How the Staff of the How the Staff of the Parliamentary Library should Parliamentary Library should
serve the Parliamentserve the Parliament in the Digital Agein the Digital Age
The Role of Parliamentary The Role of Parliamentary Libraries in Enhancing Libraries in Enhancing
Democracy in the Digital AgeDemocracy in the Digital Age Strengthening the Legislative Support of
Parliamentary Libraries for the Parliament– Article 130 of the Diet Law
The National Diet Library shall be established in the Diet … in order to assist Diet Members in their study and research.
To help the Parliament to be more open and transparent through disclosure of information coming from the Parliament by IT
by IT
Strenghtening the Parliament
Enhancing Democracy
Total System for Research Total System for Research and Information Serviceand Information Service
Tracking Request System – to assist our day-to-day support
operations to the Diet
Information Sharing System– “Chosa no Mado” – to provide Members of the Diet with acce
ss to our research products
Available in 1997
Total System for Research and Information ServiceTotal System for Research and Information Service Tracking Request System -Search Result Page-
Inquiry Division staff
Total System for Research and Information ServiceTotal System for Research and Information Service Tracking Request System
-answer-
Total System for Research and Information Total System for Research and Information ServiceService Tracking Request System -answer-
Total System for Research and Information ServiceTotal System for Research and Information Service Tracking Request System
-Statistics-
domesticregion
Foreign Cases
Research report
Divisionstaff
Dead Line
loan
copy
Total System for Research and Information ServiceTotal System for Research and Information Service Tracking Request System
-Approvals-
Total System for Research and Information ServiceTotal System for Research and Information Service Tracking Request System
-Search Result Page- Status Under preparation
Under input
Under research
Finished
Total System for Research and Information Total System for Research and Information ServiceService
Information Sharing System -Degitized version of a research report-
Total System for Research and Information Total System for Research and Information ServiceService
Chosa no Mado, Window for ResearchTop Page: Gateway of our Electronic Information
Legislative Information
Library
Total System for Research and Information Total System for Research and Information ServiceService
Chosa no Mado, Window for ResearchLegislative Information Library
Top folder
Total System for Research and Information Total System for Research and Information ServiceService
Chosa no Mado , Window for ResearchLegislative Information Library
Total System for Research and Information Total System for Research and Information ServiceService
Chosa no Mado , Window for ResearchResearch Report
stored in ‘Legislative Information Library’
The Full-Text Database The Full-Text Database System for the Minutes of System for the Minutes of
the Dietthe Diet
All minutes of the postwar Diet, All minutes of the postwar Diet, for the period of 54 years for the period of 54 years
from the first session in 1947 from the first session in 1947 1.3 million pages1.3 million pages , , 86,000 meetings86,000 meetings
Joint Project Joint Project byby
Secretariat of the House of RepresentativesSecretariat of the House of RepresentativesSecretariat of the House of Councillors Secretariat of the House of Councillors
National Diet LibraryNational Diet Library
Full-Text Database System for the Minutes of Full-Text Database System for the Minutes of the Dietthe Diet
Top Pagehttp://kokkai.ndl.go.jp/
Full-Text Database System for the Minutes of Full-Text Database System for the Minutes of the Dietthe Diet
Search PageSearch Page
search
Full-Text Database System for the Minutes of Full-Text Database System for the Minutes of the Dietthe Diet
Search Result Page
List of meetings content
Full-Text Database System for the Minutes of Full-Text Database System for the Minutes of the Dietthe Diet
Image Data
The Full-Text Database The Full-Text Database System for the Minutes of System for the Minutes of
the Dietthe Diet Strengthening legislative support
Making the Diet more Making the Diet more Open and TransparentOpen and Transparent
Accessesto the Internet : 710,099
to the Diet Wan : 268,581
NDL OPACNDL OPAC
Tokyo Main Library
the International
Library of
Children's
Literature
Kansai-kan
Foundation System of an Electronic Library
OPAC
National Diet Library Online Public Access Catalog
National Diet Library
Dnavi Dnavi Database Navigation Service
National Diet Library
Database
Users
Database
WARPWARPWeb Archiving Project
web resources
web robot
harvesting
Japanese Government
2002 FIFA World Cup
Other benefits Other benefits brought about by ITbrought about by IT
PC provided for each researcherThe Internet Electronic Journals and
Commercial Databases OCLC ECO ProQuest-Direct Inside Web Nikkei 21
Problems remainingProblems remaining Decline in the predominancy of the National Di
et Library
Information on the Internetgovernmentsinternational organizations think tanks
National Diet Library7.7 million books,
170,000 titles of serials
Problems remainingProblems remaining Decline in the predominancy of the National Di
et Library
LagisratureSecretariat and Legislative Bureau of the House of Representatives
Secretariat and Legislative Bureau of the House of Councillors
Think tanks
CompetitorsCompetitors
Problems remainingProblems remaining Decline in the predominancy of the National Di
et Library
We must
Analyze
+Library Materials Information on the Internet
judge
Explain plainly
Informational Flood
Problems RemainingProblems Remaining
?
Our Web site
Our new Web site
WTO
BSE
Selective Dissemination Information Service
Providing Information Electronically
The Means of Information Dispatch
Briefings with Paper Materials
Problems remainingProblems remainingIT Literacy
Internet population: 46 million Diffusion rate: 36%
IT-challenged
Problems remainingProblems remaining Providing Information generated in the Diet
Cooperation among legislative support organizations
House of Representatives House of Councillors
National Diet Library
Japanese Legislature
Minute
Bill
Information from Diet
Diet
Statute Petition
interlinked
General Public
Problems remainingProblems remaining
Can IT reduce staff?
Expansion of Diet Service
Requirement of good Information and Products
Greater workload
30,000 requests/y 10times in 30 years
Adverse effects of IT Problems remainingProblems remaining
To acquire Information too Easy
To lower the Quality of our Work
HiraganaPress the key of
Chinese Character
Convert!
Attractive Information Attractive Information to be more accessibleto be more accessible
In the Digital AgeIn the Digital Age
Service for the Diet Service for the Diet to expandto expand
Traditional Approach to Research
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