1 / 7

University libraries in Japan

University libraries in Japan. 92 national university libraries (Japan Association of National University Libraries) 496 private university libraries (Japan Association of Private University Libraries). Contents. 2 topics; 1. The National Center for Overseas Periodicals (NCOP)

jerrod
Download Presentation

University libraries in Japan

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. University libraries in Japan 92 national university libraries (Japan Association of National University Libraries) 496 private university libraries (Japan Association of Private University Libraries)

  2. Contents 2 topics; 1. The National Center for Overseas Periodicals (NCOP) 2. Replacing full-time librarians with part-time librarians

  3. The National Center for Overseas Periodicals (NCOP) (1) Service mainly for university libraries Funded by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Participating national universities (9) do not pay for service To collect foreign periodicals that are not available in Japan

  4. The National Center for Overseas Periodicals (NCOP) (2) About 7,800 journals 436 new journals purchased in 2007 4 areas; Medical and Biological areas Science and Technology areas Agricultural areas Humanities and Social Sciences areas http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/ncop/index-eng.html

  5. Changing Face of Japanese University Libraries: Replacing full-time librarians with part-time librarians Students are given certifications in librarianship (Shisho) :10,000 Full-time positions in libraries:about50 1975－2005 full-time Part-time Many of them are being hired as part-time staffs at a lower wage and with less benefits Training of part-time librarians is a major issue

  6. The idea of a professional development center for part-time employees in university libraries Japan Association of Private University Libraries (JASPUL) Japan Association of National University Libraries (JANUL) fund・skill・staff consortium PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

  7. Thank you More information to: Otsuka, Shino Osaka University Library e-mail: otsukas@library.osaka-u.ac.jp Ito, Hideya Rikkyo University Library e-mail: hideya@rikkyo.ac.jp

More Related