The 22nd forum on Preservation
On December 1, 2011, the NDL held the 22nd forum on preservation in the Tokyo Main Library, under the theme of "Disaster preparedness in China, Korea, Australia and Japan: reports from National Libraries." Libraries from four countries, China, Korea, Australia and Japan, which acts as IFLA/PAC (Preservation and Conservation) Regional/National/ Centre in Asia and Oceania, and also a library from the area affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, participated in the forum and reported their experience of disaster and prevention.
- Report 1: [PDF:579KB]
"Documents conservation, disaster prevention and rescue in China"
Li Cuiwei (Deputy Director, Office of China National Center for Preservation & Conservation of Ancient Books, National Library of China)
- Report 2: [PDF:622KB]
"Disaster prevention measures and cooperative activities of the National Library of Korea"
Lee Kwi-Bok (Conservator, Korea Research Institute for Library and Information, National Library of Korea)
- Report3: [PDF:302KB]
"Disaster preparedness at the National Library of Australia"
Jennifer Lloyd (Manager, Preservation Services, National Library of Australia)
- Special report (Japanese): [PDF:1.57MB]
"Aiming to recover from the Earthquake: afflicted libraries in Iwate and assistance for rehabilitation and reconstruction"
Kumiko Sakai (Director, Iwate Prefectural Library)
- Report 4: [PDF:749KB]
"National Diet Library disaster preparedness and support to the areas stricken by the Great East Japan Earthquake"
Noriko Nakamura (Library Counsellor, Acquisitions and Bibliography Department, National Diet Library)