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The BISAC Subject Headings system is a book or library classification system, designed to be a more user-friendly and simpler alternative to the Dewey Decimal system.

It was developed by the Book Standards and Classification System sub-group of the Book Industry Study Group. It is often referred to as the Bookstore system and is widely used in bookstores across North America. It is slowly being adopted by public libraries, as a simpler alternative to either the Dewey Decimal system or the Library of Congress classification system.

Refs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_Industry_Study_Group http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_classification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress_classification

Ext. http://laureltarulli.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/bisac-to-replace-dewey-in-the-future/ http://blog.timesunion.com/albany/saying-good-bye-to-the-dewey-decimal-system/1902/ http://www.bisg.org/what-we-do-20-73-bisac-subject-headings-2011-edition.php