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DB / Metadata Management Program (MMP): Fundamentals of the NLM® Classification

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Archives

  • General works about archives are classed in the LCC schedule at CD 931-4280
  • General works about medical archives are classed in WZ 24
  • Works about archives from a specific institute are classed with the institute
    • For example, a work about the archives at Johns Hopkins Hospital located in Baltimore, Maryland is classed at WX 28 AM3
  • A bibliography or the holdings of a specific archive that is part of a library is classed with the library
    • For example, a work about the Welsh Medical Library archives is classed at Z 675.M4
  • A bibliography or the holdings of a specific archive that is not part of a library is classed with the institute with a "Z" in front of the class number
    • For example, a catalog of the archives at Johns Hopkins Hospital is classed at ZWX 28 AM3


Last Reviewed: April 16, 2021