AVLT
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Traditional & folk music
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AVLW
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‘World music’ & regional styles
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AVLX
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Electronic music
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(See also: AVRS: “Electronic musical instruments”)
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AVM
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History of music
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AVN
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Composers & songwriters
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AVP
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Musicians, singers, bands & groups
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AVQ
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Musical scores, lyrics & libretti
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AVQS
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Songbooks
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(Class here: songs for easy piano, guitar, etc)
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AVR
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Musical instruments
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AVRG
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Keyboard instruments
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AVRJ
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Percussion instruments
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AVRL
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String instruments
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AVRL1
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Guitar
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AVRL2
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Plucked instruments
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AVRN
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Wind instruments
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AVRQ
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Mechanical musical instruments
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AVRS
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Electronic musical instruments
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(See also: AVLX: “Electronic music”)
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AVS
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Techniques of music / music tutorials
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(Class here: learning an instrument)
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AVSA
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Singing: techniques
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AVX
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Music recording & reproduction
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(See also: UDM: “Digital music: consumer / user guides”; TTA: “Acoustic & sound engineering”; KNT: “Media, entertainment, information & communication industries”)
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C
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Language & Linguistics
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CB
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Language: reference & general
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(With CB* codes, assign also LANGUAGE Qualifier(s), as appropriate)
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CBD
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Dictionaries
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CBDX
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Bilingual & multilingual dictionaries
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CBF
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Thesauri
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CBG
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Usage & grammar guides
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CBP
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Public speaking guides
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CBV
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Creative writing & creative writing guides
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CBVS
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Screenwriting techniques
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CBW
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Writing & editing guides
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(Class here; general guides as well as journalist style guides, technical writing, etc)
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CBX
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Language: history & general works
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CF
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Linguistics
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(With CF* codes, assign also LANGUAGE Qualifier(s) as appropriate; reserve CF* codes for use with academic & specialist works only)
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CFA
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Philosophy of language
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(See also: GTD: “Semiotics / semiology”)
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CFB
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Sociolinguistics
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CFC
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Literacy
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(See also: JNF: “Educational strategies & policy”; VSL: “Adult literacy guides & handbooks”)
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CFD
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Psycholinguistics
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CFDC
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Language acquisition
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CFDM
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Bilingualism & multilingualism
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CFF
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Historical & comparative linguistics
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(Class here: etymology, language family studies)
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(See also: CBX: “Language: history & general works”)
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CFFD
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Dialect, slang & jargon
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(See also: WHL: “Slang & dialect humour”)
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CFG
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Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics
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(Class here: pragmatics, lexicology, rhetoric)
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CFH
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Phonetics, phonology
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CFK
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Grammar, syntax & morphology
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CFL
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Palaeography (study & history of writing)
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(See also: NHAP: “Historical research: source documents”)
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CFLA
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Writing systems, alphabets
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CFM
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Lexicography
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CFP
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Translation & interpretation
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(Class here: hermeneutics)
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CFX
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Computational linguistics
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CFZ
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Sign languages, Braille & other linguistic communication
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CJ
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Language teaching & learning
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(Use CJ* codes for all material for teaching or learning a second language for adults, including ELT material; assign also LANGUAGE & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE Qualifier(s) as appropriate)
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CJA
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Language teaching theory & methods
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CJB
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Language teaching & learning material & coursework
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CJBG
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Language learning: grammar, vocabulary & pronunciation
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CJBR
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Language readers
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CJBT
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Language self-study texts
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(See also: WTK: “Language phrasebooks”)
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CJC
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Language learning: specific skills
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CJCK
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Language learning: speaking skills
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CJCL
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Language learning: listening skills
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CJCR
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Language learning: reading skills
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CJCW
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Language learning: writing skills
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CJP
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Language learning for specific purposes
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CJPD
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Language learning for business
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CJPG
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Language learning for technical & scientific purposes
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D
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Biography, Literature & Literary Studies
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DB
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Classical texts
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(Use for all texts in any ancient or classical language, ideally with other D* code indicating literary form)
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DC
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Poetry
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(With DC* codes, assign STYLE Qualifier where appropriate)
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DCA
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Classic & pre-20th century poetry
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DCC
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Modern & contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards)
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DCF
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Poetry by individual poets
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DCQ
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Poetry anthologies (various poets)
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(See also: DNT: “Anthologies: general”)
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DD
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Plays, playscripts
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(With DD* codes, assign STYLE Qualifier where appropriate)
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(See also: ATFD: “Film scripts & screenplays”; ATJD: “Television scripts & screenplays”; ATLD: “Radio scripts”)
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DDA
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Classic & pre-20th century plays
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DDC
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Modern & contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards)
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DN
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Biography & non-fiction prose
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(Note: with DN* codes, assign also a specific subject code where possible, eg SFH “Golf” with DNBS)
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DNB
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Biography: general
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DNBA
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Autobiography: general
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DNBB
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Biography: business & industry
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DNBB1
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Autobiography: business & industry
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DNBF
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Biography: arts & entertainment
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(Class here: ‘celebrity biographies’)
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DNBF1
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Autobiography: arts & entertainment
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(Class here: ‘celebrity autobiographies’)
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DNBH
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Biography: historical, political & military
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DNBH1
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Autobiography: historical, political & military
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DNBL
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Biography: literary
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DNBL1
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Autobiography: literary
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DNBR
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Biography: royalty
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DNBR1
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Autobiography: royalty
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DNBS
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Biography: sport
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DNBS1
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Autobiography: sport
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DNBT
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Biography: science, technology & medicine
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DNBT1
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Autobiography: science, technology & medicine
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DNBX
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Biography: religious & spiritual
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DNBX1
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Autobiography: religious & spiritual
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DNBZ
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Collected biographies
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(Use for biographies of several people in single volume; use after appropriate DNB* code indicating area where possible)
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(See also: GBCB: “Dictionaries of biography (Who’s Who)”)
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DNC
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Memoirs
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(Memoirs are typically less structured & less encompassing than entire autobiographies, & are often about part of a life (eg childhood, a politician’s time in office) rather than one’s whole life; use with an autobiography code from the DNB* sequence above to indicate area where possible)
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DND
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Diaries, letters & journals
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(Use where diary or journal entries, or letters, are collected, rather than the work being written specifically as an autobiography. Use with an autobiography code from the DNB* sequence above to indicate area where possible)
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DNG
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Animal life stories
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(Use for biographies of animals, such as performing animals, race-horses, rescue animals etc)
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DNL
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Literary essays
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(Use only for essays, typically on various subjects, by notable writers; class essays on a subject, eg philosophy, economics, within the subject)
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DNP
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Reportage & collected journalism
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(See also: WTL: “Travel writing” and following)
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DNS
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Speeches
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(Use for collections of transcribed speeches ; use with other code indicating subject where possible)
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(See also: QRVH: “Sermons”)
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DNT
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Anthologies: general
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(Use for all anthologies except poetry anthologies; use with other code indicating subject or literary form where possible)
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(See also: DCQ: “Poetry anthologies (various poets)”)
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DNX
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True stories: general
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(Use DNX* codes for popular accounts of actual events written in a novelistic style)
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DNXC
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True crime
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DNXH
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True stories: discovery / historical / scientific
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DNXM
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True war & combat stories
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DNXP
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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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DNXZ
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Erotic confessions & true stories
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DS
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Literature: history & criticism
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(With DS* codes, assign also STYLE & LANGUAGE Qualifier(s), as appropriate)
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DSA
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Literary theory
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DSB
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Literary studies: general
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DSBB
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Literary studies: ancient & classical
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DSBC
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Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600
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DSBD
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Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800
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DSBF
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Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900
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DSBH
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Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
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DSBH5
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Literary studies: post-colonial literature
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DSBJ
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Literary studies: from c 2000
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DSC
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Literary studies: poetry & poets
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DSG
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
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DSK
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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DSR
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Literary reference works
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DSRC
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Literary companions, book reviews & guides
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(See also: FZ: “Fiction companions”; XR: “Graphic novel & comic books: guides & reviews” and following)
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DSY
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Children’s & teenage literature studies: general
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DSYC
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Children’s & teenage book reviews & guides
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F
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Fiction & Related items
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(F* codes may be used with GEOGRAPHICAL and/or TIME PERIOD Qualifiers where these aspects are particularly pertinent & significant)
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FB
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Fiction: general & literary
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(Use FB only for literary & non-genre fiction where date not known; prefer FBA or FBC as appropriate where possible)
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FBA
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Modern & contemporary fiction
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(Class here: literary & non-genre fiction first published c 1945 onwards)
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FBC
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Classic fiction
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(Class here: literary & non-genre fiction first published before c 1945; see also ‘classic’ headings for genre fiction below)
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FD
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Speculative fiction
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FDB
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Dystopian fiction
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(Use for any fiction set in dysfunctional or degraded society; use with FL* or other F* codes as appropriate)
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FDK
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Alternative history fiction
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