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第17回レファレンス協同データベース事業フォーラム
The 17th Forum on the Collaborative Reference Database Project

The Collaborative Reference Database (CRD) is a tool for providing reference services at the National Diet Library, Japan (NDL), that is currently being developed in collaboration with libraries throughout Japan. At present, the database comprises about 150,000 questions that were submitted to reference librarians throughout Japan and which, together with their answers, are available to be browsed by the general public.

NDL is looking to improve its websites(NDL Search, NDL Online, and Research NAVI). They have asked me to comment and have an online meeting about international Japanese studies, so I would be very happy if you could participate in the survey below (by 31th Jan.).

Questionnaire about NDL Websites: NDL Search, NDL Online, and Research NAVI - Google フォーム
https://forms.gle/fb489WsCZ9TNDaM19

2021 marks the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the conclusion of a treaty of amity, commerce and navigation between Prussia and Japan in 1861. Due to the pandemic the jubilee of “160 years of German-Japanese relations” could neither attract much attention nor be celebrated accordingly. Nevertheless the Specialised Information Service Asia (FID Asien) of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin-PK (SBB-PK) would like to present at the end of the anniversary year its virtual contribution by the release of two thematic portals on its platform CrossAsia (crossasia.org).

1. "Materials Workshop": Session I
This is a new workshop series for researchers who are interested in Japanese antiquarian materials. 

2. Kotenseki seminars 
These seminars were held outside of Japan mainly targeted to post graduate students. From this webpage, some of the slides used at the seminars can be accessible.