Chinese Library Classification
The Chinese Library Classification (CLC; Chinese: 中国图书馆分类法), also known as Classification for Chinese Libraries (CCL),[1] is effectively the national library classification scheme in the People's Republic of 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.[2] (For instance, category A is Marxism, Leninism, Maoism & Deng Xiaoping Theory.) It contains a total of 43,600 categories, many of which are recent additions, meeting the needs of a rapidly changing nation.[3]
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:
- Cambridge University Library Chinese Classification System Archived 2007-01-07 at the Wayback Machine, Classification Scheme for Chinese Books devised by Profs. Haloun and P. van der Loon for Cambridge University, UK.
- University of Leeds Classification of Books in Chinese, UK (36 pages of Catalog in PDF)
- Harvard-Yenching Classification System
- New Classification Scheme for Chinese Libraries (commonly used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau)
See also
- National first-class library
- Libraries in the People's Republic of China
- Ningbo Library
- Sibu classification
References
- ^ "Chinese Library Classification | The CIARD R.I.N.G." ring.ciard.net. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ 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)
- ^ The Standardization of Chinese Library Classification, Xiaochun Liu, Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, Volume 16, Issue 2, ISSN 0163-9374, Pub Date: 8/13/1993
