Use the resources on this page to designate the classmark(s) for the item you are cataloguing.
These schedules may be freely used by any health care library as long as the source is acknowledged as:
“Wessex Classification and Indexes Oversight Working Group”
The scheme is made available as a series of .odt files as listed below. There is also a brief introduction and some hints on using the scheme.
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A-GV A-GV General works H-HB H Social Sciences – General HA Demography. Statistics HB Economics HM HM Sociology HQ HQ Sex. Relationships. Marriage. The family HV HV Social services J-K J-K Politics. Government. Law L L Education P-Q P-Q Language. General science QA QA Mathematics. Computing QB-QM QB-QM General sciences QS QS Human anatomy QT QT Human physiology QU QU Biochemistry QV QV Pharmacology QW QW Microbiology. Immunology QY QY Clinical pathology QZ QZ Pathology. Oncology W W Public health. Health statistics. Occupational health. Health education WA WA Patients. Primary care. Medical profession. Forensic medicine WB WB Practice of medicine WC WC Communicable diseases WD WD Diseases and disorders of systemic, metabolic or environmental origin WE WE Musculoskeletal system. Orthopaedics WF WF Respiratory system. Respiratory medicine WG WG Cardiovascular system. Cardiology WH WH Haemic and lymphatic systems. Haematology WI WI Digestive system. Gastroenterology WJ WJ Urogenital system. Urology WK WK Endocrine system. Endocrinology WL WL Nervous system. Neurology WLM WLM Psychology WM WM Psychiatry. Mental health WN WN Medical imaging. Radiology WO WO Surgery. Anaesthesia WP WP Gynaecology. Women’s health WQ WQ Obstetrics. Midwifery WR WR Skin. Dermatology WS WS Paediatrics. Child health WT WT Geriatrics. Elderly care. Terminal care WU WU Dentistry. Oral surgery WV WV Otorhinolaryngology. ENT medicine WW WW Eyes. Ophthalmology WX WX Health services WY WY Nursing WZ WZ History of medicine Z Z Library science -
The following options can be used to figure out what classmarks to use for the item you are cataloguing:
- If cataloguing on the SWIMS V-smart system, in the 084 marc field you can use the Search for Authority icon to search for a word or the code for a known section e.g. WY22 or Sociology Nursing
- Use the FAQ Alphabetical listing of Wessex classmarks
- Search the SWIMS Catalogue for similar titles to see where they are catalogued
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See the document below for hints and tips on how to use the Wessex classification scheme
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A brief history of the Wessex classification scheme is available in the document below