Digital library of pre-modern Japanese works for open access TAGS: Japanese The National Institute of Japanese Literature (Kokubunken) has made their new新日本古典籍総合データベース/Database of Pre-Modern Japanese Works (tentative edition) freely available at: https://kotenseki.nijl.ac.jp/　(Japanese interface) and  https://kotenseki.nijl.ac.jp/?ln=en (English interface). The database, built out …Continue reading →

Free access to optional contents of JapanKnowledge TAGS: Japanese The following contents will temporarily be accessible on the JapanKnowledge platform between 1 June and 30 June 2017: 1. Encyclopedia of Japanese Historical Place Names http://japanknowledge.com/en/contents/rekishi/index.html 2. Fuzoku Gaho http://japanknowledge.com/en/contents/fuzokugaho/index.html …Continue reading →

How to make good use of the NDL Digital Collections for Japanese Studies TAGS: Japanese | NDL The National Diet Library of Japan has released an online training course on how to make good use of their NDL Digital Collections for Japanese Studies outside Japan. The course is delivered …Continue reading →

Gale Primary Sources drop-in session Monday 30th Jan in Main Library Get the most from our digital archives through Gale Primary Sources Gale Primary Sources is an extensive digital archives programme spanning multiple disciplines and cultures. The platform uses specialist technology …Continue reading →

Three Japanese e-resources for trial The Library has arranged a free trial for the following three e-resources from Japan: Fuzoku Gaho （風俗画報,1889 – 1916） Toyo Keizai Digital Archive（東洋經濟, 1895 – 1945） Mainichi Newspaper Maisaku（每日新聞, 1872 …Continue reading →

Mango Languages – online language courses for trial TAGS: Arabic | Chinese | Danish | Finnish | French | German | greek | Hebrew | Japanese | Korean | language courses | Latin | Norwegian | Portuguese | Russian | Scandinavian | Scottish Gaelic | Shakespeare English | Spanish | Swahili | Swedish | Turkish The University Library has arranged a free trial of an online language learning resource called “Mango Languages”. The service offers online interactive courses for learning over 70 languages, including almost …Continue reading →

NDL launched an English-language newsfeed on Twitter (NDLJP_en) TAGS: japan | National Diet Library The National Diet Library, Japan, launched an English-language newsfeed on Twitter with the account name NDLJP_en. Watch the newsfeed for the latest information in English on collections and events at the …Continue reading →

Nikkei Telecom21 TAGS: Business | Economics | Japanese Nikkei Telecom 21 (日経テレコン) is a reputable newspaper database in business and economics from Japan. The University Library has started a subscription to this resource from 1st January 2016. This is an essential resource …Continue reading →

End of Empire website TAGS: empire | history | japan | Japanese | WWII NIAS Press (NIAS = Nordic Institute of Asian Studies) has set up a very interesting web site, as an experiment with new publishing ideas, which my library colleague at NIAS Ms …Continue reading →