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Subject Category Code Source Codes

Introduction
Subject Category Source Codes
Subject Category Source Code Usage in MARC

Introduction

Subject Category Sources identifies subject category lists and assigns a code to each. The purpose of these source codes is to specify the source of subject category codes contained in metadata records. For code assignment, general structure, usage, and maintenance guidelines see Source Codes for Vocabularies, Rules, and Schemes.

Some subject category lists, such as the Library and Archives Canada collections and the AGRICOLA subject categories, also contain schemes that  that can also be considered classification schemes.  Thus some of the subject category sources assigned source codes in this list may also be used in usage elements identified for classification schemes in Classification Scheme Source Codes, if appropriate.

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 lowercase alphabetic characters. Possible additions to codes are described in Source Codes.

Subject Category Source Codes

aat
Art & architecture thesaurus (Los Angeles, CA: Getty Research Institute, Getty Vocabulary Program
agricola
AGRICOLA subject category codes (Agriculture Network Information Center)
agrissc
AGRIS: subject categories (Rome: AGRIS Coordinating Centre)
biccbmc
BIC Children's Books Marketing Classifications (London: Book Industry Communication)
bicssc
BIC standard subject categories (London: Book Industry Communication)
biosissg
BIOSIS search guide (Philadelphia: BioSciences Info. Service, Biological Abstracts)
bisacmt
BISAC Merchandising Themes External Link
bisacrt
BISAC Regional Themes External Link
bisacsh
BISAC Subject Headings External Link
cosatisc
COSATI subject category list (Washington: Federal Council for Science and Technology, Committee on Scientific and Technical Information)
dissao
"Dissertation abstracts online" in Search tools: the guide to UNI/Data Courier Online (Louisville, KY: UNI/Data Courier Online)
dit
Defense intelligence thesaurus (Washington, DC: Defense Intelligence Agency)
dtict
Defense Technical Information Center thesaurus (Fort Belvoir, VA: DTIC)
edbsc
Energy data base: subject categories and scope (Oak Ridge, Tenn.: Dept. of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
eflch
E4Libraries Category Headings External Link
ekz
Systematiken der ekz
electre
Electre [online database] (Paris: Editions du Cercle de la librarie)
fiaf
Moulds, Michael. Classification scheme for literature on film and television (London: International Federation of Film Archives)
francis
Base de donnés FRANCIS: plan de classement = FRANCIS database classification scheme (Vandoeuvre: Centre national de la recherche scientifique)
georeft
GeoRef thesaurus (Alexandria, VA: American Geological Institute)
hornsach
"Hornbostel-Sachs classification" in Galpin Society journal, no. 14, March 1961 (Leamington, Eng.: Galpin Society)
hraf
"Human Relations Area Files classification" in Outline of world cultures, 6th rev. ed. (New Haven, Conn.: Human Relations Area Files)
idas
ID-Archivschlüssel [Informationsdienst zur Verbreitung unterbliebener Nachrichten] (Amsterdam: Internationales Institut für Sozialgeschichte)
iescs
International energy subject categories and scope (Paris: International Energy Agency)
ilot
ILO thesaurus: labour, employment and training terminology (Geneva: International Labour Office) External Link
inissc
INIS: subject categories and scope descriptions (Vienna: IAEA)
inspec
INSPEC classification (Edison, NJ: INSPEC Inc.)
inspect
INSPEC thesaurus (London: Institution of Electrical Engineers)
ipsp
Defense intelligence production schedule (Washington, DC: Defense Intelligence Agency)
kdm
Khung dê muc hê thông thông tin khoa hoc và ky thuât quôc gia (Hà Nôi: Viên Thông Tin Khoa Hoc Và Ky Thuât Trung Uong)
kfsb
Klassifikationssystem för svenska bibliotek (Stockholm: Bibliotekstjänst)
kkaa
Kokoelmien kuvailun aihealueet (Kokoelmakartta)
lacc
Library and Archives Canada collection codes (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada)
lcco
LC classification outline (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service)
lcg
Table IV, "Table of subject subdivisions" in Library of Congress classification schedule: Class G (Washington, DC: Library of Congress)
lcmd
Library of Congress, Manuscript Division field of history codes (Washington, DC: Library of Congress)
lcsh
Library of Congress subject headings (Washington, DC: LC, Cataloging Distribution Service)
mesh
Medical subject headings (Bethesda, Md.: National Library of Medicine) External Link
mmm
"Subject key" in Marxism and the mass media (New York: International General)
nasasscg
NASA scope and subject category guide (Hanover, MD: NASA, Scientific and Technical Information Program)
nimacsc
NIMA cartographic subject categories (Bethesda, MD: National Imagery and Mapping Agency)
nsnr
Nomenklatura spetsial'nostei nauchnykh rabotnikov (Moskva: Vysshaíà attestatsionnaíà komissiíà Ministerstva obrazovaniíà Rossiiskoi Federatsii)
ntcpsc
"National Translations Center primary subject classification" in National Translations Center primary subject classification and secondary descriptors (Washington, DC: National Translations Center, Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress)
ntissc
NTIS subject categories (Springfield, VA: National Technical Information Service)
pascal
Base de données PASCAL: plan de classement = PASCAL database classification scheme (Vandoeuvre: Centre national de la recherche scientifique)
quiding
Quiding, Nils Herman. Svenskt allmänt författningsregister för tiden från år 1522 till och med år 1862 (Stockholm: Norstedt)
rero
RERO code sujets (Martigny: Réseau des bibliothèques de Suisse occidentale)
sao
Svenska ämnesord (Stockholm: Kungliga Biblioteket, LIBRIS-avdelningen)
scgdst
Subject categorization guide for defense science and technology (Alexandria, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, Defense Logistics Agency)
sddoeur
Standard distribution for unclassified scientific and technical reports arranged by category number (Oak Ridge, TN: Dept. of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Info.)
sicm
Standard industrial classification manual (Springfield, VA: National Technical Information Service)
sigle
SIGLE [System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe] manual, Part 2, Subject category list (Den Haag: European Association for Grey Literature Exploitation)
skon
Att indexera skönlitteratur: Ämnesordslista, vuxenlitteratur (Stockholm: Svensk biblioteksförening)
thema
Thema (Editeur.org) External Link
ukslc
UK Standard Library Categories (London: BIC) External Link
wsb
Warengruppen-Systematik des Buchhandels (Frankfurt am Main: Buchhändler-Vereinigung GmbH)

Subject Category Source Code Usage in MARC

MARC 21 Formats and Fields

  • Bibliographic records
    • 072 $2 (Subject Category Codes / Source)
  • Authority records
    • 072 $2 (Subject Category Codes / Source)
    • 073 $z (Subdivision Usage / Code source)

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