A Study on the Developing Standard Classsification of the National Knowledge and Information Resources

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to make out a draft for the standard classification of the National Knowledge and Information Resources. As the result of the Study the standard classification system of the national knowledge and information resources, named “Knowledge Classification : KC" is suggested. KC consists of 3 classification systems : classification by subject, type of resources and type of media. The classification by subject has 12 main classes, and each main class has divisions. Main classes consist each of major discipline or group of related disciplines. The type of resources is classified by 10 types of content , likewise numbered 0-9, and the media of knowledge are classified by 8 types, likewise 0-7. In the practice the notation always consists of 2 characters and 2 digits. The first character designate main class and the second character designate division. The first number designate the type of resources and the second number designate the type of media.