How books are classified

The book classification method, also called the book classification vocabulary, is based on the content, form, genre and reader use of the books, etc., under the guidance of certain philosophical ideas, using the principles of knowledge classification and using logical methods to classify books. Books on all subjects are divided into several major categories according to their subject content. Each major category is divided into many subcategories, and each subcategory is divided into subcategories.

Chinese books are basically classified into Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Philosophy, General Introduction to Social Sciences, Politics, Law, Military, Economics, Culture, Science, Education, Sports, Language, Characters, Literature, Art, History, geography, general introduction to natural sciences, mathematical sciences and chemistry, astronomy, earth sciences, biological sciences, medicine, health, agricultural sciences, industrial technology, transportation, aviation, aerospace, environmental sciences, safety sciences, comprehensive books, etc. category.

1. Philosophy (abbreviation: Phil) (English: Philosophy, Greek: Φιλοσοφ?α): It is the study of basic and universal issues. Branches of philosophy include Chinese philosophy, Western philosophy, ethics, religion, aesthetics, logic, psychology, philosophy of science and technology, etc. According to its etymology, it means "love of wisdom". Philosophy is a cosmology with a strict logical system. It studies some very basic issues such as the nature of the universe, the general laws of the evolution of everything in the universe, and the position of human beings in the universe.

2. Politics: It refers to the behavior of social governance and the behavior of maintaining rule. Politics is a process in which various groups make collective decisions. It especially refers to the rule of a certain political entity, such as ruling a country. It also refers to the supervision and control of a country's domestic and foreign affairs.

3. Law: It is a product of the country and the ruling class (generally refers to the dominant class in politics, economy, and ideology). In order to achieve the purpose of ruling and managing the country, through certain legislative procedures, Basic and general laws enacted. Law is the embodiment of the will of the ruling class and the ruling tool of the country.

4. Literature: It is a kind of language art and the aesthetic ideology contained in discourse. Different genres such as poetry, prose, novels, scripts, fables, and fairy tales are important forms of literary expression. Literature expresses inner emotions and reproduces social life in a certain period and region in different forms, that is, genres. Literature understood as a subject category includes Chinese language and literature, foreign languages ??and literature, and journalism and communication.

5. Art: It is a macro concept or an individual phenomenon. It is achieved through capturing and excavation, feeling and analysis, integration and application (the combination process of body, the life process of living things, the development process of stories), etc. Method is the process of perceiving, conscious, thinking, operating, expressing and other activities on objective or subjective objects, or the staged results displayed in the form of feelings (seeing, hearing, smelling, touching).

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Chinese Library Book Classification