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).
This year, the program was held from November
29 to December 17, 2004, mainly in the Tokyo Main Library of the NDL, the
Kansai-kan of the NDL and the NII. Seventeen trainees joined from thirteen
countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Korea
(Republic of), Russia, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam.
The contents of the program were as follows:
Tokyo
| Date |
Subject |
| November
29 |
Orientation
(at the JF)
Courtesy
call on the Librarian of the NDL
Introduction
of curriculum
Guided
tour of the Tokyo Main Library |
| November
30 |
Trends
and issues of distribution of Japanese publications
Japanese
newspapers
Periodical
indexes in Japan ・focusing on the NDL Japanese Periodicals Index |
| December
1 |
Trends
of resources and media on Japanese language education
Observation
tour (Keio University Mita Media Center) |
| December
2 |
Japanese
reference books 1
Japanese
reference books 2 |
| December
3 |
Rare
books and old materials (optional)
Observation
tour (National Institute of Japanese Literature) |
| December
6 |
Information
services of the NII: introduction and practical training (at the NII) |
| December
7 |
Cultural
heritage and Information: cooperation between libraries and archives
Observation
tour (General Library, University of Tokyo) |
| December 8 |
Distribution
of government information
Japanese
laws and regulations (optional)
Japanese
government publications (optional) |
| December
9 |
Independent
research
Workshop:
Information Literacy Education in Digital Age: Focusing on Research Libraries
concerned with Japanese Studies (jointly hosted by the JF and the IHJ)
(at the IHJ) |
| December
10 |
Preservation
and conservation
Statistics
(optional) |
Kansai
| Date |
Subject |
| December
13 |
Observation
tour (Kyoto University Library)
Observation
tour (International Research Center for Japanese Studies) |
| December
14 |
Courtesy
call on the Director General of the Kansai-kan
Orientation
Guided
tour of the Kansai-kan
Use
of the NDL-OPAC |
| December
15 |
Observation
tour (Nara National Museum)
Independent
research |
| December
16 |
How
to obtain academic documents (lecture and discussion)
Digital
library projects in Japan: focusing on NDL projects |
| December
17 |
Independent
research
Information
on Japanese Studies on the Web
Trainees'
evaluation meeting
Closing
ceremony
Farewell
party |
|
