The following is a list of starting points for specific disciplines/departments. Given the fact that many programs at Davidson are interdisciplinary in nature, this list is not exhaustive and faculty are encouraged to review additional lists that are of interest.
The library acknowledges the prejudiced and biased nature of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) System and views the evaluation and deselection/reclassification of materials classified in the DDC as one method of decolonizing our collections. As you review lists of titles as they are organized in the Dewey collection, you may notice several glaring examples of racism, misogyny, and bigotry:
Departments/Disciplines | Dewey Call Number Ranges |
Africana Studies | 490-499, 890-899, 960-969, 970-979, 980-989 |
Anthropology | 300-309 |
Art | 700-709, 730-739, 740-749, 750-759 |
Biology | 500-509, 570-579, 580-589, 590-599 |
Chemistry | 540-549 |
Chinese Studies | 490-499, 890-899, 950-959 |
Classics | 470-479, 480-489, 870-879, 880-889, 930-939 |
Communication Studies | 380-389 |
Computer Science | 000-009 |
East Asian Studies | 490-499, 890-899, 950-959 |
Economics | 330-339 |
Educational Studies | 370-379, 410-419, 420-429 |
English | 410-419, 420-429, 800-809, 810-819, 820-829 |
Environmental Studies | 350-359, 570-579, 580-589, 590-599 |
French & Francophone Studies | 440-449, 840-849 |
Genomics/Bioinformatics | 570-579, 610-619 |
German Studies | 430-439, 830-839 |
Hispanic Studies | 460-469, 860-869, 970-979, 980-989 |
History | 900s |
Latin American Studies | 460-469, 860-869, 970-979, 980-989 |
Mathematics | 510-519 |
Music | 780-789 |
Neuroscience | 570-579, 610-619 |
Philosophy | 100s |
Physics | 790-799 |
Political Science | 320-329, 340-349 |
Psychology | 150-159 |
Public Health | 610-619 |
Religious Studies | 200s |
Russian Studies | 490-499, 940-949 |
Sociology | 300-309 |
Theatre | 790-799 |
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