National Diet Library Newsletter

ISSN 1344-7238

*PDF files are stored in the NDL Digital Collections.

• Selections from NDL collections
  • Sanbaso [PDF: 526KB]
  • Small exhibition in the Kansai-kan (20) "Robots are evolving! – from myth, mechanical dolls to the latest robots" [PDF: 909KB]
• Events
  • The 19th Mutual Visit Program between the National Diet Library and the National Library of Korea [PDF: 416KB]
• Articles by NDL staff
  • NDL participated in IFLA/WLIC 2016 [PDF: 41KB]
• Selected list of articles from NDL periodicals
  • The NDL Monthly Bulletin No. 667, November 2016 / No.668, December 2016 [PDF: 58KB]

• Selections from NDL collections
  • Comparing variations of a chirimen (crepe paper) book by Takejiro Hasegawa: "The Smiling Book" (2) [PDF: 1.5MB]
  • Material recently designated as an Important Cultural Property: Materials on Ono Ranzan [PDF: 3.1 MB]
  • Japanese Go - a board game of white and black stones: From the small digital exhibition "Kaleidoscope of Books (No.22)" [PDF: 844 KB]
• Events
  • Japan–France Forum "Books in the digital era" (French title: Forum franco-japonais « Livre et numérique ») [PDF: 548 KB]
• Selected list of articles from NDL periodicals
  • The NDL Monthly Bulletin No. 666, October 2016 [PDF: 32 KB]

• Selections from NDL collections
  • Records of earthquake disasters in the NDL Digital Collections: Archiving earthquake disasters (2) [PDF: 1.1 MB]
• Events
  • Music manuscripts and documents related to modern Japanese composers newly available—a lecture and concert focusing on Japanese composer Hikaru Hayashi [PDF: 227 KB]
• Articles by NDL staff
  • Recent updates of digital exhibitions: The Meiji and Taisho Eras in Photographs / The Japanese Calendar [PDF: 2.3 MB]
• Budget
  • NDL budget for fiscal year (FY) 2016 [PDF: 174 KB]
• News from NDL
  • Integration of the Digital Library from the Meiji Era (Kindai Digital Library) into the National Diet Library Digital Collections [PDF: 77 KB]
  • Training for Japanese Studies Librarians Outside of Japan at the Kansai-kan of the NDL from January 24 to February 2, 2017 [PDF: 35 KB]
• Selected list of articles from NDL periodicals
  • The NDL Monthly Bulletin No. 663, July 2016 / No.664/665, August/September 2016 [PDF: 174 KB]

• Selections from NDL collections
  • Comparing variations of a chirimen (crepe paper) book by Takejiro Hasegawa: "The Smiling Book" (1) [PDF: 3 MB]
  • Picture Postcards: Materials from the Special Purpose Reading Room for Books [PDF: 1.9 MB]
  • Records of earthquake disasters in the NDL Digital Collections: Archiving earthquake disasters (1) [PDF: 3.5 MB]
• Events
  • Training sessions and presentations with the Chief Librarian of the National Library and a Ministry official from Nepal [PDF: 430 KB]
• Articles by NDL staff
  • Doctoral dissertations at the National Diet Library [PDF: 665 KB]
• Selected list of articles from NDL periodicals
  • The NDL Monthly Bulletin No.661, May 2016 / No. 662, June 2016 [PDF: 58 KB]
• Greetings from the new Librarian
  • Greetings from new NDL Librarian Sawako Hanyu Ph.D. [PDF: 157 KB]

• Selections from NDL collections
  • Shibukawa Shunkai’s letters: A life dedicated to the Jokyo calendar [PDF: 1.4 MB]
  • Memorial photograph album of an art mission for friendship between Japan, Germany and Italy: Violets bloomed just before the outbreak of World War II ― Takarazuka Girls Revue Company public performances in Europe [PDF: 1.4 MB]
  • Soy beans― bits of bean knowledge: From the small digital exhibition "Kaleidoscope of Books (No.21)" [PDF: 1.8 MB]
  • Photograph albums: Materials from the Special Purpose Reading Room for Books [PDF: 789 KB]
• Events
  • Hackathon: Let's make maximum use of the NDL's data [PDF: 1 MB]
• News from NDL
  • Training for Japanese Studies Librarians Outside of Japan: Library services practicum at the Kansai-kan of the NDL 2016 [PDF: 212 KB]
• Selected list of articles from NDL periodicals
  • The NDL Monthly Bulletin No.659, March 2016 / No. 660, April 2016 [PDF: 83 KB]

• Selections from NDL collections
  • Hinaasobi ― little book of the Edo Period [PDF: 969 KB]
  • The Rimpa School and Its Influence as Seen in Books: From the small digital exhibition "Kaleidoscope of Books (No. 20)" [PDF: 1.5 MB]
  • Description of the acquisition activities of modern Japanese political history materials:
    focusing on the late 1980s and 1990s [PDF: 773 KB]
• Events
  • The 34th Mutual Visit Program between the National Diet Library and the National Library of China [PDF: 230 KB]
  • The 6th Mutual Visit Program between the National Diet Library, the National Assembly Library of Korea and the National Assembly Research Service [PDF: 159 KB]
  • The 5th China-Japan-Korea Digital Library Initiative (CJKDLI) meeting [PDF: 239 KB]
• Articles by NDL staff
  • Japanese paper in action!! : Conservation treatments using "Washi" (2) [PDF: 2.6 MB]
• Selected list of articles from NDL periodicals
  • The NDL Monthly Bulletin No.657, January 2016 / No. 658, February 2016 [PDF: 83 KB]