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The 21st Forum on the Collaborative Reference Database Project

2026/02/12 (Thu) 16:33 by eajrs
The Collaborative Reference Database (CRD) is a tool for providing reference services, that is being developed by the National Diet Library, Japan (NDL) in collaboration with libraries throughout Japan. The CRD currently comprises about 180,000 records of queries from library patrons together with answers prepared by reference librarians and is available for browsing by the general public.
For details, please visit: https://crd.ndl.go.jp/en/about/index.html
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Webinar: Information Sources for Japanese Studies

2026/02/03 (Tue) 13:54 by eajrs
The National Diet Library Japan would like to announce a webinar on Information Sources for Japanese Studies, which is being held through March 2, 2026.
For details, see [ https://www.ndl.go.jp/en/library/training_jsl ]
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Ishibashi Foundation Graduate Programme in Japanese Art History

2026/01/23 (Fri) 15:21 by eajrs
Ishibashi Foundation Graduate Programme in Japanese Art History and Multimodal Heritage Curation 2026/27, University of Zurich
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Connecting the World with Intelligence and Culture: NLK-NDL

2025/12/23 (Tue) 13:40 by eajrs
Dear Colleagues,

As the National Library of Korea (NLK) celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2025, it has set forth in its annual major work plan the vision statement Connecting the World with Intelligence and Culture and is implementing a number of progressive measures in response to the current information environment.
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Kuzushiji workshop 2026 accepting applications

2025/11/28 (Fri) 14:18 by eajrs
The “Kuzushiji Workshop,” continuously organised by NIJL and EAJRS since 2011, will be held 25–27 February 2026 at the Berlin State Library. Please note that this will be an in-person workshop only — it will not be offered as an online format.

Those wishing to participate should complete the application form in Japanese or English and submit it by Sunday, 18 January 2026, via email to: a.hirano@sainsbury-institute.org
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Job @ British Library

2025/11/10 (Mon) 14:20 by eajrs
The British Library is now recruiting for a Lead Curator of East Asian Collections to develop, manage, promote and make accessible the Library’s collections in Japanese and Korean and to lead the associated staff at the British Library.

More information
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NIJL/EAJRS Kotenseki Seminar 2025

2025/10/12 (Sun) 17:19 by eajrs
The National Institute of Japanese Literature (NIJL) and the European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists (EAJRS) are pleased to invite you to the third Kotenseki Seminar.
This year, we will explore Japanese publishing and distribution from the late Edo to the early Shōwa.
Our speaker will discuss how Japan’s publishing industry and culture evolved following the opening of the country.
The seminar will be delivered in Japanese, without interpretation.

Wednesday, 12 November 2025
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Textured Stories: The Chirimen Books of Modern Japan

2025/10/12 (Sun) 17:08 by eajrs
Special exhibition

September 2, 2025–May 3, 2026
- video
- yale
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CrossAsia Talk: Sarah Panzer / 4 September 2025

2025/08/29 (Fri) 15:09 by eajrs
We cordially invite you to attend the first japanological CrossAsia Talk after the summer break: On 4 September 2025 from 6 pm (Berlin time), Prof. Sarah Panzer (Missouri State University) will give insights into her research work ‘Documenting the Lives of Germany’s “Forgotten” Prisoners of War (POWs): Photographs in the Bandō Collection’.
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Tenured Lecturer Position at the Department of Art History, University of Zurich

2025/07/23 (Wed) 15:06 by eajrs
The Department of Art History at the University of Zurich (UZH) invites applications for a full-time, tenured Lecturer position in Digital Methods for the Study of Visual Cultural Data. The successful candidate will contribute to curriculum development across several departments—Art History, Film Studies, Archaeology, Media and Communication, and Educational Sciences— by advancing teaching and research that integrate the study of global visual cultures (past and present) with computational methods and critical approaches to digital tools and artifacts.
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