丁福保是近代中國重要的文獻學家、藏書家、佛學家，也是一位醫師，兼通中西醫學，開業行醫兼出版醫學書籍、發行報刊，對於民國初年醫學知識的普及，有很大影響。而丁氏對近代傳統學術研究最大的貢獻，則是主持編纂了許多部文獻資料集成圖書，且大多為前此從未有人從事過的發揮創意之舉，對後人啟迪、影響甚大。本文將析論丁氏之藏書經過，並從金石文字、詩歌文獻及佛教典籍三方面，探討其編纂整理古籍文獻之理念及成就。

Ding Fubao is an important figure as a bibliographer, a private book collector, a Buddhist, and, a doctor as well. He was knowledgeable in both western medicine and Chinese herbal medicine. He practiced medicine on the one hand and engaged in publishing medical books and newspaper on the other, therefore, was instrumental in the dissemination of medical knowledge. However, the most important contribution by Dr. Ding was his compilation of many important primary collections. His compilation works greatly benefit the study and researches of Chinese classics. His approaches were mostly innovative for his time, and quite inspirational to us. The author tried to depict how Dr. Ding built up his own library, then taking examples from epigraph, lyrics and poems, and Buddhist Sutra to discuss about Dr. Ding’s idea and achievement in management of old books.