宜蘭縣史館宜蘭縣史館

The Institute of Yilan County History (IOYCH) is the first local institute of history in Taiwan. The main purpose of IOYCH is to collect, access, record, research and promote the local history. For this purpose, the services of IOYCH include compilation of the county history, publication of the Journal and series of books, oral history interview, collection and investigation of local historical materials.

Inner space of the Institute of Yilan County History.  The new IOYCH opened on October 16, 2001.

The information counter at B1 floor offers service of borrowing books and material.

 

The IOYCH is vested with the kind of mechanism for collecting and preserving historical data. The ultimate goal is to enable the public to know the place where they live and eventually grow. In short, the IOYCH is the class of history for all habitants of Yilan and they are welcome to come over to feel and to touch the history and to enrich each other.

Brief File of IOYCH
Establishment of the Preparatory Office :
January 1, 1992
Inauguration of the IOYCH : October 16, 1993
Transference of the New IOYCH : October 16, 2001
http : //yihistory.e-land.gov.tw
E-mail : yihistory@mail.e-land.gov.tw
Add : No. 3, Sianjheng N. Rd.,Yilan City, Yilan County
          26060, Taiwan(R.O.C.)
Tel : 886-3-9255-488
Fax : 886-3-9255-493
Opening Hours : 
Tuesday to Sunday, 09:00~17:00
Closing Days:
Monday, the last day of the month and the 4 major folk festivals

Collection

 

The Pedigree Data Room.

 
Historical data and material related to Yilan which are valuable, are all objects of the collection. Through transference, procurement, acquisition, exchange, donation, provisional holding and research, the Institute has accumulated substantial amount of literature and data.

 

The manuscript of literature, historical data, genealogy and graph transcriptions, are all valuable historical data for research of Yilan History.

 

The publications, kept on open shelves are available for borrowing. 

Preservation

 

Warehouse arrangement.

 
Valuable literatures need warehouse facilities to preserve. Besides the traditional way of preservation and management, the digital technology provides a more convenient and efficient option for the duplication, preservation and use of the historic material.

 

The IOYCH has 3 warehouses to store publications and historical material.

Publication

 

The Monograph Series of Yilan History has 13 books in all.

 

The IOYCH publications include The Yilan Journal of History, Monograph Series of Yilan History and Yilan Literature Series. In addition to winning award, these publications have become the necessary references for persons interested in studying Yilan.

The Yilan Journal of History has various topics, which is not only recollection of history, but also observation and reflection of the contemporary social phenomenon.

The Yilan Literature Series are collection of books or articles related to the research of Yilan.

Activities

 

The Yilan Research Symposium is an academic event held every two yearys.

 

The activities hosted by the IOYCH are mainly exhibitions, symposium, seminar and forum concerning the Yilan Research.

The Yilan research seminar covers folk historical material introduction, lectures and field investigation.

Exhibitions are held mainly with the literatures collected by IOYCH.