What are the basic categories of China Library Classification?

China Library Classification (4th Edition) is divided into five parts, namely Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, philosophy, social science, natural science and comprehensive books.

China Library Classification (4th Edition) is divided into 22 basic categories, as follows:

I Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory.

Philosophy, religion

Introduction to social science

Politics, law

E military

F economy

G. Culture, science, education and sports

H. Language and writing

I. Literature

J art

History, geography

Introduction to natural science

Mathematical science and chemistry

P astronomy, earth science

Q bioscience

Medicine and health

American agricultural science

technology

U transportation

V. Aviation and aerospace

X. Environmental Science and Safety Science

Z comprehensive books

Extended data:

The Compilation Background of China Library Classification

Since the publication of 1975, China Library Classification has had a far-reaching impact on modern library cause. After the 1980s, mainstream book classification was used to replace other classifications.

Stimulated by culture, workplace policy and publishing market, the amount of literature information has increased rapidly. The highest principle is to scientifically classify books.

Because China Library Classification was brewed in the Cultural Revolution and published on the eve of the end of the Cultural Revolution, the ideological limitations of its era were very obvious, and there was still no substantive breakthrough in revision and revision, and its compilation style was unscientific or even wrong.

Moreover, because the era of China Library Classification is a closed era, although it has been revised many times, it has not taken into account the great change of the main body translocation of open lending, and its inherent disadvantages have restricted the library communication.

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