No. 118, March 2001

New Publications from NDL

NDL CD-ROM Line 
Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan Choshamei Tenkyoroku 2000-nen Ban 
& 
Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan Shozo Chikuji Kankobutsu Mokuroku 2000-Nenmatsu Genzai

Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan Choshamei Tenkyoroku 2000-nen Ban, (National Diet Library Authorities of Authors' Names 2000)

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The NDL published its Author's Name Authority File in CD-ROM format in January 2001, a new edition of the "Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan Choshamei Tenkyoroku" second edition published in 1991 in book form. 

It contains 593,728 authority records of the personal name headings and corporate body name headings, which govern the headings of bibliographic records in the JAPAN/MARC produced by the NDL. The file includes not only Japanese names, but also Chinese names, Korean names, other personal names in European languages, and corporate body names since 1868. 

As the CD-ROM uses the UNIMARC format and data search system developed by the NDL, users of "National Diet Library Catalog of Serials 2000" can use it on the same platform. The CD-ROM is equipped with two types of search system, for Windows Japanese version and for Windows US version. If you want to use Windows for other languages, install the search system for Windows US version according to the US retrieval manual. It also supports Microsoft Windows 2000. 

The CD-ROM edition is produced by the NDL and distributed by Kinokuniya Co. Ltd. 
In 2 CD-ROMs, ISBN 4-87582-565-X, 38,000 yen (domestic price, stand alone), 44,500 yen (international price, stand alone). 

Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan Shozo Chikuji Kankobutsu Mokuroku 2000-Nenmatsu Genzai, (National Diet Library Catalog of Serials 2000)

National Diet Library Catalog of Serials 2000, published in March 2001, covers periodicals, newspapers, almanacs and annual reports in the NDL serial collection. 

As of the end of 2000, the size of the collection, including the Imperial Library archives, reached 160,004 titles, including 108,921 Japanese and foreign titles in Japanese, 3,299 Japanese titles in western languages, and 51,083 foreign titles in western languages. For serials in Chinese and Korean, refer to the "National Diet Library Catalog of Asian Language Serials." 

Produced by the NDL and distributed by Kinokuniya Co. Ltd. 
ISBN 4-87582-567-6, 50,000 yen (stand alone).

For further information 

Kinokuniya Company Ltd. Publishing Department 
3-13-11 Higashi, 
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8513, JAPAN 
Fax:+81-3-5469-5959 
E-mail: publish@kinokuniya.co.jp