(10 Apr 2020) The National Diet Library (NDL), Tokyo Main Library and International Library of Children’s Literature, will extend the temporary closure to the general public to Wednesday, May 20, 2020, as part of measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Additionally, Kansai-kan of the NDL will be temporarily closed from Saturday, April…
(4 Mar 2020) The National Diet Library, Tokyo Main Library and International Library of Children’s Literature, will be temporarily closed to the general public from Thursday, March 5, to Monday, March 16, as part of measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Please be aware that the Kansai-kan of the NDL will remain…
(28 Jan 2020) National Institute of Informatics (NII, Director General: Masaru Kitsuregawa, Tokyo, JAPAN) signed an international exchange agreement (Memorandum of Understanding: MOU) with the Center for Open Science (COS, Executive Director: Professor Brian Nosek, Charlottesville, Virginia, US) in the United States on 29th October 2019. Through this agreement, the two organizations aim to contribute…
(27 Jan 2020) Cambridge University Press has reached a transformative Open Access agreement with the Japan Alliance of University Library Consortia for E-Resources (JUSTICE). It is the first such read and publish deal signed with JUSTICE by any publisher, the first major read and publish deal in Japan and a first for the Press in Asia.…
(27 Dec 2019) A sprawling complex featuring a massive manga library, accommodations and a museum will open in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, next year to promote Japan’s pop culture trends worldwide. Leading publisher Kadokawa Corp., which has been building Tokorozawa Sakura Town, made the announcement at a news conference in Tokyo in late October to announce its…
(27 Dec 2019) Japan’s education ministry says more than 100 public libraries were damaged by Typhoon Hagibis, which ripped through the country in October. Some libraries remain closed or have their services suspended. University library associations say nine libraries at national and private universities were damaged. NHK WORLD-JAPAN has the full story.
(21 Dec 2019) Japan is aiming to certify about 1,000 archivists by March 2026 in a new system amid efforts to improve the management of official records, government sources said Saturday, following criticism over government handling of public documents in various scandals involving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The government has decided to launch the new system…
(17 Dec 2019) Dr. Yasushi Ogasaka, Director of the Department for Information Infrastructure at the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), gave the keynote presentation at the inaugural Asia-Pacific meeting of the International Association of STM Publishers (STM) in Hong Kong in June 2019. This paper, based Dr. Ogasaka’s address, shares the evolution of open science…
(27 Nov 2019) On November 27, the National Diet Library (NDL) made approximately 1,000 sound recordings of the Historical Recordings Collection (Rekion) available for streaming online. Examples of sound recordings: 『クリスマス・キャロル（1）Joy To The World（2）Jingle Bells（3）Silent Night Holy Night（4）Deck The Halls』…A medley of four Christmas carols. 『（音楽鑑賞教育）合奏：アロハ・オエ』…A farewell song of Hawaii, performed on the Hawaiian guitar. 『あゝ、そは彼の人か（歌劇“椿姫”より）』…A recording of…
(19 Nov 2019) Following Japan’s accession to the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled (Marrakesh Treaty)（Link to WIPO）, the National Diet Library (NDL) has launched an international exchange service that loans DAISY, braille, text, and other accessible book data for persons with…
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