Literature is the most effective means of recording, accumulating, spreading and inheriting knowledge, the most basic and main source of information in human social activities, and the most basic means of information exchange and dissemination. Literature is a carrier that records human knowledge by means of words, figures, symbols, audio and video, or is understood as knowledge solidified on a certain material carrier; It can also be understood as the floorboard of all social historical materials in ancient and modern times. Literature is the material basis of information work.
The role of literature in scientific and social development is: it is the final expression of scientific research and technological research results; It is the best means to spread information in space and time.
It is the basic means to confirm the priority of researchers to a discovery or invention; It is an important index to measure the creative labor efficiency of scientific researchers; It is a means for researchers to express themselves and confirm their position in science, so it is an important incentive for researchers to carry out research activities; It is a part of the treasure house of human knowledge and the same wealth of human beings.