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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
National Institute of Informatics (NII).
For reports of the past programs, please see here.
Since the last fiscal year, the target region was reviewed and selected
each year. This year's program targeted Japanese information specialists
from Europe, Middle East and Africa. The program was held from November
27 to December 15, 2006, mainly in the Tokyo Main Library of the NDL, the
Kansai-kan of the NDL and the NII. Twelve trainees joined from eleven countries:
Azarbaijan, France, Germany, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Norway, Poland, Russia,
Slovenia, Sweden and the U.K. We arranged the contents of the program,
such as lectures, observation tours and interchange, according to the participants'
work experience, circumstances and the level of fluency in Japanese.
The contents of the program were as follows:
Tokyo
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Date
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Subject
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| November 27 |
Orientation
Courtesy call on the Librarian
of the NDL
Introduction of the curriculum
Guided tour of the Tokyo
Main Library |
| November
28 |
Bibliographic
Database of the NDL: use of the NDL-OPAC
Periodical indexes in Japan:
focusing on the NDL Japanese Periodicals Index
Japanese newspapers |
| November 29 |
Rare books and old materials
Lecture on summary of services
and databases provided by NII (at the NII) |
| Novenmer
30 |
Japanese
reference books 1
Japanese reference books
2 |
| December 1 |
Observation tour (Japan
Science and Technology Agency Library)
Observation tour (National
Institute of Japanese Literature) |
| December
4 |
Statistics
on Japan: statistics in English
Observation tour (Keio
University Mita Media Center) |
| December 5 |
Preservation and conservation
Observation tour (International
Library of Children's Literature) |
| December
6 |
Distribution
of government information
Japanese laws and regulations
Japanese government publications |
| December 7 |
Database forum (optional) |
| December
8 |
Independent
Research
Presentations by trainees
Reception (hosted by JF) |
Kansai
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Date
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Subject
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| December 11 |
Courtesy call on the Director
General of the Kansai-kan
Orientation
Observation tour of the
Kansai-kan
Digital library projects
in Japan: focusing on NDL projects
Documentation Delivery Service
by the NDL |
| December
12 |
Observation
tour (Kyoto International Manga
Museum)
Observation tour (Kyoto
University Library) |
| December 13 |
Observation tour (Nara
National Museum)
Observation tour (Tenri
Central Library) |
| December
14 |
Publishing
industries in Japan
Observation tour (JF Japanese-Language
Institute, Kansai) and interchange with the trainees of Japanese-Language
Program for Librarians |
| December 15 |
Helpful information sources
on Japan
Trainees' evaluation meeting
Farewell party |
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