According to the relevant person in charge of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, starting from April 20, 20 12, the Chinese Academy of Sciences will stop using the database of HowNet, and in the future, Wanfang and VIP will replace HowNet. Perhaps there is still a certain gap between these two platforms and HowNet, and some documents can't be found, but the Chinese Academy of Sciences also said that if there are documents that can't be found, they can be made up by document delivery. Some people may wonder whether the Chinese Academy of Sciences will continue to cooperate with HowNet. As far as the present situation is concerned, there should be no such plan at least this year.
In fact, the subscription fee of HowNet has become more and more expensive in recent years, and it has been resisted by many colleges and universities because of frequent price increases tonight. From 20 12 to now, about six colleges and universities have officially announced the suspension of the use of HowNet, and the reason for all schools to suspend the use of HowNet is very unified, that is, the other party's price increase is relatively high. However, after some schools stopped using it for a period of time, they continued to cooperate with HowNet because they could not find the resources they wanted in other databases.
In fact, the original intention of HowNet is to provide convenience for more scholars. However, this practice of HowNet seems to be contrary to the original intention. Today, HowNet is more like a profit platform. It is for this reason that the authoritative Chinese Academy of Sciences decided to suspend the use of HowNet, and most people probably supported this decision.