1　引言版本说明通常简称为“版本” ,它是文献的固有特征 ,也是人们用以判断、识别、区分、组织、管理文献的一个依据。现存版本说明的多样性、随意性、复杂性使人眼花缭乱 ,认识困难 ,罗健雄、黄俊贵[1,2 ] 、吴龙涛、叶奋生[3 ] 等人进行过初步归纳 ,笔者以为应当进一步划分 1 Introduction Versioning, often referred to as “version”, is an inherent feature of the literature and a basis on which people judge, identify, differentiate, organize, and manage the literature. The diversity, arbitrariness and complexity of the extant version description make people confused and have difficulty in understanding. Luo Jianxiong, Huang Jungui [1,2], Wu Longtao and Ye Fen-sheng [3]