以专业志的繁荣推动地方志事业的大发展

Pushing Forward the Great Development of Local Records Cause with the Boom of Professional Records

专业志是古代专志的延续和发展,而古代专志有两种形式:地理专志、其他专志。尽管历史上地理专志发展超过了其他专志,但由于地理专志的编纂周期长于其他专志,以及现代人类社会经济活动的发展细化、现行志书编纂方法、专业志的编纂意义重大等因素影响,专业志的繁荣应是一种必然趋势。同时,专业志的编纂也面临一些亟需解决的问题:史志重同不重异,将专业志编成部门志,对专业志重视不够,专业志编纂队伍亟需加强等。专业志的发展是新方志事业发展的重要成果,是方志事业进一步拓展的新领域。

Professional records are a continuation and development of specialized records in ancient times. There are two forms of specialized records in ancient times: specialized geographical records, and other specialized records. In history the development of specialized geographical records surpassed that of other specialized records, yet due to influences of factors such as longer compilation cycle of specialized geographical records, more refined development of human social and economic activities, current compilation methods of local records, and great significance of professional records, the boom of professional records should become an inevitable trend. Meanwhile, the compilation of professional records also faces some problems that need urgent solutions: historical records putting emphasis on similarities rather than differences, professional records being compiled as departmental records, inadequate attention to professional records, and a professional records compilation team that needs urgent reinforcement. The development of professional records is an important achievement of the local records cause in new China, and a new opportunity for the further development of the local records cause.