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    Other Classifications

    The Other Classifications table is a dimension table that contains fields for classification systems other than LC and Dewey. Like LC and Dewey classifications, you can drill down to different levels, or groups. At each level, the measures associated with the selected group are displayed.
    Other Classifications
    Field Description Additional Information Mapping from MARC 21 Data Type Data Size
    Chinese Classifications      
    Classification Code The Chinese classification code. If the code is not found or in an incorrect format Unknown is displayed. The 090 $a and 093 $a fields in the MARC record. (For CNMARC, the 690 $a field.) VARCHAR 50
    Group 1-7 (Chinese) The name of the levels of classification in Chinese.   The group name in Chinese as defined by the National Library of China. VARCHAR 500
    Group 1-7 (English) The names of the levels of classification in English.   The group name in English as defined by the National Library of China. VARCHAR 500
    Chinese Classifications (Taiwan)      
    Classification Code The Chinese (Taiwan) classification code. If the code is not found or in an incorrect format Unknown is displayed. When the OTHER_CLASS_SCHEME value in the MARC 084 $2 field is ncsclt the classification code value is taken from the MARC 084 $a field. VARCHAR 10
    Group 1-3 (Chinese-Taiwan) The name of the levels of classification in Chinese-Taiwan.   The group name in Chinese as defined by the National Central Library of Taiwan. VARCHAR 250
    Group 1-3 (English) The names of the levels of classification in English.   The group name in English as defined by the National Central Library of Taiwan. VARCHAR 250
    NLM Classifications      
    NLM Classification Code The letters at the beginning of the NLM classification code entered in the MARC field.
    • If the code is not found or in an incorrect format, Unknown is displayed.
    • If there are multiple codes, only the first is displayed.
    Taken from the 060 $a field or, if empty, from the 096 $a field of the MARC record. VARCHAR 250
    NLM Classification Number The numbers that come after the letters of the NLM classification code.   Taken from the 060 $a field or, if empty, from the 096 $a field of the MARC record. VARCHAR 50
    NLM Group 1-5 The names of the levels of classification. The group name as defined by NLM.   VARCHAR 4000
    U.S. SuDoc Classifications      
    U.S. SuDoc Classification Code The letters at the beginning of the classification code entered in the MARC field.
    • If the code is not found or in an incorrect format, Unknown is displayed.
    • If there are multiple codes, only the first is displayed.
    When the first indicator is 0, this is taken from the 086 $a field in the MARC record. VARCHAR 250
    U.S. SuDoc Classification Number The characters (usually numbers) that come after the letters in the SuDoc Classification code entered in the MARC field.   When the first indicator is 0, this is taken from the 086 $a field in the MARC record. VARCHAR 50
    U.S. SuDoc Agency The name of the top level (parent) U.S. government agency. Unlike other classification systems, the SuDoc system groups publications together by the publishing agency, that is, a U.S. government agency. The agency name that matches the classification code, as defined by SuDoc. VARCHAR 4000
    U.S. SuDoc SubAgency The name of subordinate bureau or division of the parent U.S. agency. A subagency is displayed if a publication is published by a subordinate bureau or division within a parent agency.

    If the top level agency is the publishing agency, then that agency is also listed as the subagency.

    The subagency name that matches the classification number, as defined by SuDoc. VARCHAR 4000
    U.S. SuDoc Title Title designates either a specific publication title or category of the publication.   The title that matches the classification number, as defined by SuDoc. VARCHAR 4000

     

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