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BSO - the Broad System of Ordering - is a modern machine-held classification
system embracing all fields of knowledge.
Usage
of BSO
- As a fall-back
aid to subject searching on the Net or any miscellaneous compilation
or collection covering many subject fields
- As a subject
tagging code applied to individual items or records in wide angle
collections or compilations. In this application the result is an
orderly and easily grasped subject arrangement of the items
- As a mediating
tool in changing over from one subject indication system to another
Needling
the haystack: subject searching in wide angled information systems,
such as the Internet
When your search
question dives straight into the haystack and instantly retrieves
the sought needle, then you don't need BSO. At other times searching
in a large information store or network may all too readily bring
the needle-in-haystack problem to mind. You may draw a blank or be
presented with an offering which is not quite what you were looking
for. At such times BSO could often help in suggesting alternative
search approaches. Similarly, if you are not quite sure of the appropriate
subject word to begin your subject search with, a glance at the index
and systematic schedules of BSO could help to set you on your way.
A
systematic overview of knowledge: what does it mean for subject searching?
When you think
of the total universe of knowledge as covered by Internet do you see
it as an intricate maze of subjects in a tangled net of relationships,
or as an orderly map enabling one to navigate with confidence? Most
subject searchers fall somewhere between these two extremes. Real
polymaths are rare. On the other hand, most of us with interest or
close involvement with particular subject areas tend to think about
the contents of these limited areas in a more or less structured way.
Problems begin when our search needs take us to the very fringes of
our familiar subject areas and beyond.
BSO
as a systematic overview of knowledge
There are all
sorts of possible overviews of knowledge, systematic at various levels
and in varying degrees. BSO is a compilation of about 6800 terms,
arranged in an order which is systematic or structured at the level
of meaning. It is a knowledge classification which attempts to reflect
a modern consensual world outlook, and because it is essentially concept
-oriented rather than word-oriented, its captions are supplemented
by definition notes whenever the scope and meaning of the caption
is not clear from its context in the systematic schedules. The system
gives solutions to many dilemmas met by searchers looking for "composite"
subjects which can be represented in language only by phrases. Familiarisation
with the system is made easy by the fact that its arrangement is governed
by a repeated and widely applied underlying pattern which enhances
its overall simplicity
BSO
Cycle of knowledge - the conceptual skeleton
To get a quick
general idea of the way BSO arranges the broadest categories of knowledge
read the brief skeletal sector
descriptions below in clockwise
order starting at the bottom left text block (marked with **) and
proceeding upwards block by block to the top, then across to the top
right block, and then downwards.
View the same
cyclic arrangement with the skeleton clad with
subject names.
View more
detail in the linear form
of an indented hierarchical outline subject list, derived by cutting
and unrolling the cycle.
BSO Cycle of knowledge.
Sector descriptions.
Read blocks
of text clockwise. Start at **
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: Human interaction with
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:Natural sciences in order of
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: Formal and general sciences
: techniques and activities
: which are utilised in
: connection with a variety of
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: Non-utilitarian
: products of human societies,
:Mentefacts
:(Language, Arts,
:Religion, Esoterica)
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Starting
to clad the skeleton
A linear sequence
of classes is obtained by cutting into this cyclic structure at a
chosen point. The classes separated at the point of division are the
first and last classes, of the linear sequence. The BSO point of division
is at the base of the diagram below
480 Sports/games >Humanities/social studies 500
470 Human needs History/related sciences 510
460 Education Area studies 520
450 Psychology Society 527
445 Behavioural sciences Social sciences 530
420 Medicine Sociology 535
410 Biomedical sciences Demography 537
390 Environment Politics 540
380 Wildlife exploitation Public administration 550
370 Forestry Law 560
366 Animal husbandry Social welfare 570
360 Agriculture Economics 580
359 Applications of life sciences Enterprise management 588
340 Zoology Technology 600
330 Botany Production technology 620
320 Microbiology Materials handling 625
310 Biological sciences Packaging/storage 627
300 Life sciences Energy technology 631
290 Geography Materials technology 635
270 Geology Nuclear technology 640
260 Earth sciences Electrotechnology 650
250 Space and earth sciences Thermal engineering 670
230 Chemistry Mechanical engineering 680
228 Crystallography Construction technology 710
210 Physics Environmental technology 730
205 Physical sciences Transport technology 740
203 Natural sciences Military sci./technology 760
200 Science and technology Mining 780
188 Metrology Process industries 800
186 Testing and trials Metal technology 860
182 Research Wood/pulp/paper technology871,95
166 Standardisation Textiles technology 877
165 Management Particular products manf. 890
160 Systemology/cybernetics Language/literature 910
150 Communication sciences Art 940
140 Information sciences Religion/atheism 970
120 Mathematics Esoteric practices 992
118 Logic
** 112 Philosophy
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more cladding
088 PHENOMENA & ENTITIES FROM A MULTI- or NON-DISCIPLINARY
POINT OF VIEW
100 KNOWLEDGE GENERALLY
112 PHILOSOPHY
116 SCIENCE OF SCIENCE
118 LOGIC
120 MATHEMATICS
125 STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
127 DATA PROCESSING
128 COMPUTER SCIENCE
140 INFORMATION SCIENCES
143 Libraries
144 Archives
146 Museums
146,80 Exhibitions
148 MEETINGS
148,80 CONSULTANCY
148,85 INTERVIEWING
150 COMMUNICATION SCIENCES
152 Reprography & printing
152,60 Book trade
152,80 Intellectual property
155 Destination-directed communication
156 Mass communication
158,20 Publicity
160 SYSTEMOLOGY & CYBERNETICS
163 Operations research
165 MANAGEMENT
166 STANDARDISATION & STANDARDS
168 ORGANISATIONS
182 RESEARCH
184 DISCOVERIES, INVENTIONS & PATENTS
186 TESTING & TRIALS
188 METROLOGY
2OO SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (TOGETHER)
203 NATURAL SCIENCES
205 PHYSICAL SCIENCES
210 Physics
212 Energy interactions & forms
214 Particle & high-energy physics
215 Nuclear physics
217 Atomic, molecular & ion physics
219 Vacuum physics
222 Bulk matter physics
224 Plasma & fluid physics
225 Condensed matter physics
226 Physics of solids
228 Crystallography
230 Chemistry
232 Physical chemistry
234 Chemistry of particular substances
235 Inorganic chemistry
237 Organic chemistry
238 Polymer chemistry
250 Space & earth sciences
252 Astronomy & astrophysics
258 Space research
260 Earth sciences
262 Geodesy & surveying
263 Geophysics
265 Atmospheric sciences
267 Hydrospheric sciences
270 Geology
290 Geography
300 LIFE SCIENCES
310 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
312 Biophysics & biochemistry
313,20 Molecular biology
313,30 Cell & tissue biology
313,70 Genetics
313,75 Evolution
315,19,34 Biological materials
315,20 Developmental biology
315,54 Morphology
315,55 Physiology
315,56 Pathology
315,58 Immunology
315,59,30 Biological material structures
315,60 Biological parts, organs & functional systems
318 Ecology
318,50 Ethology
320 Microbiology
330 Botany
340 Zoology
359 APPLICATIONS OF LIFE SCIENCES
360 AGRICULTURE
363 Plant crop production
363,70 Horticulture
363,80 Production of specific plant crops
366 Animal husbandry
368 VETERINARY SCIENCE
370 FORESTRY
380 WILDLIFE EXPLOITATION
390 ENVIRONMENT
397 Natural resources
410 BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
420 MEDICINE
422 Preventive medicine
423 Social medicine
425 Clinical & internal medicine
426 Surgery
428 Diseases
430 PARTS, ORGANS & SYSTEMS OF THE HUMAN BODY
432 Body parts & regional specialties
433 Body organs & systems
433,50 Defence system
434 Integumentary & musculoskeletal system
435 Visceral systems & organs
437 Nervous system & sense organs
438 Mental health & disorders
439 BIOMEDICAL SPECIALTIES, BY HUMAN SUBJECT OR PATIENT,
& BY ENVIRONMENT
445 BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
450 PSYCHOLOGY
460 EDUCATION
470 HUMAN NEEDS
475 Household science
477 Work & leisure occupations
477,50 Leisure & recreation
478 Tourism & travel
480 Sports & games
482 Individual prowess & athletic sports
483 Ball games
485 Special environment sports
486,40 Wheel vehicle sports
486,50 Animal sports
486,70 Target & quarry sports
488,30 Board & piece games
489 Social diversions & pastimes
500 HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIES
510 HISTORY & RELATED SCIENCES
512 Archaeology & prehistory
513 History of particular epochs & periods
515 History of main world areas & continents
516 History of particular countries (including regions &
localities within a particular country)
520 AREA STUDIES
526 Area studies of particular countries (including regions
& localities within a particular country)
527 SOCIETY
528 SOCIAL GROUPS & COMMUNITIES
529 Ethnic & linguistic & religious groups
530 SOCIAL SCIENCES
532 Culture
533 CULTURAL ANTHROPLOGY
535 SOCIOLOGY
537 DEMOGRAPHY
540 POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS
542 Political institutions & organisations
543 Political organisational patterns & systems
544 Political history
545 Politics of particular groupings of states
546 Politics of particular states & countries
550 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
560 LAW
562 Civil law
563 Public law
565 International law
567 Systems of law (by origin)
568 Law of particular countries
570 SOCIAL WELFARE
580 ECONOMICS
581,80 Microeconomics
582 Macroeconomics
584 Economic organisation
586 Sectorial economics
588 MANAGEMENT OF ENTERPRISES
600 TECHNOLOGY
610 SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF TECHNOLOGY
611 EQUIPMENT & PLANT
612 SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
612,55 COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
615 TECHNICAL TESTING
617 MAINTENANCE & SERVICING ENGINEERING
618 TECHNICAL & INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
620 PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
625 MATERIALS HANDLING
627 PACKAGING & STORAGE & DISPATCH
631 ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
635 MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY
640 NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY
642 Nuclear reactor technology
645 Isotope technology
650 ELECTRONIC & ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGIES
653 ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
655 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
657 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
670 THERMAL ENGINEERING & APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS
673 Heat engines
678 Refrigeration technology
680 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
684 FLUID ENGINEERING
686 VACUUM TECHNOLOGY
688 VIBRATION & ACOUSTIC ENGINEERING
710 CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
712 CIVIL ENGINEERING
714 ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING
716 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION & SERVICES
716,70 Types of buildings
720 ARCHITECTURE
724 LANDSCAPE DESIGN
726 PHYSICAL PLANNING
730 ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
730,30 Pollution control
734 Public & industrial health engineering
736 Safety engineering
738 Rescue & salvage operations
740 TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES
742 Road transport technology & services
743 Railway transport technology & services
745 Water transport technology & services
747 Air transport technology & services
748 Space transport technology
760 MILITARY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
764 Warfare
767 Weapons in warfare
780 MINING
782 Solid fuel extraction
783 Metal mining
784 Non-metallic mineral mining
786 Oil & gas extraction technology
788 Ore & mineral dressing
800 PROCESS INDUSTRIES
810 Chemical technology & engineering
811 Chemical engineering
812 Chemical technology
813 Chemical agents & basic industrial chemicals
815 Industrial gases technology
816,90 Biotechnology
823 Technology of particular groups of chemicals
825 Petroleum technology
826 Natural oils, fats & waxes technology
828 Polymer technology
831,30 Chemical agents for materials processing
831,40 Surface-active agents
831,44 Adhesives & sealants
831,47 Lubricants
831,60 Surface finishing agents
832 Fuels & explosives technology
834 Colour industry technology
836 Pharmaceuticals & related technologies
838 Agricultural chemicals technology
840 FOOD & DRINK TECHNOLOGY
841 Food technology
845 Drinks technology
847,50 TOBACCO PROCESSING
849,13 MINERAL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
850 Non-metallic mineral technologies
852,32 Lime & lime products
852,34 Gypsum & anhydrite products
852,50 Cement & mortar technology
852,60 Concrete technology
854 Ceramics & clayware technology
856 Glass & glass ceramics technology
858 Fibrous & layered silicate mineral technologies
860 METAL TECHNOLOGY
864 Metal products
865,50 Metallurgy of particular &anp; kinds of metals
865,60 Alloys
866,60 Ferrous metallurgy
867 Non-ferrous metallurgy
871,95 WOOD, PULP & PAPER TECHNOLOGY
872 Wood technology
873 Pulp & paper technology
875 LEATHER & OTHER ANIMAL PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY
877 TEXTILES TECHNOLOGY
878 CORDAGE & WIRE ROPE MAKING
890 MANUFACTURE & TECHNOLOGY OF PARTICULAR PRODUCTS
NOT SCHEDULED IN BSO AREA 600 TO 878
910 LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
911 LINGUISTICS
912 USE OF LANGUAGE
912,20 Authorship
912,30 Reading
915 LITERATURE
920 SPECIAL PHILOLOGICAL STUDIES
921 Indo-European languages & literatures
923,20 Afro-Asian languages & literatures
923,60 Caucasian languages & literatures
923,70 Basque language & literature
924 Eurasian & North Asian languages & literatures
925,20 Dravidian languages
925,51 Sino-Tibetan languages & literatures
925,70 Austronesian & Oceanic languages & literatures
927 African languages & literatures
928 Amerindian languages & literatures
940 ARTS
943 PLASTIC ARTS
945 GRAPHIC FINE ARTS
947 PHOTOGRAPHY AS ART
949 DECORATIVE ARTS & HANDICRAFTS
950 MUSIC & PERFORMING ARTS
951 Music
952 Vocal music
953 Instrumental music
955 PERFORMING ARTS
957 Cinema
970 RELIGION & ATHEISM
971 Atheism & rationalism
972 Religion
973,90 Particular religions
974 Religions of Indian origin
975 Religions of Far Eastern origin
975,70 Religions of Iranian origin
976 Judaism
977 Christianity
978 Islam
979 Other religions & semi-religious cults
992 ESOTERIC PRACTICES & MOVEMENTS
Full
detail excerpt
The complete
full detail BSO classification expands the preceding list by an overall
factor of about 25. The following excerpt is extracted from the Biomedical
Sciences area of BSO:
439,31,40 Foetal biomedicine
439,32 Paediatrics = Pediatrics = Infancy & childhood
439,32,12,33 Metabolism
439,32,13,70 Genetics
439,32,15,20 Development
439,32,20,38 Radiology
439,32,20,58 Immunology
439,32,22 Preventive paediatrics
439,32,22,60 Food health & hygiene
439,32,23,70 Hospitals = Children's hospitals
439,32,25,30 Diagnosis
439,32,25,40 Therapeutics
439,32,25,70 Anaesthesiology
439,32,26 Surgery
439,32,28 Diseases
439,32,28,41 Toxicology
439,32,28,43 Allergy & anaphylaxis
439,32,28,80 Communicable diseases
439,32,34,31 Dermatology = Skin biomedicine
439,32,34,50 Musculoskeletal system
439,32,34,75 Connective tissue
439,32,35,30 Alimentary system
439,32,35,31 Nutrition process
439,32,35,32 Dentistry
439,32,35,40 Respiratory system
439,32,35,51 Cardiovascular system
439,32,35,58 Lymphology
439,32,35,60 Endocrinology
Index
excerpt
This excerpt
is an arbitrarily chosen slice from the index to the full BSO classification.
It is not an index to the terms in the preceding excerpt from the
full BSO classification which do not fall within the alphabetic range
Foetuses-Food, Health & hygiene.
Foetuses, Biomedical sciences 439,31,40
Fog, Meteorology 265,67,49
Folacin, Biochemistry 312,37,87,36,80
Folacin, Biochemistry, Biomedical sciences 412,37,87,36,80
Folds, Geology 273,34,50
Folk & traditional art 940,52
Folk & traditional music 951,52
Folk literature 915,52
Folklore 533,60
Folklore, Nature 533,62
Food, Additives & flavouring materials, Technology 841,71
Food, Allergies, Medicine 428,43,60
Food, Animal derived, Human needs 471,51
Food, Animal husbandry products 366,81
Food, Contamination, Health & hygiene 422,60,40
Food, Crops 363,64
Food, Disease causation, Medicine 420,52,60
Food, Fishery products 387,87
Food, Flavouring materials, Technology 841,72
Food, Health & hygiene 422,60
Food, Health & hygiene, Genital system 435,75,22,60
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