Conference 3-D: Project Development Timelines

NCC Organization

Major NCC Accomplishments Since Year 2000 Conference

MVS and Other Cooperative Collection Efforts:

• Created MVS Database in 2003
• MVS Database became fully searchable with OPAC links from 2005
• Prescreening Option instituted in 2003
• Expanded application criteria to include used materials in 2007
• Fully Online Application Process since 2009
• Small Collections Catagory created in 2010
• Continues to emphasize the need for diversity and support of emerging scholarship
• Cooperative Collections Working Group formed 2010

Digital Resources and User Access Services: Expanded from efforts to help Isolated and Underserved

• Consortial Licensing Task Force created in 2000 

  AskEASL online reference guide created through NCC-CEAL Collaboration discontinued 2008
  
• Digital Resources Committee (DRC) made a standing committee of NCC in 2003
• User Education Services
      Training the Trainers Workshop held in 2004 and 2005
      User Training Workshops held Internationally 2005-2008
  E-Resources Initiatives Website since 2006
• IUP Workshops held to train users 2009-2010

Global ILL Framework Pilots Launched after Y 2000

• CULCON Information Access Working Group recommends ILL Collaboration (1996)
• AAU/ARL/NCC collaboration established 1997
• Japan-US ILL Pilot Project 2001-2002
• Global ILL Framework created under AAU/ARL/NCC collaboration
• Global ILL Framework independent since 2004 (over 240 institutional members)
• GIF managed by a collaboration between NCC ILL/DD Committee and JANUL GIF Project Team
• North American Committee includes teams of ILL and East Asian studies Librarians
• New Finders Guide for Japanese Libraries URLhttp://gifproject.libraryfinder.org
• GIF LibGuides (link)

Training for Users and Librarians

• 2002: Junior Librarians Training Seminar
• 2004-05: T-3 (Training the Trainers)
• 2005-2010: 60+ E-Resources Workshops for Users Internationally
• 2007-09: Japanese Antiquarian Materials Workshop for Overseas Librarians
• 2009-2010: Image Use Protocol Workshops held internationally
• 2010-Librarian Professional Development Working Group
• 2012 Junior Japanese Studies Librarians Training Seminar at University of Toro

Ongoing Services Created through Faculty/User Demand:

• Image Use Protocol Task Force (since 2007) created Image Use Website (link)
• Faculty Forum Series (2009-10)
• Guide to Scholars (since 2010)
• Team-Building (since 2010, expanding from the Faculty Forum Series)
• Disaster Preparedness Working Group

NCC Funders 
Japan-US Friendship Commission

Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership

Projects 
Japan-US Friendship Commission 
Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership
Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University 
Toshiba International Foundation 
Many other universities & grant organizations