570
570-540
570-550
570,10
570,17
SOCIAL WELFARE
Social
Social
Social
Social
*
welfare policy
welfare administration
welfare theory & philosophy
welfare agents
Expand 570,17,30 to 570,17,87
with
meanings as at 528,30 to
528,87, e.g.
570,17,34 Youth participating
in social
welfare activity
* Expand 570,17,90,10 to
570,17,90,79
with meanings as at 529,10 to
529,79,
e.g.
570,17,90,70 Religious groups
as agents
for social welfare
570,20
social welfare
570,22
570,24
570,26
570,28
570,29,50
570,30
570,40
570,50
social aid
570,52
570,55
570,70
Social work
* Day-to-day activities in
Field work
Case work
Group work
Community work
Mutual benefit societies
Private relief & welfare activities
* Including private charities
Public welfare activities & services
National social aid = Government
Welfare economics
Social security
International social & economic aid
* Including "technical
cooperation" &
International Red Cross
* For international economics,
see 582,70
573
particular
Social welfare & relief against
social ills
* For welfare of the handicapped
& sick,
see 575,50
* For health services, see 423
* For socio-economic ills in
sociology,
see 535,55
573,31
573,33
Poverty relief
* Including financial aid
Starvation & famine relief
573,35
573,50
573,53
earthquakes
573,56
disasters
573,58
disasters
575
particular social
Homelessness relief
Disaster relief & aid
* For environmental disasters,
see 390,50 and 395,50
Aid against natural disasters
* Including floods,
Aid against technological
Aid against socially generated
Social welfare & relief for
groups
* Expand 575,31 to 575,87 with
meanings
as at 528,31 to 528,87.
Examples are
given in the schedule
following,
together with some additions
special
575,30
575,32,40
575,32,50
575,34
575,37
575,43
575,43,50
575,43,70
575,50
see 465,50
575,51
575,52
575,53
575,53,90
575,54
575,56
575,58
575,67
575,67,70
575,87
580
to the field of social welfare
Child welfare
Adoption
Orphans
Youth welfare
Old people's welfare
Women's welfare
Ill-treated women
* Including "battered" wives
Widows
Welfare of the handicapped & sick
* For education of handicapped,
Welfare of physically handicapped
= Welfare of the disabled
Welfare of the blind
Welfare of the deaf
Welfare of deaf-mutes
Welfare of the dumb
Welfare of the mentally handicapped
Welfare of the socially handicapped
= Welfare of the socially
disadvantaged
Welfare of expatriates
Welfare of refugees
Welfare of national minority groups
ECONOMICS
* For welfare economics, see
570,52
580-140
580-182
580,12
see 530,21
580,12,50
Economic information work & services
Economics research
Economic investigation techniques
* For socio-economic surveys,
Econometrics
580,13
Economic forecasting
580,15
580,17
Economic theory
Economic conditions
* Including economic history
Economic statistics
Economic processes
Economic policy
* For economic planning, see
580,18
580,20
580,21
584,53
580,23
fluctuations
580,25
584,30
580,27
580,28,20
Economic cycles
* Including stability &
Competition
* For capitalist system, see
Economic growth & development
Markets
**Relocated from BSO Referral
Index
580,28,25
580,28,27
580,29,20
Supply & demand
Demand
* For demand & consumption
economics,
580,29,20
580,31
see 580,64
<Markets>
**BSO Referral Index 580,29,20
relocated to 580,28,20
Capital
* Capital formation & its
application as
economic resource, treated
together
* For capital formation, see
580,68,50
* For capital resources, see
580,78
580,34
580,35
580,37
Interest
Investment = Capital market
Securities
580,40
Finance
* For public finance, see 582,54
Banking
Money
Currency
* Including exchange
Coinage
Numismatics
Credit
Mortgages
Trust finance
580,41
580,42
580,43,20
580,43,33
588,43,33-477,65
580,44
580,44,70
580,47
580,50
570,55
Insurance
* For social insurance, see
580,60
580,60,40
580,60,45
580,60,85
580,60,87
Trade
Prices
Inflation
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
* For management & operation
of retail
580,61
580,62
580,62,40
580,62,50
580,62,60
countries
trading, see 588,67
Domestic trade
* Wholesale & retail
International trade = Foreign trade
Imports
Exports
International trade of particular
* Expand 580,62,60,30 to
580,62,66,Z
with meanings as -020,30
to -026,Z
(in file BSO17)
* To specify trade between
two
countries, or between
transnational
groups of countries, form
the code
for the first of the two
countries
or groups given in the BSO
schedule,
as indicated in the
foregoing note,
add ,99, followed by the
code for
second country or group,
as drawn
from -026,20 to -026,Z (in
file
BSO17) but with the digits
-026
omitted, e.g.
580,62,66,20,37,99,23,35
Trade
between NATO countries &
Warsaw
Pact countries
580,64
Demand & consumption economics
* Including standards of living
* For demand as market mechanism,
see
580,65
580,66
580,66,20
580,67
580,68
580,68,32
580,68,40
580,68,50
580,28,27
Production & distribution economics
Production economics
Input-output analysis
Distributive service economics
Wealth
Savings
Income
Capital formation
* For capital formation &
its
application as an economic
resource, treated together,
see
580,31
* For capital as an economic
resource,
580,68,70
580,68,72
580,70
580,71
see 397
580,72
580,72,26
580,73
580,74
580,75
580,77
economics
see 580,78
Distribution of wealth
Poverty
Economic resources
Natural resources
* For natural resources in
multidisciplinary aspects,
Land resources
Land ownership
Energy resources
Raw materials resources
Technical resources
* Including industrial plant
Human resources = Manpower
* For labour economics, see
580,80
580,78
Capital resources
* For capital formation &
application
together, see 580,31
* For capital formation, see
580,68,50
580,80
580,80,25
580,80,40
Labour economics
Labour productivity
Industrial & labour relations
**4.89 Change from BSO
Referral Index
580,81
580,82
580,84
Work
Employment & unemployment
**4.89 new caption &
notation.
Previously part of 580,81
caption
580,83
580,83,31
580,84
Pay = Remuneration
Collective bargaining
580,84,45
Industrial disputes
**4.89 new caption & notation
Strikes
580,85
580,87
Employers' associations
Trade unions
580,88
social groups
Labour economics of particular
* Expand 580,88,30 to
580,88,87 with
meanings as at 528,30 to
528,87, e.g.
580,88,43
580,89
groups
Women workers
Ethnic, linguistic & religious
* Expand 580,89,10 to
580,89,79 with
meanings as at 529,10 to
529,79,
580,89,78
581,80
e.g.
Moslem workers
Microeconomics
* General considerations only
* For personal & home economics,
see 475,16
* For economics of individual
firms,
see 588,40
582
582,30
582,50
582,52
582,54
Macroeconomics
Regional
National
Social
Public
*
*
economics
economy
accounting
finance economics
For finance, see 580,40
For public financial
administration,
see, 550,40
**BSO Referral Index error
gives
582,54,40
582,54,50
582,55
582,57
582,70
582,74
investment
582,40 Public finance
Public expenditure
Public debt
Fiscal policy = Taxation
Trade barriers
International economics
International finance &
**BSO Referral Index
International
liquidities
580,74,0,80,43,20,0,80,28,27
582,74,50
582,77
relations
584
584,20
584,30
cancelled
Balance of payments
International business & trade
Economic organisation
Craft system
Capitalist system = Capitalism
* Including private enterprise
* For capitalist political
systems,
584,33
584,35
584,37
see 543,54
Joint stock companies or firms
Multinational firms
Monopoly
584,40
584,50
584,51
584,53
584,55
enterprise
584,57
nationalisation
584,57,70
584,70
Cooperatives & cooperation
State enterprise & intervention
Subsidies
Economic planning
Mixed economy
* Public & private
Nationalised economy &
Municipal commercial enterprise
Socialist economics & economy
* For socialist political
systems,
584,76
584,79
586
586,30
586,40
586,50
see 543,57
Marxism-Leninism
Socialist self-management
Sectorial economics
Public sector
Private sector
Production industries
* Treated generally
* For economics of particular
industries, use relevant BSO
codes
from 600 to 890 with added 580
586,52
586,54
586,70
588
588,10
588,15
588,17
Primary product industries
* For agricultural economics,
see 360-580
Secondary product industries
Service industries
MANAGEMENT OF ENTERPRISES
* Business & industry
* For management not limited to
economic enterprise, see 165
Management theory
* In economic enterprises
Management policy
* In economic enterprises
Office management
* In economic enterprises
588,20
techniques
588,20,14
588,21
588,22
588,25
588,25,40
Business organisation & management
588,30
Personnel management
* In economic enterprises only
* For personnel management
Management information
Surveys & survey techniques
Business forecasting
Enterprise planning
Corporate planning
applied
more widely than in economic
enterprises, see 165,30
* For ergonomics, see 165,35
* For commercial industrial
training,
see 467,50
588,30,40
Industrial & labour relations
* Within the context of
management of
an economic enterprise only
* For industrial & labour
relations
generally, see 580,80,40
588,33
management
Employees' participation in
= Industrial democracy
588,40
Financial management
* Of economic enterprises only
* For financial management
applied
588,41
588,45
588,46,38
588,48
588,50
more widely, see 165,40
Accountancy
* Including cost accounting
Bookkeeping
Inventory
Cost & value engineering
Production management
* For management of projects of
all
kinds, both commercially and
non-commercially oriented, see
165,50
* For production economics, see
580,65
* For production technology, see
620
588,53
588,53,50
588,54
588,57
588,60
588,61
588,61,18
Production planning & control
Reliability control
Quality control
Product design & planning
Distribution & retailing
Marketing
Market research
* For consumer oriented
research,
588,62
588,65
588,67
588,80
588,82
600
see 470,21
Sales management & salesmanship
Wholesale distribution
Retailing = Shop & store management
Commercial publicity & advertising
* For publicity & advertising
generally, see 158,20
Advertising
TECHNOLOGY = Engineering
* For science & technology treated
together,
see 200
* Use this code 600 for general aspects
of
technology
.* For "internal" combinations in the
area
600 to 890, the simple link symbol ,0,
is
replaced by ,06 or ,07 or ,08
in
order to
differentiate the first digits 6, or 7
or 8
of the second element. See also File
BSO14
600-140
and 600,06 600,07 600,08 below
* For "external" combinations, use the
-... device, e.g.
Technical information work
* Including technical information
centres &
600-156
600-166
600-178
600-182
600-182,46
600-460
600-512,20
600-580
600,05
technologies>
services
Technical reporting
* Including press & broadcasting
Technical standardisation & standards
Technologists & engineering profession
Technical research
Technical development
Technical education
Industrial archaeology
Economics of technology
<Environmental aspects of particular
* For environmental aspects of
technology
generally, see 730
* Codes beginning 600,05, other than
600,05,90,
are not be used alone. They are
inserted here to indicate that the
suffixes ,05 alone or expanded as
scheduled immediately below, are to
be
combined with the codes for
particular
technologies, e.g.
657,46,05 Environmental aspects of
wind power
600,05,27
600,05,28
600,05,30
electrical generation
<Waste management>
<Re-use>
<Pollution control aspects>
* For pollution control generally,
see 730,30
* Expand ,05,31 to ,05,78 with
meanings as at
730,31 to 730,78 , e.g.
747,85,05,65 Noise control at
airports
600,05,84
<Public & industrial health aspects>
* For public & industrial health
engineering
generally, see 734
* Expand ,05,84,15 to ,05,84,70 with
meanings
600,05,86
as at 734,15 to 734,70
<Safety engineering aspects>
* For safety engineering generally,
see 736
* Expand ,05,86,30 to ,05,86,57 with
meanings
as at 736,30 to 736,57, e.g.
625,05,86,40 Fire safety in
materials
600,05,88
handling
<Rescue & salvage aspects>
* For rescue & salvage operations
generally,
see 738
* Expand ,05,88,30 to ,05,88,40 with
meanings
600,05,90
as at 738,30 to 738,40
Technical defects
* For materials deterioration &
protection,
see 635,50
* For defects in particular branches
of
technology or technical objects, use
the
suffix ,05,90 added to the code for
the
particular technology or object
concerned,
unless other provision has been made
in the
schedule for the particular
technology
concerned
600,06
element code
<Internal combinations where the second
begins with 6>
* Do not use 600,06
* Use ,06 as link symbol where the
second
element has a code beginning with 6.
Omit the
initial 6 of the second cited
element, e.g
657,70,06,15 Electrical machinery
(657,70)
testing (615)
**BSO 1978 gives the information now
spelled
at 600,06 600,07 600,08 in a note
which is
in correct position, but is not an
appendage to any caption and would
not be
accepted in the Bliss computer
programs. An
alternative manoeuvre would be to
use
600,99 <Captionless record> followed
by
600,07
element code
the BSO 1978 note
<Internal combinations where the second
begins with 7>
* Do not use 600,07
* Use ,07 as link symbol when the
second cited
element has a code beginning with 7.
Omit the
initial 7 of the second cited
element
600,08
element code
<Internal combinations where the second
begins with 8>
* Do not use 600,08
* Use ,08 as link symbol when the
second cited
element has a code beginning 8. Omit
the
initial 8 of the second cited
element
610
610-120
610-210
610-310
SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF TECHNOLOGY
Engineering mathematics
Engineering physics
Bionics
610,09
APPLICATION ASPECTS OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE
* For applied chemistry, see 810
* For applied biology, see 310,19
610,10
610,24,83,25
610,24,85,27
airflow
610,25,75,27
610,25,80,27
610,50
Applied physics
Applied fluid mechanics
Applied gas dynamics = Applied
Applied liquid-solid dispersion flow
Applied hydrodynamics
Applied space & earth sciences
* Expand 610,52 to 610,78 with
meanings as
610,60
610,63
611
250 to 278, e.g.
Applied earth sciences
Applied geophysics
EQUIPMENT & PLANT
* Not limited to a particular
technology
611,30
611,35
611,36
Instrumentation
Materials of instruments
Particular materials of instruments
* Expand 611,36,23,60 to
611,36,78
with meanings as at 823,60 to
878
611,38
611,38,24
611,38,25
611,38,50
Components of instruments
Control systems
Computers
Electrotechnology components
* Expand 611,38,50,20 to
611,38,57,87
with meanings as at 650,20 to
657,87
611,38,70
Thermal engineering components
* Expand 611,38,70,22 to
611,38,70,40
with meanings as at 670,22 to
670,40
611,38,78
611,38,80
Refrigeration components
Mechanical engineering components
* Expand 611,38,80,30 to
611,38,88,56
with meanings as at 680,30 to
688,56
611,40
Kinds of instruments
* For kinds of instruments,
specified by
possession of a given component,
expand 611,48,24 to 611,48,88,56
with
meanings as 611,38,24 to
611,38,88,56
* For instruments specified by
function or
target, if the function or
target is
within area 600 to 890, use the
BSO code
for the function or target with
suffix
...,11,18,30. If the function or
target
is outside of area 600 to 890,
use the
suffix ...-200,18,30
611,49,50
Remote indication systems
* For telemetering engineering,
see
655,85
612
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
* For systemology, systems theory &
cybernetics,
see 160
612,40
Control systems engineering
* For cybernetics, see 160,40
612,49
Guidance systems
612,55
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
612,55,20,80
hardware
612,56
* Including technology of hardware and
computer applications in technology
* For computer science, see 128
**Relocated from BSO 1978 612,50
Mechanical engineering in computer
Materials of computers
* For particular materials of
computers,
expand 612,56,23,60 to 612,56,78
with
612,58
612,58,50,20
612,70
612,71
612,73
612,74,60
meanings as at 823,60 to 878
Components of computers
* Expand as 611,38
Logical elements
Kinds of computers
Main frame
Minicomputers
Microcomputers
615
615,19
615,25
615,25,21
615,25,23
615,50
615,52
615,53
615,53,21
615,53,50
615,54,20
615,54,30
615,54,80
615,55,50
615,60
615,60,30
615,60,35
615,61
615,61,53
615,62
615,63
615,66
615,66,33
615,66,33,60
615,66,42
615,66,43
615,66,48
615,66,48,35
615,66,55,5O
TECHNICAL TESTING
Acceptance testing
Mechanical testing
Test pieces
Notch tests
Non-destructive testing
Mechanical non-destructive testing
Acoustic non-destructive testing
Acoustic emission testing
Thermal non-destructive testing
Electrical non-destructive testing
Electronic non-destructive testing
Magnetic testing
Testing with ionising radiation
Imaging
Visual inspection
Penetrant dye testing
Microscopy
Acoustic microscopy
Optical microscopy
Electron microscopy
Macroscopic imaging
Acoustic imaging
Ultrasonic imaging
Electrical imaging
Electronic imaging
Magnetic imaging
Magnetic particle testing
Radiography
617
MAINTENANCE & SERVICING ENGINEERING
* Including repairs
618
618,40
618,70
TECHNICAL & INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Technical design
Industrial design = Appearance design
620
620-182,46
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Production development
620,11,60
620,11,63
620,12
620,13
620,15
Tools
Portable tools
<Production equipment & installations>
**BSO 1978 now deleted
Hand tools
Materials in production technology
* Expand 620,15,20 to 620,15,83 with
meanings
620,16
as at 635,20 to 635,83
Particular materials
* Expand 620,16,23,60 to 620,16,78
with
meanings as at 823,60 to 878
620,20
620,22
620,25
production
620,27
Systems of production
Craft production & crafts
Power-aided production = Mechanised
620,40
620,44
620,45
620,45,50
620,45,58
620,46
620,50
Production processes
Casting
Deposition
Spraying
Plasma spraying
Powder fabrication processes
Working & forming
* Including extrusion, rolling,
pressworking
620,61
620,62
620,65
620,65,80
620,66
620,68
620,71
620,72,30
Index 620,72
620,72,45,50
620,72,45,58
620,74
materials
620,74,28
620,74,54
620,74,56
620,74,65
620,74,66
620,74,67
620,75
620,75,40
Automated production
Cutting
* Including sawing
Machining
Joining
Soldering
Welding
Atomizing
Finishing
Coating
**Changed from BSO Referral
Spraying
Plasma spraying
Coating with particular coating
Polymers
* Expand as 828
Ceramics
* Expand as 854
Glass
* Expand as 856
Metals
Ferrous metals
* Expand as 866
Non-ferrous metals
* Expand as 867
Assembly
Positioning
625
MATERIALS HANDLING = Mechanical handling
* For short-range transport outside
plant,
see 740,70
* For transport of particular objects
or
materials, see 627,40, but use only
for
retro combinations
625,23
625,24
625,25
Power transmission equipment
Chains
Wire ropes & cables
625,30
625,40
625,41
625,41,90
625,42
625,50
625,51
625,52
Batch handling equipment
Lifting equipment
Hoists
Derricks
Cranes
Continuous handling equipment
Conveyors & elevators
Conveyors
627
627,20
PACKAGING & STORAGE & DISPATCH
Packaging
627,20,27
Wastes
627,21,68
Machinery
627,22,30
627,22,31
Packaging processes
Filling
**Relocated from BSO Referral Index
627,22,30
Weighing
Closing
Taping & sealing
Strapping & tying
Stitching & stapling & nailing
Labelling
Marking
627,22,35
627,22,40
627,22,45
627,22,50
627,22,55
627,22,60
627,22,65
627,25
Packaging materials
* Expand 627,25,20 to 627,25,83
with
meanings as at 635,20 to 635,83,
e.g.
627,25,52
627,25,83
627,26
Waterproofing materials
Laminates
Particular packaging materials
* Expand 627,26,23,60 to
627,26,78 with
meanings as at 823,60 to 878,
e.g.
627,26,28,50
627,26,31,45
627,26,54
627,26,56
627,26,60
627,26,67,72
627,26,73,50
Plastics
Adhesives
Ceramics
Glass
Metals
Aluminium
Paper
627,27,25
627,27,25,27
627,27,28
627,27,33
627,27,34
627,27,35
627,27,36
Parts of packages
Partitions
Cushioning
Opening & dispensing devices
Closures
Tapes
Labels
627,27,54
627,27,55
627,27,56
627,27,66
Kinds of packaging systems
Wrapped packages
Container packages
Containers specified by material
**Notation changes from BSO
Referral
Index. For each specifying
material in list following,
notation
element ,27 changes from ,28,
and
notation element ,66 changes
from
627,27,66,28
627,27,66,54
627,27,66,56
627,27,66,60
627,27,66,72
627,27,66,72,72
627,27,70
,86
* Expand 627,27,66,23,60 to
627,27,66,78 with meanings
as at 823,60 to 878, e.g.
Plastics
Ceramics
Glass
Metals = Cans
Wood
Fibre board
Other kinds of containers
**Notation changes from BSO
Referral
Index. Pouches to
Collapsible tubes
below change element ,73
to ,77 from
627,27,73
627,27,74
627,27,75
627,27,75,80
627,27,76
627,27,77
627,27,81
,63 to ,67
Pouches
Strip packages
Bags
Sachets
Sacks
Collapsible tubes
Cartons
**Notation change from BSO
Referral
Index. ,27,81 changes from
,28,87,50
627,27,82
Cases
**Notation change from BSO
Referral
Index. ,27,82 changes from
,28,87,60
627,27,83
Boxes
**Notation change from BSO
Referral
Index.
from
,27,83 changes
,28,87,70
Moulded pulp boxes
**Caption & notation
627,27,83,80
change from
BSO Referral Index.
Caption was
Containers, Moulded pulp.
Notation ,83,80 changes
from
627,28
627,28,88
627,28,90
627,28,91
627,28,92
627,28,94
627,28,96
627,28,98
,87,80
Special packaging systems
Vacuum packaging
Gas packaging
Skin packaging
Blister packaging
Aerosol containers
Retail units
Fragile article packaging
627,30
Storage
627,40
materials>
<Transport of particular objects or
* The notations 627,40 to 627,48,
whether
or not expanded in accordance with
the
"Expand" note below, are not to be
used alone
* Use only as second element in
retro
combinations
* For transport technology generally,
see 740
* Expand 627,40 to 627,48, with
meanings as at
740 to 748, e.g.
832,50,06,27,43 Railway transport
of liquid
fuel
631
ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
* Energy technology generally
* For technical utilisation of
particular forms
of energy, see 640 to 688
631-020
Place or location aspect
* Expand 631-020,20 to 631-026,ZW
with meanings
as at -020,30 to -026,ZW (In File
BSO17)
631-580
631-588
Economic aspects of energy technology
* For energy as an economic resource,
see 580,73
Energy technology management
* Including forecasting & planning
631,05
631,17
631,18
Environmental impact
Energy utilisation
Energy recycling
631,30
Non-fossil fuel energy conversion
* For fossil-fuel energy conversion,
see 832
631,32
631,35
631,36,40
Solar energy conversion
Geothermal energy conversion
Energy from the sea
631,40
Total energy technology
631,50
Energy storage
635
MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY = Materials science
635,20
635,21
635,22
635,23
Structure of materials
Microstructure
Impurities
Inclusions
635,25
635,26
General properties of materials
Durability
635,30
635,30,15
635,30,15,12
635,30,15,20
635,30,15,25
635,30,15,27
635,30,15,99
635,30,16
635,30,17
635,30,18
635,30,19
635,30,20
635,30,22
635,30,23
635,30,24
635,30,25
635,30,26
635,30,27
635,30,28
635,30,28,50
635,31,99
635,32
635,33
635,33,35
635,33,40
635,35
635,35,35
635,35,40
635,35,42
635,35,44
635,36
change
635,37
635,37,38
635,37,39
Applied mechanics = Strength of materials
Stress
Stress analysis
Stress distribution
Stress-strain relationships
Yield
Kinds of loading
Dynamic loading
Cyclic loading
Static loading
Pressure loading
Combined loading
Tensile loading
Compression loading
Shear loading
Bending
Torsion
Impact
Thermal stresses
Residual stresses
Results of loading
Deformation
Plastic deformation
Superplasticity
Hardness
Elastic deformation
Ductility
Brittleness
Stiffness
Rigidity
Kind of deformation by dimensional
Failure
Strength
Toughness
635,38
635,38,43
635,38,44
635,38,46
635,38,46,25
635,38,46,26
635,38,48
635,38,49
635,39,50
635,39,55
635,39,77
635,39,77,20
635,39,77,25
635,39,77,30
635,39,77,40
635,40
635,41
635,42
635,43
635,47
Fracture
Ductile fracture
Brittle fracture
Cracks
Crack initiation
Crack propagation
Buckling
Tearing
Fatigue
Creep
Surface properties
Shape
Surface defects
Roughness = Contour
Porosity
Applied tribology
Friction
Erosion
Wear
Lubrication
635,48,35
635,48,35,17
Thermal properties of materials
Thermal cycling
**Notation change from Post-
switching-test
635,48,36
635,48,40
635,50
635,52
draft, which gave 635,48,35,31
Thermal conductivity
Fire damage & protection
Materials deterioration & protection
Preservation
**Change of meaning from BSO 1978
& BSO
Referral Index 635,52
Waterproofing
materials, which is now
relocated to
635,55
635,55,15
635,55,20
635,55,22
635,55,23
635,55,24
635,55,26
635,55,30
635,55,31
635,55,31,28
635,55,32
635,55,32,33
635,55,32,34
635,55,33
635,55,34
635,55,35
635,55,37
635,55,40
635,55,45
635,55,46
635,55,47
635,57,20,67
Corrosion technology
Corrosion resistance
Corrosion protection
Passivation & passivators
Inhibitors
Protective atmospheres
Coatings
Kinds of corrosion
Electrochemical corrosion
Cathodic protection
Aqueous corrosion
Sea water corrosion
Steam corrosion
Gaseous corrosion
Non-electrolytic liquid corrosion
Atmospheric corrosion
Soil corrrosion
Biological corrosion
Stress corrosion
Cavitation corrosion
Fretting corrosion
635,56
Biodeterioration
635,56,80
635,56,84
635,56,85,40
635,56,85,50
635,56,86,30
635,56,86,40
635,57
properties
635,57,20
635,57,20,67
Microbiological deterioration
Bacterial deterioration
Algal deterioration
Mycological deterioration = Fungal
deterioration
Deterioration caused by plants =
Phytodeterioration
Deterioration caused by animals =
Zoodeterioration
Materials specified by significant
Insulating materials
Waterproofing materials
**Relocated from BSO 1978 & BSO
Referral
635,57,21
635,57,35
Index 635,52
Mechanically significant properties
Thermally significant properties
635,60
Composite materials
635,70
635,70,40
635,72
Particle technology
Powder technology
Sintered materials technology
635,80
635,81
635,82
635,83
Materials specified by form
Sheet materials
Film
Laminates
640
NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY
* For nuclear physics, see 215
* For nuclear weapons, see 767,73
640,20
Peaceful uses of nuclear energy
642
642,05
642,05,27
Nuclear reactor technology
Environmental aspects
Nuclear reactor waste management
* Including treatment & disposal
**Relocated from BSO 1978
642,05,80
642,05,30
642,05,30,50
642,05,80
Pollution control
Radiation control
<Nuclear reactor waste management>
**BSO 1978 642,05,80 now
relocated to
642,18
642,20,80
642,05,27
Nuclear reactor instrumentation
<Mechanical engineering>
** Post-switching Test draft and
BSO
Referral Index notations
642,20,80 to
642,20,88,56 amended to
642,27,80 to
642,25
642,27,88,56
Nuclear reactor materials
* Other than feed materials
* Expand 642,25,20 to 642,25,83
with
642,26
meanings as at 635,20 to 635,83
Particular materials
* Expand 642,26,23,60 to
642,26,78 with
meanings as at 823,60 to 878
642,27
642,27,50
Nuclear reactor components
**Relocated from 1978 BSO 642,30
Electrotechnology equipment
* Expand 642,27,50,19 to
642,27,57,87 with
meanings as at 650,19 to
657,87
642,27,70
Thermal equipment
* For cooling systems, see
642,33
* Expand 642,27,70,17 to
642,27,78,40
with meanings as at 670,17 to
678,40
642,27,80
Mechanical equipment
* For fuel handling equipment,
see
642,35,20
* Expand 642,27,80,20 to
642,27,88,56
with meanings as at 680,20 to
688,56
**642,27,80 to 642,27,84,70
relocated
from 642,20,80 to 642,20,84,70
in Postswitching-test draft and BSO
Referral
642,27,84
642,27,84,60
642,27,84,70
642,28
Construction
Index
Fluid power equipment
Hydraulic machinery
Pneumatic machinery
Nuclear reactor structures =
engineering works in nuclear
reactors
* For containment structures,
see 642,31
* Expand 642,28,10 to
642,28,16,53,60
with meanings as at 710 to
716,53,60
642,31
structures
642,33
642,35
642,35,20
642,35,25
642,37
Nuclear reactor containment
Nuclear reactor cooling systems
Nuclear reactor fuel assemblies
Management & handling
Reprocessing
Kinds of nuclear reactors
**642,37 to 642,40,90 are 1989
additions
642,37,31
642,37,35
642,37,40
642,37,41
642,37,42
642,38,35
642,38,48
642,38,58
642,38,59,75
642,38,60
642,38,67
642,38,68
642,38,91
642,38,91,40
642,38,94
642,39
642,39,59
642,39,60
642,39,61
642,39,70
642,40
642,40,48
642,40,59
642,40,66
642,40,75
642,40,90
642,41
642,42
642,43
642,45,99
642,46
642,48
By kind of containment structure
Pressure tube
By fuel-moderator homogeneity
Homogeneous
Inhomogeneous
By fuel
Gas fuelled
Liquid fuelled
Disperson fuelled
Solid fuelled
Ceramic fuelled
Oxide fuelled
Uranium fuelled
Enriched uranium fuelled
Plutonium fuelled
By moderator
Water moderated
Light water moderated
Heavy water moderated
Organic moderated
By coolant
Gas cooled
Water cooled
Liquid metal cooled
Molten salt cooled
By neutron power
Thermal reactors
Intermediate reactors
**1989 new caption & notation
Fast reactors
By purpose
Power reactors
Special-purpose nuclear reactors
* Including research reactors,
& test
642,48,50
reactors
Breeder reactors
**1989 new caption &
notation
645
650
650-166
electrical
650-182
electrical
Isotope technology
ELECTRONIC & ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGIES
= Electrotechnology
Standardisation in electronic &
technology
Research & development in electronic &
technology
650,19,25
650,19,26
Materials in electrotechnology
Particular materials
* Expand 650,19,26,23,60 to
650,19,26,78
with meanings as at 823,60 to
878
* This "Expand like" facility may
be applied
throughout 650, 655 and 657, e.g.
650,19,26,67,72 Aluminium in
electrotechnology
* Where a material is not
discussed as such,
but is used to specify a type of
device,
e.g. Tantalum capacitor, add
suffix ,76 to
the notation for the device and
further
expand like 823,60 to 878,
giving in this
case 650,42,76,76,75,73 Tantalum
capacitors
650,19,31
Electric & magnetic fields
650,20
650,23
Electronic & electrical circuits
Transmission lines
* Including waveguides &
antennas
650,26
taken together
Electrical networks
650,30
650,30,48
Electronic & electrical components
Magnetic devices & materials
650,30,50
650,31
Passive circuit components
Active circuit components
650,32
650,34
650,36
650,42
650,45
650,48
650,51
650,52
650,54
650,57
Electrical converters
Inductors
Transformers
Capacitors
Resistors
Relays
Contacts
Switches
Conductors
Insulating materials
653
653,11,25
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Materials in electronic technology
* Expand 653,11,25,20 to
653,11,25,83 with
653,11,26
meanings as at 635,20 to 635,83
Particular materials
* Expand 653,11,26,23,60 to
653,11,26,78
with meanings as at 823,60 to
878
653,13
653,20
653,25
653,32
Electron tubes
Semiconductor technology
Photoelectric devices
* For solar cells, see 631,32
Electro-optical devices
653,35
653,37
653,50
striplines
653,52
653,54
circuits,
Thermo-electric devices
Acousto-electric devices
Microwave electronics
* Including waveguides &
Printed circuits
Microminiature circuits = Integrated
* Including thin-film circuits,
single
653,57
653,58
653,70
655
655,25,30
655,30
655,35
655,50
655,55
655,60
655,65
655,80
655,85
& multi-chip monolithic circuits
Masers
Lasers
Superconductor technology
TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
Optical communications engineering
Satellite communication
Data transmission
Telegraph & telex engineering
Telephone engineering
Radio engineering
Television engineering
Radar engineering
Telemetering engineering
* For remote indication in
instrumentation,
655,86
657
657,20
657,25
engineering
657,30
657,40
657,41
657,42
see 642,46
657,42,27
see 611,49,50
Telecontrol engineering
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Alternating current engineering = A.C.
engineering
Direct current engineering = D.C.
Electric power systems
Electrical generation
Thermal generation
Nuclear-thermal generation
* For nuclear power reactors,
Thermal processing & equipment
* Expand 657,42,27,17 to
657,42,27,28
with meanings as at 670,17
to 670,28
657,42,28
657,42,28,25
657,43
657,46
657,48
Heat engines
Steam turbines
Hydroelectric generation
* Including tidal & wave power
Wind power generation
Direct conversion
* For solar energy conversion,
see
657,48,32
657,48,33
657,49,50
631,32
Chemoelectric generation
Fuel cells
Electrical energy storage
657,50
657,55
657,60
657,70
657,73
657,82
657,85
657,87
670
THERMODYNAMICS
Electrical power transmission & lines
Electrical power distribution & lines
Electrical power installations
* At consumer end of line
Electrical machinery
Electric motors
Electrical protection gear
Switchgear & circuit breakers
Electric reactors
THERMAL ENGINEERING & APPLIED
670,17
670,18
Heat utilisation
Heat recycling
670,20
670,20,25
Thermal engineering
Materials in thermal engineering
* Other than feed materials and
working
fluids
* Expand 670,20,25,20 to
670,20,25,83 with
670,20,26
meanings as at 635,20 to 635,83
Particular materials
* Expand 670,20,26,23,60 to
670,20,26,78
with meanings as at 823,60 to
878
* Where material is used to
specify a type
of device, use suffix ,76 to
notation for the
device, and expand further as
needed by
,23,60 to ,78 with meanings as
at 823,60
to 878
670,22
670,23
670,25
670,26
670,26,42
Heat exchangers
Burners
Boilers
Furnaces
Linings
670,28
Thermal insulation
670,40
Heat energy sources
* For fossil fuel energy
conversion, see 832
* For non-fossil fuel energy
conversion,
670,40,22,59,30
670,40,32,56
673
673,11,25
see 631,30
Infra-red radiation
Fossil fuel combustion
Heat engines = Prime movers
Materials of heat engines
* Expand 673,11,25,20 to
673,11,25,83 with
meanings as at 635,20 to
635,83
673,11,26
Particular materials
* Expand 673,11,26,23,60 to
673,11,26,78
with meanings as at 823,60
to 878
* Where material is used to
specify a
type of heat engine, use
673,76 and
expand further by ,23,60
to ,78, with
meanings as at 823,60 to 878
673,20
673,25
673,40
673,42
ignition engines
673,45
673,47
engines
673,50
673,70
678
678,40
680
Steam engineering
Steam turbines
Internal combustion engines
Diesel engines = Compression
Gas engines
Spark-ignition engines = Petrol
= Gasoline engines
Gas turbines
Chemical rockets
Refrigeration technology
Heat pumps
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
680-168
Mechanical engineering organisations
680,05
engineering
680,05,27
Environmental aspects of mechanical
680,20
680,25
Mechanical engineering waste disposal
**Relocated from BSO Referral
Index 680,05,31
Machine building
Materials in mechanical engineering
* Expand 680,25,20 to 680,25,83 with
meanings as at 635,20 to 635,83,
e.g.
680,26
680,25,40 Tribology
Particular materials
* Expand 680,26,23,60 to 680,26,78
with
meanings as at 823,60 to 878,
e.g.
680,26,67,72 Aluminium
* To specify a type of device by
its
material, in the area 680 & 684,
add
,76 to the notation for the
device, &
expand further by ,23,60 to ,78,
with
meanings as at 823,60 to 878
680,30
680,31
680,33
680,33,50
680,34
680,34,60
680,35,50
680,35,99
680,36
680,38
680,40
680,41
680,41,25
680,42
680,43
680,44
680,45
680,46
680,47
680,70
Machine components & mechanisms
Linkage mechanisms
Mechanical transmissions
Speed changers
Couplings
Clutches
Gears
Energy storage components
Springs
Damping devices
Fasteners
Permanent fasteners
Bellows joints
Rivets
Pins
Moveable fasteners
Screws
Nuts
Bolts
Machine housings & mountings
684
684,05
684,05,65
684,25
684,25,30
FLUID ENGINEERING
Environmental aspects
Noise control
Fluid engineering materials
Strength of materials
684,31
684,31,60
684,31,62
684,31,63
684,31,76
Pipes & piping
Parts of pipes
Pipe connections
Pipe bends
Types of pipes specified by material
* Expand 684,31,76,23,60 to
684,31,76,78
with meanings as at 823,60 to
878
684,33
684,33,25,40
684,34,95
684,35
684,37
684,40
Seals
Tribology
Compressors & pumps
Pumps
Valves
Pressure vessels
684,50
684,55
Turbomachinery
Turbines
684,60
684,60,06,80,33,50
684,70
Hydraulic machinery
Speed changers
Pneumatic machinery
**BSO Referral Index gives
684,46,48,47.
in error
684,70,06,12,40
684,70,06,84,35,60
684,70,06,84,35,62
684,70,06,84,36
Control systems
Fans
Blowers
Compressors
686
VACUUM TECHNOLOGY
688
688,15
688,30
688,50
688,50,30
688,50,40
688,52
688,54
688,56
VIBRATION & ACOUSTIC ENGINEERING
Noise
Vibration engineering
Acoustic engineering
Sound propagation
Reverberation
Applied ultrasonics
Sound insulation
Hydroacoustics
* Including sonar & echo ranging
710
710-166
710-580
710-588
710,05
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Standardisation
* Including codes of practice
Economic aspects of construction industry
Management of construction work
Environmental aspects
* Including health & safety aspects
* Expand 710,05,27 to 710,05,88,40
with
meanings as expansions of
600,05,27 to
600,05,88,40
710,14
710,15
710,16
710,20
710,24
710,25
Operations
Surveying
Quantity surveying
Site organisation
Constructing
Construction equipment
710,25,71
710,25,73
710,25,75
710,28,70
Soil mechanics
Frozen ground
Earthwork
Protection of structures
**Relocated from BSO 1978 710,40
Maintenance & repair of structures
**Relocated from BSO 1978 710,50
Construction materials
Soil
Masonry
Concrete
Metals
Steel
Non-ferrous metals
* Expand 710,36,20 to 710,36,90
710,28,87
710,30
710,31
710,32
710,33
710,34
710,35
710,36
with
meanings as at 867,20 to 867,90,
e.g.
710,36,72
710,38
Aluminium
Wood
710,40
710,28,70
710,50
710,28,87
710,60
<Protection of structures>
**BSO 1978 caption now relocated to
<Maintenance & repair of structures>
**BSO 1978 caption now relocated to
<Prefabricated structures>
**BSO 1978 caption now relocated to
710,75
710,70
710,74
710,75
710,76
Types of structures
By process
Prefabricated structures
**Relocated from BSO 1978 710,60
By material
* Expand 710,76,31 to 710,76,38
with
meanings as at 710,31 to 710,38
712
CIVIL ENGINEERING
* For highway engineering, see 742,80
* For railway track engineering, see
743,80
712,05
712,09,99
Environmental aspects
<Captionless note>
* Expand 712,14 to 712,25,75 with
meanings
as at 710,14 to 710,25,75, e.g.
712,21
<Soil mechanics>
**BSO 1978 caption now relocated
to
712,23
712,25,71
<Frozen ground>
**BSO 1978 caption now relocated
to
712,25
712,25,73
<Earthwork>
**BSO 1978 caption now relocated
to
712,25,75
712,25,71
712,25,73
Soil mechanics
**Relocation from BSO 1978 712,21
Frozen ground
* Including permafrost, ice &
snow
engineering
**Relocation from BSO 1978 712,23
712,25,75
Earthwork
* Including excavation, cuts &
fills
**Relocation from BSO 1978 712,25
712,27
Maintenance & repair
712,30
712,31
Structural engineering
Structural design & analysis
712,34
712,36
712,37
<Substructures & foundations>
**BSO 1978 now deleted
<Superstructures>
**BSO 1978 now deleted
<Tall structures>
**BSO 1978 caption now relocated
to
712,38
712,77,37
<Large span structures>
**BSO 1978 caption now relocated
to
712,40
712,77,38
<Tunnel engineering>
**BSO 1978 caption now relocated
to 712,84
712,40,30
Civil engineering materials
* Expand 712,40,32 to 712,40,38
with meanings as
at 710,32 to 710,38
712,40,39
712,40,40
712,40,50
712,40,51
712,40,52
712,40,53
712,40,54
712,45
Parts of civil engineering structures
Structural members
Girders
Trusses
Columns
Shells
Membranes
Walls
**Concept change from BSO 1978
712,45.
712,46
712,48
712,50
Bridges relocated to 712,85
Roofs
Floors
Engineering services
* Expand 712,52 to 712,57 with
meanings as at 716,52 to
716,57
712,60
<Public works engineering>
**BSO 1978 caption now relocated to
712,86
712,67
<Land reclamation & drainage>
**BSO 1978 caption now relocated to
712,86,80
712,70
Types of civil engineering structure
**Concept change from BSO 1978
712,70.
Hydraulic construction
engineering
relocated to 712,87
712,72
<Dams>
**BSO 1978 caption now relocated
to
712,87,82
712,74
By process
712,75
structures
712,76
Prefabricated civil engineering
By material
**Concept change from 1978 BSO
712,76.
Flood control relocated to
712,87,86
* Expand 712,76,31 to 712,76,38
with
meanings as at 710,31 to
712,38
712,77
712,77,37
Towers
By form
Tall civil engineering structures =
**Relocated from BSO 1978
712,37
712,77,38
structures
Large span civil engineering
**Relocated from BSO 1978
712,38
712,80
<Ocean engineering>
**BSO 1978 caption now relocated
to 712,88
712,80,34
structures
712,84
Underground civil engineering
**Relocated from BSO 1978 712,34
Tunnels
**Relocated from BSO 1978
712,40
* Expand 712,84,14 to
712,84,57
with meanings as at 712,14
to 712,57,
e.g. 712,84,25 Tunnel
construction
712,85
equipment
Bridges
**Relocated from BSO Referral
Index
712,84,50 & from BSO 1978
712,45
* Expand 712,85,14 to
712,85,77,38
712,86
with meanings as at 712,14 to
712,77,38, e.g. 712,85,75
Prefabricated bridges
Public works engineering
**Relocated from BSO 1978 712,60
* Expand 712,86,14 to
712,86,77,38 with
meanings as at 712,14, to
712,77,38,
e.g. 712,86,27 Public works
maintenance
& repair
712,86,80
712,86,82
Land reclamation & drainage
**Relocated from BSO 1978 712,67
Soil conservation
712,86,85
712,87
Watershed management
**Relocated from BSO Referral
Index 712,86,80
Hydraulic construction engineering
**Relocated from BSO 1978 712,70
* For waterway & port
engineering,
see 745,80
* Expand 712,87,14 to
712,87,77,38 with
meanings as at 712,14 to
712,77,38, e.g.
712,87,40,30 Hydraulic
construction
materials
712,87,82
Dams
**Relocated from BSO 1978
712,72
712,87,86
works
Flood control & coast protection
**Relocated from BSO 1978
712,76
712,88
712,88,05,30
712,88,09,99
Ocean engineering
**Relocated from BSO 1978 712,80
Environmental pollution
<Captionless note>
* Expand 712,88,10,14 to
712,88,10,77,38
with meanings as at
712,14 to 712,77,38
712,88,30
712,88,30,44
712,88,32
712,88,50
712,88,60
712,88,61
712,88,63
714
engineering
714,40
714,60
716
Offshore structures
Sea floor installations
Artificial islands
Underwater environment
Diving
Life support systems
Pressure chambers
ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING = Lighting
Outdoor illumination
* Including street lighting
Indoor illumination = Interior lighting
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION & SERVICES
* Expand 716,10,14 to 716,25,75 with
meanings
as at 710,14 to 710,25,75.
Examples are
scheduled below together with some
topics
which are special to building
construction
& services
716,10,14
716,10,15
716,10,16
716,10,24
Operations
Building surveying
Building quantity surveying
Constructing
716,10,30
<Building materials>
** BSO 1978 caption now relocated
to 716,30
716,16
Masonry
* Including bricklaying
* For masonry as building
material, see
716,17
716,18
716,22
716,23
716,23,80
716,70
716,23,82
716,24
716,27
716,30
716,32
Concreting
Carpentry & joinery
Weatherproofing
* Including sealing
Thermal insulation
Plastering
**Relocated from BSO 1978
Glazing
Decorating
Maintenance & repair
Building materials
**Concept change from BSO 716,30
Building constructing relocated
to
716,10,24
**Relocated from BSO 1978
716,10,30
* Expand 716,31 to 716,38 with
meanings
as at 710,31 to 710,38, e.g.
716,32
Masonry
* For masonry as building
operation, see
716,33
716,35
716,37
716,16
Concrete
* For concreting, see 716,17
Steel
<Timber construction>
**BSO 1978 notation & caption
deleted
* For carpentry & joinery, see
716,18
716,38
716,40
Wood = Timber
Parts of buildings
* Expand 716,40,40 to 716,40,54
with
meanings as at 712,40,40 to
712,40,54
716,40,70
716,44
716,45
Coverings = Facings
Foundations
Walls
716,45,75
716,46
716,48
716,50
buildings
716,52
716,53
716,53,40
716,53,60
716,55
714,60
716,57
716,70
Wallpaper
Roofs
Floors
Engineering services & installations in
Heating
* Including district heating
Ventilation & air conditioning
Ventilation
Air conditioning
Electrical installations
* For indoor illumination, see
Plumbing
* Including pipework & sanitary
installations
Types of buildings
**Relocation from BSO 1978 718
**Concept change from BSO 1978
716,70.
Plastering relocated to
716,23,80
Glazing relocated to
716,23,23,82
Decoating relocated to 716,24
716,74
716,75
716,76
By process
Prefabricated buildings
By material
* Expand 716,76,31 to 717,76,38
with
meanings as at 710,31 to
710,38
718
By purpose
**Concept change from BSO 1978
718
Types of buildings relocated
to 716,70
* For architecture of a
particular type of
building, add -711 to any
following
718 code
* Buildings serving more
specialised
functions than those given
below are
specified by the BSO code for
the
specialised activity with
added -718,
unless the schedule makes
provision
for buildings under the
specialised
activity
718,30
Residential buildings
* Including houses & flats
* Expand 718,30,10 to
718,30,60, with
meanings as at 716,10, to
716,60
718,50
buildings
Public service & commercial
* Expand 718,50,10 to
718,50,60 with
meanings as at 716,10 to
716,60
718,70
Industrial buildings
* Including factory & works
buildings
* For farm buildings, see
360,62
* Expand 718,70,10 to
718,80,60, with
meanings as at 716,10,15 to
716,70,60
722
722-168
722-178
722-940
ARCHITECTURE
Architectural organisations
Architects & architectural profession
Architecture as an art
* Expand 722-940,10 to 722-940,Z
with
meanings as at 940,10 to 940,Z,
e.g.
722-940,10
722-940,30
Architectural aesthetics
Architectural periods & styles
722,05
722,05,84
722,05,86
Environmental factors in architecture
Health considerations in architecture
Safety considerations in architecture
722,20
722,22
722,60
Architectural practice
Architectural design & draughtsmanship
Interior design
724
724-940
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
* Including parks & gardens
Landscaping as an art
* For home & pleasure gardening, see
363,78
* Expand 724-940,10 to 724-940,Z with
meanings
as at 940,10 to 940,Z
726
726-168
726-940
726,05
planning
PHYSICAL PLANNING
* For ecosociology, see 535,30
* For settlement geography, see 295,65
Physical planning organisations
Art & aesthetics of physical planning
Environmental factors in physical
726,05,84
planning
726,05,86
planning
726,20
580,72
726,40
726,60
726,70
726,80
areas
726,80,53
730
Health considerations in physical
Safety considerations in physical
Land use
* For land as economic resource, see
Regional planning
* Including country planning
Urban planning = Town planning
Settlement & estate planning
Physical planning of particular types of
Coastal zones
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
* For environmental aspects of
particular
technologies, use BSO code for the
technology
with added ,05, e.g.
642,05 Environmental aspects of
nuclear
reactor technology
730,27
734,40
730,28
730,30
Wastes
* For urban refuse disposal, see
Re-use
Pollution control
* General studies of pollution
control
730,31
730,35
Industrial pollution control
Domestic pollution control
730,40
730,50
730,65
Chemical pollution control
Radiation control
Noise control
730,72
pollution
Air pollution control = Atmosphere
730,75
730,78
pollution control
control
Water pollution control
Land pollution control = Ground
= Soil pollution control
734
Public & industrial health engineering
* For public & industrial health
aspects of
particular technologies, use the
BSO code
for the technology, with
added ,05,84
734,15
734,20
734,26,80
734,30
734,40
734,70
Public health engineering
Water supply engineering
Fresh water from the sea
Sewage technology
Urban hygiene & refuse disposal
Industrial health engineering
736
Safety engineering
* For safety aspect of particular
technologies, use the BSO code for
the
technology with added ,05,86
736,30
736,40
736,50
736,57
738
Accident prevention & protection
Fire safety & services
Earth movement protection
* e.g. against landslides
Earthquake safety & protection
Rescue & salvage operations
* For rescue & salvage aspects of
particular
technologies, use BSO code for the
technology, with added ,05,88
738,30
738,40
740
740-182
740-580
740,05
traffic
Rescue operations
Salvage
TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES
Transport investigation & research
Transport economics
Environmental aspects of transport &
* Expand 740,05,27 to 740,05,88,40
with
meanings as at 600,05,27 to
600,05,88,40,
740,05,30
740,05,86
740,05,88
740,10,15
740,10,16
e.g.
Transport-generated pollution control
Traffic safety & accident prevention
Rescue & salvage operations
Materials used in transport technology
Particular materials
* Expand 740,16,23,60 to 740,16,78
with
meanings as at 823,60 to 878,
e.g.
740,10,16,67,72
740,15
Aluminium
Traffic engineering
* Including analysis, surveys &
planning
740,20
740,20,19
Transport services & systems
Modal profiles
740,20,21
740,20,25
Scheduled transport
Non-scheduled transport
* Including charter services
740,20,60
Urban transit systems
740,22
Private transport
740,23
Public transport
740,26
Cargo
Freight transport = Goods transport =
transport
* For transport of particular
objects,
see 627,40, used only as second
element
740,26,20
740,26,22
740,26,22,50
740,26,22,60
740,26,22,68
in retro combinations
Containerisation
Containers
Kinds of containers
By material
Particular materials
* Expand 740,26,22,68,28
to
740,26,22,68,78 with
meanings
as at 828 to 878, e.g.
Plastics & rubber
740,26,22,68,28
740,26,40
740,28
740,30
Pipeline transport
Passenger transport
Traffic control
* For safety, accidents & rescue,
see
740,05,86 & 740,05,88
740,35
route finding
740,40
740,42
740,44
740,45
740,45,46
Vehicle operation
* Including course navigating &
Vehicle technology
Vehicle design & construction
Vehicle maintenance & repair
Vehicle materials
Particular materials
* Expand 740,45,46,23,60 to
740,45,46,78
with meanings as at 823,60 to
878, e.g.
740,45,46,72
Wood
740,45,90
740,46
740,47
Vehicle parts
Vehicle bodies
Propulsion systems
740,49
740,50
740,60
machines
Kinds of vehicles
Amphibious vehicles
Air-cushion vehicles = Ground-effect
= Hovercraft
740,70
740,72
740,74
740,75
Short-range transport
* For materials handling, see 625
Aerial ropeways & cableways
* Including telphers
Travelators = Moving walkways
Escalators = Moving stairs
740,77
742
742,05
Lifts = Elevators
Road transport technology & services
* For touring, see 478,40
* For wheel sports, see 486,40
Environmental aspects
* Expand 742,05,27 to 742,05,88,40
with
meanings as at 740,05,27 to
740,05,88,40,
742,05,86
e.g.
Road safety & accident prevention
**Relocated from BSO 1978
742,05,84
Road transport rescue &
salvage
742,05,88
relocated to 742,05,88
Road transport rescue & salvage
**Relocated from BSO 1978
742,05,86
742,15
Road traffic engineering
* Including analysis & planning
742,17
Pedestrian traffic
742,20
Road transport services & systems
* Expand 742,20 to 742,23 with
meanings as
742,23
742,26
= Road
742,28
742,30
at 740,20 to 740,23,
Public road transport
e.g.
Road haulage = Road freight transport
goods transport
Road passenger transport
Road traffic control
* Including traffic signs,
signals &
lights
* For safety, accidents, rescue
& salvage,
see 742,05,86 & 742,05,88
742,35
driving
Road vehicle operation = Road vehicle
742,40
Road vehicle technology
* Expand 742,40 to 742,45,46
with
meanings as at 740,40 to
740,45,46
742,50
742,52
Pedal cycles
742,54
742,56
Non-powered vehicles
Cycles = Bicycles & tricycles =
Carts & carriages
* Including waggons
Trailers
742,60
Automotive
* Including towed caravans
Motor vehicle engineering =
engineering
* Expand 742,60,40 to 742,60,47
with
meanings as at 740,40 to
740,47, e.g.
742,60,45,90
742,60,46
742,60,47
Motor
742,60,49
742,62
742,63
cars
742,65
vehicles
742,66
road
742,66,50
742,66,70
742,73
742,75
742,76
Motor vehicle parts
Motor vehicle bodies
Motor vehicle propulsion units =
vehicle engines
Kinds of motor vehicles
Motorcycles
* Including mopeds
Automobiles = Motor cars
* Four- or three-wheeled
Commercial passenger road
* Including buses & coaches
Freight road vehicles = Goods
vehicles
Trucks = Lorries & vans
Road tankers
Articulated vehicles
Tractors = Towing vehicles
Tracked vehicles
* Including half-tracked
vehicles
742,80
Highway engineering = Road engineering
742,87
Off-the-road-transport
* Including rough-terrain vehicles
743
Railway transport technology & services
743,20
services)
Railway transport services (= Train
* Expand 743,20 to 743,23 with
meanings
743,26
743,28
743,30
as at 740,20 to 740,23
Railway freight & goods transport
Railway passenger transport
Railway traffic control
* Including signalling &
marshalling
743,35
Railway vehicle operation & control
= Train driving
743,40
stock
743,42
Railway vehicle technology = Rolling
Coach or waggon design & construction
743,47
propulsion
Locomotive engineering = Railway
units
743,65
743,68
743,70
743,71
systems
743,73
743,74
743,76
743,78
= Railway engines
Electric railways
Tramways
Special railways
Urban railways
* Including rapid transit
Underground railways
Elevated railways
Monorail systems
Steep or high-gradient railways
* Including rack-and-pinion &
funicular
railways
743,80
743,85
Railway track engineering
Railway installations
* Including construction &
operation of
stations, depots & yards
745
745,05
transport
Water transport technology & services
Environmental aspects of water
* Expand 745,05,27 to 745,05,88,40,
with
meanings as at 740,05,27 to
740,05,88,40,
745,05,86
prevention
745,05,88
e.g.
Water transport safety & accident
Water transport rescue & salvage
745,20
Water transport services
745,26
745,28
Merchant shipping
* Freight & cargo services
Passenger shipping
745,30
745,32,50
Water traffic & shipping control
Buoys
745,35
745,36
Ship operation
Navigation
* Sea & inland water navigation
together
745,40
745,42
745,43
745,45
745,45,45
materials
Ship & boat technology
* Both sea & inland water craft
Ship & boat design
* For naval architecture, see
745,70,42
Shipbuilding & boatbuilding
Marine engineering
* Both sea & inland water craft
Shipbuilding & boatbuilding
745,45,46
Particular materials
* Expand 745,45,46,23,60 to
745,45,46,78 with meanings
as at
745,45,46,72
745,46
745,46,48,46
745,46,48,47
745,47
745,49,99
745,50
745,52
745,53
sailers
745,54
823,60 to 878, e.g.
Wood = Timber
**BSO Referral Index gives
745,46,72 in error
Parts of ships & boats
Hydraulic machinery
Pneumatic machinery
Ship propulsion systems
Kinds of ships & boats
* For naval craft, see 764,50
Surface craft
Small boats
* Including canoes, rowboats
& dinghies
Yachts
* Including sailers & motorSailing ships
* Including schooners,
barques
745,55
launches
745,58
745,59
& brigs
Motor vessels
* Including large motor
Hydrofoil craft
Underwater craft
* Including bathyscaphes &
bathyspheres
* For naval submarines,see
764,56
745,70
Sea transport technology & services
* Expand 745,70,05 to 745,70,59
with
meanings as at 745,05 to 745,59
Sea
745,70,05,88
745,70,26
745,70,28
745,70,30
& inland water transport treated
together, e.g.
Marine rescue & salvage
* Including lifeboat service
Seagoing merchant shipping
Seagoing passenger shipping
Marine traffic control
* Including shipping lanes &
open
channel marking
745,70,35
745,70,35,05
Seagoing ship operation & navigation
Environmental factors
* Expand 745,70,35,05,27 to
745,70,35,05,88,40 with
meanings
as at 740,05,27 to
740,05,88,40,
745,70,35,05,30
e.g.
Pollution control
745,70,35,05,65
745,70,35,05,86
Noise control
Safety
745,70,36
745,70,37
745,70,37,31
745,70,38
Navigation
Handling
Mooring
Cargo handling
745,70,40
745,70,42
745,70,43
745,70,45
745,70,45,45
745,70,45,45,30
745,70,45,45,40
745,70,45,45,47
745,70,45,45,55
745,70,45,45,56
745,70,45,45,56,30
745,70,46,50
745,70,46,52,40
745,70,47
745,70,47,23
745,70,47,24
745,70,47,34
745,70,47,35,50
745,70,47,45,30
745,70,47,70
745,70,47,77
745,70,48,32
745,70,48,33,60
745,70,48,38
745,70,48,42
745,70,49,99
745,70,54
745,70,55
745,70,56
745,70,58
745,70,59
craft
Seagoing ship technology
Naval architecture
Shipbuilding
* Of seagoing vessels
Marine engineering
* Of seagoing vessels
Materials of seagoing ships
Strength of materials
Applied tribology
Lubrication
Corrosion
Fouling
Biodeterioration control
Parts of seagoing ships
Control systems
Engines
Combustion
Fuels
Couplings
Gears
Propellers
Steering gear
Deck machinery
Heating systems
Air conditioning
Refrigeration
Water treatment systems
Kinds of seagoing ships
Seagoing sailing ships
Seagoing motorships
* Including ocean liners
Seagoing freighters
Tankers
Underwater craft = Submarine
* For naval submarines, see
764,56
745,75
services
Inland water transport technology &
* Expand 745,75,05,27 to 745,75,59
with
meanings as at 745,05,27 to
745,59 as far
as applicable to inland water
transport,
745,75,30
control
745,75,40
engineering
e.g.
Inland water shipping traffic
* Including channel marking
Inland water ship technology
* Including building &
745,75,49,99
745,75,50
745,75,56
Kinds of
Inland
Inland
*
inland water craft
water surface craft
water cargo vessels
Including barges &
lighters
745,80
Waterway & port engineering
* Including dock engineering
* For hydraulic construction
engineering
745,80,33
745,82
engineering
745,85
generally, see 712,87
Dredging
Waterway engineering
* Including canal & river
Port engineering
* Including harbour & dock
engineering
747
Aviation
Air transport technology & services =
= Aeronautics
747,05
Environmental aspects of aviation
* Expand 747,05,27 to 747,05,88,40
with
meanings as at 740,05,27 to
740,05,88,40,
747,05,86
747,20
e.g.
Air safety & accident prevention
Air transport services
* Expand 747,20 to 747,23 with
meanings as
747,22
at 740,20 to 740,23, e.g.
Scheduled air transport
Non-scheduled air transport
* Including charter services
Private air transport & aviation
747,26
747,28
Air freight transport
Air passenger transport
747,20,21
747,20,25
747,30
Air traffic control
* For air safety & accidents, see
747,05,86
747,35
747,36
Aircraft operation = Flying
Air navigation
747,40
747,42
747,43
747,45
747,46
747,47
Aircraft
Aircraft engineering
Aircraft design
Aircraft construction
Parts of aircraft
Aircraft body & fuselage
Aircraft propulsion systems =
747,49,99
engines
Kinds of aircraft
747,50
Aeroplanes
747,51
747,52
747,53
747,54
747,56
off aircraft
747,58
747,58,50
747,60
Heavier-than-air aircraft =
= Airplanes
Non-powered airplanes = Gliders &
sailplanes
Light aircraft
Transport aircraft
* Including air liners
Supersonic aircraft
Short take-off & vertical takeRotary-wing aircraft = Rotorcraft
Helicopters
Lighter-than-air aircraft
* Including balloons &
airships
747,85
Airports
* Including construction &
operation
748
748,05
Space transport technology = Astronautics
* For space research, see 258
Environmental aspects of astronautics
* Expand 748,05,27 to 748,05,88,40
with
meanings as at 740,05,27 to
740,05,88,40,
748,05,88,40
748,35
748,40
e.g.
Recovery & salvage
Spacecraft operation & control
Spacecraft engineering
* Expand 748,42 to 748,47 with
meanings as
748,42
748,47
748,80
at 747,42 to 747,47, e.g.
Spacecraft design
Spacecraft propulsion systems
Artificial satellites
* For satellite astronomy, see
252,28
760
760-125,57
&
MILITARY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Games theory applied to military science
760-420
760-460
technology
Military medicine
Military education
760,10
Military science = Theory & art of war
760,20
760,23
760,25
760,27
760,32
Armed forces & military organisation
Air Force
Navy
Army
Military personnel
* Including selection, training, &
conditions
760,35
of service
Logistics
760,35,20
barracks
760,35,40
760,35,70
movements
760,40
760,50
760,70
764
760,10
764,16
764,17
764,19
764,21
764,23
764,26
764,40
operations & aircraft
764,42
764,44
764,50
warships
764,50,24
Military facilities
* Including bases, depots &
Military supplies = Materiel
Military mobility & transport = Troop
Military intelligence
Military communications
Civil defence
Warfare
* For theory & art of war, see
Strategy
Tactics
Combined operations
Global warfare
National war
Civil war
Air warfare = Military & naval air
Fighter operations & aircraft
Bomber operations & aircraft
Naval warfare
* Including naval engineering &
Naval vessels
* Surface & submarine vessels
taken
764,53
764,56
764,60
764,62
764,64
together
Naval surface warfare & surface craft
Submarine & antisubmarine warfare
* Including naval submarines
Ground warfare = Land warfare
* Including military engineering
Field engineering
Fortification works & warfare
* Including siege works &
warfare,
defence works & warfare,
trench
764,68
764,80
764,82
764,85
764,88
767
767,14
767,15
767,20
767,22
767,23
767,26
767,27
767,28
767,30
warfare
Urban warfare = Street warfare
Special & unconventional warfare
Guerilla & counterguerilla warfare
Subversive warfare
Psychological warfare
* Including propaganda
Weapons in warfare
* For logistics, see 760,35
Ordnance
Ammunition
Guns
Small arms
Artillery
Grenades
Bombs
Mines
Missiles
767,32
missiles
767,34
torpedoes
767,40
767,43
cars
767,47
767,73
767,75
767,76
767,77
780
780-270
780-580
780,05
Rocket propelled missiles
* Including ballistic & guided
Motor propelled missiles
* Including flying bombs &
Armoured vehicles = Combat vehicles
Armoured fighting vehicles
* Including tanks & armoured
Armoured carrier vehicles
* For military transport & troop
movements, see 760,35,70
Nuclear weapons & warfare
Chemical & biological weapons & warfare
Chemical weapons & warfare
Biological weapons & warfare
MINING
Mining geology
Mining economics
Environmental & safety aspects
* Expand 780,05,27 to 780,05,88,40
with
meanings as at 600,05,27 to
600,05,88,40,
780,05,86
780,05,88
780,12
780,12,20
780,20
780,23
780,24
780,26
780,40
e.g.
Mine safety & accidents
Mine rescue & salvage operations
Mine equipment & installations
Mining machinery
Mine services
Mine ventilation
Mine lighting
Mine drainage = Mine dewatering
Mine transport
* Underground & surface
* Expand 788,40 to 788,45 with
meanings as
780,60
780,62
780,65
at 740 to 745
Mining methods
Opencast mining
Underground mining
* Including tunnelling & shaft-
sinking
782
782,10
Solid fuel extraction
* Mainly coal & peat
Equipment & operations
* Expand 782,10,12 to 782,10,65
with
meanings as at 780,12 to
780,65
782,20
782,20,10,12
782,22
Coal mining
Colliery equipment & installations
Anthracite mining
782,25
782,30
783
783,50
783,60
783,62
783,63
783,64
783,65
783,72
783,74
783,77
784
Bituminous coal & lignite mining
Peat cutting
Metal mining
Iron ore mining
Non-ferrous ore mining
Copper ore mining
Lead ore mining
Tin ore mining
Zinc ore mining
Aluminium ore mining
Magnesium ore mining
Radioactive ore mining
Non-metallic mineral mining
* Including stone, sand & clay
* For non-metallic mineral
processing
technologies, see 849
784,10
Equipment & operations
* Expand 784,10,12 to 784,10,65
with
meanings as 780,12 to 780,65,
e.g.
784,10,62
mineral
Quarrying = Opencast non-metallic
extraction
784,30
784,32
784,33
784,36
784,40
minerals
784,60
784,80
786
786,40
Petroleum
Stone
Dimension stone
Crushed & broken stone
Sand & gravel
Clay
* Including ceramic & refractory
Chemical & fertiliser minerals
Precious & semi-precious stones
Oil & gas extraction technology
Oil extraction & oilwell technology =
extraction
* For petroleum processing after
extraction
786,50
786,60
from ground, see 825
Gas extraction technology
786,60,20,35
Offshore oil & gas extraction
* For ocean engineering & offshore
structures, see 712,88
Drilling rigs
786,70
786,75
Oil shales mining
Tar sand extraction
788
Ore & mineral dressing
800
810
Applied
PROCESS INDUSTRIES
Chemical technology & engineering =
chemistry
* Examples of combinations, external
(with
link symbol - ), & internal (with
link
symbols ,06 ,07 ,08) are given
immediately below
* Additionally, particular
technologies, 815
to 875 inclusive, may be expanded
by ,10 to
,12 with meanings as at 810 to 812,
e.g.
817,12,33 Catalyst technology in
process
biochemistry; 854,11,41 Mixing
techniques
in the ceramics & clayware
industries
810-168
organisations
810-182,40
development
810-580
industry
Chemical technology & engineering
810,05
Environmental aspects
* Expand 810,05,27 to 810,05,88,40
Chemical technology research &
Economics of chemical technology &
with
meanings as at 600,05,27 to
600,05,88,40,
e.g. 810,05,75 Water pollution
control in
chemical technology
810,06,25
chemical
Materials handling techniques in
technology
811
811,12
Chemical
811,16
811,20
811,25
811,31
811,35
811,41
811,45
811,51
811,54
811,61
811,63
811,65
811,68
811,75
Chemical engineering
Chemical engineering equipment =
plant
Process dynamics
Physical operations = Unit operations
Fluid handling
Size reduction
Size enlargement = Agglomeration
Mixing
Separation
Process heating
Drying
Crystallisation
Liquefaction
Distillation
Evaporation
Sorption
* Including adsorption &
absorption
811,75,50
811,80
811,82
812
812,30
812,33
812,35
812,35,60
812,37
812,50
812,51
812,53
812,55
812,57
812,70
812,72
812,73
technology
Molecular sieve separation
Chemical engineering processes
Synthesis
Chemical technology
Chemical technical reactions
Catalyst technology
Decomposition
Hydrolysis
Polymerisation
Applied physical chemistry
Applied electrochemistry
Applied photochemistry
Applied radiochemistry
Applied surface chemistry
Applied chemistry of dispersions
Applied colloid chemistry
Applied coarse dispersion chemistry
812,74
812,74,40
812,75
Gas in liquid dispersions
Foams
Liquid in gas dispersions
** Concept change from BSO 1978
812,75,40
812,76
812,76,40
812,77
812,77,40
Aerosols = Mists
Liquid in liquid dispersions
Emulsions
Liquid in solid dispersions
Gels
813
chemicals
813,25
813,26,80
813,30
815
815,11
Chemical agents & basic industrial
* Raw & other starting materials
Sources
Sea = Oceans = Marine sources
Basic industrial chemicals
Industrial gases technology
Chemical engineering
* Including equipment,
operations &
processes
* Expand 815,11,12 to
815,11,82
with meanings as at 811,12
to 811,82
815,12
gases
as far as applicable
Chemical technology of industrial
* Expand 815,12,30 to
815,12,55 with
meanings as at 812,30 to
812,57
816,90
engineering
817
817,11
Biotechnology
* Including applied genetic
Process biochemistry
Chemical engineering
* Including equipment,
operations &
processes
* Expand 817,11,12 to
817,11,82
with meanings as at 811,12
to 811,82
817,12
biochemistry
as far as applicable
Chemical technology of process
* Expand 817,12,30 to
817,12,77,40
with meanings as at 812,30
to
812,77,40
817,30
Fermentation
822,90
Chemical products generally
823
chemicals
823,30
823,40
Technology of particular groups of
Fine chemicals
Heavy chemicals
823,50
Chemurgy
* Production of chemicals from
agricultural crops
823,60
Inorganic chemicals technology
* For metal technology, see
860
* For non-metallic mineral
technologies,
see 850
823,61,13,68
Chemicals from the sea
823,62
elements
823,62,13
Inorganic compounds of particular
823,70
823,70,58
823,70,58,67
823,70,58,67,62
823,70,58,67,66
823,70,58,69
Aluminium compounds
Organic chemicals technology
Carbohydrates
Starch
Maize starch
Rice starch
Cellulose
* For wood chemical
utilisation,
see 872,91,20
823,75
825
Tars
Petroleum technology
* Including petroleum
derivatives
* For petroleum extraction, see
786,40
825,05
Environmental aspects
* Expand 825,05,27 to
825,05,88,40 with
meanings as at 600,05,27 to
600,05,88,40
825,20
825,25
Petroleum processing
Crude oil conversion & refining
825,40
825,43
825,44
825,45
Petroleum products
Light distillates
Medium distillates
Heavy distillates
**Relocated from BSO 1978 &
BSO
Referral Index 825,50
* Including petroleum
bitumen, pitch
825,47
to 825,57
825,50
& tar
<Petrochemicals>
**BSO 1978 825,47 relocated
<Bitumen, asphalt, pitch, tars>
**BSO 1978 & BSO Referral
Index now
825,57
relocated to 825,45
Petrochemicals
**Relocated from BSO 1987
825,47
826
826,30
826,40
826,50
826,70
828
828,30
828,50
resin
828,52
828,54
828,70
828,73
828,75
Natural oils fats & waxes technology
Natural oils & fats technology
Vegetable oils & fats technology
Animal oils & fats technology
Waxes technology
Polymer technology
Resins & gums
Plastics = Plastomers = Synthetic
plastics
Thermoplastic resins
Thermosetting resins
Rubber technology = Elastomers
Natural rubber
Synthetic rubber
831,30
processing
831,30,41
831,30,45
831,30,54
831,30,56
831,30,58
831,30,65
Chemical agents for materials
831,40
Surface-active agents = Surfactants
* Including detergents
Thickeners & thinners
Emulsifiers & foaming agents
Drying agents
Anti-freeze agents
Refrigerants
Solvents
831,44
831,45
* For soap, see 836,44
Adhesives & sealants
Adhesives
831,47
Lubricants
831,60
831,62
831,64
Surface-finishing agents
Abrasives
Cleaning & polishing agents
832
832,05
Fuels & explosives technology
Environmental aspects
* Expand 832,05,27 to
832,05,88,40
with meanings as at
600,05,27 to
832,05,72
control
600,05,88,40, e.g.
Combustion & fuel air pollution
832,20
832,30
832,40
832,50
832,60
832,62
832,64
832,67,20
Combustion technology
Fuel technology
Gaseous fuel technology
Liquid fuel technology
Solid fuel technology
Coal
Coke
Fuel wood
832,80
832,82
832,83
Explosives technology
Pyrotechnics
Matches
832,85
Propellants technology
834
834,30
834,40
834,50
Colour industry technology
Pigments technology
Dyestuffs technology
Inks technology
834,70
Coatings technology
* Including paints, varnishes &
lacquers
836
technologies
836,30
technology
836,38
836,40
836,41
836,42
836,44
836,60
technology
836,62
836,65
836,80
technology
Pharmaceuticals & related
Pharmaceuticals technology = Drugs
Antibiotics technology
Essential oils
Toiletries
Perfumes & cosmetics
Soap technology
* For detergents, see 831,40
Pesticides & disinfectants
Pesticides
Disinfectants
Photographic chemicals production
838
838,30
838,50
838,50,11
838,50,11,24
838,50,11,29,24
838,50,11,31
838,50,11,41
838,50,11,45
838,50,11,51
838,50,11,54
838,50,12
838,71
840
840-182
840,11
Agricultural chemicals technology
Fertilisers manufacture
Animal feedingstuffs manufacture
Chemical engineering
Mechanical treatment
Pressure treatment
Size reduction
Mixing
Separation
Heating
Drying
Chemical technology
Additives
FOOD & DRINK TECHNOLOGY
Food & drinks research
Chemical engineering
* Including equipment, operations
&
processes
* Expand 840,11,12 to 840,11,82
with
840,12
stimulants
meanings as at 811,12 to 811,82
Chemical technology of food, drinks &
* Expand 840,12,30 to 841,12,75
with
meanings as at 812,30 to 812,75
841
841,20
841,31
841,31,25
841,31,40
841,35
841,40
841,40,05,27
841,40,12,30
841,40,12,34
841,43
841,43,48,20
841,43,51
Food technology
Food preservation & refrigeration
Cereals & cereal products processing
Milling = Flour milling
Bakery
Edible fats & oils processing
Milk & dairy products processing
Waste disposal
Cleaning
Sterilisation
Milk
Proteins
Whey
841,43,63
841,43,64
841,43,65
841,43,70
Dried & concentrated milk
Dried milk
Concentrated milk
Cultured milk products
841,44,40
841,44,50
841,44,60
Cream
Butter
Cheese
841,47
processing
Meat processing
* Including poultry & fish
841,47,71
Poultry
841,50
Fruit & vegetable processing
* Including nut processing
841,55
Cocoa & chocolate processing
841,60
Sugar technology
* Including sweets
841,65
Ices & ice-cream technology
841,71
technology
841,72
Flavourings & food additives
841,74
Compound foods
841,75
Synthetic food technology
845
technology
845,30
Alcoholic drinks
845,32
845,34
845,37
& gins
845,50
alcoholic
845,62
845,64
Food flavouring materials
Drinks technology = Beverages
Fermented drinks technology =
technology
Beer technology = Brewing
Wines & winemaking
Spirits
* Including brandies, whiskies
Unfermented drinks technology = Nondrinks technology
Coffee processing
Tea processing
847,50
TOBACCO PROCESSING
849,13
MINERAL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
* For ore & mineral dressing, see
788
849,13,68
850
850,11
Minerals from the sea
Non-metallic mineral technologies
Chemical engineering
* Including equipment,
operations &
processes
* Expand 850,11,12 to 850,11,82
with
meanings as at 811,12 to
811,82
850,12
minerals
Chemical technology of non-metallic
* Expand 850,12,30 to 850,12,75
with
meanings as at 812,30 to
812,75
852,32
852,34
852,50
852,60
Lime & lime products
* Including lime plasters
Gypsum & anhydrite products
* Including gypsum plasters
Cement & mortar technology
Concrete technology
* For concrete in construction
technology, see 710,33
712,40,33 and
716,33
854
854,30
854,32
854,33
854,34
854,36
854,50
854,70
products
Ceramics & clayware technology
Ceramics
Earthenware
Stoneware
Porcelain & china
Technical ceramics
Refractories technology
Heavy clayware = Structural clay
856
856,20
856,28
856,29
856,40
856,70
Glass & glass ceramics technology
Glass technology & products
Flat glass
Glassware
Glass ceramics = Devitrified glass
Vitreous enamels
858
Fibrous & layered silicate mineral
technologies
Asbestos
Mica
858,50
858,60
860
860,18
860,22
860,25
860,30
860,35
860,37
860,37,26
860,37,26,42
860,37,26,43
860,37,26,44
860,40
860,40,25,30
860,40,50
860,41
860,41,83
860,41,85
860,42
860,42,70
860,43
860,44
860,44,30
860,44,31
860,44,40
860,44,43
METAL TECHNOLOGY = Metallurgy
Metallography
Physical metallurgy
Chemical metallurgy
Extraction metallurgy
Electrowinning
Pyrometallurgy
* Including smelting & roasting
Furnaces
Refractory linings
Acid
Basic
Production metallurgy
Ladles
Continuous metal production methods
Melting
Electroslag melting
Induction melting
Vacuum metallurgy
Protective atmospheres
Metal refining
Foundry practice & technology
Moulds
Patterns
Sand casting
Centrifugal casting
860,44,45
860,45
860,45,50
860,45,58
860,46
860,46,40
860,46,50
860,47
860,47,50
860,47,51
860,48
860,48,40
860,48,41
860,48,44
860.48,48
860,48,50
860,50
860,51
860,52
860,54
860,55
860,55,40
860,55,42
860,57
860,61
860,61,35
860,62
860,63
860,63,48
860,64
860,65
860,65,80
860,65,85
860,66
860,66,15
860,66,21
860,66,23
860,66,25
860,66,26
860,66,31
860,66,32
860,66,34
860,66,35
860,66,36
860,66,37
860,66,60
860,66,63
860,66,63,63
860,66,63,65
860,66,63,68
860,66,65
860,66,67
860,66,68
860,66,74
860,66,76
860,66,76,80
860,66,78
860,66,80
Investment casting
Metal deposition
Spraying
Plasma spraying
Powder & fibre metallurgy
Powder metallurgy
Fibre metallurgy
Thermal & mechanical treatment
Mechanical treatment
Work hardening
Heat treatment
Tempering
Annealing
Stress relieving
Quenching
Hardening
Metal working techniques
Metal forming
Forging
Extrusion
Rolling
Hot rolling
Cold rolling
Pressworking
Metal cutting
* Including machining
Shearing
Thermal cutting
Arc cutting
Laser cutting
Gas flame cutting
Metal joining
Soldering
Brazing
Welding
Weldability
Shielding gases
Fillers
Fluxes
Electrodes
Weld zone
Welded joints
Butt welded joints
Fillet welded joints
Edge welded joints
Circumferential welded joints
Kinds of welding
Arc welding
Submerged arc welding
Plasma arc welding
Electroslag welding
Microjoining
Electron beam welding
Laser welding
Gas welding
Resistance welding
Resistance spot welding
Explosive welding
Diffusion welding
860,66,81
860,66,82
860,66,82,40
860,66,82,42
860,71
Friction welding
Pressure welding
Hot pressure welding
Cold pressure welding
Metal finishing
* Expand 860,71 to 860,74,67
with
meanings as at 620,71 to
620,74,67.
As well as examples of this
expansion, additional codes
&
captions, applicable only to
metal
finishing, and not included
in
620,71 to 621,74, are also
included
below
860,71,70
860,71,71
860,71,72
860,72,30
Surfacing
Overlaying
Cladding
Coating
**Relocated from BSO 1978
860,72
**BSO 1978 860,72,30 Plating
changed
860,72,35
860,74
materials
860,74,28
materials
860,74,54
860,74,56
860,74,65
meaning
Electroplating
Coating with particular coating
Coating with polymeric
* Expand as 828
Coating with ceramics
* Expand as 854
Coating with glass
* Expand as 856
Coating with metals
* For electroplating
generally,
see 860,72,35
* For electroplating of
a
particular metal upon
a
variety of substrates,
add
suffix ,35 to notation
for the
plating metal under
860,74,66
860,74,66
or 860,74,67
Coating with ferrous metals
* Expand 860,74,66,30
to
860,74,69- with
meanings as
at 866,30 to 866,69-
860,74,67
metals
Coating with non-ferrous
* Expand 860,74,67,20
to 860,74,67,90 with
meanings
as at 867,20 to
867,90
864
864,20
864,20,27
864,20,28
864,20,44
864,20,52
864,20,54
864,30
864,31
864,31,80
864,32
864,33
864,33,80
864,34
864,35
864,37
864,38
864,60
Metal products
Ingots
Slabs
Billets
Castings
Forgings
Extrusions
Basic metal products
Strip & sheet
Sheet
Strip
Rod & wire
Rod
Wire
Tube
Bar
Plate
Metal secondary products
* Use only for metal secondary
products
generally or for multi-purpose
products
* For single-purpose products,
use 890
with added BSO code denoting
the
purpose, e.g. 890,953 Musical
instrument making
865,50
865,50,39
865.50,40
865,50,41,A
865,50,41,B
865,50,42,A
865,50,42,B
865,50,43,A
865,50,43,B
865,50,44,A
865,50,44,B
865,50,45,A
865,50,45,B
865,50,46,A
865,50,46,B
865,50,47,A
865,50,47,B
865,50,48
865,50,50
see 867,90
865,60
865,60,21
Particular groups of metals
Periodic table groups
Group 0
Group IA
Group IB
Group IIA
Group IIB
Group IIIA
Group IIIB
Group IVA
Group IVB
Group VA
Group VB
Group VIA
Group VIB
Group VIIA
Group VIIB
Group VIII
Transition metals
* For lanthanides & actinides,
Alloys
Thermodynamics
865,60,22
865,60,23
Phase diagrams
Constitution
865,60,40
865,60,40,25
865,60,40,35
865,60,40,35,60
865,60,40,42
865,60,40,48
865,60,40,58
865,60,40,65
radiation
Kinds of alloys
By special mechanical property
By special thermal property
Controlled expansion alloys
By special electrical property
By special magnetic property
By crystallographic feature
By interaction with ionising
865,60,42
866
metallurgy
866,30
866,30,08,60,40,27
866,30,08,60,40,30
treatment
866,30,08,60,40,31
866,30,08,60,40,32
866,32
866,32,50
866,33
866,33,33,30
866,33,33,40
866,36
866,37
866,38
866,40
866,40,08,60,40,41
866,40,08,60,40,42
866,40,08,60,40,43
866,40,08,60,40,44
866,40,08,60,40,45
866,40,08,60,40,46
866,40,08,60,40,47
866,40,08,60,40,48
866,40,08,60,40,49
866,50
866,52
866,52,25
866,52,35
866,52,42
866,52,48
866,52,65
ionising
866,53
866,53,50
866,54
866,54,40
866,54,41
866,54,42
866,54,43
866,54,44
Eutectics
Ferrous metallurgy = Iron & steel
Iron
Blast furnace practice
Iron production by chemical
Electrolytic iron production
Direct reduction processes
Kinds of iron
Pure iron
Cast iron
Spheroidal graphite cast iron
Malleable iron
Wrought iron
Ferro alloys
Sponge iron
Steel
Open hearth practice
Converter practice
Acid Bessemer
Basic Bessemer
Oxygen blast practice
Crucible practice
Electric furnace practice
Acid electric furnace practice
Basic electric furnace practice
Kinds of steel
By properties
Mechanical properties
Thermal properties
Electrical properties
Magnetic properties
By properties in respect of
radiation
By chemical properties
Corrosion resistant steel
By microstructure
Pearlitic
Bainitic
Martensitic
Austenitic
Ferritic
866,54,45
866,55
866,55,99
866,56
866,57
866,58
866,59
866,60
866,63
866,64
866,65
866,69-
Acicular
By method of production
By use
Structural steel
Tool steel
By composition
Carbon steels
Alloy steels
Microalloy steels
Low alloy steels
High alloy steels
By alloying elements
* Add codes for
individual
alloying elements, as
at
866,69-72
866,69-84-88
867
867, e.g.
Aluminium-steels
Chromium-nickel steels
Non-ferrous metallurgy
* All metals, except copper, lead,
tin, zinc,
form codes for alloys by the
suffixes
,69 and ,69- in the manner of
866,69867,20
867,29
867,29elements
Copper
Copper alloys
Copper with particular alloying
* Individualise particular
alloying
867,30
867,39
967,39elements
elements as at 866,69Lead
Lead alloys
Lead with particular alloying
* Individualise particular
alloying
867,40
867,49
867,49elements
elements as at 866,69Tin
Tin alloys
Tin with particular alloying
* Individualise particular
alloying
867,49,51
867,49,83
867,50
867,59
867,59elements
elements as at 866,69Antimony
Bismuth
Zinc
Zinc alloys
Zinc with particular alloying
* Individualise particular
alloying
867,60,48
867,70
867,72
elements as at 866,69Cadmium
Light metals technology
Aluminium
867,72,69
867,73
867,74
867,75
867,75,41
867,75,42
867,75,73
867,75,74
867,75,75
867,78
867,78,47
867,78,50
867,78,54
867,78,55
867,78,56
867,78,76
867,78,77
867,78,78
867,78,79
867,80
867,82
867,83
867,84
867,85
867,87
867,88
867,90
871,95
TECHNOLOGY
872
872,20
872,30
872,35
872,36
872,50
872,55
872,55,80
872,70
technology
872,72
872,86
872,87
reinforcing
Aluminium alloys
Magnesium
Beryllium
Refractory metals technology
Niobium
Molybdenum
Tantalum
Tungsten
Rhenium
Noble metals technology
Silver
Platinum metals
Ruthenium
Rhodium
Palladium
Osmium
Iridium
Platinum
Gold
Zirconium
Titanium
Vanadium
Chromium
Manganese
Cobalt
Nickel
Lanthanides & actinides
WOOD TOGETHER WITH PULP & PAPER
Wood technology
* For forest products, see 370,80
Wood technology equipment
Sawmill practice
Seasoning
Grading
Wood manufactures
Laminated wood technology
Veneers
Fibreboard & particle-board
Fibre board technology
Wood composites
Composites with particular
materials
* Expand 872,87,23,60 to
872,87,78
with meanings as at 823,60 to
878,
872,87,52,50
872,91,20
e.g.
Wood-cement products
Wood chemical utilisation
* For cellulose technology
generally,
872,91,25
872,91,35
see 823,70,58,69
Wood extractives
Wood decomposition
872,91,35,60
872,91,35,73
872,92,83
872,92,85
873
873,20
873,30
873,50
873,60
875
TECHNOLOGY
875,30
875,50
875,70
877
877-168
877-182
877,10
877,20
877,25
877,30
877,32
877,34
877,36
877,37
877,38
877,40
fibres
Hydrolysis
Destructive distillation
Lignin
Wood derived plastics
Pulp & paper technology
Pulp- & paper-making equipment
Pulp technology
Papermaking
Paper conversion
LEATHER & OTHER ANIMAL PRODUCTS
Leather technology
* Including tanning
Fur technology
Animal carcass wastes & byproducts
* Including catgut, horn, ivory &
tortoiseshell
TEXTILES TECHNOLOGY
Textiles technology organisations
Textiles research
Textiles technology equipment
Textiles processing
* For spinning, see 877,52
* For weaving, see 877,62
Textiles finishing technology
Natural fibres technology
Bast fibres
* Including flax, hemp & jute
Cotton
Silk fibres
Wool & other animal hairs
Wool
Manmade fibres technology = Synthetic
877,47
technology
Cellulosic synthetics
* Including rayon
Polyamide synthetics
* Including nylon
Polyester synthetics
877,50
877,52
877,60
877,62
Yarn technology
Spinning
Cloth & fabric technology
Weaving
877,42
877,45
878
890
PRODUCTS NOT
CORDAGE & WIRE ROPE MAKING
MANUFACTURE & TECHNOLOGY OF PARTICULAR
SCHEDULED IN THE FOREGOING FIELDS
600 to 878
* The principle of arrangement here
reflects
the purposes of the respective
products.
Accordingly, the BSO code for the
purpose
activity is added directly to 890.
Where
necessary, a specific process in the
production of a particular product
may be
coded by the internal combination
procedure
for Technology (as explained under
600)
e.g. 890,152,06,20,75 Assembly in
reprographic & printing equipment
manufacture.
* Some more general examples follow:
890,150,42
materials
890,152
manufacture
890,165,74
890,230
890,460
890,472
890,472,80
890,474
890,478
manufacture
890,480
890,953
910
910-01
Stationery manufacture = Writing
manufacture
Reprographic & printing equipment
Office machine & equipment manufacture
Chemical laboratory equipment manufacture
Educational equipment & aids manufacture
Clothing & adornment articles manufacture
Jewellery manufacture
House fittings & furniture manufacture
Touring travel & camping goods
Sports equipment manufacture
Musical instrument manufacture
LANGUAGE & LITERATURE = Philology
Time & date aspects
* Expand 910-012 to 910-017 with
meanings as
910-014
literatures
910-015
910-02
at -012 to -017 in Fle BSO16, e.g.
Mediaeval forms of languages &
Modern forms of languages & literatures
Place & country aspects
* Expand 910-020,30 to 910-026,Z as at
-020,30
910-026,A to ,Z
countries
to -026,Z in Fle BSO17, e.g.
Languages & literatures of particular
* Specified by ISO 3166 alpha-2
code
910-182
research
910-460
910-460,11
Language & literature investigation &
Language & literature teaching & learning
Teaching equipment
* Including language laboratories
911
911,10
911,12
911,15
911,15,50
911,17
911,20
911,21
911,21,30
LINGUISTICS
Linguistics theory
Computational linguistics = Mathematical
linguistics
Translation & interpreting
Machine translation
Bilingualism & Multilingualism
Applied linguistics
Language acquisition & development
* For teaching of languages, use
910-469,50 Native language
910-469,60 Non-native language
Verbal learning
** BSO Referral Index carries
erroneous qualifier & leading
term
Psycholinguistics, which
should be
911,21,40
911,21,60
Applied linguistics
Adult language development
Non-native language acquisition
911,23
911,23,52
911,23,52,21
911,23,52,21,30
911,23,52,21,50
911,23,52,21,60
Psycholinguistics
Child psycholinguistics
Children's language acquisition
Verbal learning
Native language
Non-native language
911,25,33
911,25,35
911,25,35-165,25
Ethnolinguistics
Sociolinguistics
Language planning
911,27
<Comparative linguistics>
**BSO 1978 code & caption now
relocated
to 911,34,27
911,30
time
911,31
time
911,32
Synchronic linguistics
* Linguistic structure at a given
Diachronic linguistics
* Including linguistic changes with
<Origin of language>
**BSO 1978 notation & caption now
relocated
911,34,37
911,35
911,36
to 911,32,50
Linguistic change
Languages in contact
Origin of language
**Relocated from BSO 1978 911,32
Etymology
Language variety
Comparative linguistics
**Relocated from BSO 1978 911,27
Typology in linguistics
Dialectology
Areal linguistics
911,40
Grammars = Algebraic linguistics
911,32,20
911,32,21
911,32,50
911,33
911,34
911,34,27
* Models of linguistic form
* For grammar as grammatical units,
see 911,45
911,40,50
grammars
911,40,70
Generative grammars
* Including transformational
Stratificational grammars
911,41
911,41,40
Descriptive linguistics
Language universals
911,41,50
Structural linguistics
911,42
911,42,30
911,42,40
911,43
Spoken language
Phonetics
Phonology
Written language
* Including graphonomy & graphemics
Reading
* For reading in most general
911,43,21
aspects, see
912,30
* For teaching of reading, use
911,43,21-460,20
* For teaching materials for
reading, use
911,43,21-460,12
* For testing of reading ability,
use
911,43,23,52,22
911,43,31
911,43,40
911,45
grammar
911,43,21-460,29,80
Readiness for reading
Reading processes
Orthography
Grammar = Grammatical units = Structural
* For grammars as models of
linguistic form,
911,46
911,47
see 911,40
Morphology
Syntax
911,52
Semantics
911,56
Lexicology
911,58
Terminology
911,82
general
Artificial languages = Constructed
languages
* Including Esperanto, Ido,
Interlingua &
Interlinguistics
* For machine languages, see 128,28
911,88
912
912,20
Sign & gesture languages
* Including deaf-mute languages
USE OF LANGUAGE
Authorship
* For authorship of works of
literary art,
912,30
see 915,22
Reading
* Reading in most general aspects
* For linguistics aspects of reading,
see
911,43,21
915
915,10
915,12
915,15
literary
915,17
915,20
915,22
LITERATURE = Belles lettres = Literary art
Literary theory
Literary style & aesthetics
Literary analysis & interpretation =
hermeneutics
Literary criticism
Literary techniques
Creative writing = Literary composition
* For authorship more widely, not
confined to authorship of works
of
915,24
915,27
915,30
literary art, see 912,20
Editing
* Including adapting & compiling
Rhetoric
* Including oratory & declamation
Literary genres
* Expand 915,30 to 915,48 with
meanings as
at 940,30 to 940,48, using -01...
(see File
BSO16) to specify time & date as
needed
915,52
915,54
915,56
915,64
510,24
915,66
915,67
915,68
915,70
915,72
915,74
915,76
915,76,30
Folk literature
Popular & light literature
"Serious" & intellectual literature
Biography & memoirs
* For biography in history, see
Travel literature
Adventure literature
Mystery & detection literature
Literary forms
Poetry & verse
Prose
* Including literary essays
Novel & short story = Fiction
Genres of the novel
* Expand 915,76,52 to 915,76,68
with
meanings as at 915,52 to
915,68
915,76,70
915,78
Science fiction
Drama = Plays
* For performance & production
aspects of
drama, see 955
920
SPECIAL PHILOLOGICAL STUDIES
* Language & literature taken together
* The following numbers may be added
to any BSO
code 921 to 928 for a particular
language
or
language group:- ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ____
,11
Language & linguistics
(not
literature)
___ ___ __* Expand
,11,10 to 11,58
with
___ ___ ___ meanings as at
911,10
to 911,58
,15
Literature
(not language &
linguistics)
--- --- --* Expand
to ,15,78
,15,10
with
___ ___ ___ meanings as at
915,10
to 915,78
,19
Extinct languages --- --- --- -
,23
Old or early form ___ ___ ___
-- --- -___ ___ __
___ ___ __* ,23 to ,27 are
applicable only to
___ ___ ___ particular languages
(but not to
___ ___ ___ groups)
,25 Middle form ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ____
,27
Modern form ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ____
921
921,21
921,21,30
921,21,35
921,21,50
921,21,55
921,21,60
921,21,65
921,21,70
921,21,75
921,23
Tajiki
921,24
literatures
921,24,15
921,25,23
921,25,23,15
921,25,27
921,28
921,29
921,29,23,15
921,30
921,30,15
921,31
921,32
921,34
921,35
921,36
Indo-European languages & literatures
Indic languages & literatures
Sanskrit
Pali
Hindi & Urdu
Bengali
Marathi
Panjabi = Punjabi
Gujarati
Sinhalese
Iranic languages & literatures
* Including Persian, Kurdish &
Classical European languages &
Classical European literature
Classical Greek
Classical Greek literature
Modern Greek
Italic languages & literatures
Latin
Classical Latin literature
Romance languages & literatures
Romance literature
French
Italian
Catalan
Spanish
Portuguese
921,38
921,40
921,50
921,50,15
921,52
921,52,15
921,53
921,54
921,56
921,56,80
921,57
921,58
921,59
921,60
921,70
921,70,15
921,71
921,72
921,74
921,75
921,77
921,79
921,80
literatures
Romanian = Roumanian = Rumanian
Celtic languages & literatures
* Including Gaelic, Welsh & Breton
Germanic languages & literatures
Germanic literature
English
English literature
German
Dutch & Flemish
North Germanic languages & literature
Icelandic
Danish
Norwegian
Swedish
Baltic languages & literature
* Including Lithuanian & Latvian
Slavonic languages & literatures
Slavonic literatures
Russian
Ukrainian
Polish
Czech & Slovak
Serbo-Croat
Bulgarian
Other Indo-European languages &
* Including Albanian & Armenian
923,20
Afro-Asiatic languages & literatures
= Hamito-Semitic languages &
literatures
= Semito-Hamitic languages &
literatures
923,21
923,22
923,23
923,24
Tigrinya
923,24,90
see 927
923,25
923,25,19
923,25,70
923,26
923,28
923,30
923,31
Semitic languages & literatures
Hebrew
Arabic
Ethiopic group
* Including Amharic, Tigre &
Hamitic languages & literatures
* For African languages generally,
Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian
Coptic
Libyan-Berber
Cushitic
Chadic
Hausa
**Relocated from BSO 1978 927,25
923,60
923,62
Caucasian languages & literatures
Georgian
923,70
Basque language & literature
924
literature
924,20
924,20,90
924,21
Eurasian & North Asian languages &
Uralic languages & literatures
Finno-Ugric languages & literatures
Finnic languages & literatures
924,22,70
924,24
924,24,80
924,25
924,26
924,28
924,30
924,32
924,33
924,35
924,39
924,60
924,70
925
languages>
925,20
925,22
925,23
925,26
925,27
925,30
925,50
925,51
925,52
925,52,60
925,52,70
925,53
925,53,60
925,54
925,55
925,55,19
925,55,23
925,56
925,56,50
925,56,70
925,56,75
925,56,88
925,57
925,58
925,70
literatures
925,71
=
Estonian
Finnish = Suomi
Lapp
Ugrian languages & literatures
Hungarian = Magyar
Samoyedic languages & literatures
Altaic languages & literatures
Tungusic languages & literatures
Mongolian languages & literatures
Turkic languages & literatures
Turkish
Korean
Japanese
<Dravidian, South-east Asian & Oceanic
**BSO 1978 925 deleted
Dravidian languages & literatures
Tamil
Malayalam
Telugu
Kanarese
Andaman languages
<South-east Asian languages>
**BSO 1978 925,50 deleted
Sino-Tibetan languages & literature
Tibeto-Burmese languages
Tibetan
Burmese
Thai languages
Central Thai = Siamese
Vietnamese
Chinese
Archaic Chinese
Ancient Chinese
Mandarin
Kyo-yu
* Modern standard Chinese
Wenyen
Parhua
* Literary plain talk
Wu dialects
Mon-Khmer languages
Munda languages
Austronesian & Oceanic languages &
Malayo-Polynesian languages & literatures
Austronesian languages &
literatures
925,72
925,72,40
925,72,41
925,72,42
925,72,45
Malayan languages & literatures
Indonesian
Bahasa
Javanese
Balinese
925,73
925,74
925,74,70
Melanesian languages
Polynesian languages
Micronesian languages
925,74,90
925,75
925,76
925,78
927
Maori
Australian languages
Tasmanian languages
Papuan languages
African languages
* For Ethiopic group languages &
literature, see
923,24,98
* For Hamitic languages & literatures,
see
927,20
927,25
Chari-Nile
923,24,90
Nilo-Saharan languages
Shari-Nile languages & literatures =
languages & literature =
Sudanic
languages & literatures
* For Chadic languages, see 923,30
**Hausa relocated to 923,31
927,29
= Congo
Niger-Kordofanian languages & literatures
Kordofanian languages &
literatures
927,30
927,36
927,40
927,42
927,43
927,60
928
928,20
928,30
928,50
languages
928,70
940
Niger-Congo languages & literatures
* Including Mande branch
Kwa
Bantoid languages
Bantu
Swahili
Khoisan languages = Click languages
* Including Hottentot & Bushman
Amerindian languages
Eskimo-Aleut languages
North American Indian languages
Mexican & Central American Indian
South American Indian languages
ARTS = Fine arts
* For architecture & landscape design,
see 722 & 724
* For physical, town & country planning,
see 726
940-146
940-477,65
Art museums, galleries & exhibitions
Art collecting
940,09,99
<Captionless record>
* The following numbers ,10 to ,68 may
be added
to the BSO code for any particular
art or art
group 943 to 949,87
940,10
940,12
Art theory & design
Art aesthetics
* For aesthetics in widest sense, see
112,50
940,17
940,20
940,25
940,27
940,28
Art criticism
Art techniques
Art objects
Preservation
Restoration
940,30
Art history
940,31
940,32
Kinds of art by period
Primitive & prehistoric art
* Including Pre-Columbian American
art
940,35
Indian art
940,37
940,41
940,43
940,45
940,46
styles
940,48
940,50
940,52
940,54
940,56
Oriental classical art
* Including Chinese, Japanese &
West Asian & Egyptian art
Western classical art = Graeco-Roman art
Mediaeval Christian & Byzantine art
* Including Romanesque & Gothic art
Renaissance art
* Including Baroque & Rococo art
Post-Renaissance art
* Including revivals of earlier
Modern art
Kinds of art by social role
Folk & traditional art
Popular art
* Including "pop" art
Academic art
* So-called "classical" or "serious"
art
940,58
abstract
940,59
940,59,60
940,59,70
940,60
940,61
940,62
scenes
940,64
940,65
940,67
940,59
940,68
940,A to ,Z
Kinds of art by representational or
character
Representational art
**Relocated from BSO 1978 940,67
Realist art = Naturalistic art
Impressionistic & expressionistic art
Kinds of art by subject represented
Sacred art = Religious art
Genre art = Historical & everyday
Landscape art
Life studies & portraiture
<Representational art>
**BSO 1978 940,67 relocated to
Abstract art
Individual artists
* Artists associated with several art
forms
* Enumerate alphabetically
* For individual sculptors, see
943,78,A to ,Z
* For individual painters, see
945,88,A to ,Z
* For individual musical composers,
see 953,98,A to Z
943
943,70
PLASTIC ARTS
Sculpture
* Expand 943,70,10 to 943,70,68 with
meanings
943,78,A to ,Z
as at 940,10 to 940,68
Individual sculptors
* Enumerate alphabetically
943,85
Pottery
* Expand 943,85,10 to 943,85,68 with
meanings as at 940,10 to 940,68
943,86
Metalwork art
* Expand 943,86,10 to 943,86,68 with
meanings
as at 940,10 to 940,68
945
GRAPHIC FINE ARTS
* For reprography & printing, see 152
* Expand 945,10 to 945,68 with
meanings as at
940,10 to 940,68
* The preceding "Expand" facility is
also
applicable to the codes 945,70 to
945,80
immediately following
945,70
945,75
945,80
945,88,A to ,Z
947
Drawing
Print making
* Including engraving & lithography
Painting
Individual painters
* Enumerate alphabetically
PHOTOGRAPHY
* Artistic aspects only
* For photography & film as record,
see 150,70
* Expand 947,10 to 947,68 with
meanings as at
940,10 to 940,68
* The preceding "Expand" facility is
also
applicable to the codes 947,70 &
947,80
immediately following
947,70
947,80
Still photography
Cinematography
* For film or motion picture
production,
see 957
949
DECORATIVE ARTS & HANDICRAFTS
* Expand 949,10 to 949,68 with
meanings as at
940,10 to 940,68.
* The preceding "Expand" facility is
also
applicable to the codes 949,83 &
949,87
immediately following
949,83
949,87
950
Needlecraft
* Including tapestry
Hand weaving & loom handicrafts
MUSIC & THE PERFORMING ARTS
* Music & the performing arts treated
together
951
Music
951-152
Music printing & publishing
951,09,99
<Captionless record>
* For musical theory, techniques,
history,
styles & genres, expand 951,10
to
951,61 with meanings as at
940,10 to
940,61. The schedule immediately
following gives some examples of
this
expansion together with
additional
concepts peculiar to music
951,10
study of
951,20
951,21
951,24
951,27
951,30
951,32
951,35
951,40
951,48
Musicology = Theoretical & critical
music
Musical techniques
Composing
Execution
* For singing, see 952,24
* For performing on an instrument,
see 953,24
Conducting
Musical styles & genres
Primitive music
Oriental classical music
Western music
* Mainly European music
Modern music
* Including atonal & twelve note
music
951,52
951,54
music
Folk & traditional music
Popular music
* Including jazz, swing & "pop"
951,56
Classical music
951,61
951,63
Sacred music = Religious music
Concert music
* For theatre music, use 955-951
Dance music
Programme music
951,65
951,67
952
952,09,99
Vocal music
* For opera music, use 955,53-951
<Captionless record>
* Expand 952,10 to 952,67 with
meanings as
at 951,10 to 951,67
952,24
Singing = Vocal technique
952,70
Choral music
* Including oratorios & cantatas
Music for vocal ensemble = Vocal
952,75
chamber music
952,80
solo music
953
953,08
Music for individual voices = Vocal
Instrumental music
* For making & repair of musical
instruments, see 890,953
Musical instruments
* Particular groups of
instruments are
coded by citing type of music,
953,81
to 953,89 below and adding ,08,
e.g.
953,81,08 Keyboard instruments
953,09,99
<Captionless record>
* Expand 953,10 to 953,67 with
meanings
953,24
as at 951,10 to 951,67, e.g.
Playing musical instruments
953,70
953,75
music
Orchestral music
Chamber music = Instrumental ensemble
953,81
Keyboard music
* Including piano & organ music
String music
* Including bowed & plucked
953,83
instrumental
953,85
music
953,87
953,89
953,98,A to ,Z
music
Wind music
* Woodwind & brass instrumental
Percussion music
Electronic music
Individual composers
* Enumerate alphabetically
955
955-951
955,08
955,10
Performing arts
* Including theatre
Theatre music
Theatre stage & equipment
Dramaturgy
* Including theory, aesthetics &
criticism
* For drama as literary form, see
915,78
955,20
955,24
955,27
955,40
tragedies
955,50
955,53
955,53-951
955,57
955,60
955,61
955,64
955,67
955,70
955,72
955,74
955,77
955,80
957
Stagecraft = Dramatic art techniques
Acting = Performing
Producing = Stage production
"Straight" theatre
* Production of plays, comedies &
Musical theatre
* Including music drama
Operas & operettas
Opera music
Musicals & musical comedies
Dance theatre
* Including ballet & mime
Choreography & decor
Classical ballet
Modern dance theatre & mime
Spectacle theatre
Variety & revues
Circus
Son et lumiere
Miniature theatre
* Including puppets & marionettes
Cinema = Motion picture or film art
* For film in most general aspect,
see 150,75
* For visual art aspects of
cinematography,
see 947
957-951
957,08
957,20
957,24
Film
Film
Film
Film
music
sets & equipment
producing
acting
957,60
957,70
Documentary & other non-fiction films
Fiction films
* Including film epics &
musicals
970
971
971,10
971,60
RELIGION & ATHEISM
* Treated together
* For philosophical systems, see 112,70
Atheism & rationalism
Atheistic theory
Atheistic organisations
972
Religion
* Questions common to all or several
religions
* For particular religions, see 974 to
979
972,12
972,20
universe
972,21
972,22
972,23
polytheism
972,24
972,25
972,27
972,28
972,30
972,31
972,33
972,35
972,36
972,37
972,38
972,41
112,60
972,45
972,50
972,51
972,51,30
972,52
972,53
972,54
972,55
972,55,30
972,55,40
972,55,70
972,56
972,57
972,60
972,62
972,64
972,68
Comparative religion
Religious beliefs in relation to deity &
Primitive religion
Mythology
Theism
* Including monotheism &
Deism
Pantheism
Theosophy & anthroposophy
Spiritualism
Theology
Natural theology
Positive theology = Revealed truth
Dogmatic theology
Religious sources
Sacred books
Doctrinal theology
Moral theology
* For ethics in philosophy, see
Mysticism
Religious practice
Personal religion = Devotional religion
Asceticism
Ritual
Missionary activity
Social theology & work
Religious personages
Founders
Prophets
Saints
Priests
Pastoral activity
Religious organisations & institutions
Churches
Religious orders
Nonconformity & dissent
* For nonconformity in
Christianity, see
977,76
973,90
Particular religions
* Except where provision is
otherwise made
in the enumerated schedules,
particular aspects of a particular
religion are specified, according
to the
normal internal combination
mechanism, by
adding ,0,72,20 to ,0,72,68 with
meanings
as at 972,20 to 972,68, to the BSO
code
for the particular religion
concerned
974
974,70
systems
974,75
974,77
974,80
974,83
974,86
& Jodo
974,87
Religions of Indian origin
Hinduism & Hindu philosophical
Jainism
Sikhism
Buddhism
Theravada = Hinayana
Mahayana
* Including Lamaism, Tantrism
Zen Buddhism
975
975,20
975,40
975,50
Religions of Far Eastern origin
Shintoism
Confucianism
Taoism
975,70
975,72
975,74
Religions of Iranian origin
Zoroastrianism
Parseeism
976
Judaism
* Including orthodox, conservative
& reformed
Judaism
977
977,0,72,37
977,0,72,37,10
977,0,72,37,50
977,0,72,52
977,0,72,62
977,60
977,62
Orthodox Church
977,65
977,70
977,72
Christianity
The Holy Bible
Old Testament
New Testament
Christian ritual
Christian churches
Catholicism
Orthodox Church = Eastern
Roman Catholic Church
Protestantism
Anglican Communion
* Including Church of
England &
Protestant Episcopal
Church in
977,74
977,76
977,80
Christian bodies
USA
Lutheran & Calvinist churches
Nonconformist or "Free" churches
Other Christian or quasi& sects
* Including Christian
Science,
Mormonism, Society of
Friends,
Adventists, Swedenborgians,
Jehovah's Witnesses &
Brethren
978
= Muslim
978,0,72,37
978,60
978,68
now deleted
978,70
Islam= Mohammedanism = Moslem religion
religion
Koran
Sunnite Islam
<Heterodox sects>
**1978 BSO notation & caption
Shi'ite Islam
**1989 new specific topic,
relocated from
978,80
978,82
978,84
978,85
BSO 1978 978,68
Shaikhism
**1989 new specific topic
Babism
Bahaism
Sufism
**1989 new specific topic,
relocated from
BSO 1978 978,68
979
Other religions & semireligious cults
* For primitive religion, see
972,21
* For mythology, see 972,22
992
992,30
992,32
992,33
992,34
992,37
ESOTERIC PRACTICES & MOVEMENTS
* For parapsychology, see 450,48
* For mysticism in religion, see 972,45
Occultism & the supernatural
Alchemy
Astrology
Chiromancy = Palmistry
Magic
* Including folk magic, witchcraft &
sorcery
992,40
992,45
992,60
fraternities
* For primitive religion, see 972,21
Sciosophic practices & movements
* For theosophy, see 972,27
Scientology
Secret & semi-secret societies &
* With esoteric or occult ritual,
including
freemasons & Rosicrucians