2027 Research Grant Program of the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Dear colleagues,
Cross Asia: Newspaper Research Companion (NRC)
Dear colleagues,
Art Platform Japan: Japanese–English Bilingual Glossary
New Release: APJ Japanese–English Bilingual Glossary Now Available
The National Center for Art Research (NCAR) has released the APJ Japanese–English Bilingual Glossary (approximately 300 terms) on its research portal, Art Platform Japan (APJ):
https://artplatform.go.jp/jaNDL user satisfaction survey
Dear Colleagues,
Greetings from the National Diet Library (NDL) of Japan.
We are now conducting a user satisfaction survey of FY2026. Your ideas and opinions are important to our library and will help us provide you with the best library services possible. Please fill out this survey.
Period
From May 1 to September 30, 2026URL of the user satisfaction survey of FY2026
https://enquete.ndl.go.jp/141833/p/eajrs?lang=enThe 21st Forum on the Collaborative Reference Database Project
The Collaborative Reference Database (CRD) is a tool for providing reference services, that is being developed by the National Diet Library, Japan (NDL) in collaboration with libraries throughout Japan. The CRD currently comprises about 180,000 records of queries from library patrons together with answers prepared by reference librarians and is available for browsing by the general public.
For details, please visit: https://crd.ndl.go.jp/en/about/index.htmlWebinar: Information Sources for Japanese Studies
The National Diet Library Japan would like to announce a webinar on Information Sources for Japanese Studies, which is being held through March 2, 2026.
For details, see [ https://www.ndl.go.jp/en/library/training_jsl ]Ishibashi Foundation Graduate Programme in Japanese Art History
Ishibashi Foundation Graduate Programme in Japanese Art History and Multimodal Heritage Curation 2026/27, University of Zurich
Connecting the World with Intelligence and Culture: NLK-NDL
Dear Colleagues,
As the National Library of Korea (NLK) celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2025, it has set forth in its annual major work plan the vision statement Connecting the World with Intelligence and Culture and is implementing a number of progressive measures in response to the current information environment.
Kuzushiji workshop 2026 accepting applications
The “Kuzushiji Workshop,” continuously organised by NIJL and EAJRS since 2011, will be held 25–27 February 2026 at the Berlin State Library. Please note that this will be an in-person workshop only — it will not be offered as an online format.
Those wishing to participate should complete the application form in Japanese or English and submit it by Sunday, 18 January 2026, via email to: a.hirano@sainsbury-institute.org
Job @ British Library
The British Library is now recruiting for a Lead Curator of East Asian Collections to develop, manage, promote and make accessible the Library’s collections in Japanese and Korean and to lead the associated staff at the British Library.