Library News 2006
December 25, 2006 A New Book Published
The proceedings of a workshop of the 2004 Training Program for Japanese Information Specialists, “Information Literacy Education in a Digital Age: With a Focus on Academic Libraries Related to Japanese Studies,” has been published. This program was one of the projects executed by the library in order to support Japanese Studies.
For details, please look at the page Library Projects.
Information Literacy Education in a Digital Age: With a Focus on Academic Libraries Related to Japanese Studies
Proceedings of a workshop of the 2004 Training Program for Japanese Information Specialists
December 15, 2006 ISBN: 4-87540-077-2 1,500 Japanese yen(Tax not included)
Editor: International House of Japan Library
Publisher: Japan Foundation
Seller:
December 25, 2006 Notice of Library Orientation
A Library Orientation for those interested will be held on January 20, Saturday, 2 PM as follows. We will introduce you to the library history, effective ways of using the library, and how to use the online catalog (Biblio-Japan). Reservations for this orientation are not necessary. We await your visit.
Library Orientation
Date: Saturday, January 20, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
(Reservations unnecessary; Please arrive by 2:30 PM)
Place: The International House of Japan Library
For further information, please contact the library.
December 7, 2006 Notice of New Year’s Closure
The library will be closed for the New Year’s holidays during the following period:
Library closure:
Friday, December 29, 2006 to Thursday, January 4, 2007
(The library will close at 3:00 PM on Thursday, December 28, 2006. The
periodical section will be open every day from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM during
the New Year’s holidays)
The library will open from 9:00 AM as usual on Friday, January 5, 2007.
November 29, 2006 List of New Arrivals
We have started to place a list of newly arrived books on our web site. Books on the list are now at the new arrivals corner, and are available for borrowing from December 6.
We will continue our information service of new arrivals on our online catalog (Biblio-Japan). With your library card, reservations from OPAC can be made for these books. For other ways of reservation, please contact the library.
November 22, 2006 Notice of Library Orientation
A Library Orientation for those interested will be held on December 16, Saturday, 2 PM as follows. We will introduce you to the library history, effective ways of using the library, and how to use the online catalog (Biblio-Japan). Reservations for this orientation are not necessary. We await your visit.
Library Orientation
Date: Saturday, December 16, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
(Reservations unnecessary; Please arrive by 2:30 PM)
Place: The International House of Japan Library
For further information, please contact the library.
October 26, 2006 Notice of Library Orientation
A Library Orientation for those interested will be held on November 25, Saturday, 2 PM as follows. We will introduce you to the library history, effective ways of using the library, and how to use the online catalog (Biblio-Japan). Reservations for this orientation are not necessary. We await your visit.
Library Orientation
Date: Saturday, November 25, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
(Reservations unnecessary; Please arrive by 2:30 PM)
Place: The International House of Japan Library
For further information, please contact the library.
October 26, 2006 Exhibition at the Library
In association with the second I-House Academy “The Koizumi Legacy and the Future of Japan: A View from Europe,” the library will hold an exhibition from its collection as follows. Please feel free to visit our library.
Joint Exhibition for the second I-House Academy
Date: from Wednesday, November 1, to Monday, November 20
Place: The International House of Japan Library
Exhibits (all materials are from the library collection):
●Journals carrying essays on Koizumi Politics
●Recently published books on Japanese politics
●Books by Prof. Stockwin, lecturer of the I-house Academy
●Articles by Prof. Stockwin, lecturer of the I-house Academy
●Books from the series Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese
Studies, for which Prof. Stockwin serves as Editor
Most of the materials are written in English. In order to show them to as many people as possible, please understand that none of the materials can be checked out during the exhibition.
For further information, please contact the library.
September 29, 2006 Greetings from the new Librarian
I was previously a librarian at the Japan Foundation Library in London and have now been appointed as librarian at the I-house library as of 1st of September 2006.
I look forward to meeting you in person at the library.
Although, the I-house library was providing limited service during the renovation of the main building, it has returned to full service from the 1st of April and since then library staff members have been working hard to make up for lost time.
If you have any request or queries about the library please feel free to contact us.
International House of Japan Library
Librarian
Rie Hayashi
July 26, 2006 New services of the I-House Library
The library has started the following services from July 2006:
● Borrowing library books without filling out a special check-out form
● Checking your check-out information through our online catalog, Biblio-Japan
● Making reservations for books checked out by other users and renewing library loans
through Biblio-Japan
Since the library card will be used for these services, please stop by the library to register
your card.
We will be awaiting your visit.
For further information, please feel free to contact us.
July 4, 2006 Notice of temporary closure of the library on Friday, July 7
Due to a special I-House event, the library will be closed on Friday, July 7, from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this temporary closure may cause.
For further information, please feel free to contact us. We thank you in advance for
your understanding and cooperation.
Closed: Friday, July 7, from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
June 20, 2006 Library Cards for users of the I-House Library
The library has started to issue library cards, which carries the library patron’s ID number, from June 2006.
With this library card (library patron ID card), the following services will be available:
● Borrowing library books without filling out a special check-out form
● Book reservation and renewing library loans through our online catalog (Biblio-Japan).
(This service is scheduled to start from July, 2006)
Since the library card will be used for library circulation services, please stop by
at the library counter to register your card.
For further information, please feel free to contact us.
The International House of Japan Library
Open : Monday through Saturday, 9 AM to 6 PM
(Closed on Sundays, national holidays, New Year’s recess)
Address : 5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan
Telephone : +81-(0)3-3470-3213
Facsimile : +81-(0)3-3475-0424
E-mail : infolib@i-house.or.jp
March 27, 2006 Restoration of the Biblio-Japan: Library Catalog (OPAC)
Our Biblio-Japan: Library Catalog (OPAC) was suspended from March 24, but has been recovered now.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused you.
March 24, 2006 The temporary suspension of Biblio-Japan: Library Catalog (OPAC)
Our online catalog (Biblio-Japan): Library Catalog (OPAC) is now temporarily suspended for two or three days due to server maintenance.
We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
March 16, 2006 Notice of IHJ Library services from April 2006
During the renovation period of the House, the library services were scaled back, but they will be back to normal from April 1, 2006, as follows:
Open : Monday through Saturday, 9 AM to 6 PM
Closed : Sundays, National Holidays, New Year’s recess
(The periodical section is open every day from 9 AM to 10 PM)
Users : The library is open to House members and residents, while non-members need an introduction from a regular/corporate member of the House or from another library. Non-member usage is limited to persons of university age and above, and to use in the library.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused you by the renovation, and we look forward to serving you at the library.
If you have any questions or requests concerning the services of the library, please feel free to contact us. We thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation.
Contact Address
5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan
Telephone : +81-(0)3-3470-3213
Facsimile : +81-(0)3-3475-0424
E-mail : infolib@i-house.or.jp
Open : Monday-Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM
Closed : Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays, New Year’s recess
February 10, 2006 Notice of Temporary Closure of the Library
We have kept our library open throughout the renovation of the main building, but we regret to inform you that we will have to close the library reading room from Monday, February 13th, to Wednesday, March 8th, 2006, due to construction activity around the library entrance.
Though the reading room will be closed, the library staff will be available for consultation and requests by telephone, fax, lettter or e-mail.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this temporary closure may cause. For further information please feel free to contact us. We thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation.
Reading Room Closure Period: Monday, February 13th, to Wednesday, March 8th, 2006
Contact Address
5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan
Telephone : +81-(0)3-3470-3213
Facsimile : +81-(0)3-3475-0424
E-mail : infolib@i-house.or.jp
Open : Monday-Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM
Closed : Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays, New Year’s recess