文化局數位典藏資料庫啟用

The "digital archives(1) of publication" of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Kinmen county officially started up on June 29th. There are 33 kinds of publications, such as the "Kinmen County Record", and also audio disks that introduce Kinmen and can be checked out online. This makes the cultural service of Kinmen even more far-reaching. It enables local residents, overseas Kinmenese, and others interested in studying Kinmen to go online, and by simply using the mouse or key board, get to know Kinmen better.
金門縣文化局「出版品數位典藏資料庫」六月二十九日正式啟動，包括金門縣志等三十三種出版品，以及介紹金門影音光碟，上網即能檢索查閱，讓金門的文化服務更加無遠弗屆，讓本縣或遠及國際的鄉親及有興趣了解研究金門之人士，得以利用滑鼠或鍵盤上網檢索資訊，深入認識金門。

The Cultural Affairs Bureau of Kinmen county held an introductory(2) party for the "digital archives of publication" at eleven o'clock the morning of June 29th. Kinmen County Magistrate Li Zhu Feng attended the party with director of Cultural Affairs Bureau, Li Xi Long, director of Education Bureau, Li Zai Hang, and the designer, Sun Yan Cheng. Together, they touched a crystal ball to initiate(3) the archives, and the start of a new page of cultural services.
金門縣文化局二十九日上午十一時舉行「出版品數位典藏資料庫」啟動儀式，縣長李炷烽偕同文化局長李錫隆、教育局長李再杭、設計人孫炎城等人共同觸摸水晶球，宣布資料庫啟用，文化服務邁向新頁。

Although Kinmen is a small island, it is big culturally. Li Zhu Feng emphasized that without culture, it is hard for a place to have a strong foundation. Li said, it was worthy of its approval that the Cultural Affairs Bureau could initiate this archive right before its fifth anniversary and fulfill the goal for developing the foundation of the county on its culture.
李炷烽指出，金門幅員雖小，卻是文化大縣，他強調，建設使一個地方強大，但沒文化很難成就偉大，文化局在成立五週年前夕，啟動出版品數位典藏資料庫，落實文化立縣的目標，相當值得肯定。

Li Xi Long pointed out that under the trend of information technology and globalization, the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Kinmen county sets up the "digital archives of publication" to eliminate the information gap and also to cross the information flood. The establishment of the digital platform is aimed at sharing resources, informing the society better, and promoting the culture of Kinmen.
李錫隆指出，在資訊化與全球化的浪潮下，為了跨越資訊洪流，消弭資訊落差，金門縣文化局積極設置「出版品數位典藏資料庫」，建構數位化平台，希望達成資源共享的目的，並讓社會大眾了解、認識金門文化。

The Kinmen county Cultural Affairs Bureau set up "digital archives of publication" to celebrate its 5th anniversary. The web site is: http://ebook.kmccc.edu.tw. It digitalized publications and used the Internet as the tool to provide services such as reading, studying, researching, and even cutting and pasting information.
金門縣文化局慶祝成立五週年慶，規劃設置「出版品數位典藏資料庫」，網址為http://ebook.kmccc.edu.tw，將出版品數位化，並以網路為工具，提供閱覽、研究、搜尋，甚至剪貼資料的服務。

The "digital archives of publication" of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Kinmen county include the "Kinmen County Record," 33 types of publications published by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, 28 DVDs introducing Kinmen and 18 songs of Kinmen.
金門縣文化局「出版品數位典藏資料庫」，首先典藏的有金門縣志，及文化局出版品三十三種、介紹金門的光碟節目二十八片DVD及十八首金門之歌。

The Kinmen county Cultural Affairs Bureau indicated that the goal of setting up the digital archive is to turn publications into modern internet tools for reading, studying, researching, and even cutting and pasting, with no limitations in time or space. In addition, the original paper publication can be preserved for generations to come. If necessary, the digital archive can be printed out, even if it is out of print, or a single copy of the original publication.
金門縣文化局表示，數位典藏資料庫的建置目的在轉化出版品成為現代網路工具，可不受時空限制的閱覽、研究、搜尋甚至剪貼資料，並且因數位化後達到原有紙本出版品的永久保存價值，必要時可以由數位化之電子檔重製紙本印刷，不致因出版品絕版或孤本而有重製困難的現象。

■1. archive-(n)資料庫；檔案館。
■2. introductory-(adj.)介紹的。
■3. initiate-(vt.)啟動。

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本文原載於98年6月30日《金門日報》