Nippon Decimal Classification Flashcards
What are the main classes used in the Nippon Decimal Classification (NDC) system?
The system is made up of ten categories: 000 General 100 Philosophy 200 History 300 Social sciences 400 Natural sciences 500 Technology and engineering 600 Industry and commerce 700 Arts 800 Language 900 Literature
What books are contained in the General category?
The General category contains books that contain general information, rather than information about specific topics.
What are the sub-categories of the General category?
The sub-categories of the General category are:
010 Libraries, Library & information science
020 Books, Bibliography
030 Encyclopaedias
040 General collected essays
050 General serial publications
060 Organizations
070 Journalism, Newspapers
080 General collections
090 Rare books, Local collections, Special collections
What books are contained in the Philosophy category?
The Philosophy category contains books that contain information regarding philosophy, religion, and psychology.
What are the sub-categories of the Philosophy category?
The sub-categories of the Philosophy category are: 110 Special treatises on philosophy 120 Oriental philosophy 130 Western philosophy 140 Psychology 150 Ethics & morals 160 Religion 170 Shintoism 180 Buddhism 190 Christianity
What books are contained in the History category?
The History category contains books that contain information regarding local and foreign history.
What are the sub-categories of the History category?
The sub-categories of the History category are: 210 History of Japan 220 History of Asia and the Orient 230 History of Europe and the West 240 History of Africa 250 History of North America 260 History of South America 270 History of Oceania & Polar regions 280 Biography 290 Geography, Topography, Travel
What books are contained in the Social sciences category?
The Social Sciences category contains books that contain information regarding modern day society, such as government systems and cultural traditions.
What are the sub-categories of the Social sciences category?
The sub-categories of the Social Sciences category are: 310 Politics 320 Law 330 Economics 340 Finance 350 Statistics 360 Sociology 370 Education 380 Customs, Folklore, Ethnology 390 National defence, Military science
What books are contained in the Natural sciences category?
The Natural Sciences category contains books that contain information regarding the natural world, such as plants, animals, and natural laws, such as math and physics.
What are the sub-categories of the Natural sciences category?
The sub-categories of the Natural Sciences category are: 410 Mathematics 420 Physics 430 Chemistry 440 Astronomy, Space science 450 Earth science 460 Biology 470 Botany 480 Zoology 490 Medicine, Pharmacology
What books are contained in the Technology and engineering category?
The Technology & Engineering category contains books that contain information regarding man-made scientific achievements.
What are the sub-categories of the Technology and engineering category?
The sub-categories of the Technology & Engineering category are: 510 Construction, Civil engineering 520 Architecture 530 Mechanical engineering, Nuclear engineering 540 Electrical & Electronic engineering 550 Maritime & Naval engineering 560 Metal & Mining engineering 570 Chemical technology 580 Manufacturing 590 Domestic arts and sciences
What books are contained in the Industry and commerce category?
The Industry and Commerce category contains books that contain information regarding business, products, transportation systems, and money.
What are the sub-categories of the Industry and commerce category?
The sub-categories of the Industry and Commerce category are: 610 Agriculture 620 Horticulture 630 Silk industry 640 Animal husbandry 650 Forestry 660 Fishing 670 Commerce 680 Transportation & Traffic 690 Communications
What books are contained in the Arts category?
The Arts category contains books that contain information regarding various art forms, such as paintings, writing, and music.
What are the sub-categories of the Arts category?
The sub-categories of the Arts category are: 710 Plastic arts (sculpture) 720 Painting & Calligraphy 730 Engraving 740 Photography & Printing 750 Craft 760 Music & Dance 770 Theatre, Motion Pictures 780 Sports, Physical Education 790 Recreation, Amusements
What books are contained in the Language category?
The Language category contains books that contain information regarding various languages spoken around the world.
What are the sub-categories of the Language category?
The sub-categories of the Language category are: 810 Japanese 820 Chinese, other oriental languages 830 English 840 German 850 French 860 Spanish 870 Italian 880 Russian 890 Other languages
What books are contained in the Literature category?
The Literature category contains books with fictional content, such as romance novels and adventure stories.
What are the sub-categories of the Literature category?
The sub-categories of the Literature category are: 910 Japanese literature 920 Chinese literature, Other Oriental literature 930 English & American literature 940 German literature 950 French literature 960 Spanish literature 970 Italian literature 980 Russian & Soviet literature 990 Other language literature
The Nippon Decimal Classification (NDC, also called the _____ _____ _____) is a system of library classification developed for mainly Japanese language books maintained by the _____ _____ _____ since 1956.
It is based on the _____ _____ System.
(The system is based upon using each successive digit to divide into nine divisions with the digit zero used for those not belonging to any of the divisions.)
Nippon Decimal System; Japan Library Association; Dewey Decimal
