Library service inthe National Institute of Japanese Literature :with reference to digital images of early and modern Japanese books
国文学研究資料館における電子画像提供サービスの紹介

Asuka OTA

Information Services Section, National Institute of Japanese Literature
国文学研究資料館 太田あす香

EAJRS 2013 Paris Conference.

The Collections of NIJL…

Up until the Edo period

Early Japanese books『源氏物語』（江戸時代刊行）

Meiji

TaishoShowa

HeiseiModern Japanese Books OtherBooks orJournals

二葉亭四迷訳 『浮草』
（金尾文淵堂, 1908）2Material type: manuscripts and prints, microfilms, digital Images

Early Japanese Books

Modern Japanese Books

manuscripts and prints
held by NIJL

manuscripts and prints
held by NIJL

Images of books held by otherinstitution (microfilms)
Images of books held by otherinstitution (digital Images)

Images of books held by otherinstitution (digital Images)

NIJL Library has been gathering manuscripts and prints, as well as
collecting images of early & modern books held by otherinstitutions (include temples, shrines, private collection, etc.) .

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Number of items (Early Japanese Books)
Early Japanese Books
13,600 items
manuscripts and prints
held by NIJL

Images of books held by otherinstitution (Microfilms)

Images of books held by otherinstitution (Digital Images)

187,800 items, 370 institutions
Ex. Imperial Household Agency,
Kamigamo-shrine(at Kyoto),
Bibliothèque nationale de France …

4800 items, 20 institutions
Ex. Hiroshima University,
Ehime University…
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Number of items (Modern Japanese Books)
Modern Japanese Books
manuscripts and prints
held by NIJL

7,700 items
4000 items, 31 institutions

Images of books held by otherinstitution (digital Images)

Ex. Osaka University,
University of Tokyo,
Kuramadera-temple,
Yokohama city central Library …

5Online Databases
Early Japanese Books

Modern Japanese Books

manuscripts and prints
held by NIJL

manuscripts and prints
held by NIJLThe Catalog of earlyJapanese Books & early
Images of books held by otherJapaneseBooks ininstitution (microfilms)
microform or digital atNIJLImages of books held by otherinstitution (digital Images)

Bibliographical
Information Database ofJapanese Modern Times
Images of books held by otherinstitution (digital Images)

NIJL Library has been accumulating the databases of thebibliographic records of early and modern Japanese books.

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The Catalog of early Japanese Books & early JapaneseBooks in microform or digital at NIJL
所蔵和古書・マイクロ/デジタル目録データベース
http://base1.nijl.ac.jp/~micro/about.html
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The Search page from the menu screen

Link to Search page

Images of books
held by other institutionBooks
held by NIJL

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Romaji to KanaSearch

9Search result…

Work: Union Title, keyword, Author
Include Images

Item: Described Title, owner…

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Image data
Flame Number

First
Prev

Last
Next

Full Page(Link to Images)

new window
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The Images from Parent Bibliography (1/3)
No imageavailable…

Link toParent Bibliography

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The Images from Parent Bibliography (2/3)

13The Images from Parent Bibliography (3/3)

Link to Images!!
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Bibliographical Information Database of JapaneseModern Times
近代書誌・近代画像データベース
http://school.nijl.ac.jp/kindai/
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The Search page from the menu screen

Link to sub-menu

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Search pageKey words
Title
Title of special issue
CreatorPublisher
Publication Date(Meiji,Taisho)
Publication Date(A.D.)
owner

Include Images
Search17

Search results

Search18

Bibliography and Images
Item: Described Title, Creator, Year…
Link to Images
bibliographic
recordTable of Contentsand Images

body of a book(Link to Images)
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Image data
Flame NumberFirstPrevLastNext

new window

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Thank you for your kind attention.