Shen Chin says: "Now I do not only want to publish an index recording the basic information about the books, but to supply more about their contents and give a good introduction to each book."
沈津說：「所以我今天要做的不是只記錄書名、規格、出版年代等基本資料，還要提供更多內容，好好地介紹每一本善本書。」