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Top-level Element: <classification>
Guidelines for Use<classification> contains the classification or call number of a resource. Specific Attributes Informationedition 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"
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>
MAPPINGSMARC Mapping (Bibliographic)See MARC Mapping to MODS for the <classification> element. Dublin Core MappingSee MODS to Dublin Core Metadata Element Set Mapping. Last Updated: October 14, 2022 |