Chinese Library Classification

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The Chinese Library Classification (中国图书馆分类法 CLC), also known as Classification for Chinese Libraries (CCL), is effectively the national library classification scheme in China. It is used in almost all primary and secondary schools, universities, academic institutions, as well as public libraries. It is also used by publishers to classify all books published in China.

The Book Classification of Chinese Libraries (BCCL) was first published in 1975, under the auspices of China's Administrative Bureau of Cultural Affairs. Its fourth edition (1999) was renamed CLC. In September 2010, the fifth edition was published by National Library of China Publishing House. CLC has twenty-two top-level categories, and inherits a Marxist orientation from its earlier editions.[1] (For instance, category A is Marxism, Leninism, Maoism & Deng Xiaoping Theory.) It contains a total of 43600 categories, many of which are recent additions, meeting the needs of a rapidly changing nation.[2]

The CLC System

The 22 top categories and selected sub-categories of CLC (5th Edition) are as follows:

A. Marxism, Leninism, Maoism & Deng Xiaoping Theory

B. Philosophy and Religions

  • B-4 Education and dissemination of philosophy
    • B-49 Learners' book und popular literature of philosophy
  • B0 theory of philosophy
    • B0-0 Marxist philosophy
    • B01 Basic problems of philosophy
        • B019.1 Materialism
    • B024 Materialist dialectics
    • B025 Categories of materialist dialectics
    • B026 Methodology
    • B027 Application of dialectical materialism
    • B028 Natural philosophy
    • B029 Dialectics of nature
    • B031 Social material requirements of life
    • B032 Basic social conflict
    • B033 Class Theory
    • B034 Theory of Revolution
    • B035 Theory of country
    • B036 Social being and social consciousness
    • B037 Contradictions among the People
    • B038 Role of the people in historical development
    • B08 Philosophical schools and research
        • B081.1 Metaphysics
        • B081.2 Epistemology of idealism, apriorism

C. Social Sciences

  • C0 Social Scientific Theory and Methodology
  • C1 Present and Future of Social Sciences
  • C2 Organisations, Groups, Conferences
  • C3 Method of Research in Social Sciences
  • C4 Education and Popularization of Social Sciences
  • C5 Serials, Anthologies, Periodicals in Social Sciences
  • C6 Reference Materials in Social Sciences
  • C7 (no longer used)
  • C8 Statistics in Social Sciences
  • C9 Sociology

D. Politics and Law

E. Military Science

  • E0 Military Theory
  • E1 Military (worldwide)
  • E2 Military in China
  • E3 Military in Asia
  • E4 Military in Africa
  • E5 Military in Europe
  • E6 Military in Australasia
  • E7 Military in America
  • E8 Strategies, Tactics, and Battles
  • E9 Military Technology

F. Economics

G. Culture, Science, Education and Sports

  • G0 Philosophy of Culture
  • G1 Culture
  • G2 Knowledge transmission
  • G3 Science, Scientific Research
  • G4 Education
  • G5 Education in individual Countries
  • G6 Education (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary)
  • G7 Education (specialized)
  • G8 Sports

H. Languages and Linguistics

I. Literature

  • I0 Literary Theory
  • I1 Literature (worldwide)
  • I2 Literature in China
  • I3 Literature in Asia
  • I4 Literature in Africa
  • I5 Literature in Europe
  • I6 Literature in Australasia
  • I7 Literature in America

J. Art

K. History and Geography

N. Natural Science

  • N0 Theory and Methodology
  • N1 Present state
  • N2 Organisations, Groups, Conferences
  • N3 Research Methodology
  • N4 Education and Popularization
  • N5 Serials, Anthologies, Periodicals
  • N6 Reference Materials
  • N8 Field Surveys
  • N9 Minor Sciences

O. Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

P. Astronomy and Geoscience

Q. Life Sciences

R. Medicine and Health Sciences

S. Agricultural Science

T. Industrial Technology

U. Transportation

V. Aviation and Aerospace

  • V1 Research and Exploration of Aviation and Aerospace Technology
  • V2 Aviation
  • V4 Aerospace (Spaceflight)

X. Environmental Science

Z. General Works

  • Z1 Collectanea/Generalia (Book series)
    • Z12 Collectanea of China
    • Z121 General Collectanea
        • Z121.2 Song Dynasty
        • Z121.3 Yuan Dynasty
        • Z121.4 Ming Dynasty
        • Z121.5 Qing Dynasty
        • Z121.6 Republic period
        • Z121.7 Modern
    • Z122 Collectanea of a particular locality
    • Z123 Collectanea by members of a particular family
    • Z124 Collectanea by individual writers
    • Z125 Collectanea of lost books
    • Z126 Collectanea of Chinese Classics
        • Z126.1 Collection of Confucian Classics
        • Z126.2 Collection of treatises
    • Z13 Collectanea and Book series of Asia
    • Z14 Book series of Africa
    • Z15 Book series of Europe
    • Z16 Book series of Oceania
    • Z17 Book series of America
  • Z2 Encyclopedia and Chinese Encyclopedia (Leishu)
    • Z22 Chinese Encyclopedia
    • Z221 Tang Dynasty
    • Z222 Song Dynasty
    • Z223 Yuan Dynasty
    • Z224 Ming Dynasty
    • Z225 Qing Dynasty
    • Z226 Republic
    • Z227 Modern
    • Z228 General popular Literature
        • Z228.1 Children's book
        • Z228.2 Popular Youth Book
        • Z228.3 Elders' book
        • Z228.4 Women's reader
        • Z228.5 Men's reader
    • Z23 Encyclopedia of Asia
    • Z24 Encyclopedia of Africa
    • Z25 Encyclopedia of Europe
    • Z26 Encyclopedia of Oceania
    • Z27 Encyclopedia of America
    • Z28 Encyclopedia of a particular field
  • Z3 Dictionary
  • Z4 Symposium, Anthologies, Selected Works, Essay
  • Z5 Almanac
  • Z6 Serial, Periodicals
  • Z8 Catalogue, Abstract, Index

Other classifications

The other library classifications in China are:

  • Library Classification of the People’s University of China (LCPUC)
  • Library Classification of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (LCCAS)
  • Library Classification for Medium and Small Libraries (MSL)
  • Library Classification of Wuhan University (LCWU)

The other library classifications for Chinese materials outside mainland China are:

See also

  • Libraries in the People's Republic of China

References

  1. ↑ Zhang, Wenxian (2003). Classification for Chinese Libraries (CCL): Histories, accomplishments, problems and its comparisons. Journal of Educational Media & Library Sciences, vol. 41, nr. 1, p. 1-22. (PDF)
  2. ↑ The Standardization of Chinese Library Classification, Xiaochun Liu, Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, Volume 16, Issue 2, ISSN 0163-9374, Pub Date: 8/13/1993

External links

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