How to use the Data Transmission Service for Persons with Print Disabilities

You can use the Data Transmission Service for Persons with Print Disabilities through the "Material search for persons with disabilities" option in NDL Search.

• How to use the service
  • 1. Click the Material Search for Persons with Disabilities tab on the top page of the NDL
  • 2. Enter the keywords you are looking for and search
  • 3. Filter your search results
  • 4. Display the details of the data you want to use
  • 5. How to use the data
• Contact information

Please click the Material Search for Persons with Disabilities tab on the top page of the NDL Search.

Material Search for Persons with Disabilities (NDL Search)

You can search by using terms including keywords, title, and author.

In this section, we will explain how to filter the search results to the data for persons with print disabilities. But if you search from the following URLs, you can skip the next step, "3. Filter your search results", and search only for each data type.

• Search only the data for persons with print disabilities;
  https://iss.ndl.go.jp/books?locale=en&mediatypes[]=8&filters[]=1_6&ar=27d7&search_mode=handicapped
• Search only data other than braille data (such as DAISY, etc.) among the data for persons with print disabilities; https://iss.ndl.go.jp/books?locale=en&mediatypes[]=8&filters[]=1_6&filters[]=0_R100000073&ar=27d7&search_mode=handicapped
• Search only braille data among the data for persons with print disabilities;
  https://iss.ndl.go.jp/books?locale=en&mediatypes[]=8&filters[]=1_6&filters[]=7_R100000039%2FD%3A12&ar=27d7&search_mode=handicapped

Material Search for Persons with Disabilities (NDL Search) includes not only the data for persons with print disabilities, but also materials such as braille books, audio books, and large print books which are hold by the National Diet Library (NDL) and other libraries. If you want to filter the search result to show only the data for persons with print disabilities (data available online), select "Digital material" under "Format" in the "Refine my results" field.

"Digital material" under "Format" in the "Refine my results" field

* If "Digital material" under "Format" in the "Refine my results" field is not displayed, there is no data matching the search conditions available via the Internet.

Filter by non-braille data (DAISY, etc.)

Select "Digital Materials for Persons with Print Disabilities" under "Database" in the "Refine my results" field.

"Digital Materials for Persons with Print Disabilities" under "Database" in the "Refine my results" field

Filter by braille data

Select "Braille Data" under "Database" in the "Refine my results" field.

"Braille Data" under "Database" in the "Refine my results" field

Select one of the titles in the search results list to display its details.

Non-braille data (DAISY, etc.)

To use data other than braille, you need to log in using a NDL registered user ID and a password for the Data Transmission Service for Persons with Print Disabilities. Please register beforehand. You can log in from "ログイン" at the top of the screen or from "Please log in." in the "Access to this material" field at the upper right of the screen (To use braille data, you do not need to obtain a National Diet Library user ID or log in.).

Details of DAISY data before login

After logging in, "Streaming" and "Download" appear in the "Access to this material" field in the upper right of the screen. Click either "Streaming" or "Download".

Details of DAISY data showing links for streaming and download.Example:『すべての人に図書館サービスを : 障害者サービス入門 』

* Streaming requires software that supports streaming. The download file is in zip format.

Braille data

Click "NDL Digital Collection" in the "Access to this material" field in the upper right corner of the screen, and download the zip file from the National Diet Library Digital Collections screen that appears.

Section of Library Support for Persons with Disabilities, Library Support Division, Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library, Japan
Fax: + 81-774-94-9117
E-mail address: syo-tky