arranged in Alpha-Numeric Order.