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Your Guide toDewey DecimalNumbers @ Your LibrarySmithfield Library

The aim of this guide is to assist you in your search for knowedgeand information at Cairns Libraries. The guide may be used asyou browse our library shelves for your chosen topic or to assistyou once you have searched the library catalogue and are readyto look for items on the shelves.Non-fiction items in Cairns Libraries are organised using theDewey Classification Decimal (DDC) System, which categorisesbooks according to the subject matter, so that similar topics areshelved close together.The DDC, which was introduced in 1876, divides books into tenmain subject classes, each represented by Dewey call numbers:0001002003004005006007008009001General works, Encyclopaedias, Bibliographies,Library Science, Computer Science, JournalismPhilosophy, LogicReligion, Bible, Theology, World ReligionsSocial Sciences, Politics, Economics, Law, Education,CustomsLanguage, Linguistics, English, Foreign LanguagesPure Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry,Biology, Zoology, Astronomy, GeologyTechnology, Medical Sciences, Building, Engineering,Home Economics, Business, Agriculture, AviationArts, Landscaping, Architecture, Painting, Sculpture,Music, Photography, RecreationLiterature, Prose, Poetry, DramaHistory, Travel,Geography, Biography, Ancient andModern HistoryBroad topic areas have a short call number which generallycomprises of 3 digits. There are always 3 numbers before thedecimal point. The numbers before the decimal point tell youthe main subject area or class and indicate where to startlooking for the item on the shelf.

Each main class is further divided into ten divisions and eachdivision into ten sections.The numbers after the decimal point give you more detailsabout the subject of the item and its location on the shelf.Longer numbers indicate a more specific subject.For example - the number for Natural Sciences is 500. This is amain subject topic.Animals are found on the shelves at 591. Animals living inAustralia are 591.994, and more specifically Animals in FarNorth Queensland are at 598.99436.Birds are found on the shelves at 598, however Birds ofPrey are at 598.9 and Birds of Prey living in Australia are at598.90994.As well as a Dewey Number each item is assigned three lettersto be placed after the Dewey Number. These letters indicateeither the first three letters of the author’s surname or the titleof the item.Once items have been assigned a call number they are thenplaced in order on the shelves according to that number.This guide contains a listing of some of the more commonlyrequested topics and their Dewey Decimal Numbers.Points of interest in this guide will be highlighted by thefollowing:LOCAL/REGIONAL TOPICS HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUETEN MAIN SUBJECT AREAS CAPITALISED, AND HIGHLIGHTEDIN ORANGE.2

A3Aborigines 306.08Aborigines - Art 709.011Aborigines - History 994.0049915Aborigines - Social Conditions 305.89915Aborigines, Australian – QLD –Cairns Region – History 994.0049915Abortion 363.46Accounting 657Addiction 362.29Adolescence 305.235Adoption 362.734Adult Education 374Advertising 659Aircraft 629.133Aging 571.878Agriculture 630AIDS (disease) 362.196Alcoholism 362.292Allergies 616.97Alzheimer Disease 362.196Alternative Medicines 615.5America, North 917America, South 918Anatomy 571.3Ancient History 930Animal Husbandry 636Animal Behavior 591.5

Animals 590Animals - Australia 591.994Animals – Endangered 591.68Animals – Queensland, Northern591.99436Antarctica 998Antiques 745.1Anxiety 616.8522Aptitude Tests 153.9Architecture 720Architecture, Domestic 728Art 709Art, Australia 709.94ARTS 700Asia 915Asia - History 950Asthma 616.238Astrology 133.5Astronomy 520Atlases 912Australia - Description & Travel 919.4Australia - Discovery & Exploration994.02Autobiography & Biography 920Aquariums 639Architecture 720Australia - Economic Conditions 330.994Australia - History 994Australia - Politics & Government 320.994Australia - Social Life & Customs 994.04Australian Literature 823.3Australian Poetry 821.8214

BBaby names 929.44Beauty (Personal) 646.7Bible 220Biodiversity 333.95Biography & Autobiography 920Biology 570Bisexuality 306.765Biotechnology 660.6Birds 598Birth 573.67Birth Defects 616.043Boats 623.8Bodybuilding 613.713Books 002Botany 581Brain 573.86Breast Cancer (Medicine) 616.994Britain 914.1Britain - History 941Buddhism 294.3Building 690Bushwalking - Cairns Region 919.436Bushrangers - Australia 364.155Business – Technology 650Business Management 6585

CCabinetmaking 684.104Cairns - Description &Travel 919.436Cairns - Economic Conditions 338.99436Cairns - History 994.36Cairns - Planning 711.5Cairns Region - Statistics 338.99436Cairns - Road Maps 912.94Cake Decorating 641.864Calligraphy 745.61Cancer 616.99Cape York Peninsula - Travel 919.438Cape York Peninsula - History 994.38Card Games 795.4Cardiovascular Diseases 573.139Careers 331Carpentry 694Cars 629.222Catholic Church 282Cats 636.8Cells (Biology) 571.6Censorship 363.31Ceramics 738Chemistry 540Chess 794.1Child Abuse 613.66

Childbirth 618.24Child Care 649.1Child Development 649.1Child Psychology 155.4Child Rearing 649.1Child Health 618.82China 915.1China - History 951Computers 001Chinese - Language 495.1Christianity 230Civil Rights 323.4Civilisation 909Climate (Weather) 551.5Coins 737.4Comics/Cartoons 741.5Communications 384Commerce 380Computers 001Conservation 639.9Cooking 641.5Costumes 391Craft 745Creative Writing 808Cricket 796.358Criminology 364Culture 306Cults 209Customs 392Cyclones - Queensland, North 363.34927

DDaintree Region 333.78Dance 793.3Death & Dying (Psychology) 155.93Debt management (Personal) 332.024Democracy 321.8Depression, Mental 616.8527Design and Decoration 729Dictionaries 413Diabetes 616.462Diet & Nutrition 613.2Digestion 573.3Dinosaurs 560Digital Photography 775Discrimination 305Disease Prevention 614Diseases 616Disability 362.4Divorce 306.89Djabugay - History 994.36Djabugay Language 499.15Dogs 636.7Do-it-Yourself Manuals 643.7Drama, English 822Drawing 740Dreams 135Drug Abuse 362.29Drugs 6158

E9Earth Sciences 550Eating Disorders 616.8526Ecology 577Economics 330Education 370Electronics 621.381Emotions 152.4Encyclopaedias 030Engineering 620English - Grammar 425English - Language 421English - Literature 820English – Plays 822English – Poetry 821Environment 333Environmental Degradation363.7Equestrian Sports 798Ethics 170Etiquette (Manners) 395Etymology 412Europe 914Europe - History 940Evolution 576.8Exercise 613.71Explorers 910.92Explorers - Australia 994.02Extraterrestrial life 576.839

FFairy Tales 398.2Family History 929Family Law - Australia 346.94Farming 630Far North Queensland - Travel 919.436Far North Queensland - History 994.36Fashion391Feminism 305.42Feng Shui 133.333Fertility 613.9Film/Movies 791.43Finance (Personal) 332.024First Aid 616.0252Fishes 597Fishes - QLD - Great Barrier Reef 597.099436Fishing, Hunting and Shooting 799Fitness 613.7Folklore 398Food & Drink 641.1Food Allergies 616.975Foreign Relations 327Forests 577.3Fossils 560France 194.4France – History 944French – Language 44010

G11Gambling 306.482Games 793Gardening 635Gay & Lesbian issues 306Genealogy 929GENERAL WORKS 000Genetics 576.5Genocide 354.151Geography & Travel 910Geology 550Geology - QLD - Cairns559.436Geometry 516German – Language 460Germany 914.3Germany – History 943Ghost Stories 133.1Global Warming 363.738Gluten Intolerance 641.563Gold Mining 622.1841Golf 766.352Government 320Graphic Design 741.6Great Barrier Reef 574.5263Great Barrier Reef - Conservation333.709943Greece - History (Ancient)938Grief & Loss 155Guns 683Gynaecology 618.1

HHaircutting 646.724Handicraft 745.5Health 613Heart Disease 616.12Heraldry 927.7Herbert, Xavier 823.3Herbs (Medicine) 615.321Hereditary diseases 571.948HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY 900History, Ancient 930History, Modern 909HIV 616.9792Hobbies 790.13Homebrewing 641.23Homosexuality 306Home Ownership 363.583Home Schooling 649.68Homeless Persons 305.569Hormones 612.405Horses 636.1Houses 728Houses - Far North Queensland728.37Houses - Maintenance & Repair643.7Human Anatomy 611Human Race 572Human Resource Management658.3Humour/Satire 817Hydroponics 631.58512

IImmigration 304Indian Religions 294Industrial Relations 331.8Infectious diseases 571.98Infertility 618.178Insects 595.7Instruments (Music) 784.19Intelligence 153.9Interior Decoration/Design 747International Relations 327Internet 004.678Internet Searching 025.04Interpersonal relations 302Inventions 608Investments 332.6IQ tests 153.93Islam 297Italian Language 450Italy 914.5Italy - History 94513

JJapan 952Japanese - Language 495.6Jewelry (Making) 739.27Job Hunting 650.14Jobs 331.7Jokes 808.882Journalism 070Judaism 296Justice (Ethics) 172.2Justice (Law) 340.11Juvenile Delinquency 364.36KKnitting 746.432KukuYulanji - Customs 398.2099436KukuYulanji - History 266.94943KukuYulanji Language 499.1514

LLandscape Gardening 712LANGUAGE 400Law 340Law - Australia 349.94Leadership 303.34Learning 153.15Learning Disabilities 371.926Legends 398.2Life Sciences 570Linguistics 410Literacy 302.224LITERATURE 800Locomotives 385.36Low-calorie Food 641.302Low-carbohydrate Cooking 641.563Low-fat Cooking 641.563Low-sodium cooking 641.563M15Magic tricks 793.8Mammals 599Management 650Manners 390

Manufacturing 670Marine Biology 578.77Marketing 658.8Martial Arts 796.8Massage 615.822Mathematics 510Medicine 610Meditation 158.12Men’s Health 613.0423Mental illness 362.2Metabolism 572.4Metalwork 739Microbiology 576Middle Ages 909.07Middle East 956Midwives (Medicine) 618.2Military Science 355Mines & Minerals 622Money 332Motivation (Psychology) 158.1Motor Cars 629.222Motor Car Manuals 629.287Motor Cycles 629.2275Movies/Film 791.43Music 780Mythology 398.216

NNames (Personal) 929.44Natural History 508Natural Disasters 363.3492Natural Resources 333.7NATURAL SCIENCES 500Navigation 623.89Needlework 746.4New Age Movement 133.9New Zealand - Travel 919.3New Zealand - History 993News, Media, Journalism 070North Queensland - Travel 919.436North Queensland - History 994.36Nuclear Energy 333.792Nuclear Warfare 355.02Nursery Rhymes 398.8Nutrition 613.2O17Obesity 616.398Occultism 133Oriental & Ancient Philosophy 180Outer Space 520

PPacific Islands 996Painters - Australia 759.994Painting 750Paleo Cooking 641.563Papua New Guinea 995.3Paranormal Phenomena 140Parenting 649Personnel Management 658.3Pets 636PHILOSOPHY 100Photography 770Photography – Digital 775Physics 530Plants 580Plants - QLD, Northern 581.99436Plays, English 822Poetry, English 821Poetry, Australian 821.821Political Science 320Pollution 363.73Pottery 738.1Pregnancy & Childbirth 618.2Pre-history 930.1Print-making 760Pregnancy 618.2Prospecting 622.1Psychology 15018

Puberty 612.661Public Relations 659Publishing 070Public Speaking 808.5QQueensland - Travel 919.43Queensland - History 994.3Quotations 080R19Racism 305Rain Forests 577.34Rain Forests - Australia 577.340994Rain Forests - QLD, Northern581.99436Recycling 363.728Reincarnation 133.901Relationships 306Relaxation 155.9RELIGION 200Reptiles 597.9Resumes & Interviews 650.14Retirement (Financial Planning)332.024Running

SSafety (Personal) 613.6Sailing 797Satire/Humour 817SCIENCE 500Sculpture 730.9Self Esteem 158.1Self Help 150Sewing 646.2Sex 613.96Sexual Abuse 362.76Sexuality 306.7Ships & Boats 623Sign Language 419Smart devices (tablets, phones)001Social Science 300Soccer 796.334Social Media 006Social Services 360Space, Planets, Astronomy 520Sports 796Stress (Psychological) 158.7Suicide 362.28Supernatural 133Surgery 617Survival 796.5Sustainable Living 640Swimming 797.220

TTai Chi 613.7148Tattooing 391.65Taxes (Income) 343.65Teenagers 305.235TECHNOLOGY 600Terrorism 363.32Theatre 792Time Management 650.11Tools 621.9Tourism 338.47Toys 790.133Trains 625Transportation 385Travel Guides 914 – 919Trees 582.16Tropical Fish 639.34True Crime 364U21UFOs 001.94United States (Government) 320.473United States (History) 973