Creating Special Literature Resource Databases in Western China Under a Digital Environment

Abstract

This paper addresses the issue of special literature database resources in the creation of Chinese database groups, and it holds that the extremely rich Chinese literature resources should naturally become an indispensable part of global information resource networks. Nevertheless, the digitization foundation for Chinese literature resources, having been subject to various factors, is still very weak. Among other things, there is yet no relevant scientific awareness for guiding macro policy stipulations, and from a micro-perspective there are no complete technical solutions available for realizing the digitized project goals. The national program for Western China development currently has provided us with an opportunity to establish a paradigm. The rational development and digitization of the local literatures, rare copies of ancient Chinese manuscripts, and those cultural resources indigenous to the minority nationalities and ethnic groups in Western China, will greatly enrich Chinese digital resources on the Internet and enhance the position of the Chinese literature resource database groups on the global information resource platform.