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<!DOCTYPE html> <html xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="author" content="Graham Bell"> <meta name="description" content="BIC Standard Subject Categories Scheme"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://ns.editeur.org/bic_categories"> <title>BIC Subject Categories – index</title> <link href="/stylesheets/application.css?1505200627" media="screen" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <link href="/stylesheets/bic.css?1284581012" media="screen" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <!-- %= javascript_include_tag 'jquery-1.6.2.min' % --> <!-- %= javascript_include_tag 'rails.jquery.js' % --> <!-- %= javascript_include_tag 'application.js' % --> <meta name="csrf-token" content="j+Su6f3cEzVs1l0CKTn+1CZ6FGcfXUrmlp6qo6ZVRe4="> <meta name="csrf-param" content="authenticity_token"> </head> <body> <h1>BIC Subject Categories and Qualifiers</h1> <p><strong>Looking for <a href="https://ns.editeur.org/thema"><i>Thema</i></a>, <a href="https://ns.editeur.org/onix">ONIX</a> or <a href="https://bic.org.uk">BIC</a> (the organisation)? Or looking for the BIC Standard Subject Categories and Qualifiers scheme?</strong></p> <p>As of the end of February 2024, the BIC subject categories scheme is now obsolete. The recommended replacement is <a href="https://ns.editeur.org/thema"><i>Thema</i></a>. Ensure you and your supply chain partners do not rely on BIC subject codes in any part of your business.</p> <p>As an organisation, BIC has strongly supported <i>Thema</i> since its inception in 2013. In 2017, it announced that there would be no further development of the BIC subject category scheme, and that <a href="https://ns.editeur.org/thema"><i>Thema</i></a> is the preferred subject scheme for current and future use. In February 2022, BIC announced that the BIC subject category scheme would become obsolete in February 2024 – see the full announcement of ‘end of life’ <a href="https://bic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Press-Release_BIC-Codes-obsolete-2024_FINAL-v.1.1.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> and BICs obsolescence FAQ <a href="https://bic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/BIC-Codes-Obsolescence-Operational-FAQs_Feb-2024_FINAL_v1.1.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. Documentation for the scheme has been removed from the BIC website, and EDItEUR’s online BIC subject code browser is no longer available.</p> <hr> <p><small>Former BIC scheme © <a href="https://bic.org.uk">BIC</a> and <a href="https://nielsenbook.co.uk">Book Data</a> 1998–2010; interactive browser provided by <a href="https://www.editeur.org">EDItEUR</a>. Cookies: this website uses only a single ‘session cookie’, which is necessary for provision of the service, and which is automatically deleted when you close your browser window.</small></p> <p><img alt="Valid HTML 5" height="31" src="/images/valid-html5.png?1283623878" width="88" /> <img alt="Valid CSS 2.1" height="31" src="/images/valid-css21.png?1258915236" width="88" /></p> </body> </html>