荀勖在目录学上的成就

Xunxu's Achievement in Bibliography

西晋时期,荀勖充分吸收前人的研究整理成果,在图书分类法上沿袭郑默的《中经》,并且对之进行改革,形成四分法,即将经、史、子、集按照甲、乙、丙、丁排列顺序。虽然这种分类法还比较粗糙,但为后世图书四分法的发展奠定了基础。同时,荀勖还将整理的一大批出土的竹简编为《汲冢书》,为后世研究古代历史提供了可靠的资料。

Xunxu swallowed up the experience of the predecessors in Western Jin Dynasty. He followed the library classification of Zhengmo＇s ＂ZhongJing＂, and made a reform at the same time to form four units.He put Jing Shi Zi to Ji in order of Jia Yi Bing to Ding. Although the method was rough, it layed a good foundation for book classification of after ages.Xunxu arranged large quantities of inscribed bamboo-slips to write ＂Ji Zhong Shu,＂ So, he provided infallible sources of information to study ancient history.