Bliss Bibliographic Classification - Introduction and auxiliary schedules

The auxiliary schedules included in the printed volumne are not all currently available in computer format.

The following documents have been transcribed from the volume "Introduction and auxiliary schedules", with some subsequent corrections and additions.

Prefaces, comprising
- Preface to the second edition, by J. Mills and Vanda Broughton, [1977]
- Preface to the first edition of volume I, by Henry Evelyn Bliss, 1940
- Preface to the first edition of volume II, by Henry Evelyn Bliss, 1946
- Preface to the first edition of volume III, by Henry Evelyn Bliss, 1952
Overall introduction to the scheme, comprising the following sections:
1. A short biography of Henry Evelyn Bliss (by D. J. Campbell)
2. The Bibliographic Classification (BC): history, publication and maintenance
3. Relations between BC Edition 1, Edition 2 and future editions
4. Organising information and the role of bibliographic classification
5. The structure of a bibliographic classification
6. The Bliss Bibliographic Classification (BC)
7. How to use the BC
8. Glossary of terms used in sections 3/7
Auxiliary schedule 1 : form and subject subdivisions (pdf format). A docx format version is also available.
Auxiliary schedule 2 : places
Auxiliary schedule 3 : languages. Changes from the published schedule are shown in blue text.
Auxiliary schedule 3A : ethnic groups. A searchable scanned image of the printed pages. A docx format version is also available.
Auxiliary schedule 4 : periods of time. A searchable scanned image of the printed pages.