Library Classification Tools

• Alpha-Numeric System for Classification of Recordings (ANSCR)  - Get to know the 46 major categories by which sound recordings or audio files are recorded with ANSCR.
• Bliss Classification Association  - Site of a group promoting the development and use of the Bibliographic Classification (BC2). Posts bulletins, publishes official amendments, and presents other related information.
• Book Numbers  - Discusses the way book call numbers are made and used. Explains the book number use and benefit when it comes to organization.
• Broad Systems of Ordering  - General, faceted classification scheme for information exchange and switching.
• Cutter Author Tables  - Learn about the principles of this commonly used method for arranging books by author within a given class.
• Dewey Browse  - Directory of websites classified under the Dewey Decimal System, for students in Grades K-12.
• How to Make a Faceted Classification and Put it on the Web  - Introduction to the concept with sections on its history, advantages and disadvantages, and uses.
• Learning SuDocs Call Numbers  - Interactive tutorial on learning the Superintendent Of Documents (Sudocs) classification System. Explores the Sudocs basics and presents shelving exercises.
• Lexical and Classification Resources  - Presents dictionaries, thesauri, classification schemes, and related articles used in library preservation and imaging projects.
• NLM Classification  - International source for information and guidelines on medical library classification. Presents an outline of the system and details on the NLM classification practices.
• Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme  - Library system prepared by the American Institute of Physics (AIP) in collaboration with certain other members of the International Council on Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI).