Literature is the final expression of scientific research and technical research achievements, and it is also an important medium to acquire knowledge. This article will introduce the definition, classification and history of literature.

Original documents

Dissertations, scientific reports and patent documents are the main documents.

The second article

Catalogue, bibliography, abstract and index are all representatives of secondary literature.

Three documents

Monographs, reviews, encyclopedias, standard documents and product samples are all members of the three major families of documents.

review article

Summative articles in periodicals and conference papers, as well as summative papers in a small number of dissertations, belong to three kinds of documents.

history of literature

Literature first appeared in Eight Books of the Analects of Confucius. Literature is books, periodicals and regulations with historical significance or research value, and it is the final expression of scientific research and technical research results.