Dear Colleagues,

Duke University Libraries seeks an engaged and knowledgeable librarian for Japanese studies. 

The National Diet Library, Japan, is offering a workshop for Japanese Studies Librarians and Researchers held in March 2020 at Tokyo.

This workshop is for librarians, mainly subject librarians, or researchers outside Japan who are expected to engage in reference services or research on Japanese rare materials. The program aims to foster understanding of the rare materials collections owned by the NDL and other research institutions, and to improve skills in utilizing both physical materials and digital content.

Dates: March 2 to March 6, 2020

The NDL is now accepting applications from overseas institutions for approval to receive the Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Libraries. Patrons at libraries subscribing to this service will be able to search and browse digitized versions of the more than two million books, periodicals, rare books and old materials that comprise the NDL Digital Collections, including about half a million materials which are also available on the website.

Two publications edited by The National Museum of Japanese History (国立歴史民俗博物館), both freely available:

• 歴史情報学の教科書 : 歴史のデータが世界をひらく
• Integrated Studies of Cultural Research Resources