Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan no shigoto =The Work of the National Diet Library

Written and compiled by the National Diet Library, and published by Nichigai Associates, Inc. in July 1997. 230p. 18.5 cm. ISBN: 4-8169-1434-X. Available at 1,600yen from Kinokuniya Co. Ltd.

Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan no shigoto (The work of the National Diet Library) is published to promote understanding of the work and role of the National Diet Library and to tell the public of the pleasure of using the library.

Seventy articles have been selected from Tidbits of Information on NDL that have been appearing in the National Diet Library Monthly Bulletin from No.296, November 1985. They are classified according to theme and have notes appended. Five of them are newly written to reflect recent extensive changes in the work.

Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan Zosho Mokuroku Heisei 3nen-7nen = National Diet Library Catalog 1991-1995

Compiled by the Bibliography Division, Books Department. 24 parts. 30 cm. ISBN: 4-87582-455-6 (set). Available at 404,686yen (set) from Kinokuniya Co., Ltd. Each part can also be purchased separately. This catalog contains 367,053 titles of books published in Japan, which were cataloged by the National Diet Library between 1991 and 1995. Its publication started in September 1996 and was completed in June 1997.

Vol. 1: Politics, Law, Administration, Parliamentary publications and Legal materials (2 parts) Vol. 2: Economics and Industries (2 parts) Vol. 3: Social affairs, Labor and education (2 parts) Vol. 4: History and Geography (2 parts) Vol. 5: Learning in general, Philosophy and Religion Vol. 6: Arts (2 parts) Vol. 7: Language and Literature (3 parts) Vol. 8: Science and technology (3 parts) Vol. 9: Domestic affairs, Amusements and Others Title index (3 parts) Author index (3 parts)

Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan shozo Kagaku Gijutsu kankei Obun Kaigiroku Mokuroku Dai 8 kan: 1994-1996 = Catalog of Conference Proceedings in Science and Technology collected by the National Diet Library, Vol. 8: 1994-1996

Edited by the Science and Technology Materials Division, Special Materials Department and published in May 1997. 1,532, 30 p. 30 cm. ISBN: 4-87582-4971. Available at 21,800yen from Kinokuniya Co., Ltd. This volume continues from vol. 7 published in June 1994 and contains 10, 007 entries for Western languages conference proceedings in science and technology which were processed from 1994 to 1996. Indexes of series and report numbers are appended at the end of the volume.

Kokkai Kaigiroku Sosakuin 132 kai Kokkai, 133 kai Kokkai, 134 kai Kokkai, 135 kai Kokkai = General Index to the Debates 132nd Diet, 133rd Diet, 134th Diet, 135th Diet

Compiled by the Research and Legislative Reference Bureau, and published in June 1996. 2 volumes. Each indexed by speaker and subject. The Speakers Index includes a list of legislative bills and treaties. 26 cm. Available from Kinokuniya Co., Ltd. Speakers Index: 595 p. ISBN: 4-87582-449-1 (for the set of 132nd-135th Diet) ISBN: 4-87582-450-5 10,000yen ISSN: 0385-3276 Subjects Index: 742 p. ISBN: 4-87582-449-1 (for the set of 132nd-135th Diet) ISBN: 4-87582-451-3 11,068yen ISSN: 0385-3276

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Distribution of the NDL CD-ROM Line: Japanese Periodicals Index" retrieval software (Windows edition) started.

Development of retrieval software for Windows undertaken by the National Diet Library since September 1996, has come to an end and distribution began in June 1997. Its features are:

Compatible with almost all types of personal computers Offer easy-to-handle interfaces Can be used on LAN without any additional software

There used to be only retrieval software for DOS, but now the NDL CD-ROM Line: Japanese Periodicals Index can also be used on personal computers with either Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT.

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