National Diet Library Newsletter
No. 135, February 2004
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Training program
for information specialists
for Japanese studies in FY 2003
Trainees and staff of the program
Since FY2002, the National Diet Library (NDL) has jointly hosted the Training program for information specialists for Japanese studies with the Japan Foundation (JF), in cooperation with the International House of Japan (IHJ) and the National Institute of Informatics (NII) (related articles).
This year, the program was held from December 1 to 19, 2003, mainly in the Tokyo Main Library of the NDL, the Kansai-kan of the NDL and the NII. Fourteen trainees joined from ten countries; Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, France, Russia, Korea (Republic of), Turkey, USA, and Vietnam.
The contents of the program were as follows:
Tokyo
| Date | Subject |
| December 1 | Orientation (at the JF)
Introduction of curriculum Guided tour of the NDL |
| December 2 | Trends and issues of distribution
of Japanese publications
Japanese newspapers Periodical indexes in Japan - focusing on the NDL Japanese Periodicals Index |
| December 3 | Japanese reference books
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Courtesy call on the Librarian of the NDL Japanese reference books 2 |
| December 4 | Statistics (optional)
Observation tour (NHK Archives) |
| December 5 | Trends of resources and
media on Japanese language education
Observation tour (National Institute of Japanese Literature) |
| December 8 | Information services of the NII: introduction and practical training (at the NII) |
| December 9 | Information services of
the NII: introduction and practical training (at the NII)
Observation tour (Keio University Mita Media Center) |
| December 10 | Distribution of government
information
Japanese laws and regulations (optional) Japanese government publications (optional) |
| December 11 | Independent research
Pre-workshop (on demand, at the IHJ) Workshop: Reference Services in the Digital Age: focusing on Information about Japan (jointly hosted by the JF and the IHJ) (at the IHJ) |
| December 12 | Preservation and conservation
Cultural heritage and information: cooperation between libraries and archives Rare books and old materials (optional) |
Kansai
| Date | Subject |
| December 15 | Observation tour (Kyoto
University Library)
Observation tour (International Research Center for Japanese Studies) |
| December 16 | Courtesy call on the Director
General of the Kansai-kan
Orientation Guided tour of the Kansai-kan Use of the NDL-OPAC |
| December 17 | Observation tour (The Nara
National Museum)
Independent research |
| December 18 | How to obtain academic documents
(lecture and discussion)
Digital library projects in Japan: focusing on the NDL projects |
| December 19 | Independent research
Information on Japanese studies on the web Trainees' evaluation meeting Closing ceremony Farewell party |
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