What's New - Fiscal Year 2021
List of What's New of Fiscal Year 2021
- March 31, 2022News
Science and Technology Research Project reports released: "Genome Editing Technologies: Issues arising on the frontline and future prospects," "Technologies for Decarbonized Society and Related Issues," and "Quantum Information Technologies"
- March 23, 2022NewsPublications
Selected Articles from the Research and Legislative Reference Bureau
- March 22, 2022Events
From March 22, 2022 (Tue.) to May 22, 2022 (Sun.), ILCL is holding an exhibition "Let's go through Ueno Forest to the library! A brick building over 100 years old."
- March 15, 2022News
23,500 items newly added to the National Diet Library Digital Collections
- March 8, 2022News
Some materials will be unavailable while undergoing digitization
- March 7, 2022Other
The open dataset of bibliographic information for items included in the Historical Recordings Collection has been updated.
- March 2, 2022News
Publication of a Report on the National Diet Library Questionnaire on Response to COVID-19 by Public Libraries in Japan
- March 1, 2022News
Webinar: "Libraries and UN SDGs: IFLA supporting the libraries to achieve the SDGs" will be held on March 24
- February 25, 2022News
Approximately 500 sound recordings of the Historical Recordings Collection (Rekion) are newly available online.
- February 24, 2022Other
The open dataset of bibliographic data of Japanese publications in 2021 has been updated
- February 24, 2022Events
Webinar "Libraries and UN SDGs: IFLA supporting the libraries to achieve the SDGs" will be held on Thursday, March 24.
- February 24, 2022Publications
CDNLAO Newsletter No. 99, UPDATE
- February 24, 2022Publications
NDL NEWSLETTER No. 243, UPDATE
- February 16, 2022News
ILCL exhibition "Let's go through Ueno Forest to the library! A brick building over 100 years old" will be held.（International Library of Children's Literature）
- February 16, 2022News
Extensively redesigned digital exhibition "Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures" now available
- February 16, 2022News
Easing of restrictions on admission to the Tokyo Main Library starting Saturday, February 19
- February 14, 2022Service Stoppage
Temporary Suspension of Some Online Services on March 21
- February 10, 2022Other
List of indexed periodicals in Japanese Periodicals Index, UPDATE February 10 (Japanese)
- February 10, 2022Events
Picture books and music for children "The Bear, the Piano and Little Bear''s Concert"* will be held at the ILCL. (Japanese)
- February 8, 2022Service Stoppage
On-site services on February 8 (Tue.) at Tokyo Main Library, Kansai-kan, and the International Library of Children's Literature
- February 7, 2022News
The on-site services on February 8 (Tue.) at Tokyo Main Library, Kansai-kan, and the International Library of Children's Literature
- February 7, 2022News
NDL services change due to system failure in the Tokyo Main Library and Kansai-kan
- February 4, 2022Events
The 17th Forum on the Collaborative Reference Database Project "The significance of continuing efforts: sharing ideas for continuous registration of data" (March 3, 2022, online)
- February 1, 2022News
The NDL's Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Individuals to Launch on May 19, 2022
- February 1, 2022Other
Terms of Use for the National Diet Library website
- January 20, 2022Other
List of indexed periodicals in Japanese Periodicals Index (Online Periodicals), UPDATE January 20 (Japanese)
- January 19, 2022News
Some materials will be unavailable while undergoing digitization
- January 12, 2022Other
The open dataset of bibliographic information of NDL's digital collections and the open dataset of the list of identifiers (IDs) which collate bibliographic data in different databases have been updated.
- January 4, 2022News
KATAYAMA Nobuko appointed new Deputy Director General of the National Diet Library
- January 4, 2022News
New Year's Greetings
- December 27, 2021Other
List of indexed periodicals in Japanese Periodicals Index, UPDATE December 27 (Japanese)
- December 16, 2021Publications
NDL NEWSLETTER No. 242, UPDATE
- November 26, 2021News
Library services at the year-end and New Year
- November 19, 2021Publications
Selected Articles from Current Awareness, Current Awareness-E
- November 4, 2021News
Preserving, Sharing, and Using Records of Earthquakes—the FY2020 Great East Japan Earthquake Archive Symposium to be held on January 10, 2022
- October 27, 2021Events
November 14, 2021 (Sun.), Special event for children in Autumn* will be held at the ILCL.
- October 20, 2021Other
The list of online journals etc. published in Japan with ISSN, UPDATE October 20 (Japanese)
- October 19, 2021Publications
NDL NEWSLETTER No. 241, UPDATE
- October 14, 2021Other
The open dataset of books on Japan in foreign languages has been updated.
- October 1, 2021News
Easing of restrictions on admission to the Tokyo Main Library starting Monday, October 4
- October 1, 2021News
Ending TLS 1.0/TLS 1.1 support
- September 15, 2021News
The Kansai-kan will be closed on November 15 and November 16
- September 3, 2021News
Last day of service in 2021 at the Tokyo Main Library to be Saturday, December 25
- September 1, 2021News
Revised Copying Fees
- August 26, 2021Other
English translations of Kaleidoscope of Books digital exhibitions are now available.
- August 23, 2021Publications
CDNLAO Newsletter No. 98, UPDATE
- August 18, 2021Events
"Japan Search Event : the Role of Japan Search in Cooperation with Museums"*will be held on Friday, September 24.
- August 17, 2021Publications
NDL NEWSLETTER No. 240, UPDATE
- August 3, 2021Other
List of indexed periodicals in Japanese Periodicals Index, UPDATE August 3 (Japanese)
- August 2, 2021News
Temporary suspension of library services during the transfer of library materials from the Tokyo Main Library to the Kansai-kan.
- July 27, 2021Other
Basic Plan for the International Library of Children's Literature 2021-2025 formulated.
- July 27, 2021News
27,700 items newly added to the National Diet Library Digital Collections
- July 2, 2021Other
The open dataset of bibliographic information of NDL's digital collections and the open dataset of the list of identifiers (IDs) which collate bibliographic data in different databases have been updated.
- June 22, 2021Publications
NDL NEWSLETTER No. 239, UPDATE
- June 22, 2021Other
List of indexed periodicals in Japanese Periodicals Index, UPDATE June 22 (Japanese)
- May 31, 2021News
List of indexed periodicals in Japanese Periodicals Index (Online Periodicals), UPDATE May 31 (Japanese)
- May 31, 2021News
Restrictions on admission to the Tokyo Main Library to be eased starting Tuesday, June 1
- May 28, 2021News
Former NDL Director General Dr. NAGAO Makoto Has Passed Away.
- May 10, 2021News
Some materials will be unavailable while undergoing digitization
- May 6, 2021Other
User satisfaction survey of FY2021 has started
- April 26, 2021News
Relocation of periodicals
- April 22, 2021Other
The list of online journals etc. published in Japan with ISSN, UPDATE April 8 (Japanese)
- April 19, 2021Publications
NDL NEWSLETTER No. 238, UPDATE
- April 19, 2021Publications
Selected Articles from the Research and Legislative Reference Bureau
- April 15, 2021Other
The open dataset of books on Japan in foreign languages has been updated.
- April 1, 2021News
National Diet Library Vision 2021–2025: The Digital Shift at the National Diet Library
- April 1, 2021Events
Picture books and music for children "Five Nice Mice" to be held online from March 31, 2021. (Japanese)
- April 1, 2021Other
Greetings from the Director General have been updated
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