Symposium “Building on the ‘Digital Shift’ - Implications for the future in the Library of Congress’ new strategic plan”
Under the vision "The Digital Shift at the National Diet Library" from 2021 to 2025, the National Diet Library is promoting universal access to information by making a wide range of information resources available to all users and supporting the development of a permanent national digital information infrastructure.
What role is the National Diet Library expected to play amidst the drastic changes in the information environment surrounding us? As we enter the final year of the current vision next year, the National Diet Library has invited J. Mark Sweeney, Principal Deputy Director of the Library of Congress, and other experts to a symposium to consider the direction of the National Diet Library in the next vision, using the new strategy of the U.S. Library of Congress as a guide.
*This symposium is held in person only and will be broadcast on NDL’s official YouTube channel later.
Speaker and Panelists
![a picture of Mr. J. Mark SWEENEY](/jp/event/events/20240924koshi1.jpg)
Mr. J. Mark SWEENEY, Principal Deputy Librarian of Congress
Mr. Sweeney started his career at the Library of Congress in the late 1980s. During his nearly 40-year career at the Library, he has worked in a variety of management roles including Associate Librarian for Library Services, Director of Preservation, Chief of the Humanities and Social Sciences Division, Chief of the Serials and Government Publications Division, and Chief of the Preservation Reformatting Division. Mr. Sweeney was appointed Principal Deputy Librarian of Congress on May 14, 2018, after serving as acting Deputy Librarian for seven months. As Principal Deputy Librarian, he provides executive leadership to advance the priorities of the Librarian of Congress and exercises Library-wide program and management authority to ensure effective delivery of the Library’s collections and services to the U.S. Congress, the American people, and beyond.
![a picture of Prof. TADANO Masahito](/jp/event/events/20240924koshi2.jpg)
Prof. TADANO Masahito, Professor of Graduate School of Law at Hitotsubashi University
Prof. Tadano works at Hitotsubashi University. After working as a full-time lecturer and associate professor at Hiroshima Shudo University and as an associate professor at Hitotsubashi University, he has been in his current position since 2005. He specializes in constitutional law, especially the theory of constitutional law and state.
![a picture of Dr. KITSUREGAWA Masaru](/jp/event/events/20240924koshi3.jpg)
Dr. KITSUREGAWA Masaru, President of Research Organization of Information and Systems, University Professor at the University of Tokyo
Dr. Kitsuregawa received his PhD in 1983 from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in the Graduate School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo. He served as President of the Information Processing Society of Japan and Chairman of the Committee on Informatics of the Science Council of Japan. He has received numerous awards, including the ACM SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovation Award, and was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2013 and the Legion of Honor in 2016.
![a picture of Prof. MIZOUE Chieko](/jp/event/events/20240924koshi4.jpg)
Prof. MIZOUE Chieko, Specially appointed Professor of Kokushikan University / Professor Emeritus of University of Tsukuba
Prof. Mizoue works at Kokushikan University. After working as an associate professor at Nagaoka University of Technology, as professor of University of Library and Information Science and University of Tsukuba, she has been in her current position since 2024. She specializes in education and library and information science.
![a picture of Mr. YAMAJI Yasushi](/jp/event/events/20240924koshi5.jpg)
Mr. YAMAJI Yasushi, Deputy Director General of the National Diet Library
Mr. Yamaji was appointed Deputy Director General of the National Diet Library in January 2024. He joined the National Diet Library in 1989. Since 2008, he has worked in a variety of management roles, including Director General of the Acquisitions and Bibliography Department and Director General of the Administrative Department, before his most recent appointment to the post of Deputy Director General of the National Diet Library. He was dispatched to the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Montreal from 1992 to1995.
Date and time |
September 24, 2024 (Tue.), 14:00-17:00 (Doors open at 13:30)
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Venue |
Auditorium, Annex, Tokyo Main Library, National Diet Library
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Program |
Part 1
- Lecture "A Library for All: The FY2024-2028 Strategic Plan for the Library of Congress"
Mr. J. Mark Sweeney
Part 2
- Panel discussion
- Facilitator:
Prof. Tadano Masahito
- Panelists:
Mr. J. Mark Sweeney Dr. Kitsuregawa Masaru Prof. Mizoue Chieko Mr. Yamaji Yasushi
*Simultaneous interpretation between English and Japanese will be provided. |
Capacity |
200 seats |
Admission fee |
Free of charge |
How to apply |
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Closing date |
Tuesday, September 18, 2024 at 17:00 |
For enquiries |
Planning Division
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National Diet Library
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