Dewey Decimal Charts and Graphs for MLG_117

The numbers are from the Dewey Decimal System® (DDC®). The wordings are from the Melvil Decimal System (MDS), which is like Dewey but not under copyright.

The MDS Spectrum is a representation of a library based on the distribution of books within MDS classes. Each color represents a set of books within a top-level class. MDS, The Melville Decimal System, is a free version of OCLC's Dewey Decimal System®.

Top Level

0XX
Information
 
1.6%
11 books
Others: 1.7%
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1XX
Philosophy and Psychology
 
4.3%
30 books
Others: 2.9%
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2XX
Religions
 
0.9%
6 books
Others: 8.1%
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3XX
Social sciences
 
17.2%
120 books
Others: 7.7%
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4XX
Language
 
2.4%
17 books
Others: 1.4%
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5XX
Natural sciences and mathematics
 
4.3%
30 books
Others: 3.1%
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6XX
Technology
 
28.7%
200 books
Others: 5.7%
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7XX
The arts
 
7.6%
53 books
Others: 8.5%
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8XX
Literature
 
27.4%
191 books
Others: 53.8%
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9XX
History and Geography
 
5.6%
39 books
Others: 6.9%
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0XX: Information

00X
Computing and Information
 
9.1%
1 book
Others: 54.5%
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01X
Bibliographies
 
0%
0 books
Others: 5.9%
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02X
Library and Information Sciences
 
0%
0 books
Others: 14.2%
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03X
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
 
0%
0 books
Others: 8.4%
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04X
Special Topics
 
0%
0 books
Others: 0.2%
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05X
Periodicals
 
63.6%
7 books
Others: 0.9%
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06X
Organizations
 
0%
0 books
Others: 1.6%
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07X
Journalism And Publishing
 
27.3%
3 books
Others: 7.7%
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08X
Anthologies and Quotations
 
0%
0 books
Others: 6.2%
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09X
Manuscripts and rare books
 
0%
0 books
Others: 0.5%
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1XX: Philosophy and Psychology

10X
Philosophy
 
0%
0 books
Others: 5.9%
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11X
Metaphysics
 
0%
0 books
Others: 3.1%
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12X
Philosophy Of Humanity
 
0%
0 books
Others: 5.5%
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13X
Parapsychology And Occultism
 
0%
0 books
Others: 16.7%
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14X
Philosophical Systems
 
0%
0 books
Others: 2.1%
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15X
Psychology
 
90%
27 books
Others: 39.9%
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16X
Logic
 
0%
0 books
Others: 1.5%
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17X
Ethics
 
10%
3 books
Others: 9%
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18X
Ancient, medieval and eastern philosophy
 
0%
0 books
Others: 5.7%
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19X
Modern western philosophy
 
0%
0 books
Others: 10.7%
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2XX: Religions

20X
Religion
 
33.3%
2 books
Others: 4.7%
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21X
Natural Theology and Secularism
 
0%
0 books
Others: 1.3%
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22X
Bible
 
16.7%
1 book
Others: 21.8%
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23X
Christian doctrinal theology
 
0%
0 books
Others: 16.1%
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24X
Christian Devotional Literature and Practical Theology
 
0%
0 books
Others: 19%
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25X
Christian pastoral theology, homiletics and religious orders
 
0%
0 books
Others: 5.6%
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26X
Christian church and church work
 
0%
0 books
Others: 8.8%
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27X
History, geographic treatment, biography of Christianity
 
0%
0 books
Others: 4.2%
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28X
Christian denominations
 
0%
0 books
Others: 4.4%
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29X
Other Religions
 
50%
3 books
Others: 14.1%
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3XX: Social sciences

30X
Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology
 
23.3%
28 books
Others: 29.1%
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31X
Statistics
 
0%
0 books
Others: 0.1%
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32X
Political Science
 
0.8%
1 book
Others: 11.5%
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33X
Economics
 
3.3%
4 books
Others: 13.2%
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34X
Law
 
0%
0 books
Others: 4.2%
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35X
Public Administration, Military Science
 
0%
0 books
Others: 5%
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36X
Social problems and services; associations
 
3.3%
4 books
Others: 12.4%
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37X
Education
 
45%
54 books
Others: 9.4%
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38X
Commerce, Communications, Transportation
 
0%
0 books
Others: 2.3%
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39X
Customs, Etiquette, Folklore
 
24.2%
29 books
Others: 12.9%
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4XX: Language

40X
Language
 
5.9%
1 book
Others: 7.2%
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41X
Linguistics
 
0%
0 books
Others: 7%
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42X
English
 
58.8%
10 books
Others: 49%
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43X
German and Germanic
 
0%
0 books
Others: 4.5%
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44X
French
 
5.9%
1 book
Others: 6%
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45X
Italian
 
0%
0 books
Others: 1.4%
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46X
Spanish
 
23.5%
4 books
Others: 5.8%
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47X
Latin
 
5.9%
1 book
Others: 4.6%
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48X
Greek
 
0%
0 books
Others: 4%
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49X
Other Languages
 
0%
0 books
Others: 10.6%
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5XX: Natural sciences and mathematics

50X
General Science
 
10%
3 books
Others: 13.8%
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51X
Mathematics
 
30%
9 books
Others: 14.8%
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52X
Astronomy
 
13.3%
4 books
Others: 8.9%
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53X
Physics
 
10%
3 books
Others: 10.2%
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54X
Chemistry
 
6.7%
2 books
Others: 2.4%
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55X
Earth sciences & geology
 
3.3%
1 book
Others: 6.8%
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56X
Fossils & prehistoric life
 
0%
0 books
Others: 2.5%
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57X
Life Sciences, Biology
 
3.3%
1 book
Others: 11.7%
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58X
Plants
 
6.7%
2 books
Others: 5.1%
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59X
Zoology
 
16.7%
5 books
Others: 23.9%
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6XX: Technology

60X
General Technology
 
0%
0 books
Others: 1.4%
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61X
Medicine and health
 
6%
12 books
Others: 27.8%
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62X
Engineering and allied operations
 
0%
0 books
Others: 8.5%
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63X
Agriculture & related technologies
 
10%
20 books
Others: 11.9%
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64X
Home and family management
 
71.5%
143 books
Others: 31.3%
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65X
Management and auxiliary services
 
8%
16 books
Others: 14.6%
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66X
Chemical Technology
 
0.5%
1 book
Others: 0.7%
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67X
Manufacturing
 
1.5%
3 books
Others: 0.5%
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68X
Manufacture of products for specific uses
 
2.5%
5 books
Others: 2.4%
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69X
Building
 
0%
0 books
Others: 1%
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7XX: The arts

70X
Modified subdivisions of the arts
 
13.2%
7 books
Others: 7.7%
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71X
Area planning and landscape architecture
 
3.8%
2 books
Others: 0.9%
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72X
Architecture
 
0%
0 books
Others: 3.9%
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73X
Sculpture and related arts
 
0%
0 books
Others: 1.5%
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74X
Graphic arts and decorative arts
 
17%
9 books
Others: 44.2%
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75X
Painting
 
11.3%
6 books
Others: 3.8%
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76X
Printmaking and prints
 
1.9%
1 book
Others: 0.8%
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77X
Photography, computer art, cinematography, videography
 
0%
0 books
Others: 4%
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78X
Music
 
9.4%
5 books
Others: 8.6%
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79X
Recreational and performing arts
 
43.4%
23 books
Others: 24.7%
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8XX: Literature

80X
By Topic
 
4.2%
8 books
Others: 2.8%
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81X
English (North America)
 
62.3%
119 books
Others: 66%
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82X
English & Old English literatures
 
27.7%
53 books
Others: 22.5%
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83X
German literature and literatures of related languages
 
2.1%
4 books
Others: 2.6%
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84X
French
 
1.6%
3 books
Others: 2.2%
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85X
Italian
 
0%
0 books
Others: 0.8%
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86X
Spanish and Portuguese
 
0.5%
1 book
Others: 1%
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87X
Latin
 
0%
0 books
Others: 0.2%
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88X
Greek and other Classical languages
 
0.5%
1 book
Others: 0.4%
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89X
Literature of other languages
 
1%
2 books
Others: 1.7%
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9XX: History and Geography

90X
History
 
2.6%
1 book
Others: 7.6%
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91X
Geography and Travel
 
23.1%
9 books
Others: 16.9%
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92X
Biography, genealogy, insignia
 
5.1%
2 books
Others: 7.8%
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93X
Ancient World
 
15.4%
6 books
Others: 5.4%
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94X
Europe
 
20.5%
8 books
Others: 24.5%
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95X
Asia
 
2.6%
1 book
Others: 6.2%
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96X
Africa
 
0%
0 books
Others: 1.5%
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97X
North America
 
28.2%
11 books
Others: 28.6%
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98X
South America
 
0%
0 books
Others: 0.7%
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99X
Oceania and elsewhere
 
2.6%
1 book
Others: 0.9%
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