National Diet Library Newsletter
No. 118, March 2001
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The Fifth JF-NDL Training Program
for Japanese Studies Librarians
The Fifth Training Program for Japanese Studies Librarians was held for three weeks from January 22 through February 9, 2001, under the joint sponsorship of the National Diet Library (NDL) and the Japan Foundation (JF) with the cooperation of the National Institute of Informatics (NII) and the International House of Japan (IHJ). Specialist librarians who work at libraries associated with overseas universities and research organizations where they are in charge of handling collections of books related to Japan were invited to Japan for training to expand the foundation of their Japanese studies and provision on information on Japan.
Sixteen participants, including thirteen non-native speakers of Japanese, came from sixteen libraries in thirteen countries this year (list below). Started in FY1996, the five year program invited 64 librarians from 25 countries. They are among the leaders in the Japanese studies library, and the information and skills they obtained greatly benefit Japanese studies overseas. (Picture left: participants and staff)
The NDL carried out an intensive training program on materials about Japan with particular focus on new technologies for information sharing. The classes on electronic information such as the NDL Web-OPAC and on reference resources were commented on especially favorably in the replies submitted to a questionnaire conducted after the course.
In addition to the NDL programs, a workshop titled "Networking activities of overseas Japanese studies libraries" was held at the International House (IHJ) in the afternoon of January 26. On February 6-7, when the National Institute of Informatics (NII) training program was held at NII, the participants listened eagerly to the explanations about NACSIS-CAT/ILL, NACSIS-IR, and NACSIS-ELS.
During the three weeks, the trainees energetically completed the program, and their enthusiasm highlighted the high demand for information about Japan. The Program also tried to provide participants with opportunities to develop close contact with Japanese specialists and build a network among Japanese studies librarians work in isolation.
The success of this program confirmed the need for more training of a similar kind. The NDL is discussing the possibilities of some programs in the future with related organizations. In FY2001, an international conference on Japanese studies resources including evaluation of the five year program will be held by the JF.
List of participants of the 5th Program
| Ms. Cha, Mun-Jin | National Assembly Library | Korea |
| Ms. Xu, Aidi | Peking University Library | China |
| Ms. Zhang, Yanxia | National Library of China | China |
| Ms. Xu, Jian-Mei | Fudan University Library | China |
| Mr. Howard, Jack | Royal Ontario Museum | Canada |
| Ms. Hammond, Ellen | University of Iowa Libraries | U. S. |
| Ms. Kotake, Naomi | Hoover Institution | U. S. |
| Ms. Guerrero, Maria Lourdes | Biblioteca de El Colegio de Mexico | Mexico |
| Ms. Shimada, Ana Marcia Sizuko | Japan Cultural Center, Sao Paulo | Brazil |
| Ms. Pollard, Clare | Chester Beatty Library | Ireland |
| Mr. Levi, Sergio | Japan Cultural Institute in Rome | Italy |
| Ms. Goddard, Gill | University of Sheffield | U. K. |
| Ms. Hasunuma, Ryuko | Japan Cultural Institute in Cologne | Germany |
| Mr. Lee, Hwawoong | Japan Cultural Institute in Paris | France |
| Ms. Heuchert, Agnieszka | Yagieuonian University | Poland |
| Ms. Babicz, Masako | Jewish National & University Library | Israel |
Contents of the 5th Program
- Orientation
- Introduction of curriculum and lecturer, guide to the NDL
- Trend and issues on distribution of Japanese academic publications
- NDL collections
- Resources for Japanese studies
- Japanese government publications
- Bibliographic database I (Japanese National Bibliography)
- Bibliographic database II (web-OPAC)
- Digitized information and electronic library services
- Workshop "Networking activities of overseas Japanese studies libraries"
- Japanese reference books
- Official publications
- Japanese laws and regulations
- Statistics (optional)
- Rare and old materials and their digitization (optional)
- Preservation and conservation (optional)
- Japanese newspapers
- Visit to the National Institute of Informatics.
- Observation tours of libraries and the cultural and social situation (Waseda University Library and 2 other institutions)
- International services of the NDL
Reference
1st Program, Feb. 17 - Mar. 7, 1997
- Training Program for Senior Japanese Studies Librarians, National Diet Library Newsletter, no.103, June 1997.
- Training Program for Senior Japanese Studies Librarians: Report from One of the Organisers by Izumi Koide, EALRGA Newsletter, No. 34, July 1997.
- First Training Program for Senior Japanese Librarians, 1997 by Eiko Sakaguchi, EALRGA Newsletter, No. 35, November 1997.
- The Training Program for Senior Japanese Studies Librarians of Japanese Studies Libraries by R. Britt & Y. Makino, Journal of East Asian Libraries, no. 112, pp.51-59.
2nd Program, Jan. 19 - Feb. 6, 1998
- The 1998 Training Program for Senior Japanese Studies Librarians by Toshio Takagai, EALRGA Newsletter, No. 37, July 1998.
- The 1998 Training Program for Senior Japanese Studies Librarians, by Masako Takagaki, EALRGA Newsletter, No. 38, November 1998.
- The 1998 Training Program for Senior Japanese Studies Librarians, by Masako Takagaki, New Zealand Journal of East Asian Studies, Vol. VI, no. 2, 1998.
- Digital Information and Electronic Library Services in the National Diet Library and Other Libraries, by Mariko Liliefeldt, Journal of East Asian Libraries, no. 115, June 1998.
3rd Program, Jan. 18 - Feb. 5, 1999
- Report on the Third Japanese Studies Librarians Training, by Kuniko Yamada Mcvey, Journal of East Asian Libraries, no.120, February 2000.
- 3rd Japan Foundation/National Diet Library Training Program for Japanese Librarians, Jan 18 - Feb 6 1999, by Michelle Hall, EALRGA Newsletter, no. 39, May 1999.
- Training Program for 'Japanese Studies Librarians' in the NACSIS website.
4th Program, Jan. 17 - Feb. 4, 2000
- Forth JF-NDL Training Program for Japanese Studies Librarians, National Diet Library Newsletter, no. 113, March 2000.
- The fourth Japan Foundation/National Diet Library Training Program for Japanese Studies Librarians, by Lynne Kutsukake & Sachie Noguchi, Journal of East Asian Libraries, no. 121, June 2000, pp. 38-40.
- The Fourth Japan Foundation - National Diet Library Training Program For Japanese Studies Librarians Held in Tokyo, Japan, from January 17 to February 4, 2000, reported by Lynne Kutsukake at the Librarians' Colloquium: The Current State of Japan-Related Collections in Canadian Libraries, sponsored by the Japan Foundation Toronto, March 25, 2000.
- Training Program for 'Japanese Studies Librarians' in the NACSIS website.
5th Program, Jan. 22 - Feb. 9, 2001
- Japan Foundation-National Diet Library Training Program Selects Naomi Kotake, Ellen Hammond, and Jack Howard for 2001 Program, NCC Newsletter, issue 13, Fall 2000.
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