Taiwan Memory - Showcase the transformation of digital services over a decade

The National Central Library in Taiwan presents an ongoing platform ‘Taiwan Memory’ to showcase the transformation of digital services in multiple aspects over a decade. ‘Taiwan Memory’ starts at 2002, and has a new version in 2018 to reflect the updated ICT technology. For example, optimize ‘Taiwan Memory’ mobile suitable. Users can browse the searching result according to different facets (time, people, location, and related keywords). ‘Taiwan Memory’ has abundant collection of images and documents related to Taiwan’s early modern history. The public can search over two million digital objects on the platform, including old photos, art posters, land contracts, lottery tickets, senior yearbooks, church archives, rubbings, and so on. In order to enhance the accessibility of these digital collections, series exhibitions are curated both online and on site. For example, one exhibition focuses on education transformation using images from the 19th century to modern times. It welcomes audiences to share photos together regarding their school memories. To sum up, libraries can grasp the potentials and opportunities hailed by new technologies to become a truly relevant memory institution.

中国台湾地区国立中央图书馆（National Central Library in Taiwan）推出了持续运营的平台“台湾记忆（Taiwan Memory）”，用以展示十余年来多维度的数字服务转型历程。
台湾记忆于2002年正式上线，2018年推出全新版本以适配更新后的信息与通信技术（ICT），例如优化了平台的移动端适配效果。用户可依据不同分面（时间、人物、地点及相关关键词）浏览搜索结果。
台湾记忆馆藏丰富，涵盖与台湾近代早期历史相关的各类图像与文献资源。
公众可在该平台检索超200万件数字对象，包括老照片、艺术海报、土地契约、彩票、高中毕业年鉴、教会档案、拓片等诸多品类。
为提升此类数字馆藏的可访问性，平台策展了一系列线上及线下展览。例如，其中一场展览以19世纪至近现代的影像资料展现教育转型历程，邀请观众分享与自身校园回忆相关的照片。
综上，图书馆可把握新技术带来的潜力与机遇，真正成为贴合时代需求的记忆传承机构。