Outline of the Columbia Classification
Columbia Classification in the General Library
SCHEDULE OF CALL NUMBERS
0 : Generalities
000 --
001 --
002 --
003 --
004 --
005 --
006 --
007 --
008 --
009 --
010 Bibliography
011 General bibliographies
012 of Individual authors
013 of Special classes of authors
014 of Anonyms, Pseudonyms
015 of Special countries
016 of Special subjects
017 Classed catalogs
018 Author catalogs
019 Book industry and trade
020 Library economy [Library Science]
021 Scope and funding of libraries
022 Buildings
023 Government, services [Personnel]
024 Regulations for readers
025 Administration. Departments
026 Libraries on special subjects
027 General libraries
028 Reading
029 Literary methods and labor-savers
030 General encyclopedias and yearbooks
031 USA
032 Great Britain
033 Germany
034 France
035 Italy
036 Spain
037 Slavic countries
038 Scandinavian countries
039 Other countries
040 General biographical dictionaries
041 USA, Canada
042 Great Britain
043 Germany, Eastern Europe
044 France, Netherlands, Switzerland
045 Italy, Greece
046 Spain, Portugal
047 Latin America
048 Scandinavian countries
049 Russia, other countries
050 General periodicals
051 USA
052 Great Britain
053 Germany
054 France
055 Italy
056 Spain
057 Slavic countries
058 Scandinavian countries
059 Other countries
060 General societies and transactions
061 Americas
062 Great Britain
063 Germany
064 France
065 Italy
066 Spain
067 Slavic countries
068 Scandinavian countries
069 Other countries
070 General newspapers. Journalism
071 USA
072 Great Britain
073 Germany
074 France
075 Italy
076 Spain
077 Slavic countries
078 Scandinavian countries
079 Other countries
080 Indexes
081 Handbooks of information
082 Synonyms
083 --
084 Directories
085 Dictionaries of mythology
086 Dictionaries of geography
087 --
088 --
089 --
090 Book rarities
091 Manuscripts
092 Block books
093 Pre-1500
094 Rare printing
095 Rare binding
096 Rare illustrations
097 Bookplates
098 Prohibited books
099 --
1 : Philosophy
100 Philosophy, general
101 Utility
102 Compends, outlines
103 Dictionaries, encyclopedias
104 Essays
105 Periodicals
106 Societies and transactions
107 Study and teaching
108 Polygraphy, extracts
109 History of Philosophy
110 Metaphysics
111 Ontology
112 Methodology
113 Cosmology
114 Space
115 Time
116 Motion
117 Matter
118 Force
119 Quantity. Number
120 Other metaphysical topics
121 Epistemology
122 Causation
123 Freedom and necessity
124 Teleology
125 Infinite and finite
126 The self
127 --
128 The soul
129 Origin of the individual soul
130 Mind and body
131 Mental physiology and hygiene
132 Mental derangements
133 Delusions. Witchcraft. Magic
134 Mesmerism. Clairvoyance
135 Sleep. Dreams. Somnambulism
136 Mental characteristics
137 Temperaments
138 Physiognomy
139 Phrenology. Mental photography
140 Philosophical systems
141 Idealism. Transcendentalism
142 Critical philosophy
143 Institutionalism
144 Empiricism
145 Sensationalism
146 Materialism. Positivism. Naturalism
147 Pantheism. Monism. Pluralism
148 Eclecticism
149 Other philosophical systems
150 Psychology
151 Physiological psychology
152 Sensation and perception
153 Attention. Memory. Thought
154 Feeling and emotion
155 Motor phenomena and volition. Will
156 Special mental states
157 Abnormal and pathological psychology
158 Applied psychology
159 Individual, social and comparative psychology
160 Logic
161 Inductive logic
162 Deductive logic
163 Assent. Faith
164 Symbolic logic. Algebraic logic
165 Sources of error. Fallacies
166 Syllogism
167 Hypotheses
168 Argument and persuasion
169 Analogy. Correspondence
170 Ethics
171 Theories. Philosophy of ethics
172 State ethics
173 Family ethics
174 Professional and business ethics
175 Ethics of amusements
176 Sexual ethics
177 Social ethics
178 --
179 Other ethics
180 Ancient philosophy
181 --
183 Ancient Greek philosophy
184 Individual philosophers
185 --
186 --
187 --
188 Medieval philosophy
189 Individual philosophers
190 Modern philosophy
191 USA
192 Great Britain
193 Germany
194 France
195 Italy
196 Spain
197 Slavic countries
198 Scandinavian countries
199 Other countries
2 : Religion
200 Religion, general
201 Philosophy of religion
202 Compends, outlines
203 Dictionaries, encyclopedias
204 Essays
205 Periodicals
206 Societies and transactions
207 Study and teaching
208 Polygraphy, extracts
209 History of religion
210 Natural theology
211 Deism. Atheism. Theism.
212 Pantheism
213 Creation
214 Providence
215 Religion and science
216 Good. Evil. Depravity
217 Worship. Prayer
218 Future life. Eternity
219 Analogies
220 The Bible
221 Old Testament
222 Historical books
223 Poetical books
224 Prophetic books
225 New Testament
226 Gospels
227 Epistles
228 Apocalypse
229 Apocrypha
230 Doctrinal theology [Christian]
231 God. Unity. Trinity
232 Christology
233 Man
234 Salvation
235 Angels. Devils
236 Eschatology. Last things
237 Future state. Eternity
238 Creeds. Catechisms
239 Apologetics
240 Devotional and practical theology [Christian]
241 Didactic
242 Meditative
243 Hortatory. Evangelistic
244 Miscellany
245 Hymnology
246 Ecclesiology. Symbolism
247 Sacred furniture. Vestments
248 Personal religion
249 Family devotions
250 Homiletics. Pastoral theology [Christian]
251 Preaching
252 Sermons
253 Pastoral visitation
254 Clerical support. Celibacy
255 Brotherhoods. Sisterhoods
256 Societies for parish work
257 Parochial schools. Libraries
258 Parish care of sick, fallen
259 Other ministries
260 Christian church. Institions
261 The church
262 Ecclesiastical polity
263 Sabbath. Lord's Day
264 Public worship
265 Sacraments
266 Missions
267 Associations
268 Sunday schools
269 Revivals. Retreats
270 --
271 --
272 --
273 --
274 --
275 --
276 --
275 --
278 --
279 --
280 --
281 Apostolic church (to 1054 AD)
282 --
283 --
284 --
285 --
286 --
287 --
288 --
289 --
290 Non-Christian religions
291 Comparative and general mythology
292 --
293 Teutonic and Northern mythology
294 --
295 --
296 --
297 --
298 Mormonism
299 Other religions
3 : Sociology [Social Sciences]
300 Sociology [Social Sciences], general
301 Philosophy, theories [Sociology]
302 Anthropology
303 Prehistoric Archaeology
304 [Social Sciences] Essays
305 Periodicals
306 Societies and transactions
307 Study and teaching
308 Polygraphy
309 History of social science
310 Statistics
311 Theory, methods
312 Population. Vital statistics
313 Special topics
314 Europe
315 Asia
316 Africa
317 North America
318 South America
319 Australia. Pacific. Polar regions
320 Political science
321 Form of state
322 Church and state
323 Internal or domestic relations
324 Suffrage
325 Colonies and immigration
326 Slavery
327 --
328 Legislative bodies and annals
329 Political parties
330 Political economy [Economics]
331 Capital. Labor and wages
332 Banks. Money
333 Land
334 Cooperation
335 Socialism, communism
336 Finance
337 Protection and free trade
338 Economic conditions. Production. Prices
339 Charities. Institutions. Crime. Vice
340 Law
341 International law
342 Constitutional law
343 Criminal law
344 --
345 --
346 --
347 Private law
348 --
349 Foreign law
350 Administration
351 Central government
352 Local government
353 USA and State government
354 Organization of central government. Foreign states
355 Army. Military science
356 Infantry
357 Cavalry
358 Artillery
359 Navy
360 Associations and institutions
361 --
362 --
363 Political associations
364 --
365 --
366 Secret societies
367 Social clubs
368 Insurance associations
369 Other associations and institutions
370 Education
371 Teachers. Methods. Discipline
372 Elementary education
373 Intermediate, academic, preparatory education
374 Self-education
375 Curriculum
376 Education of women
377 Religious, ethical and secular education
378 Colleges and universities
379 Public schools. State education
380 Commerce. Communication
381 Domestic trade
382 Foreign trade
383 Post office
384 Telegraph. Cable. Telephone. Pigeons
385 Railroads. Express
386 Canal. Highway
387 Ocean
388 Traffic and right-of-way
389 --
390 Customs. Costumes. Popular life
391 Costume and care of person
392 --
393 Treatment of the dead
394 Public and social customs
395 Etiquet
396 Woman's position and treatment
397 Gypsies. Nomads. Outcasts
398 Folklore. Proverbs
399 Customs of war
4 : Philology
400 Philology
401 Origin of language
402 Compends, outlines
403 Dictionaries, encyclopedias
404 Essays
405 Periodicals
406 Societies and transactions
407 Study and teaching
408 Polygraphy, extracts
409 History of philology
410 Comparative philology
411 Orthography. Alphabets
412 Etymology. Derivation
413 Dictionaries. Lexicography
414 Phonology
415 Grammar. Morphology. Syntax
416 Prosody
417 Inscriptions
418 Texts
419 Language not in words or letters
[420-499 cancelled]
5 : Pure Science
500 Science, general
501 Philosophy of science
502 Compends, outlines
503 Dictionaries, encyclopedias
504 Essays
505 Periodicals
506 Societies and transactions
507 Study and teaching
508 Polygraphy, extracts
509 History of science
510 --
511 --
512 --
513 --
514 --
515 --
516 --
517 --
518 --
519 --
520 Astronomy
521 Theoretical
522 Practical
523 Descriptive
524 Observations. Maps
525 Earth
526 Geodesy
527 Navigation
528 Ephemerides
529 Chronology. Calendars
530 Physics
531 Mechanics
532 Liquids. Hydrostatics. Hydraulics
533 Gases. Pneumatics. Aviation
534 Sound. Acoustics
535 Light. Optics
536 Heat
537 Electricity
538 --
539 Molecular physics
540 Chemistry
541 Theoretical
542 Practical. Experimental
543 Analysis
544 Qualitative analysis
545 Quantitative analysis
546 Inorganic chemistry
547 Organic chemistry
548 Crystallography
549 Mineralogy
550 Geology
551 Physical and dynamical. Meteorology
552 Lithology. Petrology
553 Economic geology
554 Europe
555 Asia
556 Africa
557 North America
558 South America
559 Australia. Pacific. Polar regions
560 Paleontology
561 Plants
562 Invertebrates
563 Protozoa
564 Mollusks
565 Articulates
566 Vertebrates
567 Fishes
568 Reptiles. Birds
569 Mammals
570 Biology
571 --
572 --
573 --
574 --
575 Evolution
576 Origin of life
577 Properties of living matter
578 Microscopy
579 Collectors' manuals
580 Botany
581 Physiological and structural. Geographical
582 Spermatophyta [Flowering plants]
583 Dicotyledonae [Dicots]
584 Monocotyledonae [Monocots]
585 Gymnospermae [Cycads. Conifers]
586 Cryptogamia [Nonflowering plants]
587 Pteridophyta [Ferns]
588 Bryophyta [Mosses]
589 Thallophyta [Fungus]
590 Zoology
591 Physiological. Geographical
592 Invertebrates
593 Protozoa
594 Mollusks
595 Articulates
596 Vertebrates
597 Fishes
598 Reptiles. Birds
599 Mammals
6 : Useful Arts [Applied Science. Technology]
600 Useful Arts, general
601 Philosophy of useful arts
602 Compends, outlines
603 Dictionaries, encyclopedias
604 Essays
605 Periodicals
606 Societies and transactions. Exhibitions
607 Study and teaching
608 Polygraphy, extracts
609 History of useful arts
610 Medicine
611 Anatomy
612 Physiology
613 Personal hygiene. Physical education
614 Public health. Firefighting
615 Materia medica. Therapeutics
616 Pathology. Disease. Treatment
617 Surgery
618 Gynecology and Obstetrics
619 Veterinary medicine
620 Engineering
621 Mechanical. Steam. Electrical
622 Mining
623 Military and naval
624 Bridge and roof
625 Railroad and road
626 Canal
627 River, Harbor. Hydraulic
628 Sanitary. Waterworks
629 Other branches of engineering
630 Agriculture
631 Soil. Fertility. Drainage
632 --
633 Grains. Grasses. Fibers. Tea. Tobacco
634 Fruits. Orchards. Vineyards
635 Kitchen garden
636 Domestic animals
637 Dairy. Milk. Butter. Cheese
638 Bees. Silkworms
639 Fishing. Trapping
640 --
641 Cookery.
642 --
643 --
644 --
645 --
646 --
647 --
648 --
649 --
650 --
651 --
652 Writing. Typewriters. Ciphers
653 --
654 Telegraphy. Cables. Signals
655 Printing. Publishing. Copyright
656 Navigation
657 Bookkeeping. Accounts
658 Business manuals
659 Advertising. Other business topics
660 Chemical technology
661 Chemicals
662 Pyrotechnics. Explosives
663 Beverages
664 Foods
665 Oils. Gases. Candles
666 Ceramics. Glass
667 Bleaching. Dyeing
668 Other organic chemical industries
669 Metallurgy. Assaying
670 Manufactures
671 Articles made of metal
672 of iron and steel. Stoves. Cutlery
673 of brass and bronze. Bells
674 of wood. Lumber
675 of leather
676 of paper
677 of cotton, wool, silk, linen
678 of rubber
679 of celluloid, other substances
680
681 Watch- and instrument-making
682 Blacksmithing
683 Lock- and gun-making
684 Carriage- and cabinet-making
685 Saddlery and shoe-making
686 --
687 --
688 --
689 Other trades
690 Building
691 Materials. Processes. Preservatives
692 Plans. Specifications
693 Masonry. Plastering
694 Carpentry. Joinery. Stair-building
695 --
696 Plumbing. Gas- and steam-fitting
697 Heating and ventilation
698 --
699 Car- and ship-building
7 : Fine Arts
700 Fine Arts, general
701 Philosophy of fine arts. Esthetics
702 Compends, outlines
703 Dictionaries, encyclopedias
704 Essays
705 Periodicals
706 Societies and transactions
707 Study and teaching
708 Art Galleries
709 Art History
710 Landscape gardening
711 Town planning. Parks
712 --
713 --
714 Water
715 --
716 Plants
717 --
718 Monuments
719 Cemeteries
720 Architecture
721 Construction
722 Ancient and Oriental
723 Medieval
724 Modern
725 Public buildings
726 Religious buildings
727 Educational and scientific
728 Residences
729 Design and decoration
730 Sculpture
731 --
732 --
733 Ancient Greek and Roman
734 Medieval
735 Modern
736 Carving
737 Numismatics. Coins. Medals
738 Pottery. Porcelain
739 Bronzes. Bric-a-brac
740 Drawing. Decoration
741 Free-hand. Crayon
742 Perspective
743 Art anatomy
744 Mathematical drawing
745 Ornamental design. Carpet
746 Needlework
747 Interior decoration
748 Stained and iridescent glass
749 Artistic Furniture
750 Painting
751 Materials
752 --
753 --
754 --
755 --
756 --
757 Portrait
758 Landscape
759 Various schools
760 Engraving
761 Wood
762 Copper. Steel
763 Lithography
764 Chromolithography
765 Line. Stipple
766 Mezzotint. Aquatint
767 Etching. Dry print
768 Bank note. Machine
769 Collections of engravings
770 Photography
771 --
772 --
773 --
774 --
775 --
776 --
777 --
778 Special applications
779 Collections of photographs
780 --
781 --
782 --
783 --
784 --
785 --
786 --
787 --
788 --
789 --
790 Amusements. Recreation. Sports
791 Public Entertainments
792 Theater. Opera
793 Indoor amusements
794 Games of skill. Chess
795 Games of chance. Cards
796 Outdoor sports
797 Boating. Ball
798 Horsemanship. Racing
799 Fishing. Hunting. Shooting
8 : Literature
800 Literature, general
801 Philosophy of literature. Theory. Literary esthetics
802 Compends, outlines
803 Dictionaries, encyclopedias
804 Essays
805 Periodicals
806 Societies and transactions
807 Study and teaching
808 Rhetoric. Collections
809 History of literature in general
810 American and Canadian English
811 Colonial period to 1776
812 Since colonial period (1776- )
813 Philippines
814 --
815 --
816 --
817 --
818 --
819 Written in other languages
820 English
821 Anglo-Saxon
822 Middle English to 1558
823 Early Modern 1558-1702
824 18th Century 1702-1800
825 19th, 20th Centuries 1800-
826 --
827 --
828 --
829 Language
830 German
831 1000-1500
832 1500-1750
833 1750-1830
834 1830-
835 --
836 Language
837 Germanic languages
838 Platt Deutsch literature
839 Other Germanic literature
840 French
841 Old French 840-1400
842 1400-1600
843 Classic Period 1600-1789
844 1789-
845 _
846 Language
847 --
848 Provencal language
849 Literature
85 Italian [works to 1375]
850 Italian
851 to 1600 [works 1375-1600]
852 1600-1800
853 1800-1871
854 Language
855 1871-
856 Albanian
857 Romansch
858 Romanian language
859 Literature
86 Spanish [works]
860 Spanish
861 --
862 --
863 Language
864 --
865 --
866 Portuguese language
867 Catalan language
868 Literature
869 Portuguese literature
87 Latin [works]
870 Latin
871 --
872 --
873 --
874 Roman Republic. Roman Empire
875 Mythology. Religion
876 Antiquities. Archaeology
877 Latin language
878 Modern Latin
879 Medieval Latin
88 Greek [works]
880 Greek
881 Byzantine Greek 527-1453
882 Neoclassical Greek (imitation of classical)
883 --
884 Ancient Greece. Greco-Roman world
885 Mythology. Religion
886 Antiquities. Archaeology
887 Greek Language
888 Modern Greek language
889 Literature
890 --
891 Celtic. Russian. Slavic. Lettic, Baltic
892 Oriental [Indo-Iranian]
893 Semitic. Hebrew. Arabic. Jewish history
894 Hamitic
895 Ural-Altaic. Japanese. History of Japan
896 Agglutinative
897 African
898 North and South American Indian
899 Monosyllabic. Chinese. History of China
9 : History and Geography
900 History, general
901 History of civilization
902 Compends, outlines. Chronologies. Charts
903 Dictionaries, encyclopedias
904 Essays
905 Periodicals
906 Societies and transactions
907 --
908 Polygraphy, extracts, collected works
909 Universal and general modern history
910 Geography and travels
911 Historical geography. Historical atlases
912 Maps. Atlases
913 General archaeology and antiquities
914 --
915 --
916 --
917 --
918 --
919 --
92 Biography [works]
920 Biography
921 Biographical dictionaries
922 --
923 --
924 --
925 --
926 --
927 --
928 --
929 Genealogy
930 Ancient History
931 General Church History
932 Monastic orders
933 Persecutions
934 Churches and sects
935 Oriental churches
936 Catholic church
937 Anglican and American Prot. Episcopal churches
938 Protestant sects
939 --
940 Europe
941 Scotland. Ireland
942 England
943 Germany. Austria. Czechoslovakia. Poland
944 France
945 Italy
946 Spain. Portugal
947 Russia
948 Scandinavia
949 Other countries
950 Asia
951 China
952 Japan
953 Arabia
954 India
955 Persia. Iran
956 Eastern Mediterranean. Turkey
957 Siberia
958 Afghanistan
959 Southeast Asia
960 Africa
961 Ancient Egypt to 638
962 Egypt since 638. Sudan
963 Ethiopia
964 Morocco
965 Algeria
966 West Africa. Sahara
967 South Central Africa
968 South Africa
969 Madagascar. Indian Ocean
970 North America. The Americas
971 Canada
972 Mexico. Central America
973 United States of America
974 Regions. Alabama-Arizona
975 California-Indiana
976 Iowa-Minnesota
977 Louisiana-New Mexico
978 New York-South Dakota
979 Tennessee-Wyoming
980 South America
981 Brazil
982 Argentina
983 Chile
984 Bolivia
985 Peru
986 Colombia. Panama. Ecuador
987 Venezuela
988 The Guianas
989 Paraguay. Uruguay
990 Oceania
991 Malaya
992 Indonesia
993 Australasia
994 Australia
995 New Guinea
996 Polynesia
997 Various Pacific islands
998 Arctic region
999 Antarctic region