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Matrix Organization of Subject Fields

Functional Classification in an Integrative Matrix of Human Preoccupations

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Figure 1: Reproduced from I Dahlberg, ICC - Information Coding Classification. copyright 1982 by Ingetraut Dahlberg.
See commentary in Functional Classification in an Integrative Matrix of Human Preoccupations


Information Coding Classification

Matrix Organization of Subject Fields
AREAS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
FORM and STRUCTURE AREA  Logic Mathematics Statistics Systemology Organization Metrology Cybernetics (Controlled and Automatic)  Standardization Testing and monitoring 
2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
ENERGY and MATTER
AREA 
Mechanics Physics of matter  General and technical physics  Electronics Physical chemistry  Pure chemistry Chemical technology and engineering  Energy science and technology   Electrical engineering 
3 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
COSMO and GEO-AREA  Astronomy and astro-physics  Astronautics and space research  Basic geo-sciences  Atmospheric sciences and technology  Hydrosphere and oceanology science and tech.  Geological sciences  Mining Materials science& metallurgy  Geography
4 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
BIO-AREA Basic biological sciences   Microbiology and cultivation  Plant biology and cultivation  Animal biology and breeding  Veterinary breeding  Agriculture and horticulture  Forestry and wood sciences and technology  Food science and technology  Ecology and environment 
5 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59
HUMAN AREA Human biology Health and theoretical medicine  Pathology and medicine  Clinical medicine& cure  Psychology Education Profession, labour, leisure  Sports Household and home-life 
6 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69
SOCIO-AREA Sociology State and politics Public administration  Money and finance   Social aid, social politics  Law Area planning, urbanism  Military science and technology  History
7 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79
ECONOMICS and TECHNOLOGY AREA  General and national economics   Business economics  Technology in general  Mechanical and precision engineering  Building Commodity science and technology  Vehicle science and technology 

Transport technology and services

Utilities and service economics
8 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89
SCIENCE and INFORMATION AREA  Science of science  Information sciences  Informatics, computer sciences  Information in general  Communication science  Mass-communication  Printing and publishing  Communication engineering  Semiotics
9 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
CULTURE AREA  Language and linguistics  Literature and philology  Music and musicology  Fine arts Performing arts Culture sciences  Philosophy Religion and secret teachings  Christian religion

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