List of Classification Subdivisions

List of Classification Subdivisions

The following table describes the pre-defined subdivisions in Classification Web. The subdivisions were created by running a query against the classification number index. If you need to run any of these queries yourself, you can do so with the basic query screen, using boolean mode and with the Exact Match option turned on. Remember that the qualifiers must be in double quotes when using boolean mode. For example the query for KJ-KKZ would be input like this:

Input Field Input Value

Classification number (>= "KJ" and < "KJU") or ( >= "KKE" and < "KL")

Input Field	Input Value
Classification number	(>= "KJ" and < "KJU") or ( >= "KKE" and < "KL")

The classification database contains two types of data records: schedules and tables. To create the subdivisions, the same query is run in both schedules and tables with only two exceptions. For both K (law) and P (Linguistics and Literature), the classification tables are not subdivided any further than K and P, respectively. Instead of multiple K and P table subdivisions, there is only a single K table subdivision (its query is "K*")and a single P table subdivision (its query is "P*").

The Classification Web subdivisions:

Name	Description	Query
A	General Works	A*
B-BJ	Philosophy, Psychology	>= B and < BL
BL-BQ	Religion (General). Hinduism. Judaism. Islam. Buddhism	>= BL and < BR
BR-BX	Christianity, Bible	>= BR and < C
C	Auxiliary Science of History	C*
D-DR	History (General); History of Europe	>= D and < DS
DS-DX	History of Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc.	>= DS and < E
E-F	History: America	>= E and < G
G	Geography. Maps. Anthropology. Recreation	G*
H	Social Sciences	H*
J	Political Science	J*
K1-7720	Law - General	>= K and < KA
KB	Law - Religious	KB*
KD	Law - United Kingdom and Ireland	>= KD and < KDZ
KDZ, KG-KH	Law - Americas and Latin America	KDZ* or KG* or KH*
KE	Law - Canada	KE*
KF	Law - United States	KF*
KJ-KKZ	Law - Europe	(>= KJ and < KJU) or (>= KKE and < KL)
KJV-KJW	Law - France	>= KJV and < KJX
KK-KKC	Law - Germany	>= KK and < KKD
KL-KWX	Law - Asia, Africa, Pacific Area, Antarctica	>= KL and < KZ
KZ	Law of Nations	KZ*
L	Education	L*
M	Music	M*
N	Fine Arts	N*
P-PA	Philology and Linguistics (General). Greek Language and Literature. Latin Language and Literature	(>= P and < P-PZ) or (>= PA and < PB)
PB-PH	Modern European Languages	>= PB and < PI
PJ-PK	Oriental Philology and Literature, Indo-Iranian Philology and Literature	>= PJ and < PL
PL-PM	Languages of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania. Hyperborean, Indian, and Artificial Languages	>= PL and < PN
PN	Literature (General)	PN*
PQ	French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Literature	PQ*
PR-PS, PZ	English and American Literature. Fiction in English	PR* or PS* or PZ*
PT	German, Dutch, and Scandinavian Literature	PT*
Q	Science	Q*
R	Medicine	R*
S	Agriculture	S*
T	Technology	T*
U-V	Military Science. Naval Science	U* or V*
Z	Bibliography and Library Science	Z*

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