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Book Announcement: Beyond the Book: Unique and Rare Primary Sources for East Asian Studies Collected in North America

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Paula

Beyond the Book: Unique and Rare Primary Sources for East Asian Studies Collected in North America Edited by Jidong Yang Beyond the Book is the first ever volume dedicated to the studies of rare East Asian materials collected by individuals and … Continue reading →

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

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Paula

Today we are introducing a site and organization that offers a variety of resources useful to academics, writers, researchers, and various other professionals: the North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources (NCC). From their website: Founded in 1991, NCC … Continue reading →

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Resource: Okinawa Collection at GWU

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Travis

The George Washington University in Washington DC recently became (as far as I know) the second major university in the United States, and the first on the US mainland, to establish a separate Okinawa Collection within the university libraries. Since … Continue reading →

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Funding: Harvard-Yenching Library 2017-2018 Travel Grant

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Paula

The Harvard-Yenching Library is pleased to announce its Travel Grant Program for the 2017-2018 academic year. The purpose of the grant is to assist scholars from outside the Boston metropolitan area in their use of the Harvard-Yenching Library’s collections for … Continue reading →

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Preparing for and Making the Most of Your Research Year(s) Abroad

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Paula

  For those of us pursuing advanced degrees in Japanese, going abroad for graduate research is often an exciting time full of possibilities. If you’re fortunate enough to have obtained substantial funding from a fellowship or your university, finally there … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Asian Conference on Library, Archive & Information Management 2016 (ACLAIM2016)

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Paula

The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), in conjunction with its global university and institutional partners, is proud to announce The Asian Conference on Library, Archive & Information Management 2016 (ACLAIM2016). The Abstract Submission Deadline is August 20, 2016. To submit an abstract: http://iafor.org/iafor/iafor-submission-system/login.php … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: 27th annual conference EAJRS

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Paula

The 27th annual conference of the European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists (EAJRS) will be held this year in Bucharest, Romania, 14 – 17 September 2016, organized by the Japanese Language and Literature Department, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures of … Continue reading →

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Funding: Columbia University Libraries Research Awards

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Paula

Columbia University Libraries/Information Services invites applications from scholars and researchers to its annual program designed to facilitate access to Columbia’s special and distinctive collections, the Libraries Research Awards. The Libraries will award ten (10) grants of $2,500 each on a competitive basis to … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Head of International and Area Studies, University of California, Berkeley

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Paula

Institution:   University of California – Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley Libraries Location:   California, United States Position:   Librarian, Head of International & Area Studies University of California, Berkeley Head of International & Area Studies Doe/Moffitt Libraries Hiring range: … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Studies Librarian, Princeton University

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Paula

Institution:  Princeton University Library Location:  Princeton, New Jersey, United States Position:   Japanese Studies Librarian Requisition #1200229 Princeton University Library is one of the world’s most prestigious research institutions serving a diverse community of 6,400 students, 1,100 faculty and many … Continue reading →

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