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065 - Other Classification Number (R)

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Single classification number, number stem, or a number span associated with a 1XX heading in an established heading record or subdivision record. It is used for all classification schemes except those already accommodated in other fields of this type in the format: 053 (LC Classification Number), 083 (Dewey Decimal Classification number), and 087 (Government Document Classification Number). The classification number(s) may be qualified by explanatory information when the heading is represented in more than one place in the same classification scheme. Each classification number or number span associated with a heading is contained in separate field 065.