UDC
UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
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June 2002
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UDC
Universal Decimal Classification
The internationally used indexing and retrieval language
UDC is a code based on decimal numbers, which has been used for indexing and retrieving
documents for over a century, and has been overhauled and transformed into a modern automated
system.
UDC's flexible structure, which allows very expressive indexing and searching on different aspects of
a subject, has led to its widespread use in technical libraries and information services. But it is also
well suited to use outside library contexts, and for organizing collections of objects and nontraditional documents. Multi-media collections can be grouped according to medium - sound
recordings, video recordings, photographs, motion pictures etc. The scheme has been used to
classify motion pictures by subject and map collections by place, and is equally suitable for
cataloguing collections of stamps, coins, model soldiers - anything that needs indexing to exploit its
interest to the full. A major private art collection has been indexed by UDC, enabling efficient retrieval
of information about (for example) the history of animal breeds or of costume, from pictorial or
sculptural evidence. It has been known for many years that UDC works well in computer searches
for traditional forms of information, but it is also effective for organizing computer files themselves,
and now in use on the World Wide Web – it is used on several websites to arrange directories of
learning resources and published information.
It has been translated into many languages and published in many countries, and the English
editions are in worldwide use. UDC was recently estimated to have 100 000 institutional and
individual languages spread over 60 countries.
Now available in English are UDC editions of various sizes, a comprehensive guide to its use and an
online service, annually updated with the latest revisions. There is also a 2-day course for beginners,
'Introduction to the UDC', held each summer at University College London.
UDC Online .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
Pocket edition .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
Guide .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 6
Standard edition .. .. .. .. .. . 7
Extended editions .. .. .. .. . 8-10
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UDC Online
The new standard edition of
Universal Decimal Classification
Universal Decimal Classification BS 1000 is now available as an online product. UDC is designed to index
and retrieve highly technical information and is well suited to indexing non-traditional media. It has been used
successfully for indexing multi-media collections, motion pictures, map collections, art collections and webbased directories of learning resources. It is uniquely equipped to represent interrelations between subjects.
Because it is searchable by truncation, it offers the option of broadening the search if it is not immediately
productive. The product has been enhanced and improved and now offers:
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Complete content of the internationally owned official UDC database
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The most update version always available online
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Number building facility helps you to construct complex UDC numbers and see the result developing on
screen
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Search and view online
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Cut and paste functionality – save time and effort and avoid transcription errors
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User friendly screens
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Multiple search strategies e.g. string search in natural language, boolean search, searching using
summaries and shifting to greater detail or browsing the notation, up or down the hierarchy
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Platform/compatibility: may be used on any HTML compatible platform
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Context sensitive help
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POCKET EDITION
PD 1000:1999 Universal Decimal Classification. Pocket Edition
The Universal Decimal Classification in a new compact version for
training and personal use
BSI's latest edition of UDC answers a long-felt need for a version that is compact, lowcost and user-friendly for beginners. Called 'The Pocket Edition' and containing about
4000 entries, it preserves the essential characteristics of UDC while eliminating material
that is not essential for small-scale use. It is based on the Master Reference File, the
UDC database of 65 000 entries, and includes the latest updates. Highly technical detail
has been excluded, but terms likely to be sought have been retained wherever possible.
This edition also contains an index and a newly compiled introduction explaining the
structure of the scheme and giving practical advice on its use.
It is used as a training edition in library and information studies, and copies are included
in the annual 2-day beginners' course 'Introduction to the UDC' at University College
London.
The Pocket Edition, PD 1000, will be invaluable for learners, for staff training, for
organizing electronic files and for classifying small collections.
288 pages. £16-00.
ISBN 0-580-33045-1
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GUIDE
The Universal Decimal Classification – a guide to its use
by I C McIlwaine
A new publication from the UDC Consortium, also available from BSI
This book is an extension and total revision of Ia McIlwaine's earlier Guide to the use of UDC. The
original was written in 1993 and during the intervening years much has happened with the
classification. In particular, a much more rigorous approach has been undertaken in revision to
ensure that the scheme is able to handle the requirements of a networked world.
The Guide outlines the history and development of the Universal Decimal Classification, provides
practical hints on its application and works through all the auxiliary and main tables highlighting
aspects that need to be noted in applying the scheme. It also provides guidance on the use of the
Master Reference File and discusses the ways in which the classification is used in the 21st
century and its suitability as an aid to subject description in tagging metadata and consequently for
application on the Internet.
It is intended as a source for information about the scheme, for practical usage by classifiers in
their daily work and as a guide to the student learning how to apply the classification. It is amply
provided with examples to illustrate the many ways in which the scheme can be applied and will be
a useful source for a wide range of information workers.
The Universal Decimal Classification - a guide to its use by I C McIlwaine
published by the UDC Consortium, The Hague, December 2000
UDCC Publication no. P 035. 280 pages.
ISBN 90-806152-1-8
Available separately or with the Pocket edition of UDC (PD 1000 - see above)
The Guide and Pocket edition are excellent for training new staff in the use of UDC.
- Universal Decimal Classification - A Guide to its Use £35.00
- Classification Kit (the Guide and the UDC Pocket Edition PD 1000:1999) £40.00
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STANDARD PRINT EDITION
BS 1000M:1993 Universal Decimal Classification. International Medium
Edition. English text, edition 2.
Part 1 Systematic tables
xxiv + 916 pages. ISBN 0 580 22553 4
£165.00
Part 2 Alphabetical subject index
iii + 532 pages. ISBN 0 580 22554 2
£165.00
Parts 1 and 2 together: £247.00
Derived from the Master Reference File (MRF), the international UDC
database created by the UDC Consortium in 1992 and annually updated. In
2001, the MRF contains 62057 entries.
BS 1000M: Supplement No. 3: 1997 Supplement No. 3 to BS 1000M: 1993
(cumulating Supplements Nos. 1 & 2)
iii + 94 pages. £116.00 [£58.00]
ISBN 0 580 28617 7
The Supplement brings BS 1000M up to date with the internationally agreed amendments
to UDC that are entered annually in the Master Reference File.
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EXTENDED EDITIONS
The official text of the UDC is the database called the Master Reference File, equivalent to the Standard
Edition, BS 1000M. Some sections are available in extended versions (some of which were originally issued as
parts of an 'English full edition', totalling about 220 000 entries). Each Extended Edition is 3 to 4 times the length
of the equivalent section of the Standard Edition.
BS 1000 SERIES
Universal Decimal Classification (UDC). Extended editions (including former
sections of the English full edition).
Issued separately as follows:
New
BS 1000: Aux 1e (71+73): 2001 UDC – Auxiliary table 1e (71+73) Common auxiliaries of place for
Canada and the United States of America. Extended edition £128.00 [£64.00]
BS 1000: Aux 1e (41/435): 1999 UDC – Auxiliary table 1e (41/435) Common auxiliaries of place for
United Kingdom and Germany. Extended edition £82.00 [£41.00]
BS 1000[52]: 1977
UDC 52 Astronomy. Astrophysics. Space research. Geodesy £82.00 [£41.00]
BS 1000[53]: 1974 (1979) UDC 53 Physics £104.00 [£52.00]
AMD 2765, January 1979
BS 1000[55]: 1982
UDC 55 Earth sciences. Geology. Geophysics £104.00 [£52.00]
BS 1000[57]: 1979
UDC 57 Biological sciences in general. Virology. Microbiology £98.00 [£49.00]
BS 1000[613]: 1980
UDC 613 Hygiene generally. Personal health and hygiene £28.00 [£14.00]
BS 1000[614]: 1990
UDC 614 Public health and hygiene. Accident prevention £68.00 [£34.00]
BS 1000[615]: 1979
UDC 615 Pharmaceutics. Therapeutics. Toxicology £68.00 [£34.00]
BS 1000[62/62-9]: 1986
UDC 62/62-9 Engineering, technology in general. Characteristics and details of
machines, equipment, plant, processes and products £98.00 [£49.00]
BS 1000[620]: 1990
UDC 620 Materials testing. Commercial materials. Power stations. Economics of
energy £68.00 [£34.00]
BS 1000[621.1/.22]: 1984 UDC 621.1 Heat engines in general. Steam power. Steam engines. Boilers.
UDC 621.22 Water power. Hydraulic energy £52.00 [£26.00]
BS 1000[621.3]: 1989
UDC 621.3 Electrical engineering £104.00 [£52.00]
BS 1000[621.4]: 1976 (1983) UDC 621.4 Heat engines (other than steam engines) £52.00 [£26.00]
BS 1000[621.8]: 1995
UDC 621.8 Machine elements. Motive power engineering.
Fixings. Lubrication £98.00 [£49.00]
BS 1000[621.9]: 1976
UDC 621.9 Working, machining with chip formation. Cutting, grinding, sheet working
etc. £68.00 [£34.00]
BS 1000[622]: 1979
UDC 622 Mining £98.00 [£49.00]
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BS 1000[623]: 1974 (1979)
UDC 623 Military engineering £81.00 [£42.00]
AMD 2764, January 1979
BS 1000[624]: 1981
UDC 624 Civil and structural engineering in general £68.00 [£34.00]
BS 1000[625]: 1976
UDC 625 Civil engineering of land transport.
engineering £68.00 [£34.00]
Railway engineering.
Highway
BS 1000[626/627]: 1977 UDC 626/627 Hydraulic (water) construction works £68.00 [£34.00]
BS 1000[628]: 1982
UDC 628 Public health engineering. Water. Illuminating engineering £68.00 [£34.00]
BS 1000[63/632]: 1981
UDC 63/632 Agriculture in general. Forestry. Plant injuries, diseases and pests.
Plant protection £98.00 [£49.00]
BS 1000[64]: 1984
UDC 64 Home economics £98.00 [£49.00]
BS 1000[654]: 1983
UDC 654 Telecommunication and telecontrol (organization, services) £38.00 [£19.00]
BS 1000[655]: 1986
UDC 655 Graphic industries. Printing. Publishing. Book trade £68.00 [£34.00]
BS 1000[656]: 1982
UDC 656 Transport and postal services. Traffic organization and control
£68.00
[£34.00]
BS 1000[662]: 1983
UDC 662 Explosives. Fuels £82.00 [£41.00]
BS 1000[663]: 1985
UDC 663 Industrial microbiology. Industrial mycology.
Beverage industry. Stimulant industry £68.00 [£34.00]
BS 1000[664]: 1985
UDC 664 Preparation and preservation of solid foodstuffs
BS 1000[665]: 1979
UDC 665 Oils. Fats. Waxes. Adhesives. Gums. Resins
BS 1000[666]: 1984
UDC 666 Glass industry. Ceramics. Cement and concrete
BS 1000[667]: 1979
UDC 667 Colour industries (dyes, inks, paints etc)
BS 1000[669]: 1986
UDC 669 Metallurgy
BS 1000[675]: 1983
UDC 675 Leather industry £68.00 [£34.00]
BS 1000[676]: 1984
UDC 676 Paper industry £82.00 [£41.00]
BS 1000[677]: 1981
UDC 677 Textile industry £98.00 [£49.00]
AMD 4320, July 1983
BS 1000[678]: 1981
UDC 678 Industries based on macromolecular materials.
£68.00 [£34.00]
BS 1000[679]: 1983
UDC 679 Industries based on various processable materials. Cable and cordage
industries. Stone industry £38.00 [£19.00]
Fermentation industry.
£68.00 [£34.00]
£68.00 [£34.00]
£98.00 [£49.00]
£52.00 [£26.00]
£98.00 [£49.00]
Rubbers.
BS 1000[681.5]: 1976 (1983) UDC 681.5 Automatic control engineering £52.00 [£26.00]
AMD 3002, May 1979
AMD 4115, November 1982
BS 1000[681.6]: 1989
UDC 681.6 Graphic reproduction machines and equipment £68.00 [£34.00]
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Plastics
BS 1000[681.7]: 1975
UDC 681.7 Optical apparatus and instruments £68.00 [£34.00]
AMD 2710, August 1978
AMD 4116, November 1982
BS 1000[684]: 1979
UDC 684 Furniture and allied industries £22.00 [£11.00]
BS 1000[687]: 1984
UDC 687 Clothing industry. Beauty culture industries
BS 1000[69]: 1981
UDC 69 Building
BS 1000[71]: 1976
UDC 71 Physical planning
BS 1000[72]: 1975
UDC 72 Architecture
BS 1000[73/76]: 1977
UDC 73/76 Various arts and crafts
BS 1000[77]: 1986
UDC 77 Photography and similar processes £98.00 [£49.00]
BS 1000[8]: 1993
UDC 8 Language. Linguistics. Literature £98.00 [£49.00]
£68.00 [£34.00]
£98.00 [£49.00]
£52.00 [£26.00]
£82.00 [£41.00]
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£52.00 [£26.00]
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