About JANUL: its Purpose and Activities
Japan Association of National University Libraries (JANUL) is a membership
organization comprising libraries of national universities
in Japan, the Open University of Japan , library facilities
of five inter-university research institutes, totaling 92 libraries and
library facilities. JANUL aims at supporting the advancement of library
function through close coordination and cooperation among the members,
promoting inter-library use of scholarly information resources extensively,
and contributing development of infrastructures for scholarly information
distribution in order to help universities achieve their missions.
JANUL carries out various operations, such as research and investigation
that are necessary to advance function of national university library,
cooperative maintenance of scholarly information resources, promotion
of inter-library use, activities to enhance ability of national university
libraries' staffs, and coordination and cooperation with domestic and foreign
organizations for scholarly information distribution.
What's new
- 2012 New Board Meeting held. May 18, 2012
- "Copyright Issues Q&A" [Japanese PDF] updated to 8th ed. May 9, 2012
- Program of the 23nd JANUL Symposium added April 26, 2012
- Report of the Sub-Committee on Academic Information System, Committee on Scholarly Information "Towards the future academic information systems in the electronic environment" (November 2011) [Japanese PDF] posted. April 3, 2012
- JAAC "A List of Publications which Copyrights and Managed by the JAAC(April 1, 2012)" [Japanese PDF] updated. April 3, 2012
- Symposium "Towards the Reform of Scholarly Information Distribution 5 : Developing Infrastructure for Electronic Journal Back Files" (February 7, 2011)[Japanese PDF] updated March 8, 2012
- 2011 Call for Overseas Trainees [Japanese] added February 20, 2012
- JAAC "A List of Publications which Copyrights and Managed by the JAAC (January 1, 2012)" [Japanese PDF] updated. January 6, 2012
- 2011 Autumn Board Meeting held. December 1, 2011
- Minute of the 58th General Assembly [Japanese PDF] posted. October 3, 2011
- JAAC "A List of Publications which Copyrights and Managed by the JAAC (October 1, 2011)" [Japanese PDF] updated. October 3, 2011
- JAAC "A List of Publications which Copyrights and Managed by the JAAC (July 1, 2011)" [Japanese PDF] updated. July 29, 2011
- 58th General Assembly held. July 29, 2011
- 2011 New Board Meeting held. July 29, 2011
- Symposium "Towards the Reform of Scholarly Information Distribution 4 : New contract models of some major publishers after the
Big Deal" held January 18, 2011
- Program of the 22nd JANUL Symposium added Decmber 14, 2010
- 2010 Autumn Board Meeting held. November 11, 2010
- JAAC "A List of Publications which Copyrights and Managed by the JAAC (October 12, 2010)" [Japanese PDF] updated. October 13, 2010
- Minute of the 57th General Assembly [Japanese PDF] posted. October 13, 2010
- JAAC "A List of Publications which Copyrights and Managed by the JAAC (July 5, 2010)" [Japanese PDF] updated. July 5, 2010
- 57th General Assembly held. July 2, 2010
- 2010 New Board Meeting held. June 10, 2010
- JAAC "A List of Publications which Copyrights and Managed by the JAAC (January 7, 2010)" [Japanese PDF] updated. January 7, 2009
- Symposium "Towards the Reform of Scholarly Information Distribution 3 : Search for an ideal way of the electronic journal contract" held Decmber 24, 2009
For more information, contact JANUL at:
Planning and Liaison Section, General Affairs Division
General Library, University of Tokyo Library System
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033
Tel: 03-5841-2612, 2613
kikakulib.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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