Statistical summary of material published in Iceland in the year 2021

General Overview

A general overview of Icelandic publications by year and by Dewey number. Books, audio books, sound recordings, maps and serials are included in the overview. The list of items in the table displays current information from the library system. Statistics on most recent years are published once they are ready.

DC Number Subject Headings Total Books Audio books Music Maps Magazines
000 Computer science Research 3 3 - - - -
010-090 Bibliography 3 3 - - - -
100-120 / 140 / 160-190 Philosophy 3 3 - - - -
130 Paranormal phenomena 4 3 1 - - -
150 Psychology 33 30 3 - - -
200 Religion 21 20 - - - 1
300-309 / 360 Sociology Social welfare 67 59 7 - - 1
310 General statistics - - - - - -
320 Political science 11 11 - - - -
330 Economics Natural resources 39 36 1 - - 2
340 Law 15 12 1 - - 2
350 Public administration 9 6 - - - 3
370 Education 16 16 - - - -
380 Commerce Communications Transportation 8 8 - - - -
390 Customs, etiquette, folklore 5 5 - - - -
400-409 / 420-490 Language Specific languages 2 2 - - - -
410-419 Icelandic 19 19 - - - -
500 Natural sciences 4 4 - - - -
510 Mathematics 11 11 - - - -
520 Astronomy Chronology 2 2 - - - -
530-540 Physics Chemistry 7 7 - - - -
550-560 Earth sciences 10 10 - - - -
570-590 Biology Plants Animals 20 20 - - - -
600-609 / 620 Technology Engineering 15 14 1 - - -
610 Medical sciences Medicine Pharmacology 22 21 1 - - -
630 Agriculture Commercial fishing 8 8 - - - -
640 Home economics 22 21 - - - 1
650 Management General management 10 7 - - - 3
660-680 Chemical engineering Manufacturing 7 7 - - - -
690 Buildings 1 1 - - - -
700-780 / 791-792 The arts 91 72 2 15 - 2
790 / 793-799 Recreational arts Sports and games 35 33 1 - - 1
800-810 (-09) Literature and rhetoric 11 11 - - - -
[800] -1 Poetry 93 87 6 - - -
[800] -2 Drama 3 3 - - - -
[800] -3 Fiction 834 577 257 - - -
[800] -4 -8 Other literary forms 15 10 5 - - -
819 Old Icelandic literature 7 5 2 - - -
900-909 / 930-990 History 83 79 4 - - -
910 Geography Travel 31 20 7 - 4 -
920 Biography Genealogy 81 53 28 - - -
    1,681 1,319 327 15 4 16