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Classification Scheme Source Codes

Introduction
Classification Scheme Source Codes
Classification Scheme Source Code Usage in MARC and MODS

Introduction

Classification Scheme Sources contains a list of classification schemes and assigns a code to each scheme. The purpose of this list is to enable the scheme of classification number(s) contained in metadata records to be identified by a code. For code assignment, general structure, usage, and maintenance guidelines see Source Codes for Vocabularies, Rules, and Schemes.

The caption and index terms from the following classification schemes may be used as a source of controlled subject terms in bibliographic records by some institutions. Thus the sources assigned source codes in this list may also be used in usage elements identified for subjects in Subject Heading and Term Source Codes, if appropriate.

Some subject category lists, such as the Library and Archives Canada collections and the AGRICOLA subject categories, also contain more focused classifications that can also be considered classification schemes. Thus some of the subject category sources may also be used in usage elements identified for classification scheme source codes, if appropriate (see Subject Category Code Source Codes). Only sources that are specifically for classification are listed here.

Arrangement of the List

Entries in the list are arranged in alphabetical order by the code and consist of the source code followed by the bibliographic citation for the source documentation. The citations are linked to the online source for some codes.

Code Structure

Each code consists of a maximum of 12 characters, including lowercase alphabetic characters, numeric characters 0 through 9, and the hyphen (-). Possible additions to codes are described in Source Codes.

For many classification schemes of states of the United States, the source code consists of the U.S. Postal Service abbreviation for the state as the first two characters, followed by other letters identifying the specific scheme. For government document classifications schemes "docs" follows the first two characters. For other sources, the entire code may be based on the title of the documentation or scheme.

Classification Scheme Source Codes

accs
Annehurst curriculum classification system (West Lafayette, IN: Kappa Delta Pi)
acmccs
ACM computing classification system External Link
agift
Australian Governments’ interactive functions thesaurus (AGIFT) (National Archives of Australia)External Link
agricola
AGRICOLA subject category codes (Agriculture Network Information Center)
agrissc
AGRIS: subject categories (Rome: AGRIS Coordinating Centre)
anscr
The Alpha-numeric system for classification of recordings (Williamsport, PA: Bro-Dart)
ardocs
Arkansas state documents classification scheme (Little Rock: Arkansas State Library, Documents Services Section, State Publications Unit)
asb
Allgemeine Systematik für öffentliche Bibliotheken (ASB) (Berlin: Deutsches Bibliotheksinstitut)
azdocs
Arizona documents: KWOC manual (Phoenix: State Documents Center, Arizona Dept. of Library, Archives and Public Records)
bar
Barnard, Cyril C. A classification for medical and veterinary libraries (London: H.K. Lewis)
bcl
Nederlandse Basisclassificatie = Dutch basic classification codes (The Hague: Koninklijke Bibliotheek)
bcmc
Coates, E.J. The British catalogue of music classification (London: Council of the British National Bibliography)
bisacsh
BISAC Subject Headings External Link
bizga
Bibliographie zur Geschichte der deutschen Arbeiterbewegung (Bibliothek der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung) External Link
bkl
Basisklassifikation External Link
bliss
BLISS bibliographic classification (London: Butterworths)
blissc
British Library Inside service subject classification (London: British Library)
blsrissc
British Library - Science reference information service subject classification (London: British Library)
bsbddc
Klassifikation für die Sacherschließung (BSB-DDC) (München: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek) External Link
bwlb
Landesbibliographie Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart : Württembergisch Landesbibliothek ; Karlsruhe : Badische Landesbibliothek) External Link
cacodoc
CODOC [Canadian federal and provincial government documents classification scheme] (Toronto: Office of Library Coordination, Council of Ontario Universities)
cadocs
California state agency classification scheme (Sacramento: Government Publications Section, California State Library)
ccpgq
Cadre de classement des publications gouvernementales du Québec (Montréal: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec)
cddir
Classifiação decimal de direito (CDDIR) External Link
celex
CELEX document number (Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities)
chfbn
Classification de l'histoire de France (Paris: Bibliothèque nationale de France)
cidades
Cidades@ (IBGE) External Link
cjurrom
Classification juridique romande (Lausanne: Swiss Institute of Comparative Law)
clc
Zhongguo tu shu guan fen lei fa = Chinese library classification (Beijing: Beijing tu shu guan chu ban she)
clutscny
Classification of the library of Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York (New York: Union Theological Seminary)
 
cmedlit
Classification for medical literature by Eileen R. Cunningham (Nashville, Tenn.: Vanderbilt University Press)
codocs
Colorado State Publications Depository and Distribution Center. Classification schedule (Denver: Colorado State Library)
cscjb
A Classification scheme for Chinese and Japanese books (Washington, D.C.: Committees on Far Eastern Studies, American Council of Learned Societies, 1943)
cslj
Elazar, David H. & Elazar, Daniel J. A classification system for libraries of Judaica (Lanham, MD: University Press of America)
cstud
Classificatieschema's Bibliotheek TU Delft (Delft: Technische Universiteit Delft, Bibliotheek)
cutterec
Cutter, Charles Ammi. Expansive classification (Boston: C.A. Cutter)
ddc
Dewey decimal classification and relative index (Dublin, Ohio: OCLC Online Computer Center)
dhb-jdgklass
Deutsche Historische Bibliografie - Jahresberichte für deutsche Geschichte - Klassifikation (Bibliography of German History - Annual Bibliography on German History - Classification) External Link
dk5s
DK5 Systematik (Ballerup: DBC Digital)
dopaed
DOPAED der UB Erlangen
egedeklass
Egede-instituttets klassifikasjonsystem
ekl
Eduskunnan kirjaston luokitus = Library of Parliament Classification External Link
farl
Frick Art Reference Library book classification system (New York, NY: Frick Art Reference Library)
farma
Oversigt over systematisk catalog (København: Danmarks farmaceutiski bibliotek)
fcps
Class FC: a classification for Canadian history, Class PS8000: a classification for Canadian literature (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada)
fiaf
Moulds, Michael. Classification scheme for literature on film and television (London: International Federation of Film Archives)
fid
Fachinformationsdienste für die Wissenschaft (FID)External Link
finagri
Finagri-luokitus (Helsinki: Maatalouskirjasto - Agricultural Library)
fivr
FIV-Regionalklassifikation (Berlin: Fachinformationsverbund Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde)
fivs
FIV-Sachklassifikation (Berlin: Fachinformationsverbund Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde)
flarch
Florida State Archives arrangement and description procedures manual (Tallahassee, FL: Florida State Archives)
fldocs
A Keyword-in-context to Florida public documents in the Florida Atlantic University Library (Tallahassee: Department of State, State Library)
fna
Fundstellennachweis FNA (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek) External Link
fnb
Fundstellennachweis FNB (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek)
frtav
Referentiel du format INTERMAC Bibliographique: Audiovisuel - Matière generale (Paris: Bibliothèque nationale de France)
gadocs
Official publications of the State of Georgia: list of classes with index by name of agency and subject/keyword (Athens, GA: University of Georgia Libraries, Government Documents Department)
gccn
Government of Canada catalogue number (Library and Archives Canada)
gfdc
Global forest decimal classification (GFDC) (Vienna: IUFRO) External Link
geothes
GEOTHES geographical classification scheme (Albuquerque, NM: Access Innovations, Inc.)
gestsk
Title index to the catalogue of the Gest Oriental Library compiled by I.V. Gillis and Pai Ping-ch'i (Peking: Kwei Li Press)
ghbs
GHB-Aufstellungssystematik: HBZ Köln External Link
iadocs
Classification of Iowa state documents (Des Moines: State Library of Iowa)
ics
International classification for standards External Link (International Organization for Standardization)
iconclass
Iconclass External Link
ifzs
Systematik der IfZ-Bibliothek External Link
inspec
INSPEC classification (Edison, NJ: INSPEC Inc.)
ipc
International patent classification External Link
isced
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) (Paris: UNESCO)External Link
ivdcc
intranda viewer digital collection classification (Göttingen: intranda GmbH)
jelc
Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) classification External Link
jstormcs
JSTOR multidisciplinary classification scheme
kab
Klassifikation für Allgemeinbibliotheken (Bad Honnef: Bock und Herchen Verlag)
kfmod
KF classification, modified for use in Canadian law libraries (Downsview, Ont.: York University Law Library)
kktb
Kokuritsu kokkai toshokan bunruihyo = National Diet Library classification (Tokyo: National Diet Library)
knt
Klassifikasjonsnøkkel til norsk topografi (Trondheim: Universitetsbiblioteke)
ksdocs
State documents of Kansas: list of classes (Topeka: State Library of Kansas)
kssb
Klassifikationssystem for svenska bibliotek (Lund: Bibliotekstjanst)
kuvacs
Kuvataideakatemian kirjaston luokitusjärjestelmä = Finnish Academy of Fine Arts Library Classification = Bildkonstakademins biblioteks klassifikationssystem (Helsinki: Kuvataideakatemian kirjasto) External Link
laclaw
Los Angeles County Law Library, class K-Law (Los Angeles: County Law Library)
ladocs
Louisiana documents classification schedule (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State Library)
lcc
Library of Congress classification (Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, CDS)
lndn
League of Nations document numbers
loovs
Løøvs klassifikationssystem (Stockholm: Kungliga biblioteket)
methepp
Methode Eppelsheimer
mf-klass
Klassifikasjonssystemet ved Menighetsfakultetes bibliotek
midocs
Michigan documents classification scheme (Lansing: Michigan Dept. of Education, State Library Services)
misklass
Klassifikasjonsskjema (Stavenger: Misjonshogskolen)
mmlcc
Manual of map library classification and cataloguing (London: Ministry of Defence)
modocs
Missouri state documents classification: post-reorganization agency codes and form divisions (Jefferson City: Missouri State Library)
moys
Moys, Elizabeth M. Moys classification and thesaurus for legal materials (London: Bowker-Saur)
mpilcs
MPI Luxembourg classification system (Max Planck Institute Luxembourg) External Link
mpkkl
Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulun kirjaston luokitusjärjestelmä
msc
Mathematical subject classification (Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society)
msdocs
Mississippi state government publications. Vol. 1, July 1975/June 1980 (Jackson: Mississippi Library Commission)
mtlc
Classification of Medialab Tabakalera Library External Link
mu
Clasificación musical de la Bibliografía Nacional de España (Madrid: Biblioteca Nacional de España)
naics
North American industry classification system (Washington DC: OMB, GPO)
nasasscg
NASA scope and subject category guide (Hanover, MD: NASA, Scientific and Technical Information Program)
nbdocs
Guide to Nebraska state agencies: state publications classification and ordering directory (Lincoln: Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse, Nebraska Library Commission)
ncdocs
Classification scheme for North Carolina state publications: as applied to the documents collection of the N.C. Dept. of Cultural Resources (Raleigh: The State Library)
ncsclt
New classification scheme for Chinese libraries (Taipei: National Central Library)
nhcp
NH classification for photography (Ottowa, ON: Art Libraries Society of North America)
nicem
NICEM subject headings and classification system (Albuquerque, NM: National Information Center for Educational Media)
niv
Norsk inndeling av vitenskapsdisipliner (Norway: Universitets- og høgskolerådet)
njb
Nihon jisshin bunruihō = Nippon decimal classification (Tōkyō: Nihon Toshokan Kyōkai)
nlm
National Library of Medicine classification (Bethesda, MD: NLM)
nmdocs
The New Mexico state documents classification system (Santa Fe: New Mexico State Library) External Link
no-ujur-cmr
Menneskerettighets-klassifikasjon (Norwegian Center for Human Rights, University of Oslo)
no-ujur-cnip
NifsP-klassifikasjon
no-ureal-ca
Astrofysikk External Link
no-ureal-cb
Biologisk hylleoppstilling External Link
no-ureal-cg
Geofysikk oppstillingssystem External Link
noterlyd
Klassifikasjonssystem for noter og lydopptak = Music classification system (Sheet music and recordings) (Norges musikkhgskole Biblioteket) External Link
nvdocs
Nevada state documents (Carson City: Nevada State Library and Archives)
nwbib
Nordrhein-Westfälische Bibliographie (Köln: hbz - Hochschulbibliothekszentrum NRW)
nydocs
New York state documents: an introductory manual (Albany: New York State Library)
ohdocs
Ohio documents classification scheme (Columbus: State Library of Ohio)
okdocs
Oklahoma state documents classification and list of Oklahoma state agencies from statehood to the present (Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Dept. of Libraries)
oosk
Oversikt over systematisk katalog (Norway: Universitetsbiblioteket i Bergen)
ordocs
OrDocs: history authority list and classification scheme for Oregon state agencies (Salem: Oregon State Library)
padocs
Classification scheme for Pennsylvania state publications (Harrisburg: State Library of Pennsylvania)
pcesm
Plan de classement des enregistrements sonores musicaux (Montréal: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec) External Link
pcev
Plan de classement des enregistrements vidéo musicaux (Montréal: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec) External Link
pcjv
Plan de classement des jeux vidéo (Montréal: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec) External Link
pim
PIM [Presentatiesysteem Informatieve Media] (Zoetermeer: NBD Biblion) External Link
pssppbkj
Popis strucnih skupina i svih podskupina s podacima o broju kataloskih jedinica (Zagreb: Nacionalna i Sveucilisna Biblioteka)
rich
Richardson classification system (Yardley, Pa.: F S. Cook & Son)
ridocs
Alphabetical list of state agencies and corresponding Swank classification (Providence: Rhode Island State Library)
rilm
RILM classification system
roy
Classification Roy (Montréal: Université de Montréal) External Link
rpb
Rheinland-Pfälzische Bibliographie External Link
rswk
Regeln für den Schlagwortkatalog (Berlin: Deutsches Bibliotheksinstitut)
rubbk
Tablitsy bibliotechno-bibliograficheskoi klassifikatsii dlíà nauchnykh bibliotek v 30-ti tomakh (Moskva: Kniga)
rubbkd
Tablitsy bibliotechno-bibliograficheskoi klassifikatsii dlíà detskikh bibliotek v 1 t. (Moskva: Kniga)
rubbkk
Tablitsy bibliotechno-bibliograficheskoi klassifikatsii dlíà kraevedcheskikh katalogov bibliotek (Moskva: Kniga)
rubbkm
Tablitsy bibliotechno-bibliograficheskoi klassifikatsii dlíà massovykh bibliotek v 1. t. (Moskva: Kniga)
rubbkmv
Tablitsy bibliotechno-bibliograficheskoi klassifikatsii dlíà massovykh voennykh bibliotek (Moskva: Kniga)
rubbkn
Tablitsy bibliotechno-bibliograficheskoi klassifikatsii dlíà nauchnykh bibliotek v 4-kh tomakh (Moskva: Kniga)
rubbknp
Pereizdanidiíà tablits bibliotechno-bibliograficheskoi klassifikatsii dlíà nauchnykh bibliotek v 30-ti tomakh (Moskva: Kniga)
rubbko
Tablitsy bibliotechno-bibliograficheskoi klassifikatsii dlíà oblastvykh bibliotek v 4-kh tomakh (Moskva: Kniga)
rubbks
Bibliotechno-bibliograficheskaíà klassifikatsiíàe: Srednye tablitsy (Moskva: Izdatel'stvo Liberiíà)
rueskl
Edinaíà skhema klassifikatsii literatury dlíà knigoizdaniíà v SSSR (Moskva: Kniga)
rugasnti
Rubrikator Gosudarstvennoi avtomatizirovannoi sistemy nauchno-tekhnicheskoi informatsii (Moskva: Vsesoíàznyi institut nauchnoi i tekhnicheskoi informatsii)
rvk
Regensburger Verbundklassifikation (RVK) External Link
sbb
Systematik der Bayerischen Bibliographie External Link
scdocs
South Carolina state documents classification system (Columbia: State Library)
scia
Schema di classificazione infanzia e adolescenza (Centro nazionale di documentazione e analisi per l'infanzia e l'adolescenza) External Link
sddocs
[South Dakota] State documents classification schedule (Pierre: South Dakota State Library)
sdnb
Systematik der Deutschen Nationalbibliographie External Link
sfb
SfB: Systematik für Bibliotheken (München: K.G. Saur)
siblcs
Sibelius-Akatemian kirjaston luokitusjärjestelmä = Sibelius Academy Library classification system Two versions (Finnish, English, and Swedish arranged in two sections).
siso
Schema voor de Indeling van de Systematische Catalogus in Openbare Bibliotheken (Zoetermeer: NBD Biblion)
skb
Sachbuch-Systematik für Katholische öffentliche Büchereien (München: St. Michaelsbund)
smm
Systematik des Musikschrifttums u.d. Musikalien fr ffentl. Musikbibliotheken SMM (Bergen: Universitetetsbiblioteket i Bergen)
srnlc
Taideyliopiston kirjaston Sörnäisten kampuksen luokitus = University of Arts Helsinki Library Sörnäinen Campus Classification
ssd
Systematik: Stadtbücherei Duisburg: Buchaufstellung und Ordnung des systematischen Kataloges (Reutlingen: Verlag Buch und Bibliothek)
ssgn
Sondersammelgebiets-Nummer
sswd
Subject Classes of the Schlagwortnormdatei External Link
stub
Systematik der TUB München External Link
suaslc
Seinäjoen korkeakoulukirjaston luokitus (Seinäjoki: Seinäjoen korkeakoulukirjaston luokitus)
sudocs
Superintendent of Documents classification system (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office)
swank
Swank, Raynard Coe. A classification for state, county, and municipal documents (Boulder, CO: University of Colorado Library)
taikclas
Taideteollisen korkeakoulun kirjaston luokitus = University of Art and Design Helsinki Library Classification
taykl
Tampereen yliopiston kirjaston luokitus: Systemaattinen osa & Aakkosellinen osa (Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto)
teatkl
Teatterikorkeakoulun kirjaston luokitusopas = Theatre Academy classification guide = Teatterikorkeakoulun luokitusopasExternal Link
thema
Thema (Editeur.org) External Link
txdocs
Texas state documents classification & almost compleat [sic] list of Texas state agencies from statehood to the present (Austin: Legislative Reference Library & Government Publications Library, Texas State Library)
tykoma
Turun yliopiston kirjaston vanha luokitus External Link
ubtkl/2
Klassifikasjonsskjema (Trondheim: Fellesbiblioteket, Kongelige Norske videnskabers selskab, Museet, Norges lærerhøgskole)
udc
Universal decimal classification (London: British Standards Institution)
uef
Itä-Suomen yliopiston kokoelmaluokitus = Collection classification of The University of Eastern Finland (Joensuu, Kuopi & Savonlinnassa: Itä-Suomen yliopisto) [deprecated]
undocs
United Nations document series symbols: 1946-77 cumulative (New York: UN)
upsylon
UPSYLON: classification systématique de la Bibliothèque de la Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation de l'Université catholique de Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique: La Faculté)
usgslcs
U.S. Geological Survey library classification (Reston, VA: U.S. Geological Survey Library)
utdocs
Utah documents classification schedules (Salt Lake City: Utah State Library Division)
utk
University of Oslo Library classification (Oslo: Universitetet i Oslo)
utklklass
L-klassifikasjon (Oslo: Universitetet i Oslo)
utklklassex
L-klassifikasjon with extensions (Oslo: Universitetet i Oslo)
veera
VEERA-luokitus = VEERA-классификация
vsiso
Vlaamse SISO [schema voor de indeling van de systematische catalogus in openbare bibliotheken] (Antwerpen: VLABIN-VBC)
wadocs
Washington State Library state documents collection: state documents call number (Olympia: State Library)
whulcs
WHU Library classification system (WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management)
widocs
Organizing Wisconsin public documents: cataloging and classification of documents at the State Historical Society Library (Madison: Division for Library Services, Bureau for Reference and Loan Services)
wydocs
WyDocs: the Wyoming state documents classification system (Cheyenne, WY: Department of Administration and Information, Wyoming State Library)
ykl
Yleisten kirjastojen luokitusjärjestelmä = Finnish public libraries classification system [former code: fplcs] External Link
z
Other
[used when a source code has not yet been assigned to a classification scheme]
zdbs
ZDB-Systematik = ZDB-Classification External Link

Classification Scheme Source Code Usage in MARC and MODS

MARC 21 Formats and Fields

  • Bibliographic records
    • 052 $2 (Geographic Classification / Source)
    • 055 $2 (Classification Numbers Assigned in Canada / Source of call/class number)
    • 084 $2 (Other Classification Number / Source of number)
    • 086 $2 (Government Document Classification Number / Number source)
    • 852 $2 (Location / Source of classification or shelving scheme)
  • Authority records
    • 052 $2 (Geographic Classification / Source)
    • 065 $2 (Other Classification Number / Source)
    • 086 $2 (Government Document Call Number / Number Source)
    • 087 $2 (Government Document Classification Number / Number source)
  • Classification records
    • 084 $a (Classification Scheme and Edition / Classification scheme code)
  • Community Information records
    • 052 $2 (Geographic Classification / Source)
    • 084 $2 (Other Classification Number / Source of number)  
  • Holdings records
    • 852 $2 (Location / Source of classification or shelving scheme)

MODS Elements

  • mods:classification @authority

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