Doughnut Chart
Here’s the English translation of the library collection categories with virtual numerical data based on the Chinese Library Classification (CLC) system
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Library Collection Categories
Philosophy & Religion (B Class)
Virtual Holdings: 12,500 volumes
Examples:
Philosophy: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
, A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell
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Religion: An Introduction to Science and Religion by Alister McGrath
, The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James
.
Social Sciences (C-K Class)
Virtual Holdings: 38,000 volumes
Examples:
Sociology: The Weakness of Human Nature by Dale Carnegie
, Rural China by Fei Xiaotong
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Economics/Politics: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber
.
Natural Sciences (N-X Class)
Virtual Holdings: 45,000 volumes
Examples:
Physics/Chemistry: The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Isaac Newton
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Biology: On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
.
Environmental Science: Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
.
General Works (Z Class)
Virtual Holdings: 7,200 volumes
Examples:
Encyclopedias: Encyclopædia Britannica.
Bibliographies: Comprehensive Index of Scientific Literature