The meaning of the call number

Dewey is a system of 9!

• 9 Classes

• 9 Divisions

• 9 Sections

Which gives us a 3 digit call number

• 1st number indicates class

• 2nd number indicates division

• 3rd number indicates section

The 700sArt & Recreation

700: Fine and Decorative Arts

710: Landscape Gardening

720: Architecture

730: Sculpture740: Drawing & Design

750: Painting 760: Engraving770: Photography

780: Music790: Recreational & Performing Arts

9 Divisions

The Sections:

700s

• 701: Philosophy• 702: Miscellany• 703: Dictionaries• 704: Special Topics• 705: Periodicals• 706: Organizations &

Management• 707: Education• 708: Galleries• 709: History

710s

711: Area Planning

712: Landscape Architecture

713: Walks & Drives

714: Water Features

715: Trees and Hedges

716: Plants and Flowers

717: Structures

718: Cemeteries

719: Natural Landscapes

720s

721: Architectural Construction

722: Ancient & Oriental; ca. 300

723: Medieval; ca. 300-1399

724: Modern; from 1400

725: Public Buildings

726: Church

727: School

728: Domestic & Rural

729: Design & Decoration

730s

731: Materials and Methods

732: Ancient; ca. 500

733: Greek, Etruscan, & Roman

734: Medieval; ca. 500- 1399

735: Modern; from 1400

736: Carving

737: Historical Coins & Wax Seals

738: Ceramics

739: Art Metalwork

740s

741: Free Hand

742: Perspective

743: Subjects

744: Unassigned

745: Decorative Arts

746: Textile Arts

747: Interior Decoration

748: Glass

749: Furniture & Accessories

750s

760s

761: Block Printing

762: Unassigned

763: Lithography

764: Chromolithography

& Serigraphy

765: Metal Engraving

766: Mezzotint, Aquatint,

& Related Processes

767: Etching & Dry Point

768: Unassigned

769: Prints

Wood Printing

Oil & Water Printing

Multi-Color Printing

Silk Screen Printing

Printing on Metal

Paper Printing