How to Obtain Data Produced by Institutions Outside Japan for Persons with Print Disabilities - Guide for Individuals and Libraries in Japan

The National Diet Library (NDL), one of the Authorized Entities of Japan, offers an international exchange service of accessible works between Authorized Entities stipulated by the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled (referred to below as the Marrakesh Treaty),

Here is how you can obtain data for persons with print disabilities which was produced in Contracting Parties of the Marrakesh Treaty.

• 1 Available book data from outside Japan we can obtain
• 2 How to request
  • 2-1 Inquiries to the NDL
  • 2-2 Inquiries via nearby libraries
• 3 How to use data for persons with print disabilities produced in Contracting Parties of the Marrakesh Treaty
• 4 Reference
  • Marrakesh Treaty
  • ABC Global Book Service
• 5 Contact information

Data for persons with print disabilities produced in Contracting Parties of the Marrakesh Treaty, such as DAISY, braille data, or text-based data.

• Contracting Parties of the Marrakesh Treaty
• Marrakesh Treaty: Authorized Entities

The NDL will receive book data via the ABC Global Book Service. Individuals cannot search the ABC Global Book Service database directly. The NDL will search the ABC Global Book Service database instead of the requester.

If the requested book data is not registered in the ABC Global Book Service database, we will search Authorized Entities' databases individually.

We cannot collect data, in accordance with the Copyright Law of Japan Art. 37(3), if the requested works are commercially available under reasonable terms (e.g. if you can get a PDF file including text via electronic journal, or if you can buy a TTS readable ebook.)

You can inquire to the NDL by email. The details are available below.

Contact
Section of Library Support for Persons with Disabilities, Library Support Division, Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library,

Please give us detailed information of the books you would like to request, including the information below.

• Title
• Authors
• Country of publication
• File formats you want

We are afraid that we cannot meet your request when your request is not concrete (e.g. "famous English novels", "useful materials for learning Spanish", or "an exhaustive list on one subject").

a) Via email

Please send a message with the subject line "Marrakesh Treaty"

Please do not include attachments (We cannot accept emails with attached files).

Email address: syo-tky

b) FAX

Please include "Marrakesh Treaty" in the subject.

FAX: 0774-94-9117

You can inquire via a nearby library such as a public library or a university library.

For Libraries

Please see the following page:

• 日本国外で製作された視覚障害者等用データの国内（日本）の取寄せについて─日本国内在住の個人及び図書館等へのご案内 (Japanese only)

You can use data we collected from Contracting Parties of the Marrakesh Treaty via the Data Transmission Service for Persons with Print Disabilities.

You must register as a user of the Data Transmission Service for Persons with Print Disabilities. Please see the following page:

For individuals

• How to apply to become a registered user of the Data Transmission Service for Persons with Print Disabilities

For institutions

• (Japanese) 視覚障害者等用データ送信サービス（図書館等向け案内）

We do not provide services for conversion to other formats or of translation to other languages.

The Marrakesh Treaty (external website) forms part of the body of international copyright treaties administered by WIPO.

The Marrakesh Treaty entered into force in Japan in January 2019. Data for persons with print disabilities can be exchanged among treaty parties.

The ABC Global Book Service (external website) is an international unified catalogue for materials for persons with print disabilities operated by the ABC, which was established by WIPO. The ABC Global Book Service serves as an international exchange platform of accessible content under the Marrakesh Treaty.

As of November 2019, the ABC Global Book Service has 61 member organizations and holds metadata of approximately 540,000 titles from 76 languages.

Section of Library Support for Persons with Disabilities, Library Support Division, Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library, Japan
FAX: 0774-94-9117
Email address: syo-tky