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).
For reports of past programs,
please see here.
This year's program targeted Japanese information
specialists of the countries where Japanese studies are in a developing
stage, especially those of Asian countries. The program was held from November
28 to December 16, 2005, mainly in the Tokyo Main Library of the NDL, the
Kansai-kan of the NDL and the NII. Eleven trainees joined from ten countries:
Canada, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Korea (Republic of), Malaysia,
Philippines, Thailand, and the United States.
The contents of the program were as follows:
Tokyo
| Date |
Subject |
| November
28 |
Orientation
Courtesy
call on the Librarian of the NDL
Introduction
of curriculum
Guided
tour of the Tokyo Main Library |
| November
29 |
Bibliographic
Databases of the NDL: use of the NDL-OPAC
Periodical
indexes in Japan: focusing on the NDL Japanese Periodicals Index
Statistics
on Japan: statistics in English (optional) |
| November
30 |
Japanese
newspapers
Trends
of resources and media on Japanese language education
Observation
tour (Library, Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa) |
| December
1 |
Japanese
reference books 1
Japanese
reference books 2 |
| December
2 |
Rare
books and old materials (optional)
Observation
tour (National Institute of Japanese Literature) |
| December
5 |
Observation
tour (Japan Science and Technology Agency Library)
Information
services of the NII: introduction and practical training (at the NII) |
| December
6 |
Cultural
heritage and Information: cooperation between libraries and archives
Observation
tour (Keio University Mita Media Center) |
| December 7 |
Distribution
of government information
Japanese
laws and regulations (optional)
Japanese
government publications (optional) |
| December
8 |
Preservation
and conservation
Observation
tour (International Library of Children痴 Literature) |
| December
9 |
Independent
Research
Presentation
by trainees
Reception
(hosted by Japan Foundation) |
Kansai
| Date |
Subject |
| December
12 |
Observation
tour (Kyoto University Library)
Observation
tour (International Research Center for Japanese Studies) |
| December
13 |
Courtesy
call on the Director General of the Kansai-kan
Orientation
Guided
tour of the Kansai-kan
Digital
library projects in Japan: focusing on NDL projects |
| December
14 |
Observation
tour (Nara National Museum)
Documentation
Delivery Service by the NDL
Use
of the Kansai-kan (optional) |
| December
15 |
Publishing
industries in Japan
How
to obtain academic documents (lecture and discussion) |
| December
16 |
Independent
research
Information
on Japanese Studies on the Web
Trainees'
evaluation meeting
Closing
ceremony
Farewell
party |
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