The Bibliothecal Bibliographic Klassification (BBK)
Also known as LBC, is a classification system designed for the Lenin State Library in Moscow. It was published in 30 volumes between 1960 and 1968, with abridged versions available for medium and small libraries. The system has different versions for printed books, electronic documents, and OPACs. It consists of 21 main classes represented by 28 capital Cyrillic alphabets, and each class is assigned alternative decimal numbers since 1977.
The main classes of BBK cover a wide range of subjects, starting with general and interdisciplinary knowledge, followed by the physical and biological sciences, technology, agriculture and forestry, public health and medicine, social sciences and military art, culture and education, language and literature, art, and religion and atheism. The system also includes specialized and common subdivisions, including geographical subdivisions. BBK is hierarchical and faceted to some extent, with approximately 45,000 classes arranged in a pedagogical order.
The placement of natural sciences and technology at the beginning of the list reflects the atheist regime in which BBK was developed. Social sciences and humanities follow, and technology, agriculture, and medicine serve as bridges between natural and social sciences, addressing societal needs. Marxism-Leninism holds the first place in every class, highlighting its importance. The disciplines are generally arranged in decreasing order of social utility as perceived in a socialist country, with the sciences moving from basic to applied and abstract to concrete, while social sciences move from quantity to quality.
The future of BBK in a capitalist, democratic, and liberal Russia is uncertain, as libraries tend to resist changing classification systems once adopted.
Here are some multiple-choice questions (MCQs):
1. What is the abbreviation for the Bibliothecal Bibliographic Klassification?
a) BBK
b) LBC
c) UDC
d) OPAC
Answer: a) BBK
2. When were the abridgements of the BBK published?
a) 1960-1968
b) 1970-1975
c) 1976
d) 1977
Answer: b) 1970-1975
3. How many main classes are there in the BBK?
a) 21
b) 28
c) 30
d) 45,000
Answer: a) 21
4. Which class in the BBK is dedicated to Language and Literature?
a) Class 80/84
b) Class 85
c) Class 86
d) Class 1
Answer: a) Class 80/84
5. Which disciplines are arranged in the decreasing order of their social utility in the BBK?
a) Natural sciences to social sciences
b) Social sciences to natural sciences
c) Humanities to natural sciences
d) Natural sciences to humanities
Answer: a) Natural sciences to social sciences
6. In which country was the BBK originally designed?
a) Russia
b) China
c) United States
d) Germany
Answer: a) Russia
7. What type of classification system does the BBK follow?
a) Hierarchical and faceted
b) Dewey Decimal System
c) Library of Congress Classification
d) Universal Decimal Classification
Answer: a) Hierarchical and faceted
8. What is the first place given to in every class of the BBK?
a) Marxism-Leninism
b) Natural sciences
c) Social sciences
d) Humanities
Answer: a) Marxism-Leninism
9. What is the purpose of the UDC-like tables in the BBK?
a) Special subdivisions
b) Common subdivisions
c) Geographical subdivisions
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
10. What is the fate of the BBK in modern-day Russia?
a) It is still widely used in libraries.
b) It has been replaced by a new classification system.
c) It is undergoing modifications to adapt to the changing society.
d) It is no longer used in libraries.
Answer: The information provided does not specify the current fate of the BBK in modern-day Russia.
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