O Service Time and OtherOpen

ClosedFrom 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday throughFridayFrom 9: 00 a.m. to noon Saturday
Sundays and National Holidays
December 29 -Januarγ3

4. Library Publications
A bulletin of newly accepted books at the Library is
published each month. In addition, the Library Catalogsof Fire, Earthquake, Transportation Accident, Mining/Industrial Accident, War Damage and Environmental
Pollution are published.
The Library welcomes inquiries by letter or telephone tothe following address:
Nippon Toshi Center, Floor 8
2-4-1, Hirakawa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Post code: 102-0093
Tel: 03 -5216-8716

Fax: 03-3265-8222

E-mail: lib.bousai＠city-net.or.jp
Library URL: https://www.city-net.or.jp/library/
OPAC: http://www.libblabo.jp/bousai/home32E.stm

Disaster Management Library1. Establishment Back ground
The Reference Library for Disasters was established
July 6, 1956, as part of the subsidiary enterprise of theShadan Hojin Zenkoku Shiyu Bukken Saigai Kyosaikai

The Library collection includes the survey report oflocal governments, fire and fire-fighting statistics, traffic(accident) statistics, regional histories, etc. In addition,
many tile-block prints of fires and earthquakes of theEdo period arc collected.

(National Association of Mutual Aid for Municipal
Property Damages) which collects books, documents,and other materials on disasters in the world and their
methods of prevention, rescue, relief and reconstruc­tion. The Library offers them for consultation to thecentral and local authorities, and at the same time, tothe students to help them learn about disaster preven­t10n.

3. User ServiceO Perusal
A complete catalog ca1 d system, such as title card, au thoτ
card and subject card is provided for the convenience ofusers.

2. Configuration of the Library Collections
As the Library is collecting unique materials on disasters
published at home and abroad, it has a decimal classifica­tion of its own.
The Classification Table
000

Disasters in General (local histories including

100200300

weather and disaster records)
Fire
Storm/Flood Disaster, Snow Disaster
Earthquake, Eruption, Tsunami {Tidal Wave),400

Flood Tide
Transportation Accident (includi時crowd500
600700accident)
Agricultural Disaster
Mining/Industrial Accident
Environmental Pollution (includi時radioactivcontamination)

800

War Damage

900

OthersO Lending
The books in the Library will be lent only to the munic­
ipal personnel. A p巴rson who wants to lend out a book
is requested to write down in an official form of lending
the purpose of application, the title and period of lend­
ing with a surety and submit it to the Library office.
A maximum of five books can be borrowed when theapplication is accepted. The maximum period of lendingis 10 days for the Metropolitan area and 30 days forothers.
The books marked by the Library as especially impor­tant-rare books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, collectionsof laws and regulations, magazines and other defined by
the Library-will not be lent.
O Reference ServiceInquiries on disaster-related publications and informa­tion of other special libraries will be accepted and theLibrary will try to answer them as much as possible.
O Copying Service
The copying service will be provided at cost within thelimits imposed by the Copyright Law of Japan.