The Study of Framework of Subject Classification for Journal Articles in Library and Information Science

This article describes a task for construction of a subject classification framework under the background of analyses of the researches of Library and Information Science (LIS). The proposed framework covers the possible research issues including those influenced by the information technology and network techniques. We first investigate the existing classification systems like Dewey decimal classification, and Chinese classification systems and other classification systems proposed by different researchers. Secondly, we adopt top-down and bottom-up approaches to propose a subject classification framework. Thirdly, we carry out a series of pre-testing using 400 papers and tune the framework to meet the requirement of analyses of researches of LIS. We will investigate and analyze the research development and paradigm shift of LIS in the future using the proposed subject classification framework and other approaches. [Article content in Chinese]