Wuhan University Library is one of the workstations (NoZ07), which is a comprehensive scientific and technological achievements novelty retrieval and project consultation center established by the Ministry of Education, and also one of the electric power science and technology novelty retrieval institutions established by China Electrical Engineering Society. Relying on the rich database resources of Wuhan University Library, Novelty Retrieval Station is equipped with databases of academic journals, dissertations, conference papers, patents in Chinese and foreign languages, scientific and technological achievements, standards and so on, which can search the world's largest online dialogue retrieval database in real time. Sci-tech novelty retrieval is an information consulting service based on the novelty points reflecting the theme of novelty retrieval projects, with computer retrieval as the main means and access to closely related documents as the retrieval goal, and evaluating the novelty of novelty retrieval projects by comprehensive analysis and comparison.

The novelty retrieval station is user-oriented and carries out the following sci-tech novelty retrieval services based on the sci-tech novelty retrieval management service platform: 1. Provide objective basis for scientific research projects. Through novelty retrieval, users can understand the development level, research direction, depth and breadth of development, solved and unsolved problems of related disciplines and technologies at home and abroad. In order to prevent the waste and loss of manpower, financial resources and material resources caused by repeated research and development. 2 to provide an objective basis for the identification, evaluation, acceptance, transformation and reward of scientific research achievements. Through novelty retrieval, the scientificity and reliability of identification, evaluation, acceptance, transformation and reward of scientific research achievements are ensured, which is conducive to mobilizing the enthusiasm of scientific researchers and promoting the popularization and application of achievements.