1. The meaning of the call number
Dewey is a system of 9!
• 9 Classes
• 9 Divisions
• 9 Sections
Which gives us a 3 digit call number
• 1st number indicates class
• 2nd number indicates division
• 3rd number indicates section

2. The 700s
Art & Recreation

3. 700: Fine and
Decorative Arts
710: Landscape
Gardening
720:
Architecture
730: Sculpture
740: Drawing &
Design
750: Painting 760: Engraving
770:
Photography
780: Music
790:
Recreational &
Performing Arts
9 Divisions

4. The Sections:
700s
• 701: Philosophy
• 702: Miscellany
• 703: Dictionaries
• 704: Special Topics
• 705: Periodicals
• 706: Organizations &
Management
• 707: Education
• 708: Galleries
• 709: History

5. 710s
711: Area Planning
712: Landscape
Architecture
713: Walks & Drives
714: Water Features
715: Trees and Hedges
716: Plants and Flowers
717: Structures
718: Cemeteries
719: Natural Landscapes

6. 720s
 721: Architectural Construction
 722: Ancient & Oriental; ca. 300
 723: Medieval; ca. 300-1399
 724: Modern; from 1400
 725: Public Buildings
 726: Church
 727: School
 728: Domestic & Rural
 729: Design & Decoration

7. 730s
731: Materials and
Methods
732: Ancient; ca. 500
733: Greek, Etruscan,
& Roman
734: Medieval; ca.
500- 1399
735: Modern; from
1400
736: Carving
737: Historical Coins
& Wax Seals
738: Ceramics
739: Art Metalwork

8. 740s
 741: Free Hand
 742: Perspective
 743: Subjects
 744: Unassigned
 745: Decorative Arts
 746: Textile Arts
 747: Interior Decoration
 748: Glass
 749: Furniture & Accessories

9. 750s

10. 760s
 761: Block Printing
 762: Unassigned
 763: Lithography
 764: Chromolithography
& Serigraphy
 765: Metal Engraving
 766: Mezzotint, Aquatint,
& Related Processes
 767: Etching & Dry Point
 768: Unassigned
 769: Prints
Wood Printing
Oil & Water Printing
Multi-Color Printing
Silk Screen Printing
Printing on Metal
Paper Printing