National Diet Library Newsletter

ISSN 1344-7238

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• News from NDL
  • NDL Statistics FY2004
• Articles by NDL staff
  • Bibliographic Services and Bibliographic Control of the National Diet Library by Yukio Yokoyama
• Selections from NDL collection
  • Junigatsu asobi
• Selected list of articles from NDL periodicals
  • The NDL Monthly Bulletin

• News from NDL
  • Database System for the Minutes of the Imperial Diet available on the NDL website
  • NDL Website: additions of contents and data to the digital collections and the Asian Language Materials OPAC
  • Survey report on long-term digital preservation and access published
  • First activity evaluation report available on the NDL website
• Articles by NDL staff
  • Services for children in the International Library of Children's Literature: Sharing the pleasure of reading with children (part 2/2) by Naoko Sato
  • Modern Japanese Political History Materials - Modern Japanese Political History Materials Room of the National Diet Library - by Hiroo Horiuchi
• Selections from NDL collection
  • Records of the United States Strategic Bombing Survey held by the Modern Japanese Political History Materials Room
• Announcement
  • Open seminar on the documentary heritage damaged by the Indian Ocean Tsunami
• Selected list of articles from NDL periodicals
  • The NDL Monthly Bulletin

• News from NDL
  • New Directions for the ILCL Proposed -- Report of the Board of Inquiry on Expansion of Library Services of the ILCL submitted to the Librarian of the NDL -- Background and Summary of the Report
  • The 9th Mutual Visit Program between the National Diet Library and the National Library of Korea
  • National Diet Library List of Subject Headings (FY2004 edition) available on the website
  • Electronic exhibitions of the NDL's collections "Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures" and "Incunabula - Dawn of Western Printing" upgraded
• Articles by NDL staff
  • Development of Programs for Enhancement of Research and Reference Services to Diet Members by Keiji Tsuchiya
  • Services for children in the International Library of Children's Literature: Sharing the pleasure of reading with children (part 1/2) by Naoko Sato
• Selections from NDL collection
  • Tsukishima
• Selected list of articles from NDL periodicals
  • The NDL Monthly Bulletin

• News from NDL
  • NDL budget for fiscal 2005
  • "Statistical Materials for Learning about Japan" available on the NDL website
  • "Directory of Institutions for Asian Studies in Japan" available on the website (in Japanese)
  • ILCL website completely renewed with the latest services 
  • The NDL set out to collect books of the Gordon W. Prange Collection 
  • Report of the Legal Deposit System Council -- Optimal Acquisition System for "Networked" Electronic Publications -- Background and Overview of the Report 
• Selections from NDL collection
  • Archives for the History of Quantum Physics (AHQP)
• Selected list of articles from NDL periodicals
  • The NDL Monthly Bulletin

• News from NDL
  • World leaders from national libraries invited to give lectures at the NDL
  • NDL Statistics FY2003
• Articles by NDL staff
  • Global sharing and contribution from Japan : the wide range of NDL's international cooperation (part 2/2) by Chiyo Kitayama
• Selections from NDL collection
  • Schramm, Albert  "Der Bilderschmuck der Fruhdrucke" (Decorative illustrations in the early days of prints)
• Selected list of articles from NDL periodicals
  • The NDL Monthly Bulletin

• News from NDL
  • The 24th Mutual Visit Program between the National Diet Library and the National Library of China
  • The 2nd Mutual Visit Program between the National Diet Library and the National Assembly Library of Korea
  • Training Program for Information Specialists for Japanese Studies in FY 2004
  • Two renowned librarians from overseas gave lectures at the NDL (Mr. Ramachandran and Ms. Domier)
• Articles by NDL staff
  • Global sharing and contribution from Japan : the wide range of NDL's international cooperation (part 1/2) by Chiyo Kitayama
• Selections from NDL collection
  • Collection of materials on modern Japanese emigration acquired by NDL from Central, South and North American countries, Hawaii etc.
• Selected list of articles from NDL periodicals
  • The NDL Monthly Bulletin