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Statistical summary of material published in Iceland in the year 2008

General Overview

A general overview of Icelandic publishing by year and by Dewey number. Books and other classes of material are included in this general overview. The lists of items in the table may not be exhaustive and show the best information available at any given time.
DC Number Subject Headings Total Books Audio books Music Maps Magazines
000 Computer science Research 5 4 - - - 1
010-090 Bibliography 17 10 - - - 7
100-120 / 140 / 160-190 Philosophy 8 7 1 - - -
130 Paranormal phenomena 9 9 - - - -
150 Psychology 10 10 - - - -
200 Religion 42 36 2 - - 4
300-309 / 360 Sociology Social welfare 105 96 1 - - 8
310 General statistics 1 - - - - 1
320 Political science 21 16 - - - 5
330 Economics Natural resources 103 89 - - - 14
340 Law 22 20 - - - 2
350 Public administration 12 11 - - - 1
370 Education 64 43 - - - 21
380 Commerce Communications Transportation 13 11 - - - 2
390 Customs, etiquette, folklore 23 20 3 - - -
400-409 / 420-490 Language Specific languages 21 21 - - - -
410-419 Icelandic 39 39 - - - -
500 Natural sciences 5 5 - - - -
510 Mathematics 25 25 - - - -
520 Astronomy Chronology 3 2 - - - 1
530-540 Physics Chemistry 5 5 - - - -
550-560 Earth sciences 50 50 - - - -
570-590 Biology Plants Animals 35 35 - - - -
600-609 / 620 Technology Engineering 33 30 - - - 3
610 Medical sciences Medicine Pharmacology 76 72 2 - - 2
630 Agriculture Commercial fishing 17 15 - - - 2
640 Home economics 22 22 - - - -
650 Management General management 11 9 - - - 2
660-680 Chemical engineering Manufacturing 9 9 - - - -
690 Buildings 4 3 1 - - -
700-780 / 791-792 The arts 362 141 - 219 - 2
790 / 793-799 Recreational arts Sports and games 38 29 - - - 9
800-810 (-09) Literature and rhetoric 42 42 - - - -
[800] -1 Poetry 86 84 2 - - -
[800] -2 Drama 3 2 1 - - -
[800] -3 Fiction 404 387 17 - - -
[800] -4 -8 Other literary forms 21 20 1 - - -
819 Old Icelandic literature 5 2 3 - - -
900-909 / 930-990 History 104 103 - - - 1
910 Geography Travel 53 32 - - 20 1
920 Biography Genealogy 71 71 - - - -
    1,999 1,637 34 219 20 89
 
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