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T-3 workshop. No more gray. Hsi-chu Bolick & Kazuko Sakaguchi. Two main types of sources to support research. Primary sources Secondary sources. T-3 Workshop. Primary sources. Allow a person to access original and unedited information

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  1. T-3 workshop No more gray ... Hsi-chu Bolick & Kazuko Sakaguchi

  2. Two main types of sources to support research • Primary sources • Secondary sources

  3. T-3 Workshop Primary sources • Allow a person to access original and unedited information • A primary source requires the learner to interact with the source and extract information”

  4. T-3 Workshop Secondary sources • Secondary sources are edited primary sources, second-hand versions. • They represent someone else's thinking.

  5. T-3 Workshop Examples Primary Sources • Person • Interview • E-Mail contact • Event • Discussion • Debate • Community Meeting (Minutes, reports • Survey • Artifact • Observation of object (animate and inanimate)

  6. T-3 Workshop Examples Secondary Sources • Reference Material • Book • CD Rom • Encyclopedia • Magazine • Newspaper • Video Tape • Audio Tape • TV

  7. T-3 Workshop Exercise PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES We‘re researching a paper on Japan’s cotton/textile industry for the period post WWII. 　Which of the following sources would be a primary source for you and which a secondary?

  8. T-3 Workshop What is it? • Minutes of Japan's cotton industry, 1955 annual meeting, with a chapter on Hong-Kong and Shanghai cotton mills [ ]Primary Source [ ] Secondary Source

  9. T-3 Workshop What is it? 2. The publication: 明治期紡績関係史料 (Meijiki boseki kankei shiryo). Compiled by Professor Okamoto Yukio with sources from various official and private agencies. [ ]Primary Source [ ] Secondary Source

  10. T-3 Workshop What is it? 3. Japan Linen, Ramie & Jute Spinners‘ Association (日本麻紡績協会）website < http://www.asabo.com/> [ ]Primary Source [ ] Secondary Source

  11. T-3 Workshop What is it? 4. An interview with a history professor who teaches a seminar course on Japan’s cotton industry in Meiji Era. [ ]Primary Source [ ] Secondary Source

  12. T-3 Workshop What is it? 5. Statistics on the number of supply and distribution of cotton in Japan from 1967-2003 [ ]Primary Source [ ] Secondary Source

  13. T-3 Workshop What is it? 三十五年史 /Sanjūgonenshi /団体著者:福井縣絹織物同業組合. 明治文献資料刊行会.出版:東京 : 明治文献資料刊行会, 昭和45 [1970]: 2 v. ; 22 cm. 注記:Vol. [2] includes : 明治三十四年織物商況調查報告 (中央織物協議会). --Cont.

  14. T-3 Workshop What is it? Cont. -- 35年史明治三十四年織物商況調查報告.35-nenshi; Meiji sanjūyonen orimono shōkyō chōsa hōkoku.責任表示:福井縣絹織物同業組合.Fukui-ken Kinuorimono Dōgyō Kumiai. [ ] Primary Source[ ] Secondary Source

  15. T-3 Workshop Summary • A primary source -- original document or account that is not about another document or account; stands on its own. • Secondary sources --interpret primary sources Your paper will likewise become a [ 　　 ] source.

  16. T-3 Workshop Grey Literature • What is it? • Primary or secondary source?

  17. How it got its name? • Accessibility is in “Grey” Zone • Why “Grey”? In-Between Metaphor – “Black” for Confidential – “White” for Public

  18. Definition Publications “produced at all levels by government, academia, business and industry, both in print and electronic formats, but which are not controlled by publishing is not the primary business activity of the organization.” 　(1999 International Conference on Grey Literature in Washington, D.C.)

  19. Types of Grey Literature (1): • Statistics and Other Data Sources • Technical Reports • Theses and Dissertations • Annual Reports • Market Survey & Research Reports • Company Histories • Bulletins

  20. Types of Grey Literature (2) • Newsletters • Conference Papers • House Journals • Manuals and Technical Specifications & Standards • Non-Commercial Translations • Bibliographies

  21. Functions of Grey Literature • Contains most current information • Cannot be found in any other sources • Complements or fills gaps of traditional sources

  22. Producers of Grey Literature • Government agencies • Non-profit economic and trade organizations • Academic and research institutions • Political parties • Corporations • Individuals

  23. Primary and Secondary Sources of Grey Literature (1) Primary Source Examples: • Trade Organizations – GNP raw data • Governmental – Cabinet decisions • Academic – Board of trustee minutes • Political Parties – Campaign literature • Corporations – Published annual reports • Individuals – Written proposals

  24. Primary and Secondary Sources of Grey Literature (2) Secondary Source Examples: • Governmental – Aggregated statistical data • Trade Organizations – Report summaries • Academic – Bibliographies • Corporations – Company histories • Individuals – Abridged interpretations

  25. Finding Primary and Secondary Sources on Japan’s Cotton/Textile Industry, Post WWII to 1970 • What terms to use for searching? subject headings, keywords ...

  26. Subject Heading Shuffle Activity Cotton manufacture – Japan Cotton trade – Japan Investments, Japanese – History Cotton manufacture – Japan – History Cotton spinning – History Cotton yarn industry –Japan – History

  27. Subject Heading Shuffle Activity (cont.) Textile industry – Japan – History Textile – Asia – History Investments, Japanese – Asia – History Competition, International

  28. Keyword Shuffle Activity MEN 　 綿 MENGYO 綿業 MENSHI 　 綿糸 MENPU綿布 MEN KOGUO 綿工業 WATA 綿 KOTTON コﾂトン

  29. Finding Primary and Secondary Sources on Japan’s Cotton/Textile Industry, Post WWII to 1970 • Where to start? OPAC, Union Catalogs (e.g., NACSIS WebCat, OCLC WorldCat, etc.), and subject Databases

  30. Guided Searching • NDL-OPAC http://opac.ndl.go.jp/ • NACSIS Webcat http://webcat.nii.ac.jp/ • OCLC WorldCat

  31. Guided Searching (cont.) 電子政府 E-Gov (Electronic Government) http://www.e-gov.go.jp/

  32. Guided Searching (cont.) 国立公文書館 National Archives of Japan http://www.archives.go.jp/ • Subsystem for Searching Archives at National Archives of Japan http://www2.archives.go.jp/ (Search) • Subsystem for Searching Archives Housed at Naikaku Bunko (内閣文庫検索サブシステム) http://www2.archives.go.jp/cgi/naikaku_key.cgi

  33. Guided Searching (cont.) 国会会議録 Proceedings of Meetings of the National Diet at National Diet Library http://kokkai.ndl.go.jp/

  34. Guided Searching (cont.) 国立国会図書館 法令議会資料室 Horei Gikai Shiryo-shitsu at National Diet Library 閣議決定等文献リスト及び本文 Database of Cabinet Policy Decisions http://www.ndl.go.jp/riyou/room/horei/index.htm

  35. Guided Searching (cont.) http://www.ndl.go.jp/horei_jp/kakugi/title/kakugi_title06.htm 繊維産業生産完遂に関する件 昭和21年8月23日 収載資料 本文 繊維産業生産促進対策 昭和23年6月8日 収載資料 本文

  36. 繊維産業生産促進対策 　　　　　昭和23年6月8日　閣議決定　繊維工業は、貿易振興および国民生活安定の各面に亘り、わが国経済再建の成否を左右する致命的重要性を有するものであって、その急速な設備の復興と生産の推進のためには、資材、労務等の各方面に亘り、強力適切な施策が講ぜられなけれはならない。　よってこの際、右の基本的認識のもとに、左の要領により官民協力して、繊維産業の総合的増産を推進する態勢を整え関係末端機関に至るまで施策の徹底を図り、もって生産復興の達成に万全を期するものとする。　一　繊維産業再建委員会を改組強化して、中央・地方に繊維産業生産審議会を設置し、労働生産性の昂揚、資金、資材、動力、輸送等、各種の生産諸要素の確保、その他繊維産業振興のための具体的施策の樹立および推進を強力に行う。　二　生産能率、出荷成績および品質向上いちじるしき工場および優秀なる従業員に対し、表彰措置を講ずる。　三　国内用綿織物の生産および出荷の不振を打開するため「綿織物増産期間」を定め、関係機関を動員して、製織工場を督励する。　四　本目的を達成するため、関連産業特に繊維機器、染料、ソーダ、人絹パルプ工業についてはその増産を図るよう遺憾なき措置を講ずる。

  37. Guided Searching (cont.) The Japan Documentation Center (JDC) at Library of Congress http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/asian/jdc.html

  38. Where to Get Help • How to obtain identified literature not available at one’s own library • Effective Use of Inter-Library Loan (ILL) Services

  39. Special Libraries on the Subject • Senmon Joho Kikan Soran = Directory of Special Libraries in Japan (Tokyo: Senmon Toshokan Kyogikai, 1969 - , every 3 years) 「専門情報機関総覧」 専門図書館協議会

  40. Thank you!

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