NF Classes and General Notes

iCode	iType	Loan Rule	Loan Parameters	Call Number	Location	New Items on STAR?
10121	95	67	21D YH YR $.10	###.#### Aut	znanf	Yes. Use iType 82 and location znan. Add STAR to OPAC call number.

Non-Fiction Classes

• 000: Computer science, knowledge, and systems
• 100: Philosophy and psychology
• 200: Religion
• 300: Social sciences
• 400: Language
• 500: Science
• 600: Technology
• 700: Arts and recreation
• 800: Literature
• 900: History and geography

Classification Depth

For the majority of items in our non-fiction collection, truncate the number at the first segmentation mark (indicated by a slash “/”) or at the fourth digit after the decimal point — whichever comes first.

In areas where we have particularly in-depth collections, use however many digits are needed to represent the specific topic matter covered in each text. Subject areas where you will often go beyond four digits include:

• 64X: Cooking
• 72X: Architecture
• 74X: Graphic arts and decorative arts
• 77X: Photography
• 973: United States history

Tricky Areas

To simplify the shelving of spread-out topics, we’ve made some local decisions that may conflict with the Dewey numbers recorded in OCLC bib records. Watch the call numbers on pre-processed books covering these topics (details on assigning our numbers can be found in the individual tables on this site):

• Family life (306 vs 646): parent-child relationships, marriage, divorce, etc.
• … Graphic design: general layout/design practices vs typography (font work)
• … Retirement:
• … …
• … …