In the world of historical science, bunsho mokuroku (lists of documents) are highly valued as tools to study the distribution of political and economical information at any one time, and tosho mokuroku (lists of books) are valued in understanding where books have been distributed.
また歴史学の世界では、文書目録は当時の政治経済などの情報伝達のあり方を、図書目録は当時の学術水準や書籍流通の状況を知る上において貴重な史料となりえる。