In contrast to the "party history" and "greater China" perspective of the Academia Historica during the long period of one-party KMT rule and the emphasis on historical studies on the February 28 Incident and White Terror during the DPP's rule, the Academia Historica under Lin's leadership has established a dual-track emphasis on "the history of the Republic of China" and the "history of Taiwan."
相較於老國民黨執政時國史館的「黨史」與「大中國」定位，與民進黨時期側重編纂「228 事件」及「白色恐怖」有關的歷史，林滿紅表示，從她接任館長開始，國史館將朝「中華民國史」與「台灣史」並治的方向進行。