Abstract: It is of great significance to analyze the publishing characteristics of books for the library and publisher. Currently, there were few scholars studying on the publishing characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of different locally published books from the perspective of subject or topic. Taking the CLC U6 (waterway transport) classification Chinese books published in 2005-2014 as study objects, the locations of the top ten publications were obtained according to the statistical analysis of publication, and counted from both book category and type. Using radar chart, the publishing characteristics and advantages of different locally published books were analyzed. The results can provide reference for the strategy of U6 classification books’ collection and publishing, and supplied a new idea and method to analyze the publishing characteristics of other subjects or topics.

Key words: Waterway transport(U6)