APL Newsletter, vol. 13 no.2, 2008
1. New Year’s Lunch (27th of January) Report
We
enjoyed a sunny winter afternoon at The Brasserie, the restaurant of the French language school(日仏学院Nichi-futsu
Gakuin). Having French cuisine at the restaurant beside the beautiful quiet garden birds are singing, I could not believe
it was near to JR Iidabashi station. The school has a fancy library and a lovely French bookstore too.
We talked about some plans of this year to visit, for example, the new-built Tokyo American Club Library
in Takanawa, The Tokyo University
Main Library, and so on. We also discussed what day of the week is best for
APL meetings.
Just after leaving the restaurant, I noticed a guideboard aside the steep slope. The name
of slope was Oh-saka（逢坂). The board said there was a gentleman from Kyoto
during the Edo period. He met a beautiful woman here and they became a loving couple but
he had to return to Kyoto and died there. Then the woman had dreams of having
dates at this slope. It was the reason this slope is called 〝oh”（meet, old word)〝saka″(slope).
There might have been a quiet restaurant here in the Edo
era too.
by Toru Koizumi
2. Next meeting : Tokyo American Club Library
6th of April(Sun) !!
Tokyo American Club
was moved last year and newly built.
http://www.tokyoamericanclub.org/informationNews/index.cfm
APL used to have many
meetings at the Tokyo American Club in
Kamiya-cho. The building
became old and they moved to Takanawa.
Also we may have a
demo of electronic books by an expert.
Details will be forthcoming in March.
3. Other events:
(1) Spring Hike : Okutama Walking Trail, 9th of March
How about having a hike out of library? This trail is in Okutama area, outskirt
of Tokyo, and along the upstream of Tama-River. We can see the Hatonosu-Gorge on the way to Okutama stn. No up and down and
it takes 2-3 hours by walk. On the end there is an Onsen near the station. This is a personal hike, but feel free to join
me.
Map : http://www.town.okutama.tokyo.jp/kankou/tozan/ootama/01.html
Meeting place & time: 8:00 am JR Shinjuku Stn.
The north end of platform No.7.
(in the front of the cars, Holiday Express No.3, Chuo-line)
Schedule: leave Shinjuku stn. 8:19, Tachikawa stn. 8:47, Kori
stn. 10:01
by walk 12:00 Hatonosu to
15:00 Okutama station.
Ticket : to Kori station (890 yen from Shinjuku)
RSVP & question
: hike leader: Toru Koizumi (torukoizumi@gmail.com)
(2) Tokyo International Antiquarian Bookfair 2008
12-14 of March at Tokyo International Forum
Detail: http://www.abaj.gr.jp/index_e.htm
4. New Book
" TOKYO: HERE AND HOW"
An expat's
guide to finding your path in the city and beyond
Written by the Women's Group of the Tokyo American Club, and used to assist in orienting new residents and
visitors to life in this giant metropolis. Not a book for the package tourist; this is for anybody who will shop, eat, travel,
rent, seek medical care, visit a government office, or do any of the things that those who live here for weeks or years must
do. For more detail see : http://imcbook.net/MoreNonfiction/TokyoHereandHow.html
PS - We now have a short opion survey relating to East Asia at http://imcbook.net.
You might
like to express your opinion. (from Kuniko Ito)
5. Job information:
Fall 2008 Library Assistant Opening at St. Mary’s, Tokyo
St. Mary's International School in Setagaya is looking for a full-time bi-lingual library assistant.
The candidate should have some library experience, speak and write English and Japanese fluently, be comfortable with Microsoft
Word, Excel and other computer programs.
For more details about the position, please direct your inquiries to:
Anna Fernicola MS/HS Librarian St. Mary's International School
1-6-19 Seta, Setagaya-ku Tokyo 158-8668 JAPAN
Email: fernicolaa@smis.ac.jp
Website: http://library.smis.ac.jp/mshs/index.shtm
Tel. +81 (0)3-3709-3411 Fax: +81 (0)3-3707-1950
ŠAssociation of Professional Librarian, Tokyo
http://members.tripod.com/apl_tokyo/
apl_tokyo@hotmail.com
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APL Newsletter,
vol. 13 no.1, 2008
New Year’s Lunch & Meeting
We will be having New year’s lunch on 27th(Sun) of January at L’Institut Franco-Japonais（日仏学院Nichi-futsu Gakuin) near JR Iidabashi stn.
http://www.institut.jp/services/brasserie/index-fr.php
Let's enjoy a lunch on Sunday at L'Institut Franco-Japonais (Nichi-futsu
Gakuin).
We will meet at the restaurant at 11:45.
It will cost about 2,000 yen for lunch.
RSVP(your name and affiliation) mail to:
apl_tokyo@hotmail.com
Dear APL Members:
Happy New Year!
Let's
have Shinnen-kai (New Year's party) at L’Institut Franco-Japonais, a French
restaurant.
Let's talk and discuss some plans for 2008.
After
lunch maybe we can visit a shrine nearby for Hatsumode (New Year's visit to shrine)
for a walk.
Cordinators,
Toru Koizumi, Charles Laurier
Other
Information
<New
Year's Party on the 19th of January, by Musubime no Kai>
The Musubime no kai (LINCS: Librarians' Network for Culturally diverse
Society) is the study group on multicultural services by Japanese librarians.
They
will have a new year's party in Kagawa Nutrition University near by JR Komagome station. This is also a welcome party for
library trainees from Korea, Chinese, Germany, Ukraine, and etc. invited by Japan Foundation.
It
starts 18:00 pm and fee is 6,500 yen.
Details
are following their homepage: http://www.musubime.net/
RSVP
is to staff@musubime.net
<FOE
hiking>
If you would like to join a day hike on Sunday near
to Tokyo, why
don’t you
visit the following
web site?
http://www.foejapan.org/en/event/hike.html
It is organized by an environmental group, Friends of
the Earth. Usually
half of participants are foreigners. Instruction and explanation is done by
the leader in English . No reservation
is needed.
ŠAssociation
of Professional Librarian, Tokyo
http://members.tripod.com/apl_tokyo/
apl_tokyo@hotmail.com
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APL Newsletter, vol. 12 no.3, 2007
(1) New Year’s Lunch
We will be having New year’s lunch
on 27th(Sun) of January at L’Institut Franco-Japonais（日仏学院Nichi-futsu Gakuin) near JR Iidabashi stn.
http://www.institut.jp/services/brasserie/index-fr.php
Detail will be informed in early next year.
(2)
Report on a visit to The Japan Foundation Information Center
(JFIC) Library.
On the November 17th, six APL members
visited JFIC Library in Roppongi. Ms Kurita, a librarian,
first introduced the institution and we looked around this well-designed library with a souvenir shop. You can visit the Library
at its website. And Ms Kurita said any questions about the library or Japan Foundation are welcome. http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/jfic/lib/index.html
We were pleasantly surprised to find that the Library has a collection
of Western and Japanese rare books passed on from the former institution,
KBS (Kokusai
Bunka Shinkokai 1934-1971). There was also an amazing and scenic view
of Akasaka from Library’s 20th floor perch.
For
anyone interested in Japanese studies, this is a most excellent collection with deep coverage in all areas Japanese, and a
fine collection of academic journals and magazines in Japanese Studies. The Library
is open to all and grants borrowing privileges to the public.
After the tour some of us took a subway
to visit the Tokyo
Kotenkai Auction, an annual Japanese antiquarian book auction
in Ochanomizu. We were able to experience the feel of Washi (Japanese paper) and the
scent of Edo period
exuded from the books.
(T. Koizumi)
(3) Other Information
<New Year's Party on the 19th of January, by Musubime no Kai>
The Musubime no kai (LINCS: Librarians' Network for Culturally diverse
Society) is the study group on multicultural services by Japanese librarians.
They will have new year's party in Kagawa Nutrition University near by JR Komagome station. This is also a welcome
party for library trainees from Korea, Chinese, Germany, Ukraine, and etc. invited by Japan Foundation.
It starts 18:00 pm and fee is 6,500 yen.
Detail is in following their homepage: http://www.musubime.net/
RSVP is by Jan. 11th to staff@musubime.net
<FOE hiking> If
you would like to go hiking…
If you would like to join a day hike on the outskirts of Tokyo, why don’t you
visit the following
web site?
http://www.foejapan.org/en/event/hike.html
It is organized by an environmental
group, Friends of the Earth. Usually half
of participants are foreigners. Instruction and explanation is done by the leader in English . No reservation
is needed.
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Association of Professional Librarians, Tokyo
APL
Newsletter, 12(2) 2007
<1>Library
Tour:
Date: 17th November (Saturday)
(1) Japan Foundation Information Center (JFIC) Library
http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/jfic/lib/index.html
meeting place: 13:30pm at reception desk at ARC MORI Building on the ground
level. The map: http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/access03.html
The nearest subway station is Roppongi-Itchome or Akasaka.
*Ms Kurita will introduce
the library and the activities of Japan Foundation.
(2)If some people would like, we will visit following annual open
auction.
The Tokyo Kotenkai Auction. (The largest Japanese antique book auction)
We
will go to Ochanomizu by subway and JR
URL: http://www.kosho.ne.jp/~kotenkai/
*All books are more than 100,000 yen.(You don't have to buy off course!)
You can tell your
price to an antique bookstore, then it will be brought
to the real auction next Sunday.(It is not open to public)
RSVP: Please
tell me your name, affiliation,
via email: Mr. Toru Koizumi, tour leader, by Thursday
(email: torulib@rikkyo.ac.jp cellphone: 090-106-5382)
<2>Job information ①
Company Name: Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.
Position
Title: Researcher (contract basis)
Department:
Corporate Services
Location: Yebisu Garden Place Tower, 4-20-3, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-6008
JOB DESCRIPTION
Business
Information Services Tokyo (an arm of Corporate Services) is looking for a researcher to fill in the position of a senior
researcher on maternity leave from December 2007 to April 2009. You will add value through A) conducting research services
to the firm locally and globally, and B) bringing new ideas, creative initiatives and in-depth experiences to the local and
global team.
SKILLS Required:
The division is looking for proactive, highly motivated, client-focused
and teamwork oriented researcher to add value to the firm and team.
-
Bilingual in Japanese and English (in reading and speaking)
- Experience
as a researcher in a business library or the research department, preferably with financial institution
- Computer application skills (Excel, Word, PPT, Share point)
- Knowledge of business information sources, both electronic and hard copies
- Client focused – ability to respond and manage client’s expectations
- Team player – ability to build effective relationship across groups
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with internal and external contacts
- Flexible approach to duties and hours of work
Educational Background
- MLS (Master
of Library Science) or MLIS (Master of Library and Information Science) or Bachelors Degree with Sector Focus
Please send your resume in English to Midcareer.Japan@morganstanley.com
Email must include the position title in subject line. All resumes
will be kept confidential.
<3>Job information ②
Library name: Nishimachi International School Library
Job:Assistant school librarian
From: January 1st
of 2008
Deadline: 30th November 2007
Contact: Terence Christian , Headmaster
Nishimachi International School 2-14-7 Moto Azabu, Minato-ku Tokyo 106-0046 Japan
Fax: +81-3-3456-0197
E-mail: employment@nishimachi.ac.jp
http://www.nishimachi.ac.jp/index.html
ŠAssociation of Professional Librarian, Tokyo
http://members.tripod.com/apl_tokyo/
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APL Newsletter June
2007
Vol.12 no.1
Hopefully everyone is enjoying this wonderful Tokyo spring. We have an exciting meeting scheduled for the end of June
which will include a talk, “Recent Trends in German Libraries” by Ms. Christel Mahnke of the Goethe Institute.
We are also planning a library visit in July, and there will be a number of Library association and other professional meeting,
a few of which we have listed below. We look forward to seeing everyone at the Goethe Institute on June 26th!
Next APL Meeting June 26th
Recent Trends in German Libraries
&
Taking Advantage of ILL in Tokyo
(Sample of standard ILL application form)
Join us on June 26th for a talk by Christel Mahnke, who has recently returned from Germany
to take over as Librarian at the Goethe Institute in Tokyo. Ms. Mahnke will discuss
recent progress and developments in the German library world.
“German Academic Libraries” will be published
by Japan Library Association in cooperation with Goethe Institute this December. It
is a part of the series “Academic
Libraries in Foreign Countries”.
Mr. Toru Koizumi of Rikkyo University Library will also give a short presentation
of the ILL system in Tokyo and how it can be effectively used by your library. Following Mr. Koizumi’s talk,
Ms. Mahnke will give us a tour of the Library.
Date: June 26th
6:00 p.m. －8:00pmPlace: Goethe Institute Library (Tokyo Doitsu Bunka Center)
Address : 7-5-56 Akasaka Minato-ku Tokyo
Phone: 03-3584-3201
Map link : http://www.goethe.de/ins/jp/tok/knt/anf/jaindex.htm
RSVP(your name and affiliation) mail to: apl_tokyo@hotmail.com
Where would YOU like to go?
Help us plan the next APL Library Visit
There are so many excellent world-class libraries in Tokyo. APL
is planning another excursion in July and we would like to know some libraries, or which type of library you would be interested in visiting. Which Saturday in July would be best?
Please send your recommendations to Mr. Toru Koizumi at torulib@rikkyo.ne.jp. In the coming weeks we will start making plans for our next fascinating library tour.
APL Visit
to Meiji University Library and Museum
On Saturday March 17th APL members and
their guests were given an inside look at Meiji University’s impressive Museum and Library. The tour started in the University’s Museum, which features a large collection of exhibition catalogs
from museum all over Japan. The museum focuses on issues of law and punishment in the Edo Period. It features a superb collection
of implements of punishment from Japan and elsewhere, including gallows, guillotine, and a kind of Japanese version of ‘stocks’
in which prisoners were locked up and exposed to the public who were given the opportunity of using a saw blade on the exposed
head of the helpless captive. The museum also featured a fine collection of Japanese archaeological finds extending to pre-historical
times.
After the museum we were given a tour of the extensive books and periodicals collections of the library by Mr. Fumio
Izawa, Manager of the Library’s Department of General Affairs. Meiji University has managed to build and store an impressive
collection by putting significant amounts of material on microfilm, which are accessible to users by way of a fast automated
retrieval system. Another large part of the collection employs a sophisticated compressed shelving system.
Finally we were treated to a selection of a Meiji’s superb rare maps collection, which includes numerous beautiful
maps from the Edo and Meiji Periods and a Dutch Atlas Nouveau of 1692. This was only a selection of their very impressive
collection some of which has been scanned and is available on Meiji Libraries website at.
As with all APL library tours and visits this most enjoyable and enlightening tour was arranged and coordinated
by Mr. Toru Koizumi of Rikkyo Universtiy Library.
Upcoming
Events and Conferences
Are you attending any conferences or professional meetings this summer? If so we would be very glad to have short reports
to share with the membership in the next APL Newsletter.
Tokyo International Book Fair
Tokyo Big Site
July 5th thru 8th
www.bookfair.jp/english/
Children Services and Books in a Multicultural Society
Lectures by Patrisa Aldana (President, IBBY) and Chieko Suemori (Vice Pres., IBBY)
Date: July 7th 2007 13:30-17:00
Place: International Children’s Library (Kokusai Kodomo Toshokan) Ueno JR
http://www.kodomo.go.jp/event/evt/bnum/event2007-06.html
Manuscript and Illustration Exchange
Society of Children’s Book Writes and Illustrators
Sunday, July 22, 2007
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
info@scbwi.jp
World
Library and Information Congress:
73rd
IFLA General Conference and Council
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
19-23 August 2007, Durban, South Africa
Theme: Libraries for the future: Progress, Development and Partnerships
Details: http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla73/index.htm
2007
ALA Annual Conference
Washington D.C.
June 21-27, 2007
http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/annual/2007a/home.htm
2007 International Association of Music Librarians
Sydney Australia
July 1-6, 2007
http://www.iaml.info/
Any News, Comments, Thoughts, Reflections
If you have any news or events you would like to announce, or any comments or reflections relevant to the world of
libraries and information, please share them you’re your colleagues in the next APL Newsletter. Please contact Charles
Laurier, APL Newsletter editor at claurier@gmail.com
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