Digital Technology Applications for Discovery of Contextual Links among Records

Compared with those developed for born-digital records, ICT applications for digitised historical documents remain relatively immature, awaiting further development. In response to growing interest in local historical research, the utilisation of digital technologies to discover contextual links among scattered records has yielded noteworthy outcomes. This paper examines the current state of digital technology utilised for Chinese historical research and education through case studies. Three representative platforms, THDL, CGKSP, and CHLAD, which rediscover and present contextual links among fragmented Chinese medieval records, were selected for in-depth analysis. This paper examines the potential of introducing archival discourse on context to enhance the representation of historical record aggregates with greater consistency and integrity on these platforms.