日前，位于长沙的湖南最高学府湖南大学下单，一次购入爱如生中国方志库初集和二集，加上去年购入的爱如生中国基本古籍库，湖南大学拥有的爱如生数字产品达到2库3集，一跃成为湖南省拥有爱如生数字产品最多的大学。

中国方志库是继中国基本古籍库之后，爱如生倾力打造的又一精品数据库。无论收书和制作，都体现了爱如生一以贯之的专业性和严肃性。中国方志库预计收录历代地方志类典籍1万种，每种均经专家鉴定，确保其方志特性，严防其他门类典籍阑入；同时坚持一书一本的原则，杜绝复本。这与眼下某些公司出品的方志库，动辄号称收书一万数千种，为世界最大，实则广收复本，甚至随意拆分或滥收其他门类典籍充数，是完全不同的。而且中国方志库所收1万种地方志类典籍，每种均以手工繁体逐字逐句录入，并采用独有技术实现眉批、夹注、图形、表格、标记的非嵌入式显示，从而做到所有信息均可检索。这与眼下某些公司出品的方志库，只是简单扫描，或片段录入容易录入的文字，而置眉批、夹注、图形、表格、标记于不顾，从而导致大量信息丧失，是完全不同的。正是因为如此，以哈佛和北大为代表的国内外60多个顶级学术机构和著名院校不约而同的选择了爱如生中国方志库，相信爱如生中国方志库将为更多的大学和研究机构认识和采用。

Hunan University Purchased Database of Chinese Local Records I and II

Recently, Hunan University, the highest University in Changsha, Hunan province, placed an order to purchase Database of Chinese Local Records I and II at one time. The number of Erudition’s digital products of Hunan University has reached 2 databases and 3 collections, plus the purchase of Erudition Database of Chinese Classics Ancient Books last year, making it the university with the most Erudition’s digital products in Hunan Province.

Database of Chinese Local Records is another excellent database created by Erudition after Database of Chinese Classics Ancient Books. Both collecting books and producing books embody Erudition’s professionalism and seriousness. Database of Chinese Local Records is expected to collect 10,000 kinds of local chronicles of past dynasties, each of which has been appraised by experts to ensure it belonging to local chronicles and strictly preventing including other categories of books; at the same time, it adheres to the principle of eliminating duplicated versions. This is totally different from the local chronicles databases produced by some companie. They often purport that their local chronicles collection is the largest one in the world collecting thousands of books. Actually, they widely collect copies of the same books and even randomly divide or overcollect other categories of books. Moreover, Database of Chinese Local Records collects 10,000 kinds of local chronicles, each of which is inputted in by hand in traditional Chinese style, and uses unique technology to realize non-embedded display of eyebrow markings, interlinear notes, graphics, tables and markers, so that all information can be retrieved. This is totally different from the current local chronicles databases produced by some companies, which are simply scanned, or only contain the easy-to-input texts, while ignoring eyebrow markings, interlinear notes, graphics, tables and markers, resulting in the loss of a large amount of information. It is for this reason that more than 60 top academic institutions and well-known institutions at home and abroad, represented by Harvard and Peking University, have purchased Database of Chinese Local Records coincidencly. I believe that Erudition Database of Chinese Local Records will be recognized and adopted by more universities and research institutions.