Organization of Library Resources
Books and other information resources of UCB Library have been arranged according to the Dewey Decimal Classification System (DDC). This system is a general knowledge organization tool that is continuously revised to keep pace with knowledge.
- 1. First Summary (Main Classes) - Simple
- 2. Second Summary (Hundred Divisions) - Descriptive
- 3. Third Summary (Thousand Sections) - More Descriptive
000 Computer science & general
500 Science
100 Philosophy & psychology
600 Technology
200 Religion
700 Arts & recreation
300 Social sciences
800 Literature
400 Language
900 History & geography
Hierarchy in DDC
Hierarchy is expressed through structure and notation. Any note regarding the nature of a class holds true for all the subordinate classes.
Example - 1
600 Technology
620 Engineering
624 Civil engineering
624.1 Structural Engineering
624.2 Bridges
Example - 2
300 Social Sciences
330 Economics
338 Production Economics
338.1 Agriculture
338.4 Secondary industries
338.4791 Tourism Management