PERIODICALS
BP300 Periodicals - International
(eg. BWC newsletter; BINS; IBAVC Newsletter)

.A1 General, cutter by title
.A2-Z By specific international organization, then by title

e.g.  .A7 Association Europeenne Francophone pour les Etudes Bahá'íes
.A8 Association for Bahá'í Studies (Ottawa)
.A83 Association for Bahá'í Studies for English-Speaking Europe
.B112 Bahaa Esperanto-Ligo
.B22 (Bahá'í) Association for Arts
.B25 Bahá'í Computer User's Association
.B3 Bahá'í International Community
.B312 Bahá'í International Community. Office of Public Information
.B315 Bahá'í International Health Agency
.B34 Bahá'í World Centre
.B37 Bahá'ís in Recovery Fellowship
.C45 CIRBAL
.H8 Huqúqu'lláh Institution
Cutter by continent, country or regional area represented, then by title (Table III)

.x-1 Areas other than Bahá'í World Centre
 e.g.
.H8-1
     .A3  Africa
     .A73 Argentina
     .B34 Bahrain
     .B7   Brazil
     .C35 Canada
     .C365 Cape Verde Islands
     .E8   Europe
     .G32 Gabon
     .I22 Iberian Peninsula (Spain, Portugal & Canary Islands
     .K39 Kazakhstan
     .M49 Mexico
     .P34 Pakistan
     .S73 Sri Lanka
     .T33 Taiwan
     .T74 Trinidad and Tobago
     .U5   United Arab Emirates
     .U54 United States

.I45 Images International
.I57 International Bahá'í Audio-Visual Centre
.I58 International Bahá'í Bureau
.I6 International Chinese Teaching Committee
.N48 New Era Aviation Fellowship
.P47 Persian-American Educational Society
.V35 Vanguard Trust

BP300.1 Periodicals - Continental
Cutter by continent (table IV), then by title

BP300.2 Periodicals - National
Cutter by country or regional assembly (table III), then by title
.x-1 District, regional periodicals .x-2 Local periodicals Where .x stands for the cutter of the country or region.

BP302 STATISTICS

BP303 PROGRAMS
Collections of Bahá'í programs to be used in Bahá'í feasts, holy days, commemorations, etc.

CONGRESSES, CONVENTIONS, REGIONAL MEETINGS
In Bahá'í terminology, a convention is held for electoral purposes: to elect delegates in the case of the district or regional convention; to elect administrative bodies in the case of the local, national and international conventions. A conference is held for the purposes of deepening, study and fellowship.

BP304 General
BP304.1 International conventions
BP304.2 International conferences, by country A-Z (table III)
BP304.3 National conventions, by country A-Z (table III), date
BP304.4 National conferences, by country A-Z (table III), date
BP304.5 District/State/Provincial conventions
BP304.6 District/State/Provincial conferences
BP304.7 Local conventions
BP304.8 Local conferences

DIRECTORIES

BP305 General, international
BP305.1 National
BP305.2 District
BP305.3 Local

EXHIBITIONS

BP306 General
BP306.1 International exhibitions
BP306.2 National exhibitions, by country A-Z
BP306.3 District & regional exhibitions
BP306.4 Local exhibitions
[BP307]
[BP308]
BP309 BIBLIOGRAPHY
Classified by topic: Add as a decimal the portion of the classification number after BP3; e.g. a bibliography on the Guardianship would be BP309.81 [The number for Guardianship is BP381; the portion after BP3 is 81, which would be added as a decimal to BP309]

BP310 SOCIETIES, CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS, ETC.
Use for recognized Bahá'í organization, association, societies (e.g. college/university clubs, women's clubs, etc.). For material on Covenant-breaker groups by Covenant-breakers, use BP399; for material on covenant-breaker groups from an orthodox or neutral viewpoint, use BP310.9.

.A1 General .A2-Z Specific societies, e.g. as in BP300.A2-Z

BP310.9 Covenant-breaker organizations/groups from an orthodox or neutral viewpoint.
.A1 General .A2-Z Specific groups Use BP330-355 when such groups are treated purely historically. .A9 Azalis .B3 Bahá'ís Under the Provisions of the Covenant (Joshuans; Jensenites) .O7 Orthodox Bahai Faith

[BP311-BP319]



Periodicals

Statistics

Programs

Congresses, Conventions,
Regional Meetings


Directories

Exhibitions

Bibliography

Societies, Clubs,
Associations, Etc.


Collections

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias,
Yearbooks, Thesauri


Chronologies,
Ready References,
Reference Compilations


History

Travelogues

Pilgrims' Notes

Holy Texts
and Interpretation


Writings of the Báb

Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá

Letters and works
by Shoghi Effendi


General Works

Doctrines, Theology

Bahá'í Law

Special Subjects

Bahá'í Education

Bahá'í Faith
and Other Religions


Teaching (i.e. Propagating)
The Bahá'í Faith


Social Teachings

Addresses, Essays, Lectures

Specific Classes of People

Juvenile (children's)
Literature


Folklore, Legends, Mythology,
Oral Traditions


Administrative Order

Meditations

Inspirational Works

Music

Art and Artists

Architecture

Biography

Miscellanea

Opposition, Defense

Covenant-Breaker Works