What are BISAC Subject Headings? What do they look like?
The BISAC Subject Heading list is an industry-approved list of subject descriptors, each of which is represented by a nine-character alphanumeric code. The descriptor itself consists of two, three or four parts in the manner described above. For example, the code for the descriptor representing general African history is HIS001000 and the related descriptor is “HISTORY / Africa / General”. There are 52 major sections, such as COMPUTERS, FICTION, HISTORY and TRUE CRIME. Within each major section are a number of detailed descriptors that represent sub-topics the BISAC Subject Codes Committee has deemed most appropriate for the major topic.
