Introduction

Subject Category Code 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 Introduction.

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 Code Maintenance.

Subject Category Code Source Codes

aat

Art & Architecture Thesaurus (Los Angeles, CA: Getty Research Institute, Getty Vocabulary Program)

acapub

Academische publicatie: karakteristiek (Leiden: OCLC)

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

bisacrt

BISAC Regional Themes

bisacsh

BISAC Subject Headings

brclbps

Brinkman's classification for book production statistics (Den Haag: KB)

cbkcd

Centraal Bestand Kinderboeken codering (Den Haag: KB)

cosatisc

COSATI subject category list (Washington: Federal Council for Science and Technology, Committee on Scientific and Technical Information)

cyac

Children's and Young Adults' Cataloging Program (Washington, DC: Library of Congress)

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

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 données 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 = Thésaurus BIT: terminologie du travail, de l'emploi et de la formation = Tesauro OIT: terminología de trabajo, empleo y formación (Geneva: International Labour Office)

inissc

INIS: subject categories and scope descriptions (Vienna: IAEA)

inspec

INSPEC classification (London: Institution of Electrical Engineers)

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) [PDF: 9 KB]

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: LC)

lcmd

Library of Congress, Manuscript Division field of history codes (Washington, DC: LC)

lcsh

Library of Congress subject headings (Washington, DC: LC, Cataloging Distribution Service)

matcdbr

Brieven - fysiek-inhoudelijke aspecten (Leiden: OCLC)

matcdsof

Software - fysiek-inhoudelijke aspecten (Leiden:OCLC)

mesh

Medical subject headings (Bethesda, Md.: National Library of Medicine)

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)

nugi

NUGI - Nederlandse Uniforme Genre Indeling

nur

NUR - Nederlandstalige Uniforme Rubrieksindeling (Culemborg: CB)

odfysin

Oude drukken - fysiek-inhoudelijke aspecten (Leiden: OCLC)

pascal

Base de données PASCAL: plan de classement = PASCAL database classification scheme (Vandoeuvre: Centre national de la recherche scientifique)

proqsc

ProQuest Subject Categories

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)

svs

SVS leermiddelenclassi ficatiecode

thema

Thema (Editeur.org)

ukslc

UK Standard Library Categories (London: BIC)

wsb

Warengruppen-Systematik des Buchhandels (Frankfurt am Main: Buchhändler-Vereinigung GmbH)

Usage in MARC 21

 Bibliographic records

072 $2 (Subject Category Codes / Source)

 Authority records

072 $2 (Subject Category Codes / Source)

073 $2 (Subdivision Usage / Code source)

See also:

Source Codes for Vocabularies, Rules, and Schemes:  Contents