Finding out about Bliss A printed outline of the whole classification is available from the Library Office, and a printed subject index is also provided for each subject. A browsable on-line version is under construction. Detailed guides to the classification in each subject are displayed at the end of each bay, and explanatory leaflets are also available. For further information see the Bliss Classification Association website Using the subject index An On-line version of the alphabetical subject index is currently under construction. The printed indexes are located next to the ctalaogue terminals on the ground floor.
Some terms are quite broad and others are much narrower.
The classmarks given do not include the suffix of the first three letters of the author's name which you will find on the spine label. The second list is in classmark order. It can be used if you have found a classmark and wish to see which other subjects are closely related, or if you wish to see in more detail how a particular class is structured. The classmarks represent the subject of the work by letter code and file alphanumerically on the shelves. A Bliss classmark consists principally of letters divided into blocks of three.