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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G | Reference, information and interdisciplinary subjects… Do not use “G” on individual books; select appropriate code(s) from Section G below |
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GL | Library and information sciences… |
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GLC | Library, archive and information management |
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GLF | IT, Internet and electronic resources in libraries |
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GLH | Acquisitions and collection development |
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GLK | Bibliographic and subject control Class here: indexing, cataloguing and classification |
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GLM | Library and information services… |
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GLP | Archiving, preservation and digitisation |
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