Fwd: [EAJS-L] Survey on Market Demand for the NDL’s Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Individuals for Overseas-based Japanese Studies Researchers

[Hanna McGaughey]

Dear Colleagues,

Because I haven't seen an email from AAS yet, please excuse this cross-post about a survey on market demand for international access to the digitized contents transmission service of the National Diet Library. I think many of you would agree that this would ease a lot of research. 

The top email forwarded includes letters from AAS and EAJS to the NDL and the email below that includes the link to the questionnaire.

Thank you!

Hanna

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From: YAMADA Shoji <sh...@nichibun.ac.jp>
Date: Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Subject: [EAJS-L] Survey on Market Demand for the NDL’s Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Individuals for Overseas-based Japanese Studies Researchers
To: eaj...@eajs.eu <eaj...@eajs.eu>

Dear List Members,

I apologize for cross-posting. On behalf of Japan CULCON (The U.S.-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange) Secretariat, I kindly request your cooperation in completing the survey on the NDL’s Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Individuals (DCTI) for Overseas-based Japanese Studies Researchers. Responses will be sent directly to the CULCON Secretariat. For the statements regarding DCTI, please see here.

From AAS: https://www.asianstudies.org/aas-letter-to-national-diet-library-in-japan-regarding-digital-access-of-foreign-users/
From EAJS: https://eajs.eu/国立国会図書館「個人向けデジタル化資料送信サ/

The linked questionnaire contains NDL's important new proposal for extending DCTI to individuals residing outside of Japan. 

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YAMADA Shoji, Dr.
Professor, Research Division
International Research Center for Japanese Studies

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Subject: Survey on Market Demand for the NDL’s Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Individuals
for Overseas-based Japanese Studies Researchers

The National Diet Library of Japan (NDL) currently offers its Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Individuals only to registered users residing in Japan.

However, the NDL has received numerous requests from relevant organizations and individuals overseas to expand access to this service. 

In response, the NDL has decided to conduct a survey to assess the potential market demand.

Attached is a QR code linking to the survey, which has been created by the Japan CULCON (The U.S.-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange) Secretariat through discussion with the NDL. All responses will be collected by the Japan CULCON Secretariat and used solely for internal purposes.

An outline of the proposed service framework and related details is also provided within the survey.

We would be grateful if you could kindly submit your response by the end of March 2026.

Japan CULCON Secretariat

Questionnaire:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oy_HkJxhhky73GK1b_fZOVSUdHfx8zxAjCXKRHZDNthUNFJGTDFGR0tMS1U1RDc2SDg5SEJLWjlKWS4u&origin=EAJS-L

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YAMADA Shoji, Dr.
Professor, Research Division
International Research Center for Japanese Studies
Email: sh...@nichibun.ac.jp, yamada...@gmail.com

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