New Classification Scheme for Chinese Libraries

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The New Classification Scheme for Chinese Libraries is a system of library classification developed by Lai Yung-hsiang since 1956.^[1] It is modified from "A System of Book Classification for Chinese Libraries" of Liu Guojun, which is based on the Dewey Decimal System.^[2]

The scheme is developed for Chinese books and commonly used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.^[3][4]