The FAO Project GCP/SUR/001/NET has a small collection of publications. These are not currently organised in any systematic way. It is highly recommended that one of the project counterparts should be given the task of organising and maintaining this library. For this purpose, the Forest Decimal Classification system, which is widely used by forestry libraries throughout the world, is presented below and it is suggested that all project publications and reports should be catalogued according to this system. The Forest Decimal Classification - headings and subheadings
1 FACTORS OF THE ENVIRONMENT - BIOLOGY 10 General 11 Site factors 12 General biology 13 General zoology 14 Systematic zoology 15 Animal ecology, game and fish management, hunting, shooting and fishing 16 General botany 17 Systematic botany 18 Plant ecology 19 Miscellaneous 2 SILVICULTURE 22 Silvicultural systems 23 Forest regeneration and planting 24 Forest maintenance and improvement operations 25 Treatment of defective, derelict or very open stands 26 Agroforestry 27 Arboreta and arboriculture 28 Cultivation of non-wood forest products 29 Miscellaneous 3 WORK SCIENCE, WOOD HARVESTING, LOGGING AND TRANSPORT, ENGINEERING 30 Work science (work studies) - general 31 logging and transport - general 32 Felling and related operations 33 Forest utilisation and waste 34 Storage of wood in the forest (landings) 35 Performance measurement 36 Tools, machinery and equipment 37 Transport 38 Forest engineering 39 Miscellaneous 4 FOREST DAMAGE AND PROTECTION 41 Forest protection - general 42 Damage from inorganic agencies (other than fire) 43 Forest fires 44 Damage by harmful plants and viruses 45 Damage by animals 46 Damage by man 48 Damage from other causes 49 Miscellaneous 5 FOREST MEASUREMENT, SURVEYING AND MAPPING 51 Systems of measurement 52 Volume and diameter measurement 53 Special measurements of trees (e.g. crown cover) 54 Assessment of site quality 55 Age determination 56 Increment measurement 58 Surveying and mapping 59 Miscellaneous 6 FOREST MANAGEMENT, ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANISATION 61 Forest management - general 62 Management techniques, working plans, yield regulation 63 Other forest management issues 64 Forest economics - general 66 Costing of logging operations 67 Financial appraisal, accounting, statistics, planning and financing 68 Administration and organisation of forest enterprises 69 Miscellaneous 7 MARKETING OF FOREST PRODUCTS, ECONOMICS OF FOREST INDUSTRIES 71 Marketing of forest products - general 72 Supply and demand studies 73 Prices 74 Trade policy 75 Trade customs and statistics 76 Business planning and administration, accounting 77 Marketing - miscellaneous 78 Economics of forest transport 79 Economics of forest industries 8 FOREST PRODUCTS UTILISATION 81 Wood and bark - structure and properties 82 Conversion, shaping, assembling and finishing - general 83 Timber manufacturing industries and products 84 Wood preservation and treatment 85 Grading 86 Pulp and paper industries 88 Wood substitution 89 Minor forest products 9 FORESTS FROM THE NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW, SOCIO-ECONOMICS OF FORESTRY 90 General 91 Land-use 92 Forest ownership 93 Public supervision and regulation of forestry 94 Other methods to implement policy 95 Forest taxation 96 Forest employment 97 International forestry policy and collaboration 99 Miscellaneous