“象魏”与图书馆有着渊源的关系。早在西周、春秋、战国时,“象魏”就已是各种法律文献的代名词。那时的法律文献是文献典籍的极其重要的组成部分;“象魏”还是收藏法律文献的专门处所,因而可以说它是古代政府图书馆的一个组成部分,也可以说是一种专业性的图书馆。从先秦直至汉、晋、隋、唐、宋、元、明、清等各个朝代的古文献中,有关“象魏”的记载是很多的。“象魏”原本是一种建筑物。它是帝王及各诸侯国宫庭前的一座大门楼。这种大门楼的本名叫做“雉门”(有的也说叫“应门”)。由于门的两边坚有两个可以登高远眺的高观,显得魏然高大,而且中间形成一个“缺”,因而又称为“高观”、“门阕”、“魏阙”;由于它是统治者独一无二的专门悬挂、公布和收藏各种法律文献的处 “Like Wei” has a long history of connection with the library. As early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period, “like Wei” has become synonymous with various legal documents. At that time, the legal documents were an extremely important part of the literary books. “Like Wei” is also a specialized place for collecting legal documents, so it can be said that it is an integral part of the ancient government library, it can be said that a professional library. From the pre-Qin period to the ancient documents of Han, Jin, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, there are many records about “Wei Wei”. “Like Wei” was originally a building. It is the king and the princely palace front of a gatehouse. The name of this gatehouse is called “Pheasant Gate” (some also called “gatekeeper”). Because of the two sides of the door, there are two high viewpoints that can be viewed from above, which are obviously tall and form a “missing” in the middle. They are also called “high view”, “door” and “Wei Que” Is the ruler unique suspension, publication and collection of various legal documents Department