For any scholar of Taiwanese history it is of primary importance to examine contemporary materials, which is why old contracts are sought for collection by several different sections of the Academia Sinica, from the Institute of Taiwan History to the Institute of Ethnology, and by local cultural centers.
對於致力台灣史研究的學者而言，史料的蒐集可以說是研究的第一步，不論是中研院的台史所、民族所，或是地方文化中心都在蒐集古契約。