当有人预测经历近一个世纪的UDC将寿终正寝时,英国标准协会于1985年出版了国际中型英文版,展示了它继续存在下去的生命力,甚至在一定程度上表明了图书分类法,尤其是传统分类法的未来发展道路。在我们困于《中图法》修订中存在许多难以突破的难题这一境况之中时,对UDC国际中型英文版作一了解无疑是有益的。 When it was predicted that the UDC, which has been going through nearly a century, will come to an end, the British Standards Institution published an international medium-sized English version in 1985 demonstrating its viability and, to a certain extent, the book taxonomy, especially the traditional classification Law’s future development. As we are stuck in the difficult situation of difficult problems to overcome in the revision of the CLC, it is undoubtedly beneficial to have an understanding of the UDC International Medium English version.