Several new digital resource projects by the NDL were introduced. Each can be accessed for free through the NDL homepage.
Digital Library includes: "Kichosho gazo detabesu" Image database of rare materials kept at the NDL.
"Kindai degitaru raiburai" (Modern digital library)
They digitized 54,349 books published in Meiji era (1868-1912) whose copyrights were expired or which NDL obtain permission to digitize. http://kindai.ndl.go.jp/index.html
WARP (Web Archiving Project): http://warp.ndl.go.jp/
NDL archives the mainly three categories of websites.
- Electronic journals.
- Governmental websites.
- Local government, universities, non-governmental organizations, event websites.
Dnavi (Database Navigation Service)
This is a portal site of collection of about 9,000 databases (September, 2004).
http://dnavi.ndl.go.jp/
"Denshi tenjikai" (Gallery - digital exhibitions)
http://www.ndl.go.jp/jp/gallery/
Eight digital exhibitions are organized by using the NDL collection to preserve "Japan's memory" in the Gallery section in the NDL. Each exhibition is about Japanese history or culture and was arranged as the digital resource from the beginning.
Referemce Information System
Rifarensu kyodo database (Reference Collaborative database)
This is a new service to be launched from April, 2005. The database contains reference questions and answers shared by public libraries in Japan. Participant library can use this database to offer more efficient reference service. This service will be shared with libraries outside Japan as well in future.
International reference service is available for researchers overseas. http://www.ndl.go.jp/en/service/oversea/data_reference.html
[Prepared by Keiko Yokota-Carter.]
