2023-11-28 31,000 items added to the National Diet Library Digital Collections
As of November 28, 2023, 31,000 items have been added to the National Diet Library Digital Collections, as detailed below.
| Collection | Number of additional items | Availability | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books | 12,000 | On the premises at the NDL, some items available online | |
| Rare Books and Old Materials | 200 | On the premises at the NDL, some items available online or via the NDL’s Digitized Contents Transmission Services | |
| Doctoral Dissertations | 9,000 | On the premises at the NDL | |
| Newspapers | 3,100 | On the premises at the NDL | |
| Modern Japanese political history materials | 2,000 | Online, some items on the premises at the NDL | |
| Materials on the Allied Occupation of Japan | Records of the U.S. Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands | 1 | On the premises at the NDL |
| Maps | 460 | On the premises at the NDL | |
| Materials on Japanese emigration | Periodicals | 4,500 | On the premises at the NDL |
Items from the Books, the Rare Books and Old Materials and the Modern Japanese political history materials that have been confirmed to be either in the public domain or otherwise free of restrictions are available via the Internet. In addition, newly added volumes of the Rare Books and Old Materials that are already available via the Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Libraries or for Individuals will also be available via the National Diet Library Digital Collections.
Please note that these materials do not appear in full-text search results.