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and related languages</a><i class="fas fa-chevron-right breadcrumb_separator"></i><a href="/mds/833">German fiction</a><i class="fas fa-chevron-right breadcrumb_separator"></i><a href="/mds/833.9">1900-</a><i class="fas fa-chevron-right breadcrumb_separator"></i><a href="/mds/833.91">1900-1990</a><i class="fas fa-chevron-right breadcrumb_separator"></i><a href="/mds/833.912">1900-1945</a></h2><h2 class="first dewmoji">Dewmoji: <span class="text_body"><a href="/mds/8">📚</a><a href="/mds/83">🇩🇪</a><a href="/mds/833">?</a><a href="/mds/833.9">?</a><a href="/mds/833.91">?</a><a href="/mds/833.912">?</a></span></h2><table class="ddc"><tr class="ddcr ddcr0 somethingchosen"><td class="ddcl0" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '0');" ><div class="ddcnum">0</div><div class="word">Computer science, information & general works</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">228,059</div><div class="emoji">ℹ️</div></div></td><td class="ddcl1" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '1');" ><div class="ddcnum">1</div><div class="word">Philosophy and Psychology</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">244,744</div><div class="emoji">💭</div></div></td><td class="ddcl2" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '2');" ><div class="ddcnum">2</div><div class="word">Religions</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">590,760</div><div class="emoji">🙏</div></div></td><td class="ddcl3" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '3');" ><div class="ddcnum">3</div><div class="word">Social sciences</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">1,236,403</div><div class="emoji">👫</div></div></td><td class="ddcl4" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '4');" ><div class="ddcnum">4</div><div class="word">Language</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">189,771</div><div class="emoji">💬</div></div></td><td class="ddcl5" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '5');" ><div class="ddcnum">5</div><div class="word">Science</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">399,757</div><div class="emoji">🔬</div></div></td><td class="ddcl6" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '6');" ><div class="ddcnum">6</div><div class="word">Technology</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">886,875</div><div class="emoji">💡</div></div></td><td class="ddcl7" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '7');" ><div class="ddcnum">7</div><div class="word">Arts & recreation</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">921,844</div><div class="emoji">🎨</div></div></td><td class="chosen alwaysblack ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '8');" ><div class="ddcnum">8</div><div class="word">Literature</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">1,299,758</div><div class="emoji">📚</div></div></td><td class="ddcl9" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '9');" ><div class="ddcnum">9</div><div class="word">History and Geography</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">747,320</div><div class="emoji">🗺️</div></div></td></tr><tr class="ddcr ddcr1 somethingchosen"><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '80');" ><div class="ddcnum">80</div><div class="word">modified standard subdivisions</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">90,913</div><div class="emoji">📚</div></div></td><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '81');" ><div class="ddcnum">81</div><div class="word">English (North America)</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">544,403</div><div class="emoji">🍁</div></div></td><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '82');" ><div class="ddcnum">82</div><div class="word">English</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">323,482</div><div class="emoji">🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿</div></div></td><td class="chosen alwaysblack ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '83');" ><div class="ddcnum">83</div><div class="word">German and related languages</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">104,909</div><div class="emoji">🇩🇪</div></div></td><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '84');" ><div class="ddcnum">84</div><div class="word">French and related languages</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">75,672</div><div class="emoji">🇫🇷</div></div></td><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '85');" ><div class="ddcnum">85</div><div class="word">Italian and related languages</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">32,984</div><div class="emoji">🇮🇹</div></div></td><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '86');" ><div class="ddcnum">86</div><div class="word">Spanish and Portuguese</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">51,922</div><div class="emoji">🇪🇸</div></div></td><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '87');" ><div class="ddcnum">87</div><div class="word">Latin</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">7,177</div><div class="emoji">📜</div></div></td><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '88');" ><div class="ddcnum">88</div><div class="word">Greek and other Classical languages</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">12,184</div><div class="emoji">🇬🇷</div></div></td><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '89');" ><div class="ddcnum">89</div><div class="word">Literature of other languages</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">56,112</div><div class="emoji">🗨</div></div></td></tr><tr class="ddcr ddcr2 somethingchosen"><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '830');" ><div class="ddcnum">830</div><div class="word">German literature by more than one author, and in more than one form</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">13,021</div></div></td><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '831');" ><div class="ddcnum">831</div><div class="word">German poetry</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">5,269</div><div class="emoji">📄</div></div></td><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '832');" ><div class="ddcnum">832</div><div class="word">German drama</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">3,152</div><div class="emoji">🎭</div></div></td><td class="chosen alwaysblack ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '833');" ><div class="ddcnum">833</div><div class="word">German fiction</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">15,544</div></div></td><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '834');" ><div class="ddcnum">834</div><div class="word">German essays</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">553</div><div class="emoji">📄</div></div></td><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '835');" ><div class="ddcnum">835</div><div class="word">German speeches</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">79</div><div class="emoji">📢</div></div></td><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '836');" ><div class="ddcnum">836</div><div class="word">German letters</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">212</div><div class="emoji">✉️</div></div></td><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '837');" ><div class="ddcnum">837</div><div class="word">German wit and humor</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">313</div><div class="emoji">😂</div></div></td><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '838');" ><div class="ddcnum">838</div><div class="word">Miscellaneous German writings</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">3,682</div><div class="emoji">👝</div></div></td><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '839');" ><div class="ddcnum">839</div><div class="word">Other Germanic literatures</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">63,084</div></div></td></tr><tr class="ddcr ddcr3 somethingchosen"><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '833.0');" ><div class="ddcnum">833.0</div><div class="word">Fiction of specific media, scope, kinds {only by more than one author}</div><div class="info_bottom"><div class="num">432</div></div></td><td class="ddcl8" onclick="classification_link('ddc', '833.1');" ><div class="ddcnum">833.1</div><div 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Do not use an in-copyright source.' ><div class="ckDisplayItems"><div class="fwikiItemText form-control fwikiItemTextUnknownUser" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1900-1945&f=39&exact=1&type=201">1900-1945</a> </div></div><form class="ckEditItems" onsubmit="void(0);" action=""> <button type="submit" disabled style="display: none" aria-hidden="true"></button><input type="hidden" value="201" name="itemType" class="ckparam_data" /><input type="hidden" value="833912" name="itemNum" class="ckparam_data" /><input type="hidden" value="modernschedule" name="fieldName" class="ckparam_data" /><input type="hidden" value="39" name="fieldType" class="ckparam_data" /><input type="hidden" value="eng" name="lang" class="ckparam_data" /><input type="hidden" value="c72d" name="uniqueid" class="ckparam_data" /><div class="ck_input_wrapper"><div></div><input autocomplete="off" type="text" name="values[]" id="u_b563" class="form-control ckinputfield fwikiFormInputItem" value="1900-1945" ><i class="fas fa-times-circle lt2_delete_X"></i></div><div class="ck_hint note">Modern wording should be based on the <a href="http://everybodyslibraries.com/free-decimal-correspondence/">Free Decimal System</a> or on the <a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/decimalclasific00dewegoog#page/n68/mode/1up">1922 edition</a> of Dewey. 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Do not use an in-copyright source.</div><div class="ckEditControls "><div class="ck_controls ck_controls_left"><a value=" History" value=" History" class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn btn-sm ck_historybutton btn-default" type="button" role="button" href="/commonknowledge/changelog.php?item=833912&type=201&field=39" ><span class="btntxt"><i class="fas fa-history"></i> History</span></a></div><div class="ck_controls ck_controls_right"><button value="Cancel" value="Cancel" class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn btn-sm btn-default" type="button" role="button" onclick="return lt.fwiki.cancel(this);" ><span class="btntxt">Cancel</span></button><button value="Save" value="Save" class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn btn-sm btn-primary btn-primary" type="button" role="button" onclick="return lt.fwiki.save(this);" ><span class="btntxt">Save</span></button></div></div></form></td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table><table class="fwikiGroup" id="1e6bdd" data-fwiki_field="u_60d4f2d2" data-fwiki_fieldname="" ><tr><td class="fwikiLabel">Emoji</td><td class='fwikiField' id='u_60d4f2d2' itemType='202' itemNum='833912' fieldType='60' name='u_60d4f2d2' allowmultiple='0' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'mdsemoji' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'A single emoji for this DDC Class. 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The full emoji will be composed of the emojis from the top level to this one.</div><div class="ckEditControls "><div class="ck_controls ck_controls_left"><a value=" History" value=" History" class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn btn-sm ck_historybutton btn-default" type="button" role="button" href="/commonknowledge/changelog.php?item=833912&type=202&field=60" ><span class="btntxt"><i class="fas fa-history"></i> History</span></a></div><div class="ck_controls ck_controls_right"><button value="Cancel" value="Cancel" class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn btn-sm btn-default" type="button" role="button" onclick="return lt.fwiki.cancel(this);" ><span class="btntxt">Cancel</span></button><button value="Save" value="Save" class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn btn-sm btn-primary btn-primary" type="button" role="button" onclick="return lt.fwiki.save(this);" ><span class="btntxt">Save</span></button></div></div></form></td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></section><a name="bottom"></a></div></main><div id="lt_altsidebar" class="lt2_sidebar lt_altsidebar" ><div class="dyn_nav_menu" data-observe-resizes ><div class="sidebar_group block_element_id"><div class="sidebar_content lt2_nogrouptitle "><div class="greenbox"><h2 class="first">What is the MDS?</h2><div><p>The Melvil Decimal System (MDS) is named after Melvil Dewey, whose <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification">Dewey Decimal System</a> is used by libraries around the world.</p> <div id="classificationexplanation" style="display: none;"> <p> The system is "decimal" in that it is entirely composed of numbers. Each level of the classification is a number from 0 to 9. This makes MDS/DDC easy to understand and manipulate. It is the choice of most US public and school libraries, and is used around the world. </p> <p> Although Dewey invented his system in 1876, recent editions of his system are in copyright. LibraryThing's Melvil Decimal System is based on the classification work of libraries around the world, whose assignments are not copyrightable. The "schedules" (the words that describe the numbers) come from a pre-copyright <a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/decimalclasific00dewegoog#page/n68/mode/1up">edition of his system</a>, John Mark Ockerbloom's <a href="http://everybodyslibraries.com/free-decimal-correspondence/">Free Decimal System</a>, and member contributions. </p> <p> "Dewmoji" is an emoji versions of the Melvil Decimal System, <a href="https://blog.librarything.com/main/2016/07/introducing-dewmojis/">created by LibraryThing in 2016</a>. </p> <p> Our lawyers would like you to know that the name "Dewey," "Dewey Decimal," "Dewey Decimal Classification" and "DDC" are registered trademarks of OCLC. </p> </div> <div><a href="#" onclick="$J('#classificationexplanation').toggle(); $J('#readmore').toggle(); $J('#readless').toggle();"><span id="readmore">Read more</span><span id="readless" style="display: none;">Read less</span></a></div></div></div><div class="greenbox" ><h2 class="first">Related 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