Alphadecimal Library Classi Ication System
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Alphadecimal Library Classiication System Devised by Alex Middleton Edition 1.1 Contents Introducon 1 Outline of the ALiCS 1 The Main Classes 2 Summary of Main and Subclasses 3 A ⏤ Arts 7 B ⏤ Literature 18 E ⏤ Religion 25 G ⏤ Geography, Voyages & Travels 43 H ⏤ History & Biography 49 L ⏤ Language 68 N ⏤ Natural Sciences 75 P ⏤ Philosophy & Psychology 93 R ⏤ Recreaon & Amusements 104 S ⏤ Social Sciences 110 T ⏤ Technology 126 X ⏤ General Works & Informaon 157 F.D.C. to A.Li.C.S. Lookup Table 167 v1.1.10 Introduction The ALiCS is the Alphadecimal Library Classification System (ALiCS), which is a system devised by the author to classify the books in his small home library. The name comes from the fact that the classes are composed of a mixture of letters and decimal numbers, the decimal part functioning in a similar way to other decimal classification schemes. The system is, in fact, loosely based on the Free Decimal Correspondence (FDC), devised by John Mark Ockerbloom, and the Melvil Decimal System as used by the online library cataloguing web site L ibraryThing. Outline of the ALiCS Books on the shelves of a library are identified by codes, called call numbers, which determine the order in which the books are arranged on the shelf. They aid in finding a required book based in its subject and keep books with the same or similar subjects together. In ALiCS, the call number comprises two parts: 1) a class mark, based in the main subject area or areas of the book, and 2) a book mark, usually based on additional information such as the title of the book or the author’s surname. The Class Mark The class mark comprises two letters, called respectively the main class and the sub-class, and three numbers, which determine the subject of the book. Additionally, one decimal digit may sometimes be added, following a decimal point, to determine categories of specificity that will be specified further in the book mark. Thus, every class mark comprises five characters or five characters plus a decimal point and a further digit. On two-line labels the class mark appears on first line. The Book Mark The book mark comprises additional information to help identify the book within the class determined by the class mark. This is most often achieved using cutter numbers. Cutter numbers comprise a single letter followed by one or more digits, and are named after Charles Ammi Cutter, who devised them as part of his Expansive Classification scheme. The first cutter number following the class mark is preceded by a decimal point, and the numbers are arranged decimally, i.e. .A625 comes before .A65 which comes before .A7. Cutter numbers are a useful device because they allow for books to be arranged alphabetically within a class according to, say, author’s surnames or some other, appropriate category of information. There is usually at least one Cutter number in the book mark, and the information that this represents is determined by the class of the book. For example, a book in the English fiction class, “B E113 ”, would have the first Cutter number representing the surname of the author, e.g. “B E113 .H3 ” for the author with the surname “Harris”. For most works of fiction a second cutter number is usually added to represent the title of the book, e.g. “B E113 .H3 I4” for the book “Imperium” by Robert Harris. In other cases there may be only an author cutter or a title cutter, or a cutter representing some other information. For example, in the class “X L543” , library classification systems, the first cutter number represents the library classification system in question, e.g. “. L5” for “Library of Congress”. 1 The Main Classes There are 12 main classes, which are as shown in the list below: Class Subject A Arts B Literature E Religion G Geography, Voyages & Travels H History & Biography L Language N Natural Sciences P Philosophy & Psychology R Recreation & Amusements S Social Sciences T Technology X General Works & Information Sciences 2 Summary of Main and Subclasses Class Subject FDC equiv A Arts AA General Arts 700-709 AD Drawing; Decoration; Design 740-749 AF Photography 770-779 AG Graphic Arts; Engraving 760-769 AL Landscape Design & City Planning 710-719 AM Music 780-789 AP Painting 750-759 AR Architecture 720-729 AS Sculpture 730-739 B Literature BA General Literature 800-809 BE Literature of Indo-European Languages of Europe 810-889, 891 BH Literature of Indo-Iranian Languages 891, 892 BJ Literature of Caucasian & Other Languages 899 BK Literature of East Asian Languages 895 BN Literature of North American Indigenous Languages 897 BP Literature of South American Indigenous Languages 898 BS Literature of Afro-Asiatic Languages 893, 896 BT Literature of Turkic, Finno-Ugric & Dravidian Languages 894 BV Literature of Austro-Asiatic Languages & Languages of Oceania 899 BX Literature of Other Languages & Artiicial Languages 899 E Religion EA General Religion 200-209 EC Christianity 220-289 EH Religions of Indic Origin 294 EJ Judaism 296 EM Islam & Baha’i faith 297 ET Theology 210-218 EX Other Religions & Comparative Religion 290-293, 299 EZ Zoroastrianism 295 3 G Geography, Voyages & Travels GA General Geography, Voyages & Travels 910 GC Geography of the Ancient World 913 GE Geography of Europe 914 GF Geography of Africa 916 GH Historical Geography 911 GM Maps & Atlases 912 GN Geography of North America 917 GP Geography of South America 918 GS Geography of Asia 915 GX Geography of Other Areas 919 H History & Biography HA General History & Biography 900-909 HB Biography 920-929 HC History of the Ancient World 930-939 HE History of Europe 940-949 HF History of Africa 960-969 HN History of North America 970-979 HP History of South America 980-989 HS History of Asia 950-959 HX History of Other Areas 990-999 L Language LA General Language 400-409 LB Linguistics 410-419 LE Indo-European Languages of Europe 420-489, 491 LH Indo-Iranian Languages 491, 492 LJ Caucasian & Other Languages 499 LK East Asian Languages 495 LN North American Indigenous Languages 497 LP South American Indigenous Languages 498 LS Afro-Asiatic Languages 493, 496 LT Turkic, Finno-Ugric & Dravidian Languages 494 LV Austro-Asiatic Languages & Languages of Oceania 499 LX Other Languages & Artiicial Languages 499 4 N Natural Sciences NA General Science 500-509 NB Botany 580-589 NC Chemistry 540-549 NF Physics 530-539 NG Geology; Earth Sciences 550-559 NL Life Sciences 570-579 NM Mathematics 510-519 NP Palaeontology 560-569 NR Astronomy 520-529 NZ Zoology 590-599 P Philosophy PA General Philosophy 100-109 PD Ideology; Philosophical Systems 140-149 PE Ethics 170-179 PF Modern Philosophy 190-199 PH Philosophy of Humanity 120-129 PL Logic 160-169 PM Metaphysics 110-119 PN Ancient, Mediaeval & Eastern Philosophy 180-189 PP Parapsychology 130-139 PS Psychology 150-159 R Recreation & Amusements RA Amusements 790 RC Card Games; Games of Chance 795 RF Fishing; Hunting; Shooting 799 RG Games & Indoor Amusements 793 RH Horsemanship; Animal Racing 798 RK Games of Skill 794 RP Public Entertainments 791 RS Sports & Athletics 796 RT Theatre; Dance 792 RW Water & Aerial Sports 797 5 S Social Sciences SA General Social Sciences 300-307 SC Customs & Folklore 390-399 SD Education 370-379 SE Economics 330-339 SG General Statistics 310-319 SL Law 340-349 SM Public Administration; Military Science 350-359 SP Political Science 320-329 SS Social Service; Societies 360-369 ST Transport; Communications; Commerce 380-389 T Technology TA General Technology 600-609 TB Building 690-699 TC Chemical Technology 660-669 TE Engineering 620-629 TF Manufacturing 670-679 TG Agriculture 630-639 TH Home Economics 640-649 TM Medicine 610-619 TP Occupations & Handicrafts 680-689 TX Business 650-659 X General Works & Information Sciences XA General information; Computing 000-006 XB Bibliography 010-017 XE Encyclopaedias 030-039 XJ Journalism & Publishing 070-079 XL Library & Information Sciences 020-028 XP Periodicals 050-059 XQ Quotations; Anthologies 080-089 XR Rare books 090-099 XS Societies; Associations 060-069 6 The Schedules A ⏤ Arts AA ⏤ General Arts AA000 General arts - AA010 Philosophy & psychology - AA020 Miscellany - AA030 Dictionaries & encyclopaedias - AA040 Special topics - - AA041 Arts displaying specific qualities of style, mood, viewpoint - AA090 Biography & history by place, e.g. A A094.G7 = Great Britain AA100 Theory & instruction - AA180 Colour, composition & perspective - - AA182 Perspective - - AA185 Colour AA200 Miscellany - AA230 Careers - AA270 Monograms & signatures AA300 Dictionaries & encyclopaedias AA400 Special topics - AA490 Iconography AA500 Periodicals AA600 Businesses; Organisations AA700 Education & research - AA710 Education - AA720 Research - AA740 Exhibition catalogues - AA750 Collectibles AA800 Art galleries & museums - AA810 America - - AA811 Canada - - AA813-9 United States, Use number following ⏤7 from Table G.1 e.g. AA814 = Northeastern United States - AA820 British - - AA821 London - - AA822 Southeast England - - AA823 Southwest England - - AA824 West Midlands - - AA825 East Midlands - - AA826 Eastern counties - - AA827 Northwest England - - AA828 Northeast England - - AA829 Scotland; Wales; Ireland - AA830 Germany & Central Europe, Use number following ⏤43 from Table G.1 e.g. AA836 = Austria - AA840 France, U se number following ⏤44 from Table G.1 e.g. AA841 = Northwestern France - AA850 Italy, Use number following ⏤45 from Table G.1 e.g. AA855 = Tuscany 7 - AA860 Spain & Portugal, U se number following ⏤46 from Table G.1 e.g. AA869 = Portugal - AA870 Russia & Eastern Europe, U se number following ⏤47 from Table G.1 e.g. AA877 = Ukraine - AA880 Scandinavia, Use number following ⏤48 from Table G.1 e.g. AA885 = Sweden - AA890 Other parts of Europe, Use number following ⏤49 from Table G.1 e.g.