世界書局

    1916年，世界書局在上海福州路正式成立，大規模網羅人才、匯集資金，業務發展一日千里；不數年，於全國各省均設有分局，並加速擴展出版品種類，在外文翻譯、傳統文學及休閒讀物上均建立起卓著聲譽。
    轉遷台灣後，繼續致力於文化建設工作，出版各類教科書、大專職校參考書，及各種文史藝術叢書。自五○年代起，更廣泛收集珍貴史料，考證版本，系統化地整理傳統典籍，出版中國學術名著、古典通俗小說等數千種，曾有連續三年多「間日出書一冊」的紀錄，而世界書局亦儼然成為坊間文、史、哲書種最齊全的出版重鎮。
    1978年獲得金鼎奬的《永樂大典》，乃是費時多年，蒐羅散於國內及美、英、日、法、德、俄諸國之佚本與考證、詳目綜合而成。1985年，又與台北故宮博物院特別合作，投注了大量的人力物力，耗時數年，將世上唯一孤本《四庫全書薈要》影印成書。
    近年來，隨著政策開放，世界書局開始大量引進優質簡體字書籍於門市銷售，並積極開拓兩岸文化交流工作及各類實質合作。在近百年的發展歷程中，世界書局面對時代的變遷、環境的挑戰，始終堅持為中華文化傳承的使命，及「為往聖繼絕學，為萬世開太平」的理想。

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THE WORLD BOOK CO., LTD.

The World Book Co., Ltd. was established in Shanghai in 1916. It has published a variety of literature, history, novels, as well as academic and text books. Among its thousands of publications, the “Yung-Le Great Compilations”was awarded the “Gold Galdron”-the highest honour to publishers. In 1988, through the cooperation with the Palace Museum, the company completed the 500-volume Ssu-K’u Ch’uan-Shu Hui-Yao（Extracts of Four Collections）, which reenforced its image as one of the oldest and most authentic publishers in the industry. Although time changes greatly, the World Book CO. has always insisted on its professional principles. Its publications now include not only the Chinese classicals, text books, but also topics concerning the current trends and daily life of people. It’s considered important mission by the World Company to publish good books and thus pass human wisdom onto the next generation.