Chinese Library Classification (Fourth Edition)

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Features: This is a dictionary of the Chinese Library Classification. In terms of category arrangement and the setting of notation symbols, it strives to be concise, easy to understand, and easy to remember, to meet the needs of library classification practice. It takes into account the needs of various types of libraries and information units in classifying books and materials. The library classification system is a classification table organized based on certain ideological viewpoints, with scientific classification as its foundation, and combining the content and characteristics of library materials. This classification system is compiled according to the following principles: guided by Marxism, Leninism, and Mao Zedong Thought, and based on dialectical materialism and historical materialism. The establishment of categories and their sequence arrangement must not only be based on scientific concepts but also consider their ideological and political content. The classification system must adhere to the principle of scientificity, grounded in scientific classification, and adopt a logical system from general to specific. At the same time, it takes into account the characteristics of library classification, ensuring it can accommodate ancient and foreign library materials while fully reflecting new disciplines and emerging phenomena. In terms of category arrangement and the setting of notation symbols, it strives to be concise, easy to understand, and easy to remember, to meet the needs of library classification practice. It takes into account the needs of various types of libraries and information units in classifying books and materials, creating conditions for the unified classification and cataloging of library materials nationwide.