No. 111, October 1999 | National Diet Library

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No. 111, October 1999

The 8th Japan-Russia Mutual Visit Program
between National Libraries

The National Diet Library (NDL) delegation visited Russia from September 14 to 22 on the 8th Japan-Russia Mutual Visit Program between National Libraries. This Program was held at the National Library of Russia (NLR) in St. Petersburg and the Russian State Library (RSL) in Moscow. The Program started between the NDL and the RSL in 1990 and this was the second time for the NLR to take part in this program.
Headed by Mr. Mikio Wanaka, a Senior Librarian of the Ueno Branch Library, the delegation consisted of the following two other members: Mr. Tadahiko Oshiba of the Book Processing Division, Books Department, and Mr. Takeshi Sakai of the Photoduplication Division, Serials Department.

1. The Program in the NLR (from September 15 to 17)

First, the delegation gave a demonstration of the CD-ROM of Japan/MARC (MARC records of Japanese national bibliography) UNIMARC version to the NLR and the other institutions.
Second, the delegation and the Newspapers Department of the NLR discussed the feasibility of joint publication of Japan in Russian Newspapers in the XIX century, proposed by the NLR, including a possibility of digital publishing.
Last, Mr. Wanaka and Ms. Elena V. Nebogatikova, Deputy Director of the NLR, summed up the program and talked about possible future cooperation.

In the afternoon of September 16, the delegation visited Library of the Academy of Sciences of the Russia.

2. The Program in the RSL (from September 20 to 21)

First, the delegation and the Rare Books Department of the RSL discussed the feasibility of joint publishing of Japan in Russian Books XVIII-XIX century, proposed by the RSL, including the possibility of digital publishing.
Second, the delegation and the Oriental Center of the RSL discussed possible cooperation for the bibliographic database project of Japanese materials in the Oriental Center of the RSL. The delegation gave them a demonstration of the CD-ROM of Japan/MARC UNIMARC version.
Third, the delegation, the RSL and Ms. Iuliia V. Prosalkova, Executive Director of the Russian Board on Books for Young People (RBBY), discussed further cooperation for the NDL's International Library of Children's Literature. The delegation asked for cooperation in collecting literature, digitization of literature, and copyright clearance. In addition, the delegation gave another demonstration of the Soviet juvenile literature's CD-ROM test version produced by the NDL.
Last, Mr. Wanaka and Mr. Viktor V. Fedorov, Director of the RSL, summed up the program and talked over future cooperation.

(1st photograph) The new library building of the NLR
(2nd photograph) Mr. Fedorov (3rd from left) and Mr. Wanaka (5th from left) at the meeting in the RSL

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