地方志书是指全面系统地记述本行政区域自然、政治、经济、文化和社会的历史与现状的资料性文献[1],具有“存史、资政、教化”的功能。志书可以说是“官书”,志书存在的目的是经世致用,以它为鉴,就是以史为鉴,造福百姓。志书编纂的最终目的是应用,在实践中转化和使用方志成果,拓宽方志应用领域,就目前方志应用方式与接受程度来讲,影像志尤为突出。本文笔者想探寻如何让方志在信息技术发展快速的今天,以影像志为突破口产生更大的社会影响力,意在探寻影像志的产生、发展、应用,其主动作为,与时代接轨,为提升国家文化软实力和增强文化自信做出应有的贡献,应该得到重视与推广。关键词:志书;影像志;传承;应用;探索AbstractLocal annals are informative documents that comprehensively and systematically record the natural, political, economic, cultural and social history and present theories of the administrative region, and have the function of "having history, supervising officials and educating students". Annals is "official books" refers to more forget the purpose is to use it as a mirror for the benefit of the people. The ultimate purpose of the compilation of annals is to apply, to transform and use the achievements of local Chronicles in practice, and to broaden the application field of local Chronicles. In this paper, the author wants to explore how to make the local records in the information technology rapid development today, imaging log as breakthrough and greater social impact, intended to explore the cause, development and application of image log, its active as, with The Times, in order to promote national cultural soft power and enhance self-confidence to make due contribution, should get attention and promotion.Key words:Local annals ;Lmage annals;Lnherit;Apply;Expiore目 录一、 引 言.......................................................1二、 影像志概念.....................................................1三、 影像志发展历程....