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
- agift
- Australian Governments’ interactive functions thesaurus (AGIFT) (National Archives of Australia)
- 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
- bizga
- Bibliographie zur Geschichte der deutschen Arbeiterbewegung (Bibliothek der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung)
- bkl
- Basisklassifikation
- 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)
- bwlb
- Landesbibliographie Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart : Württembergisch Landesbibliothek ; Karlsruhe : Badische Landesbibliothek)
- 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)
- ccd
- Xue ke fen lei yu dai ma = GB/T 13745-2009 Classification and code of disciplines (Beijing: Zhong hua ren min gong he guo guo jia zhi liang jian du jian yan jian yi zong ju, Zhongguo guo jia biao zhun hua guan li wei yuan hui)
- cddir
- Classifiação decimal de direito (CDDIR)
- 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)
- 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)
- dfg
- DFG-Fachsystematik (Bonn: DFG)
- dhb-jdgklass
- Deutsche Historische Bibliografie - Jahresberichte für deutsche Geschichte - Klassifikation (Bibliography of German History - Annual Bibliography on German History - Classification)
- dk5s
- DK5 Systematik (Ballerup: DBC Digital)
- dopaed
- DOPAED der UB Erlangen
- egedeklass
- Egede-instituttets klassifikasjonsystem
- ekl
- Eduskunnan kirjaston luokitus = Library of Parliament Classification
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- iadocs
- Classification of Iowa state documents (Des Moines: State Library of Iowa)
- ics
- International classification for standards (International Organization for Standardization)
- iconclass
- Iconclass
- ifzs
- Systematik der IfZ-Bibliothek
- inspec
- INSPEC classification (Edison, NJ: INSPEC Inc.)
- ipc
- International patent classification
- isced
- International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) (Paris: UNESCO)
- ivdcc
- intranda viewer digital collection classification (Göttingen: intranda GmbH)
- jelc
- Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) classification
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- no-ujur-cmr
- Menneskerettighets-klassifikasjon (Norwegian Center for Human Rights, University of Oslo)
- no-ujur-cnip
- NifsP-klassifikasjon
- no-ureal-ca
- Astrofysikk
- no-ureal-cb
- Biologisk hylleoppstilling
- no-ureal-cg
- Geofysikk oppstillingssystem
- noterlyd
- Klassifikasjonssystem for noter og lydopptak = Music classification system (Sheet music and recordings) (Norges musikkhgskole Biblioteket)
- 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)
- pcev
- Plan de classement des enregistrements vidéo musicaux (Montréal: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec)
- pcjv
- Plan de classement des jeux vidéo (Montréal: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec)
- pim
- PIM [Presentatiesysteem Informatieve Media] (Zoetermeer: NBD Biblion)
- 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)
- rpb
- Rheinland-Pfälzische Bibliographie
- 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)
- sbb
- Systematik der Bayerischen Bibliographie
- 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)
- sddocs
- [South Dakota] State documents classification schedule (Pierre: South Dakota State Library)
- sdnb
- Systematik der Deutschen Nationalbibliographie
- 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).
- Sibelius-Akatemian kirjaston luokitusjärjestelmä - kirjojen luokitus = Sibelius Academy Library classification system - book classification scheme = Sibelius-Akademins klassifikation för böcker
- Sibelius-Akatemian kirjaston luokitusjärjestelmä - nuottien luokitus = Sibelius Academy Library classification system - sheet music classification scheme = Sibelius-Akademins klassifikation fär noter
- 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
- stub
- Systematik der TUB München
- 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 luokitusopas
- thema
- Thema (Editeur.org)
- 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
- 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]
- z
- Other
[used when a source code has not yet been assigned to a classification scheme]- zdbs
- ZDB-Systematik = ZDB-Classification
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