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080 UDC No.

082 DDC No. 084 Other Classification No. 086 GovDoc Classification No. 088 Report No. 090 Local LC-type Call No. 092 Local Dewey Call No. 096 Local NLM-type Call No. 098 Other Classification Schemes 099 Local Free-Text Call No.

Contents   Fixed field   0xx   1xx   2xx   3xx   4xx   5xx   6xx   7xx   8xx   9xx

080  Universal Decimal Classification Number (R)

Input Standards

Optional/Optional
1st Indicator  Undefined
blank character  Undefined
2nd Indicator  Undefined
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Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards
‡a Universal Decimal Classification number (NR) Mandatory/Mandatory
‡b Item number (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡x Common auxiliary subdivision (R) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡2 Edition identifier (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable


Definition

The Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) number. The Universal Decimal Classification was developed from the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) scheme beginning in 1895. In the intervening years, the two systems have become very different in arrangement and philosophy. The UDC may be distinguished from the DDC by its extensive expansions, especially in science and technology (the 500 and 600 classes), and by its use of various symbols in addition to Arabic numbers and a single decimal point. Repeat field 080 to record multiple UDC numbers assigned to an item.

1st Indicator

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2nd Indicator

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Subfields
‡a Universal Decimal Classification number The UDC number.
080 971.1/.2
‡b Item number The item number portion of the UDC number. An item number is a Cutter, date, term, etc., added to a UDC number to distinguish items assigned the same classification number.
‡x Common auxiliary subdivision The number that qualifies the concept represented by the main UDC number. A common auxiliary subdivision, such as for form (e.g., dictionaries) is attached to a main UDC number preceded or delimited by a facet indicator. Commonly used facet indicators are parentheses, brackets, apostrophes, and hyphens.
‡2 Edition identifier The edition number, date, or other textual designation of the UDC edition used to compose the classification number.

Printing

 Field 080 does not print. Use field 098 to print UDC numbers.

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