匯聚知識，傳播文化

Gathering Knowledge and Spreading Chinese Culture

為典藏國家文獻，每年多方徵集舊籍文獻相關資訊、查訪國內外收藏家之舊籍文獻狀況，並辦理舊籍文獻資料之採購審查，邀請學者專家到館，就擬購舊籍版本、品相好壞、是否具典藏價值等提供專業意見。2015年向國內舊書店及私人收藏家購得清末臺灣詩文集、舊明信片、寫真帖（照片）及清末民初舊年畫等資料，計44冊（件）；5月至7月間，本館助理編輯杜立中於奉派法國國家圖書館，協助古籍編目工作之際，徵得法國清末民初有關中國的報刊資料、版畫、石印、十九世紀中國地圖、老明信片等，共計326件。截至2015年底止，計典藏善本舊籍26萬759冊、年畫2,182幅、古文書2,360種（2,375件）、拓片1萬3,634幅、明信片1萬1,951張、百年中文圖書554冊、百年西文圖書4,272冊、西文古地圖25幅、中文古地圖573幅、名賢墨寶等雜件604件。

To collect national documents, the library continued to gather information on old books and documents, visit collectors in and out of the country to check on the condition of rare books and documents, conduct reviews of old books and documents for purchasing. The library also invited scholars and experts to offer professional opinions on the editions, appearances, and collection values of those old books proposed to be procured by the library. In 2015, the library procured 44 books or documents from used bookstores and private collectors in the country, including several collections of Taiwanese Poetry from the late Qing dynasty, old postcards, calligraphy copybooks (photos), and New Year paintings from the late Qing and early Republic period. Assistant Editor Du Li-chung had been sent to the National Library of France to help catalogue rare books from May to July, procured 326 books and documents during his time in France, including some newspaper articles relating to China in the late Qing and early Republic period, engravings, stone inscriptions, Chinese maps from the 19th century, and old postcards. By the end of 2015, the library collection numbered 260,759 rare books of classical editions, 2,182 New Year paintings, 2,360 books written in ancient Chinese characters (2,375 volumes), 13,634 ink rubbings, 11,951 old postcards, 554 Chinese books more than one hundred years old, 4,272 Western books more than one hundred years old, 25 ancient Western maps, 573 ancient Chinese maps, and 640 treasured scrolls of calligraphy and paintings by famous writers and painters.