It is a national key knowledge infrastructure project approved by the General Administration of Press and Publication and headed by China Academy of Sciences, aiming at building a digital, networked and intelligent service platform for knowledge resources in China. The main function of China HowNet is to provide retrieval and reading services for various academic journals, dissertations, conference papers, newspapers, yearbooks, encyclopedias and other Chinese literature resources.

Users can search for documents, view the full text and download the cited documents through China HowNet. In addition, CNKI also provides some auxiliary functions, such as document management tools, reference generation tools, knowledge discovery tools and so on.

The advantage of China HowNet lies in its rich literature resources and powerful retrieval function. It has collected all kinds of Chinese documents since 1980, including academic journals, dissertations, conference papers, newspapers, yearbooks, encyclopedias and so on. , covering natural science, social science, humanities and other disciplines.

The main functions of China knowledge repository include digital library resources, digital periodicals resources and dissertations resources.

1, Digital Library Resources: China Knowledge Resources General Library has abundant digital library resources, including various books, periodicals, newspapers, yearbooks, etc. These resources cover natural science, social science, humanities and other fields, providing users with rich academic information and knowledge resources.

2. Digital periodical resources: China Knowledge Resource Database contains a large number of Chinese periodicals, including core periodicals, important periodicals and general periodicals. These journals cover various disciplines and provide users with timely and comprehensive academic trends and research results.

3. Dissertation resources: China Knowledge Resource Database contains a large number of dissertations at home and abroad, covering various disciplines. These dissertations provide users with important academic research reference materials and help to improve their academic research level.