JGSGB Library Classification Code
Each book is numbered using the JGSGB's own Library Classification Code. Books are shelved in sequence using this code.
e.g. 110 Jhse
The comments field in the catalogue is used to show the Library Classification Code.
The first part of each book's code number is determined from the following list. Author or other code is then appended.
Geographical Areas
Great Britain and Ireland
110 General
115 history
.1 pre 1650
.2 1650 onwards
.3 modern, sociological
120 year books / almanacs / directories [cf. 700]
125 newspapers
.2 announcements
130 exhibition catalogues [cf. 765]
145 England regions miscellaneous
150 London (Greater)
.2 history and topography (inc. atlases)
.3 synagogue records
.4 synagogue history and lists
.5 cemeteries
.6 other
.8 censuses
.9 directories, maps
160 England other towns
[first 3 or 4 letters of town name and then subdivided as London]
170 Wales
175 Scotland
180 Ireland
185 Isle of Man
188 Channel Islands
195 Sephardim UK
197 Sephardim General
Rest of the World
200 General
Europe 205 general
Western Europe
210 General
220 France
.2 general
.3 regions
.4 place names
230 Italy
240 Iberian Peninsula
241 Portugal
242 Portugese colonies
245 Spain
246 Spanish colonies
249 Gibraltar
250 Low Countries
251 Belgium
253 Netherlands
254 Luxembourg
255 Scandinavia
256 Denmark
257 Sweden
258 Norway
259 Scandinavian colonies
260 Germany
261 Prussia
262 Bavaria
Central and Eastern Europe and Russia
300 General
310 Switzerland
320 Austria
325 Hungary
330 Czech Republic
331 Slovak Republic
338 Romania
340 Poland
341 Galicia
345 Baltic States
346 Lithuania
347 Latvia
348 Estonia
350 Russia
351 Belarus
352 Ukraine
353 Georgia
380 former Yugoslavia
385 Bulgaria
Eastern Mediterranean / Middle East
400 General
405 Malta
406 Cyprus
408 Greece
410 Ottoman Empire
411 modern Turkey
415 Syria
416 Lebanon
417 Palestine / Israel
420 Iraq
425 Iran
430 Arabia / Yemen
Asia
435 General
440 Central Asia
450 Indian subcontinent
460 Far East
465 China
468 Japan
Africa
470 North Africa
471 Morocco and Tangier
472 Algeria
473 Tunisia
474 Libya
475 Egypt
476 Central Africa
480 South Africa
481 South Africa
482 Zimbabwe
483 Zambia
The Americas
500 North America
510 USA
.2 General
then alphabetically by state:
two letter state abbreviation plus
.2 general
.3 regions
.4 place names
520 Canada
.2 General
then alphabetically by province:
two letter province abbreviation plus
.2 general
.3 regions
.4 place names
530 Mexico / Central America
535 Caribbean / West Indies
540 South America
.1 Argentina
.2 Bolivia
.3 Brazil
.4 Chile
.5 Columbia
.6 Ecuador
.7 Guiana
.8 Paraguay
.9 Peru
.10 Uruguay
.11 Venezuela
550 Australasia and Pacific
551 Australia
552 New Zealand
553 Pacific
Biographical material, family histories, institutions, occupations
610 Bibliography
611 General biographical dictionaries and directories
Education and professions
620 Schools
621 Universities and colleges
625 Armed services
630 Professions and occupations
640 Rabbis and clergy
Family Histories
650 Collected genealogies
655 Family histories and biographies (by dominant surname)
660 Family finder lists
Organisations and businesses
680 Charities, associations, societies, freemasonry, religious movements
682 Subscription lists
685 Business histories
General Works
700 Year books / almanacs / directories [cf. 120]
702 Encyclopaedias
705 Dictionaries / translation guides
710 General Atlases
711 Gazetteers
715 Travel Guides
730 Surnames and forenames
740 Conference proceedings
750 Bibliographies
755 Library and archive guides
760 Research guides
765 Exhibition catalogues [cf. 130]
770 Iconography
772 Costume
775 Photography
778 Preservation
780 Computing
785 Genetics
Holocaust (Yizkor memorial books)
800
.260 Germany
.300 Central and Eastern Europe
.country number for other countries {e.g. Greece, Italy]