The aim of this paper is to examine how The Swedish Library Classification System, also known as the ?SAB-system?, has classified popular music. The investigation is limited to the Classification category of ?Yx Jazz, Rock and Popular Music? within the SAB-system. The development of this category is studied.

The aim of this thesis is to mediate to the reader an image of Chinese Classification systems and in what way the methods of Classification have progressed during time. The tradition of Classification in China is very old and dates back more than two thousand years, but it wasnt until the downfall of the dynastic era in the beginning of the 20th century, that Chinese libraries and methods of Classification were modernized. This thesis also identifies the development of Chinese librarianship which is of old age since Chinese literature stretches three thousand years back. The main question is in what way the values of three different philosophies are reflected in five Classification systems compiled between 1953-1975. The three philosophies are Daoism, Confucianism and Maoism/Mao Zedong Thought.

This thesis deals with Classification of the subject field history of medicine. The two Classification systems SAB and NLM are compared in order to find out which one is the most adequate to organize a small collection of history of medicine. SAB and NLM are the two most commonly used Classification systems in medical libraries in Sweden today. NLM Classification system specializes in medicine and SAB is a universal Classification system. Our purpose with this study is to find out the pros and cons of each system, whether the systems treat the subject history of medicine in a satisfactory way and what kind of Classification system that is better for this assignment, a specific one or a general one.

This master thesis deals with Classifications schemes in multicultural societies. The aim is to investigate how well the Swedish Classification scheme SAB has been adapted to the multicultural society of today. I have done a comparative analysis between the SAB and the UDC to see if an international Classification scheme would have better possibilities to represent a multicultural society. I have asked some institutions that have a large collection of documents dealing with minority cultures how they experienced the SAB. I have also read literature about Classification theories and compared universal enumerative, facetted and special Classification schemes to see if the possibilities to classify documents on, or related to minorities differed from each other.

The aim of this master?s thesis is to investigate how Paul Feyerabend?s anarchistic theory of knowledge can help our understanding of bibliographical Classification and to analyse how epistemological assumptions are manifested in bibliographic Classification. Paul Feyerabend?s anarchistic theory of knowledge and science is the theoretical approach of this thesis. The first part of the thesis consists of an introduction to bibliographical Classification and epistemology.

The Library of Uppsala University has decided to change their Classification system from the Swedish SAB system to the American Dewey Decimal Classification. One of the main reasons for this decison was that Kungliga biblioteket also has made an exchange between these systems. Due to that, the national bibliography of Sweden classifies Swedish documents according to Dewey Decimal Classification and the SAB system is no longer maintained. A transition to Dewey Decimal Classification will enable Swedish librarians to import foreign catalouge posts and Classification codes and will provide them with a common standard between their libraries and other libraries due to the use of the same international Classification system. It is disputed whether the Dewey Decimal Classification is equally suitable for all subjects.

The aim of this master's thesis is to examine how shelving is organized among Swedish libraries that have switched from the Swedish Classification system SAB to using the DDC, and what problems arise in this process. The method used is interviewing librarians at Swedish university and special libraries.The Swedish national library announced their swap to the DDC in 2008, and several libraries followed suit. The reported advantages with a switch were mainly that using an international Classification system meant that Swedish libraries would no longer have to undertake a time consuming Classification work, since most of the foreign literature already is Dewey classified. Disadvantages were that the DDC is not adapted to Swedish circumstances. Research on open shelving show that obtaining a browsable book collection requires a broad shelf Classification.

Principles that guide how a Classification system should be structured have existed for more than a century. Traditional Classification principles can be of great value for the design of Classification schemes directories on the web. However, there are differences between the library context in which these principles originated, and the web. This thesis aims at investigating how changes in the context of Classification affect the application of traditional principles of Classification on the web. Another purpose is to see what implications this has for the design of Classification schemes on the web.

The Library of Uppsala University has decided to change their Classification system from the Swedish SAB system to the American Dewey Decimal Classification. One of the main reasons for this decison was that Kungliga biblioteket also has made an exchange between these systems. Due to that, the national bibliography of Sweden classifies Swedish documents according to Dewey Decimal Classification and the SAB system is no longer maintained. A transition to Dewey Decimal Classification will enable Swedish librarians to import foreign catalouge posts and Classification codes and will provide them with a common standard between their libraries and other libraries due to the use of the same international Classification system. It is disputed whether the Dewey Decimal Classification is equally suitable for all subjects.

Background: Companies often invest in foreign subsidiaries and that gives rise to translation exposure. Translation exposure arises with the consolidation of the foreign subsidiary and depends on the rate of exchange that are used for translation of the foreign subsidiary. In time several different methods of translation and recommendations has been developed. Companies listed on OM Stockholmsbörsen shall follow RR8. According to RR8 a Classification of foreign subsidiaries as indipendent or integral to the parent company determines which method of translation that should be used.

The United Nations has, during many years, developed a model for a globally harmonized system for Classification and labeling of chemicals, with the aim of it becoming a global standard. This system is implemented in the European Union through the CLP-regulation and is now working parallel to the existing directives until 1st of June 2015, when all the new Classifications of substances and mixtures must be completed. The aim of this project was to adjust the laboratory to the new legislation, through inventory of stored chemicals, update the list of chemicals and perform self-Classifications of mixtures. The work included handling of about 650 different chemicals with varying hazard Classifications and search for information in corporate websites and chemical databases. This resulted in a new and complete list of chemicals stored and used in the laboratory and, in addition, an example of how to make a self Classification of a mixture.

The aim of this Master thesis is to investigate the similarities and differences between a traditional and a new Classification scheme. Two Classification systems are compared, "The Swedish Library Classification System" the SAB-system - and Yahoo!. The SAB-system has been used in Swedish libraries since the beginning of the 20^th century, and Yahoo! has been online since 1994. Yahoo! has a Swedish version of its international original, which is used in this study to get a similar starting point with the SAB-system. The method used for this is a content analysis, which in this case is not a quantitative analysis.

The purpose of this Masters thesis is to compare the scheme structure of two national Classifications system, namely the Swedish SAB system and the German ASB. It has been assumed that there are no major differences between the two models of Classification systems or the main classes into which documents are placed. The Classification theory and subject analysis, which form the basic theory on which my research is based, are taken from Dahlberg, Langridge and Rowley. A comparison of 30 monographs classified in the SAB system Sveriges allmänna biblioteksförening and in the German ASB system Allgemeine Systematik für öffentliche Bibliotheken showed that the Classification structure was primarily responsible for determining where a particular document was placed. However, despite the fact that the subject in various documents may be similar, my research will demonstrate that the structure of the two codes also depends on different interpretations of the main subject in a document.

In order to facilitate trade between EU members, the European Committee has created regulations that will govern supervision of organic products. Every regulatory agency shall, according to the European Committees regulations, carry out a risk Classification of each organic producer they regulate. This study for The National Food Administration compares regulation of Swedish organic products with other countries, and aims to produce a simplified model based on risk that can be the beginning of the risk Classification model that Sweden in the current situation don?t have. The thesis is based on three questions: 1) What criteria should we use for assigning organic food producers? 2) How do selected European countries and frontrunners rate organic producers and what can Sweden learn from them? 3) How might a national Classification model of organic production look in order to ensure an equivalent level of regulation and prevent competition among private inspection bodies? A review of information gathered from the different countries gave differing results.

The purpose of this Master's thesis is to determine which of the three general Classification schemes, DDC, SAB, and UDC is the most appropriate for classifying music documents. This is done by analysing and classifying 60 music documents such as recordings, scores and books about music. The codes resulting from the Classification are analysed according to a number of evaluation criteria based on Classification theory. The criteria focus on the systems specificity, exhaustivity, exclusivity, helpful sequence, hospitality, notation and that related classes are kept together. The study showed that the systems specificity in Classification was of great importance in classifying music documents because of the diversity of music genres.