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Universal Decimal Classification Summary

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0 Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institution. Publications
00 Prolegomena. Fundamentals of knowledge and culture. Propaedeutics
001 Science and knowledge in general. Organization of intellectual work
002 Documentation. Books. Writings. Authorship
003 Writing systems and scripts
004 Computer science and technology. Computing
004.2 Computer architecture
004.3 Computer hardware
004.4 Software
004.5 Human-computer interaction
004.6 Data
004.7 Computer communication
004.8 Artificial intelligence
004.9 Application-oriented computer-based techniques
005 Management
005.1 Management Theory
005.2 Management agents. Mechanisms. Measures
005.3 Management activities
005.5 Management operations. Direction
005.6 Quality management. Total quality management (TQM)
005.7 Organizational management (OM)
005.9 Fields of management
005.92 Records management
005.93 Plant management. Physical resources management
005.94 Knowledge management
005.95/.96 Personnel management. Human Resources management
006 Standardization of products, operations, weights, measures and time
007 Activity and organizing. Information. Communication and control theory generally (cybernetics)
008 Civilization. Culture. Progress
01 Bibliography and bibliographies. Catalogues
02 Librarianship
030 General reference works (as subject)
050 Serial publications, periodicals (as subject)
06 Organizations of a general nature
069 Museums
070 Newspapers (as subject). The Press. Outline of journalism
08 Polygraphies. Collective works (as subject)
09 Manuscripts. Rare and remarkable works (as subject)
1 Philosophy. Psychology
101 Nature and role of philosophy
11 Metaphysics
111 General metaphysics. Ontology
122/129 Special Metaphysics
13 Philosophy of mind and spirit. Metaphysics of spiritual life
14 Philosophical systems and points of view
141 Kinds of viewpoint. Including: Monism. Dualism. Pluralism. Ontological Materialism. Metaphysical Idealism. Platonism, etc.
159.9 Psychology
159.91 Psychophysiology (physiological psychology). Mental physiology
159.92 Mental development and capacity. Comparative psychology
159.93 Sensation. Sensory perception
159.94 Executive functions
159.95 Higher mental processes
159.96 Special mental states and processes
159.97 Abnormal psychology
159.98 Applied psychology (psychotechnology) in general
16 Logic. Epistemology. Theory of knowledge. Methodology of logic
17 Moral philosophy. Ethics. Practical philosophy
2 Religion. Theology
2-1/-9 Special auxiliary subdivision for religion
2-1 Theory and philosophy of religion. Nature of religion. Phenomenon of religion
2-2 Evidences of religion
2-3 Persons in religion
2-4 Religious activities. Religious practice
2-5 Worship broadly. Cult. Rites and ceremonies
2-6 Processes in religion
2-7 Religious organization and administration
2-8 Religions characterised by various properties
2-9 History of the faith, religion, denomination or church
21/29 Religious systems. Religions and faiths
21 Prehistoric and primitive religions
22 Religions originating in the Far East
23 Religions originating in Indian sub-continent. Hindu religion in the broad sense
24 Buddhism
25 Religions of antiquity. Minor cults and religions
26 Judaism
27 Christianity
28 Islam
29 Modern spiritual movements
3 Social sciences
303 Methods of the social sciences
304 Social questions. Social practice. Cultural practice. Way of life (Lebensweise)
305 Gender studies
308 Sociography. Descriptive studies of society (both qualitative and quantitative)
311 Statistics as a science. Statistical theory
314/316 Society
314 Demography. Population studies
316 Sociology
32 Politics
33 Economics. Economic science
34 Law. Jurisprudence
35 Public administration. Government. Military affairs
36 Safeguarding the mental and material necessities of life
37 Education
39 Cultural anthropology. Ethnography. Customs. Manners. Traditions. Way of life
4 Vacant
5 Mathematics. Natural sciences
502/504 Environmental science. Conservation of natural resources. Threats to the environment and protection against them
502 The environment and its protection
504 Threats to the environment
51 Mathematics
510 Fundamental and general considerations of mathematics
511 Number theory
512 Algebra
514 Geometry
517 Analysis
519.1 Combinatorial analysis. Graph theory
519.2 Probability. Mathematical statistics
519.6 Computational mathematics. Numerical analysis
519.7 Mathematical cybernetics
519.8 Operational research (OR): mathematical theories and methods
52 Astronomy. Astrophysics. Space research. Geodesy
53 Physics
531/534 Mechanics
535 Optics
536 Heat. Thermodynamics. Statistical physics
537 Electricity. Magnetism. Electromagnetism
538.9 Condensed matter physics. Solid state physics
539 Physical nature of matter
54 Chemistry. Crystallography. Mineralogy
542 Practical laboratory chemistry. Preparative and experimental chemistry
543 Analytical chemistry
544 Physical chemistry
546 Inorganic chemistry
547 Organic chemistry
548/549 Mineralogical sciences. Crystallography. Mineralogy
55 Earth sciences. Geological sciences
56 Paleontology
57 Biological sciences in general
58 Botany
59 Zoology
6 Applied sciences. Medicine. Technology
60 Biotechnology
61 Medical sciences
611/612 Human biology
613 Hygiene generally. Personal health and hygiene
614 Public health and hygiene. Accident prevention
615 Pharmacology. Therapeutics. Toxicology
616 Pathology. Clinical medicine
617 Surgery. Orthopaedics. Ophthalmology
618 Gynaecology. Obstetrics
62 Engineering. Technology in general
620 Materials testing. Commercial materials. Power stations. Economics of energy
621 Mechanical engineering in general. Nuclear technology. Electrical engineering. Machinery
622 Mining
623 Military engineering
624 Civil and structural engineering in general
625 Civil engineering of land transport. Railway engineering. Highway engineering
626/627 Hydraulic engineering and construction. Water (aquatic) structures
629 Transport vehicle engineering
63 Agriculture and related sciences and techniques. Forestry. Farming. Wildlife exploitation
630 Forestry
631/635 Farm management. Agronomy. Horticulture
633/635 Horticulture in general. Specific crops
636 Animal husbandry and breeding in general. Livestock rearing. Breeding of domestic animals
64 Home economics. Domestic science. Housekeeping
65 Communication and transport industries. Accountancy. Business management. Public relations
654 Telecommunication and telecontrol (organization, services)
655 Graphic industries. Printing. Publishing. Book trade
656 Transport and postal services. Traffic organization and control
657 Accountancy
658 Business management, administration. Commercial organization
659 Publicity. Information work. Public relations
66 Chemical technology. Chemical and related industries
67 Various industries, trades and crafts
68 Industries, crafts and trades for finished or assembled articles
69 Building (construction) trade. Building materials. Building practice and procedure
7 The arts. Recreation. Entertainment. Sport
7.01/.09 Special auxiliary subdivision for the arts
7.01 Theory and philosophy of art. Principles of design, proportion, optical effect
7.02 Art technique. Craftsmanship
7.03 Artistic periods and phases. Schools, styles, influences
7.04 Subjects for artistic representation. Iconography. Iconology
7.05 Applications of art (in industry, trade, the home, everyday life)
7.06 Various questions concerning art
7.07 Occupations and activities associated with the arts and entertainment
7.08 Characteristic features, forms, combinations etc. (in art, entertainment and sport)
7.091 Performance, presentation (in original medium)
71 Physical planning. Regional, town and country planning. Landscapes, parks, gardens
72 Architecture
73 Plastic arts
74 Drawing. Design. Applied arts and crafts
745/749 Industrial and domestic arts and crafts. Applied arts
75 Painting
76 Graphic art, printmaking. Graphics
77 Photography and similar processes
78 Music
79 Recreation. Entertainment. Games. Sport
791 Cinema. Films (motion pictures)
792 Theatre. Stagecraft. Dramatic performances
793 Social entertainments and recreations. Art of movement. Dance
794 Board and table games (of thought, skill and chance)
796 Sport. Games. Physical exercises
797 Water sports. Aerial sports
798 Riding and driving. Horse and other animal sports
799 Sport fishing. Sport hunting. Shooting and target sports
8 Language. Linguistics. Literature
80 General questions relating to both linguistics and literature. Philology
801 Prosody. Auxiliary sciences and sources of philology
808 Rhetoric. The effective use of language
81 Linguistics and languages
81`1/`4 Special auxiliary subdivision for subject fields and facets of linguistics and languages
81`1 General linguistics
81`2 Theory of signs. Theory of translation. Standardization. Usage. Geographical linguistics
81`3 Mathematical and applied linguistics. Phonetics. Graphemics. Grammar. Semantics. Stylistics
81`4 Text linguistics, Discourse analysis. Typological linguistics
81`42 Text linguistics. Discourse analysis
81`44 Typological linguistics
811 Languages
Derived from the common auxiliaries of language =1/=9 (Table 1c) by replacing the equal sign = with prefix 811. e.g. =111 English becomes 811.111 Linguistics of English language
811.1/.9 All languages natural or artificial
811.1/.8 Individual natural languages
811.1/.2 Indo-European languages
811.21/.22 Indo-Iranian languages
811.3 Dead languages of unknown affiliation. Caucasian languages
811.4 Afro-Asiatic, Nilo-Saharan, Congo-Kordofanian, Khoisan languages
811.5 Ural-Altaic, Palaeo-Siberian, Eskimo-Aleut, Dravidian and Sino-Tibetan languages. Japanese. Korean. Ainu
811.6 Austro-Asiatic languages. Austronesian languages
811.7 Indo-Pacific (non-Austronesian) languages. Australian languages
811.8 American indigenous languages
811.9 Artificial languages
82 Literature
82-1/-9 Special auxiliary subdivision for literary forms, genres
82-1 Poetry. Poems. Verse
82-2 Drama. Plays
82-3 Fiction. Prose narrative
82-31 Novels. Full-length stories
82-32 Short stories. Novellas
82-4 Essays
82-5 Oratory. Speeches
82-6 Letters. Art of letter-writing. Correspondence. Genuine letters
82-7 Prose satire. Humour, epigram, parody
82-8 Miscellanea. Polygraphies. Selections
82-9 Various other literary forms
82-92 Periodical literature. Writings in serials, journals, reviews
82-94 History as literary genre. Historical writing. Historiography. Chronicles. Annals. Memoirs
82.02/.09 Special auxiliary subdivision for theory, study and technique of literature
82.02 Literary schools, trends and movements
82.09 Literary criticism. Literary studies
82.091 Comparative literary studies. Comparative literature
821 Literatures of individual languages and language families
Derived from the common auxiliaries of language =1/=9 (Table 1c) by replacing the equal sign = with prefix 821. e.g. =111 English becomes 821.111 English literature
9 Geography. Biography. History
902/908 Archaeology. Prehistory. Cultural remains. Area studies
902 Archaeology
903 Prehistory. Prehistoric remains, artifacts, antiquities
904 Cultural remains of historical times
908 Area studies. Study of a locality
91 Geography. Exploration of the Earth and of individual countries. Travel. Regional geography
910 General questions. Geography as a science. Exploration. Travel
911 General geography. Science of geographical factors (systematic geography). Theoretical geography
911.2 Physical geography
911.3 Human geography (cultural geography). Geography of cultural factors
911.5/.9 Theoretical geography
912 Nonliterary, nontextual representations of a region
913 Regional geography
92 Biographical studies. Genealogy. Heraldry. Flags
929 Biographical studies
929.5 Genealogy
929.6 Heraldry
929.7 Nobility. Titles. Peerage
929.9 Flags. Standards. Banners
93/94 History
930 Science of history. Historiography
930.1 History as a science
930.2 Methodology of history. Ancillary historical sciences
930.25 Archivistics. Archives (including public and other records)
930.85 History of civilization. Cultural history
94 General