Suoyin, namely index, refers to the textual research on the annotation of ancient books.It willbooksOr words, words, sentences, person names, place names, book titles, topics, etc. in newspapers and periodicals shall be described as concise entries, with their sources and volume and page numbers indicated, and shall be compiled into volumes according to certain retrieval methods.
We have to turn from beginning to end to find one person from a set of large books, which is time-consuming and laborious;It is also like looking for a needle in a haystack to find information on a topic from thousands of newspapers and periodicals.If you use the index, you can get the information according to the book.
It not only saves time, but also helps to understand the trend of academic development.
National Index of Newspapers and Periodicals
Indexes fall into two categories.The first is the book index, which is divided into sentence indexSubject Index, title index, personal name index, etc;The second is the index of newspapers and periodicals, which is comprehensive and thematic, such as the National Index of Newspapers and Periodicals, and the National Index of Newspapers and Periodicals Literature Papers.
Some indexes are arranged according to disciplines and some are arranged according to stroke order.Before use, be sure to read the layout instructions for free.
"Suoyin" refers to investigating Suoyin and exploring the facts behind the story.And "index" refers specifically to book retrieval.The two are incomparable.For example, Suo Yin in historical records is not an index.
Tang · Xiao Hu's poem "You Shi Tang Guan": "Shen Sheng becomes politicsSad嫠嫠嫠嫠嫠嫠嫠嫠嫠, it can also explore the mystery. "
Song Dynasty·Fan Zhongyan"Qian Wei Jin Fu": "Solicit seclusion, and the divine way is excellentShapeHe Dun. "
Ming·Xie ZhaoqiFive Miscellaneous Zu · Human Part Four:,Bank bookCuriosity, contentment and concealment. "
(2) It refers to the annotation and textual research of ancient books.
Tang · Sima Zhen's Preface to "Historical Records for Enquiry": "Today, we will stop to search for strange news, collect allusions, and explain what they have not explained. Those who have not explained what they have not explained will be interpreted, interpreted, annotated, and praised. All 30 volumes are called" Historical Records for Enquiry "."
Guo Moruo's Collection of Literary and Artistic Theories: Problems in Modern Translation of Ancient Books: "It is necessary to sort out Chinese ancient books, such as textual research, systematic research, new punctuation, and group of books for concealment."