Fifty years of Library Bibliographic Classification Research and Development Center

Abstract

The activities of the Library Bibliographic Classification (BBK) Research and Development Center are reviewed. The problem of BBK identifiers, history of the tables versions, managing Russian libraries’ transfer to BBK are the aspects widely discussed in professional media. The author reflects on BBK publication and use in foreign countries. For the first time, the author comments on the evaluation of the BBK by ISKO (International Society for Knowledge Organization) experts. He also explains why to differentiate between the Soviet BBK and the BBK being Russia’s national classification system. The table of all Library Bibliographic Classification (BBK) editions with volume and circulation data for every volume (issue) is appended.