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Top-level Element: <classification>

Element <classification>
Definition A designation applied to a resource that indicates the subject by applying a formal system of coding and organizing resources according to subject areas.
Attributes

Common:

Authority: authority; authorityURI; valueURI

Language-related: lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration

Linking: ID; IDREF; altRepGroup

Miscellaneous: displayLabel; usage

Specific: edition; generator

Subelements None
Examples EXAMPLES
Mappings MAPPINGS

Guidelines for Use

<classification> contains the classification or call number of a resource.

Specific Attributes Information

edition

Definition
Designates the edition of the particular classification scheme as indicated in the scheme's authority.
Application
Use of those schemes that are issued in editions (e.g., DDC).

generator

Definition
The value of this attribute indicates that the classification number was automatically generated and, if appropriate, how.
Application
This attribute is used with generator="lcc2ddc-software v.1.2"

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EXAMPLES

<classification authority="lcc">TH6493</classification>
<classification authorityURI=http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/classSchemes/lcc”>JK609.M2
</classification>
<classification authority="lcc" displayLabel="Library of Congress classification">ML410.B3</classification>
<classification authority="lcc">TH6493</classification>
<classification authority="cacodoc">CA2 PQ C07 81P52</classification>
<classification authority="ddc" edition="22" generator="http://www.lcc2ddc.org/version/1.2/" >813.54</classification>
<classification authority="nlm">QW 161.5.S8</classification>
<classification authority="udc">669.183.211.18</classification>

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MAPPINGS

MARC Mapping (Bibliographic)

See MARC Mapping to MODS for the <classification> element.

Dublin Core Mapping

See MODS to Dublin Core Metadata Element Set Mapping.

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Last Updated: October 14, 2022