Wessex classmarks

Use the resources on this page to designate the classmark(s) for the item you are cataloguing.

These schedules may be freely used by any health care library as long as the source is acknowledged as: "Wessex Classification and Indexes Oversight Working Group".

To help choose subject headings, visit the Wessex Subject Headings thesaurus which also acts as an index to the classification schedule.

For more information see About the Wessex Classification Scheme.

How to figure out which Wessex classmarks to add

The following options can be used to figure out what classmarks to use for the item you are cataloguing:

• If cataloguing on the SWIMS V-smart system, in the 084 marc field you can use the Search for Authority icon to search for a word or the code for a known section, for example - WY22 or Sociology Nursing
• Use the Alphabetical listing of Wessex classmarks (below)
• Search the SWIMS Catalogue for similar titles to see where they are catalogued

Alphabetical listing of Wessex classmarks

This page is currently been updated, to view the current Wessex Classmarks see the SWIMS website.