Previous versions of Thema are still available 1.2 1.1 1.0.
Browse the Thema subject categories hierarchy, or search for a specific term within the hierarchy.
Notation | Category heading | Add | Mod | ? |
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F | Fiction & Related items Use with: (all F* codes) may be used with PLACE 1* and/or TIME PERIOD 3* Qualifiers where these aspects are particularly pertinent & significant; appropriate non-fiction codes may be added after F* codes to indicate specific central themes or topics in fiction |
1.1 | ✽ | |
FW | Religious & spiritual fiction Use for: fiction designed to promote a particular religious, spiritual or visionary message. Use with: 5PG* values from INTEREST Qualifiers as appropriate, or where unavailable, a QR* or VX* code. Use with: other F* codes, for example FR, for Religious romance novels |
1.3 | ✽ |
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- An ellipsis indicates a category has more detailed subcategories
- Click on a category description to reveal these ‘descendant’ subcategories
- Indentation indicates the ancestors and descendants of a category
- Click on the ✽ or ? to see or hide the usage notes
- Search for categories (for example ‘celebrity’) using the search field at the top
- Searches are not case-sensitive, and search both the category headings and any notes
- You don’t need to use complete words (eg ‘celeb’)
- You can also search for Thema codes – these searches must be exact (eg ‘MFGV’)
- Click on a search result category to see it ‘in context’ with its ancestor and descendant categories
- A click on ‘Category heading’ or a blank search returns you to the top level of the hierarchy
- Click on the notation to copy the code to the clipboard