This is BIC’s Subject Categories and Qualifiers Scheme, version 2.1 released November 2010, the standard classification scheme for the UK book trade and some other English language markets, available from www.bic.org.uk.
Note that BIC has announced that there will be no further development of the BIC scheme, and that Thema is its preferred subject scheme for current and future use. Browse the latest version of the Thema international, multilingual subject category scheme here.
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V | Health and personal development… Note: many headings in Section V relate closely to headings in other sections. Use Section V for popularized accounts for general readership; prefer Sections J, K, M, T etc, as appropriate, for serious, specialist and academic works. Do not use “V” on individual books; select appropriate code(s) from Section V below |
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VF | Family and health… |
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VFB | Personal safety |
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VFD | Popular medicine and health… |
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VFG | Home nursing and caring |
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VFJ | Coping with personal problems… |
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VFL | Giving up smoking |
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VFM | Fitness and diet… |
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VFV | Family and relationships… Note: Use JH* codes for academic and sociological works. For weddings, use WJW “Weddings, wedding planners”; for family history, use WQY “Family history, tracing ancestors” |
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VFX | Advice on parenting… |
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