中國傳統的目錄書籍不只是記載書籍名稱，它在做書籍分類的同時亦有著「辨章學術、考鏡源流」的功能。《四庫全書總目》則是中國目錄書籍中的集大成之作。本文以「史鈔」類爲主題，討論此類在歷史中的形成過程及《四庫全書總目》對此類書籍的看法與標準。本文一方面以歷史溯源的方式來探究「史鈔」類形成過程，另一方面則就《四庫全書總目》對於各史鈔書籍的評斷做一整理，論述四庫館臣對於史鈔的各種批評。進而討論《四庫全書總目》爲何對史鈔類書籍評價較低的原因及理由，並從中看出其分類的標準爲何，並反省其缺點。

Bibliography not only records the names of books, it also reflects the kind of academic history at the same time. Siku Quanshu Zongmu is the most important book in the history of bibliography. This paper focuses on the "historical extraction" and discusses the forming of the bibliography history and how Siku Quanshu Zongmu views it. On the one hand, this paper discusses the forming process of "historical extraction" in history; on the other hand, it puts the appraisal on various "historical extraction" of Siku Quanshu Zongmu in order. Moreover this paper presents various criticisms the official of Si Ku Quan Shu Hall had of the "historical extraction" in detail. Furthermore, the reasons why Siku Quanshu Zongmu devalues 'historical extraction' and its criteria for it are also delved into.