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Top > Publications > NDL Newsletter > Back Numbers 2001 > No. 118, March 2001

National Diet Library Newsletter

No. 118, March 2001

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The NDL Bibliographies
NDL Catalog of Japanese Books

As the only depository library in Japan, the National Diet Library acquires all materials published in Japan. In FY1998, the NDL completed the retrospective conversion of all card catalogs of Japanese books to machine readable form. Bibiliographic data from 1868 are available on magnetic tape, CD-ROM and book catalog, and the data from 1948 are searchable through the internet on the NDL website.

(as of January 2001)

Period Web-
OPAC
Magnetic tape CD-ROM Book catalog
Meiji period 1868-
-1912
available
in FY2002
JAPAN/MARC
Retrospective Edition
Meiji period
113,328 titles
600,000 yen
NDL CD-ROM Line
Meiji period
113,319 titles
International price
(stand alone) 331,650 yen
National Diet Library Catalog Meiji period,
in 8 vols. 113,328 titles
sell separately
Taisho period 1912-
-1926
available
in FY2002
JAPAN/MARC
Retrospective Edition
Taisho period
79,404 titles
600,000 yen
NDL CD-ROM Line
Taisho period
79,404 titles
International price
(stand alone) 331,650 yen
National Diet Library Catalog Taisho period,
in 6 vols. 79,122 titles
sell separately
1926-
-March.1949
available
in FY2002
JAPAN/MARC
Retrospective Edition
(1926-March 1949)
217,844 titles
600,000 yen
NDL CD-ROM Line
(1926-March 1949)
217,844 titles
International price
(stand alone) 331,650 yen
National Diet Library Catalog 1926-March 1949,
in 13 vols. 217,921 titles
sell separately
1948-
-1968
Available JAPAN/MARC
Retrospective Edition
(1948-1955)
103,756 titles
600,000 yen

JAPAN/MARC
Retrospective Edition
(1956-1968)
167,246 titles
600,000 yen
J-BISC Retrospective Edition '48
(1948-1968)
284,306 titles
230,000 yen
National Diet Library Catalog 1948-1968,
in 16 volumes
appr. 272,000 titles

1969-
-1976



1977-
Available JAPAN/MARC
Retrospective Edition
(1969-1976)
in 9 tapes.
197,024 titles
600,000 yen each


JAPAN/MARC(M)
(1977-)
updated every week
600,000 yen per year
J-BISC Retrospective Edition '69
(1969-1983)
512,328 titles
360,000 yen


J-BISC Retrospective Edition '84
(1984-1991)
500,845 titles
360,000 yen




J-BISC Current Version (1992-)
in 2 CD-ROMs.
appr.713,000 titles
updated 6 times a year
140,000 yen per year

J-BISC
Index vol. 1
(1948-1996)
40,000 yen
National Diet Library Catalog 1969-1976
in 15 vols.
219,295 titles

National Diet Library Catalog 1977-1985
in 29 vols. 412,449 titles
National Diet Library Catalog 1986-1990
in 20 vols. 299,718 titles
sell separately

National Diet Library Catalog 1991-1995
in 24 vols. 367,053 titles
sell separately

For further information on magnetic tape and J-BISC, contact:
Nihon Toshokan Kyokai (Japan Library Association)
1-11-14 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku,
Tokyo 104-0033 JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3523-0812

For further information on NDL CD-ROM Line, contact:
Kinokuniya Company Ltd.
International Business Division
address: 38-1 Sakuragaoka 5-chome,
Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8691, JAPAN
Tel:+81-3-3439-0162
Fax:+81-3-3439-0136
E-mail: kj00@kinokuniya.co.jp

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