National Diet Library

The  is the only national library in Japan. It was established in 1948.Pincus, Leslie. (2006). "Revolution in the Archives of Memory: The Founding of the National Diet Library in Occupied Japan" in Francis X. Blouin and William G. Rosenberg, eds. Archives, Documentation, and Institutions of Social Memory: Essays from the Sawyer Seminar, p. 382.

The purpose of the library is to assist members of the . The library is similar in purpose and scope to the U.S. Library of Congress.

The National Diet Library has two main facilities. One is in Tokyo and the other is in Kyoto. There are also several branch libraries in Japan.

 Related pages 
 National Archives of Japan

 References 

 Other websites 

 NDL Japanese website
 NDL English website
 NDL Digital Archive Portal (English) 
 Kansai-kan of the NDL (English)
 Digital Library from the Meiji Era (English summary only) 
 Digital Library from the Meiji Era (Japanese)
 Rare Books Image Database (Japanese) 
 NDL image viewer .
 NDL-OPAC Japanese Index 
 NDL-OPAC English Index 
 Database of National Diet Minutes (Japanese)
 Database of Imperial Diet Minutes (Japanese)
 NDL Interlibrary Loan Application Procedures 
 NDL Photoreproduction Service 
 NDL Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures

Category:National libraries in Asia
Category:Libraries in Japan
Category:1948 establishments in Japan