National Diet Library Newsletter

ISSN 1344-7238

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• Selections from NDL collections
  • From the series Nihon meisho zue (Views of the Famous Sights of Japan) "Tagonoura Coast," "Sumida River," and "Shinkyo Bridge"
  • 70-anniversary Commemorative Exhibition: A Treasure Box of Books ― The 70-year History of the National Diet Library and Its Collections II
  • Materials available in the Modern Japanese Political History Materials Room (6)
• Events
  • The 21st Mutual Visit Program between the National Diet Library and the National Library of Korea
• News from NDL
  • English interface of NDL's web archive WARP is now available
• Selected list of articles from NDL periodicals
  • The NDL Monthly Bulletin No. 691, November / No. 692, December 2018

• Selections from NDL collections
  • 70-anniversary Commemorative Exhibition: A Treasure Box of Books ― The 70-year History of the National Diet Library and Its Collections
  • Small Exhibition in the Kansai-kan (24): Full bloom! The World of Gardening
  • Materials available in the Modern Japanese Political History Materials Room (5)
• Articles by NDL staff
  • NDL Participation in IFLA/WLIC 2018
  • Passing on the Lessons of the Great East Japan Earthquake to Future Generations—The National Diet Library Great East Japan Earthquake Archive (Paper presented at IFLA/WLIC 2018, Session 233—Global E-Government: Trust, Transparency, and Transformation—Government Information and Official Publications Section)
  • NDL participation in Poster Sessions at the IFLA/WLIC 2018
• Selected list of articles from NDL periodicals
  • The NDL Monthly Bulletin No. 689/690, September/October 2018

• Selections from NDL collections
  • Rien no aki and Ashi no soyogi: two books on popular kabuki troupe Torikuma Shibai
  • Sumo Wrestling during the late Edo Period as Seen Through the Eyes of the Popular Writer Tatekawa Enba
  • Mitate Sano no watari ("Crossing at Sano" Mitate)
• Budget
  • NDL Budget for Fiscal Year 2018
• Selected list of articles from NDL periodicals
  • The NDL Monthly Bulletin No. 687/688, July/August 2018

• Selections from NDL collections
  • A History of Japanese Picture Books ―From picture scrolls to contemporary picture books―
  • Edo kinko hakkei no uchi: Koganei-bashi sekisho (Eight Sights in the Environs of Edo: Evening glow at Koganei-bashi Bridge)
• Articles by NDL staff
  • All about the Collaborative Reference Database
• News from NDL
  • Training Program for Librarians and Researchers for Japanese Materials at the NDL Kansai-kan in 2018
• Selected list of articles from NDL periodicals
  • The NDL Monthly Bulletin No. 685, May 2018 / No. 686, June 2018

• Selections from NDL collections
  • A nishiki-e calendar sent overseas from Japan: Kawamata kenpu seiren kabushiki gaisha meiji yonjusannen karenda
  • Small exhibition in the Kansai-kan (23) Every dog has his book—From history to research and stories—
• Events
  • International Symposium Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the National Diet Library's Branch Library System—Innovation and the Role of the Public Sector
  • The 8th Mutual Visit Program between the National Diet Library, the National Assembly Library of Korea and the National Assembly Research Service
• Selected list of articles from NDL periodicals
  • The NDL Monthly Bulletin No. 683, March 2018 / No. 684, April 2018

• Selections from NDL collections
  • Shichifukujin kotobuki hashiradate no zu
  • Small exhibition in the Kansai-kan (21): All kinds of Ume―Japanese poetry, paintings, and delicacies
• Events
  • The 36th Mutual Visit Program between the National Diet Library and the National Library of China
• Articles by NDL staff
  • Browsing library materials—A look at documents from medieval Japan, Part 5: "Since I have eye trouble"―Medieval etiquette when using carved seals
  • The NDL Online and its new services
• Selected list of articles from NDL periodicals
  • The NDL Monthly Bulletin No. 681, January 2018 / No. 682, February 2018