The NDL receives as trainees and gives courses primarily to persons who are in supervisory positions in Asian countries with the aim of raising basic awareness of preservation and improving conservation techniques. It does not conduct a regular in-service training course, however. Training is carried out in response to outside requests from relevant organizations.

1. The NDL accepted Mohamed Razali bin Mohamed Zain, Senior Archives Restorer of the National Archives of Malaysia, as a trainee from December 1990 to March 1991.
   
   
2. Ms. Jan Lyall
     Director, IFLA PAC Regional Centre for Asia
     National Library of Australia
     1991, 2, 4 - 3, 29
   
   
3. Under the Cultural Properties Specialists Fellowship sponsored by the Japan Foundation, Ms. Pinya Suwonachai, Chief Librarian of the Siam Society Under Royal Patronage in Bangkok, Thailand, was accepted as a trainee for 2 months from June 1 to July 31, 1992.
     Ms. Pinya tried to learn basic techniques of book binding and mending of both Western- and Japanese-bound books. She found it necessary to do so because she must make proposals for preservation and conservation at the Siam Society, possibly including the training of a practical conservator.
   
   
4. The NDL invited the following two members for training in preservation and restoration techniques at the NDL from February 25 to March 10, 1996. They also visited several related institutions.
   Mr. Gardjito, Head of Manuscript Preparation Section, Center for Deposit and Conservation, National Library of Indonesia
   Mrs. Nandaseeli Galagederage, Head of the Preservation & Conservation Division, National Library of Sri Lanka
   
   
5. The NDL received two trainees from the Historical Research Commission of Taiwan from January 13 to 31, 1997. They completed the training course in preservation and restoration techniques of documents at the NDL and afterwards visited several related institutions.
   Ms. Chou Chu-Hsiang, Chief, Processing Division, Historical Research Commission of Taiwan
   Ms. Liou Chieng-Yie, Researcher (interpreter) of the above-mentioned Commission
   
   
6. From August 24 to September 18, 1998, as a tentative researcher of the NDL, Ms. Tracy Cloutier, a conservator living in the UK, gave a course in restoration technique centering on leather bookbinding to the technical staff of the Preservation Division who are in charge of western bookbinding, and made a study of Japanese bookbinding techniques. She also exchanged remarks with the NDL staff members on western and Japanese bookbinding.

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