2023-6-5 20,000 items newly added to the National Diet Library Digital Collections
As of May 31, 2023, the National Diet Library has added roughly 20,000 items to the National Diet Library Digital Collections, as detailed below.
| Collection | Number of additional items | Availability | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books | 8,600 | Primarily at the NDL, partially online | |
| Rare Books and Old Materials | 800 | Online | |
| Maps | 400 | Only at the NDL | |
| Modern Japanese political history materials | 2,500 | Primarily online, partially at the NDL | |
| Materials on the Allied Occupation of Japan | Records of General Headquarters Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers | 2,700 | Primarily online, partially at the NDL |
| Records of the U.S. Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands | 2 | Only at the NDL | |
| Materials on Japanese emigration | Books | 1,200 | Only at the NDL |
| Periodicals | 4,100 | ||
| Documents | 36 | ||
| Gordon W. Prange Collection | Books | 700 | Only at the NDL |
| Special Digital Collections | 100 | Primarily at the NDL, partially available via the Digitized Contents Transmission Service | |
These materials are primarily available for viewing only at the National Diet Library. Materials in the Rare Books and Old Materials collection, a limited number of books that have been confirmed to be either in the public domain or otherwise freely accessible on the Internet, and out-of-print or otherwise difficult-to-obtain periodicals that have been added to the Special Digital Collections are also available via the Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Libraries and for Individuals.
Starting in January 2024, a significant number of additional out-of-print or otherwise difficult-to-obtain materials will be made available via the Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Libraries and for Individuals.
Please note that these materials do not appear in full-text search results.