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Topics		messages	Last message
Lunaphiles' Classification System		6	lunaphiles, November 2011
1. Lunaphiles the Great		23	lunaphiles, November 2011
Results?		23	aulsmith, August 2011
Economics		24	Carnophile, October 2010
Schedule		29	AnnaClaire, September 2010
Disciplinary Panel		7	lunaphiles, September 2010
Abandoning the classification project		3	lunaphiles, September 2010
lunaphiles OSCproject membership sign-up thread		1	lunaphiles, September 2010
OSC: Administration		5	lunaphiles, September 2010
Classification renderings for consideration		12	andyl, September 2010
Copyright and classification		26	lunaphiles, September 2010
DDC: Critiques		1	lunaphiles, September 2010
BISAC: Critique		2	lunaphiles, September 2010
Top-level categories		305	lorax, September 2010
Raise your hand if you're a librarian		103	sqdancer, August 2010
Crafts & Hobbies		4	m4marya, April 2010
An immodest proposal, or the first target		19	AnnaClaire, March 2010
Computers		16	KingRat, March 2010
Dissertations		3	vpfluke, February 2010
Travel & Geography		6	otylya, November 2009
Autobiography vs Memoir		6	sueone, October 2009
Music		45	yue, September 2009
Paranormal & Occult		5	inkwender, September 2009
Design		12	yue, September 2009
Add a LT field for a classification other than DDC or LC??		2	westher, August 2009
Atlases, Books of quotations etc.		12	nautilus_library, July 2009
Open shelves?		17	TheIronRose, July 2009
How should the optional facet be used?		15	TheIronRose, July 2009
Linguistics and Languages Top Level Category		2	polutropon, June 2009
OSC gets leaders: Welcome David and Laena		8	quyet, June 2009
Art -> Art and Design		22	quyet, June 2009
Shelf-order: How important is that to you?		20	oldfolkgc, May 2009
Archaeology?		16	oldfolkgc, May 2009
History		77	Munchkinguy, May 2009
Religion		110	BarkingMatt, May 2009
How Dewey works		20	vpfluke, May 2009
..... Tomorrow, the World!		2	ClassifyThis, May 2009
Art		59	abbottthomas, May 2009
Proposed Lower Levels		24	DeusExLibrus, April 2009
Things That Don't Fit in the Current Top-Level Model		41	Munchkinguy, April 2009
Film & Television		40	comfypants, April 2009
A LITERATURE top-level... do we need it?		107	comfypants, April 2009
Anthropology& Sociology		5	comfypants, April 2009
Performing Arts		7	comfypants, April 2009
General Knowledge		6	sqdancer, April 2009
Biography & Autobiography		55	Halieus, April 2009
Science		34	vpfluke, April 2009
Fiction		49	vpfluke, April 2009
More Leaders Needed!		5	cyderry, April 2009
What is this?		8	imbibo, April 2009
Agriculture		6	ElijahMeeks, April 2009
Humor		18	abbottthomas, March 2009
Politics & Government		3	conners, March 2009
Sports & Recreation		11	conners, March 2009
Poetry		8	conners, March 2009
Philosophy		16	conners, March 2009
Mathematics		11	conners, March 2009
Career		3	conners, March 2009
Food & Drink		10	conners, March 2009
Literary Criticism		6	conners, March 2009
Business		6	conners, March 2009
Pets		32	conners, March 2009
Antiques & Collectibles		7	conners, March 2009
Languages & Linguistics		12	conners, March 2009
Self-Help		10	conners, March 2009
Issue with Pets and Science as top level categories.		8	conners, March 2009
Law		10	conners, March 2009
Gardening		5	conners, March 2009
Findability vs. Accuracy		10	conners, March 2009
Wiki Edits		10	conners, March 2009
OSC Process		38	conners, March 2009
Category analysis		6	astherest, February 2009
Family & Relationships		5	astherest, February 2009
Health & Fitness		5	jlelliott, February 2009
Guidelines for Second-Level Categories		1	ssd7, February 2009
Architecture		9	BarkingMatt, February 2009
Politics, Political Science, Current Events		19	laena, February 2009
Fiction and poetry		41	laena, February 2009
Art, architecture		74	laena, February 2009
Biography, Autobiography, Memoir		41	laena, February 2009
Education		1	laena, February 2009
House & Home		1	laena, February 2009
Psychology		1	laena, February 2009
Technology & Engineering		1	laena, February 2009
True Crime		1	laena, February 2009
OSC Testing begins...		312	laena, February 2009
Bogus books		20	IaaS, February 2009
Searching top-level categories on public library catalogues - Vent your frustration!		1	winniek1, February 2009
OSC Testing Begins ... (#2)		207	cmbohn, February 2009
What about nature?		20	laena, February 2009
Extrapolating classification from work tags		7	laena, February 2009
What about Children's books?		17	laena, February 2009
Test results?		5	andyl, February 2009
Science and Technology top-levels		10	laena, February 2009
A proposed outline for fiction		71	laena, February 2009
What are the limits of "Comics"?		41	Alixtii, February 2009
Intended readership		4	KingRat, January 2009
Journalism category?		4	pwaak, January 2009
trivia		12	KingRat, January 2009
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