The second edition of the classification will be complete in twenty-three volumes. Fourteen have been published so far, shown by dates of publication in the following list, though volumes marked * are currently out of print. Available volumes may be obtained from K. G. Saur Verlag or through any academic book supplier.
Some unpublished draft schedules are listed below. Some of these have been developed by users - they are not authoritative and may be substantially changed when the definitive version is prepared, but they are made available here for those who may find them useful in the meantime. There are conflicts in notation in some of these drafts, especially in class Z, and these have yet to be resolved. Comments and suggestions are welcome and will be taken into account in future development.
| Introduction and Auxiliary Schedules | 1977 * | ISBN: 0408708212 | |
| 2/9 | Generalia, Phenomena, Knowledge, Information science & technology | ||
| A/AL | Philosophy & Logic | 1991 | ISBN: 1857390253 |
| AM/AX | Mathematics, Probability, Statistics | 1993 | ISBN: 1857390725 |
| AY/B | General science, Physics | 1999 | ISBN: 0408708247 |
| C | Chemistry | ||
| D | Astronomy and earth sciences | ||
| DG/DY | Earth sciences (Unpublished draft available in pdf format) | ||
| E/GQ | Biological sciences | ||
| GR/GZ | Applied biological sciences: agriculture and ecology | ||
| H | Physical Anthropology, Human biology, Health sciences | 1980 * | ISBN: 040870828X |
| I | Psychology & Psychiatry | 1978 * | ISBN: 0408708417 |
| J | Education (Rev. ed.) | 1990 | ISBN: 0862912784 |
| K | Society (includes Social sciences, sociology & social anthropology) | 1984 * | ISBN: 0408708301 |
| L/O | History (including area studies, travel and topography, and biography) (Two unpublished drafts available in pdf format, by Haddon Library and sidney Sussex College) |
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| LA | Archaeology (Unpublished draft available in pdf format) | ||
| P | Religion, Occult, Morals and ethics | 1977 | ISBN: 0408708328 |
| Q | Social welfare & Criminology (Rev. ed.) | 1994 | ISBN: 1857391217 |
| R | Politics & Public administration | 1996 | ISBN: 1857390776 |
| S | Law | 1996 | ISBN: 1857390679 |
| T | Economics & Management of economic enterprises | 1987 | ISBN: 0408708344 |
| U/V | Technology and useful arts (including household management and services) | ||
| W | The Arts (Available on this site in pdf format) | 2007 | ISBN: 3598243359 |
| WV/WX | Music (Unpublished draft available in pdf format) | ||
| X/Y | Language and literature (Unpublished draft available in pdf format) | ||
| ZA/ZW | Museology (Unpublished draft available in pdf format) |
For further details, contact:
Vanda Broughton, Hon. Secretary, Bliss Classification Association
School of Library, Archives & Information Studies
University College London
Gower Street, LONDON WC1E 6BT
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7679 2291
E-mail: V.Broughton@ucl.ac.uk
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