North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources (NCC): For Researchers

NCC's Online Guide to Research Access in Japan's major Museums, Libraries and Archives (MLAs) with links to their key Websites

A comprehensive 25-unit course in information literacy for undergraduates in Japanese studies, suitable for students with one year of language study (Look for new online tutorials on YouTube)

a network of nearly 280 institutions in Japan, the US, Canada, Austrailia, and New Zealand;

a cross-referenced list of key online resources created by major in Japanese Studies Libraries

a guide to best practices for locating and legally using visual images from Japan

providing assistance with use and navigation of Japanese databases and helping institutions to work more effectively with database creators and vendors who license their products. Newly Updated October 2016

a circulating national collection of over 42,000 items, many not held elsewhere;

using Open Source Japanese language resources for teaching about Japan across the curriculum featuring lesson plans, technology tips, and recommended online reference sources

This LibGuide was created as a window into the Digital Archive of Japan’s 2011 Disasters to help users sift through the many millions of items in the digital collections, by suggesting points of access for students, teachers, researchers, policy makers, and members of the general public interested in specific topics