The North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources (NCC)
is an independent nonprofit educational organization (501-C-3) established
in 1991 to serve the field of Japanese studies by developing new strategies
for resources sharing, by funding cooperative collection development, by
training librarians and users of Japanese materials, by promoting
information literacy at all levels within the field, and by fostering close
collaboration and consultation among librarians, the academic community and
bi-national funding agencies.
The key to the NCC's ability to effectively serve the field of Japanese
studies is the devoted group of Japanese studies librarians and faculty who
serve on the Council, on the NCC's growing number of extremely active
committees and task forces, and who staff the programs we offer. Most work
on a pro bono basis with the NCC's small part-time staff. NCC programs are made possible by the
Japan-United States Friendship Commission (a
U.S. Government Agency), the
Japan Foundation (an Agency of the Japanese
Government) and most of all by the wonderful professionals who volunteer
their services and expertise.
NCC thanks the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University
for generously providing space on their server for the NCC's Web Page as a contribution to the field of Japanese studies
