As soon as this news came out, it attracted the attention and discussion of many netizens, and HowNet was resisted by many colleges and universities because of its high increase. So let's talk specifically about what impact it will have on users if we stop using HowNet:
1.？ It is impossible to realize one-stop search, and it is also difficult to realize the uniqueness of resource content and one-stop search of resource integration in HowNet database in other databases.
HowNet originated from the concept of "national knowledge infrastructure". China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) was initiated by Tongfang, Tsinghua and Tsinghua and established in June 1999. It is an information construction project aimed at realizing the dissemination, enjoyment and value-added utilization of knowledge resources in the whole society. At present, China HowNet has built the world's largest CNKI digital library of full-text information, which has become the most commonly used literature database for teachers and students in China universities and is regarded as a "necessity" for paper writing.
Because of its influential market position in China periodical database market, CNKI database was suspended by China Knowledge Network, and the most direct impact was that it could not achieve one-stop retrieval.
2.？ More time and energy will be spent on data retrieval. Even if there are three databases: Wanfang, Superstar and VIP, it will take time to transition and adapt to the new platform.
After the service of HowNet stopped, the major research institutes of Chinese Academy of Sciences are actively responding to the impact of HowNet's suspension of subscription. At present, the Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences has opened Wanfang database (enhanced version) and VIP database, forming an alternative guarantee for CNKI database. Wanfang and VIP can be used as substitutes in the future, and 80% of the documents will be replaced. Documents that cannot be found can be used by document delivery.
Because CNKI database of HowNet has been used before, users have become accustomed to the operation methods and processes, and the required materials can also be downloaded directly. When replacing a new platform, the inevitable problem is the familiarity with the new platform, and the replacement of databases such as Wanfang, Superstar and VIP does not mean that users can fully meet their needs, and users may spend more time on information retrieval.
China HowNet is a public network platform that provides paper retrieval and download services. Originally initiated by Tongfang, Tsinghua and Tsinghua. In order to support the platform construction, it is understandable to charge a certain fee according to different services. But the problem is that the pricing of China HowNet has exceeded the affordability of ordinary users. Moreover, it is understood that China HowNet has hardly spent much money to pay the author's copyright fees, which really makes people feel unfair.