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Since 1945, research in Chinese literature, history, and philosophy in Taiwan has yielded fruitful results. Research findings are classified into five types: 1. monographs; 2. scholarly journals; 3. dissertations & theses; 4. newspapers; and 5. conference proceedings and essay anthologies. These have been important reference resources in sinology throughout the world. However, in Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China, articles and materials in dissertations & theses relevant to literature, history and philosophy lack a comprehensive source. In particular, there are no databases, which is an inconvenient for researchers studying literature, history, or philosophy.

For this reason, in 2005 the National Central Library solicited the help of Professors Kuo-Liang Wang and Ling-Huei Liu, from the Institute of Classical Literature Science at National Taipei University, as well as that of the faculty and students in the institute to compile material, create files, and verify data, while National Central Library created and maintained a database system for this project. The project spanned from April 2005 to November 2006, processing more than 3,300 volumes of essay anthologies (a total of 60,000 articles) in National Central Library’s collection. This was achieved with the hope of enhancing information services through rapid and convenient network retrieval, browsing, and classification functions. The results of this revolutionary project are available for anyone in the world to use.