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DB / Metadata Management Program (MMP): Fundamentals of the NLM® Classification

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Serial Publications

  • Generally, serial publications consisting of bibliographies are classed by subject, as are monographs
  • Example:
    • A serial consisting of bibliographies on public health
      • 060 00 $a ZWA 100
      • 650 12 $a Public Health
      • 655   2 $a Bibliography
  • Exceptions:
    • Use ZW 1 (not ZWB 100) for serials consisting of bibliographies of medical serials
    • Use ZQ 1 for serials consisting of bibliographies of general scientific periodicals


Last Reviewed: April 16, 2021