JSIST 2004 Pages: Week 1

November 29, 2004
Orientation sessions at the Japan Foundation Headquarters and the National Diet Library (Tokyo)

November 30, 2004

• Current Trends in the Publishing Industry and Distribution System - Yoshiaki Kiyota, President, Shuppan Nyususha.
• Information Resources 1: Japanese Newspaper - Midori Okayama, NDL.
• Periodical Indexes in Japan - With a Focus on NDL's Zasshi Kiji Sakuin - Mami Kumagai, NDL.

December 1, 2004

• Publishing Trends of Materials for Japanese Language Education and Instruction - Yoshiko Kubota, Senior Lecturer and Hisae Kato, Librarian, The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa.
• Visit to Keio University Mita Media Center.

December 2, 2004

• Information Resources 2: Reference Resources in Print 1 and 2 - Tsutomu Kawamoto and Miyuki Tsuda, NDL.
• Seminar: Introduction to Electronic Resources at the Kinokuniya, Inc.

December 3, 2004

• Information Resources 3: Old and Rare Materials - Naoki Fujimoto, NDL.
• Visit to the National Institute of Japanese Literature (NIJL).