Collection and Information Resources
In addition to the domestic books and documents acquired via legal deposit, the ILCL collects a wide range of literature and related research materials from overseas. It also collects specialized information on children’s literature and related materials.
Digital Library
The ILCL has digital archive and digital museum functions, in addition to the PR and user guide functions of the ILCL website.
- Digital Archive: Union catalog database of children’s literature (unified bibliographic data on children’s books in the holdings of major libraries), digital image database of children’s literature and other specialized information are accumulated and provided in digital formats..
- Digital Museum: Virtual exhibition programs based on picture books and other attractive images such as Picture Book Gallery are created and provided.
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Reading On-site
Reading, copying and reference services are available in the ILCL.
Exhibitions and Events
Through exhibitions and events, the ILCL seeks to make children’s books attractive and provide opportunities for children to become familiar with them.
 Exhibitions : Children’s Books Going Overseas from Japan
Cooperation with School Libraries and Other Related Institutions
The ILCL lends selected sets of books and provides reference services to school libraries all over Japan.It also provides interlibrary loan, copying and reference services to public libraries and other institutions. |
| Collection(as of March.2008) |
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Kind
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A material number
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| Books |
Japanese |
203,652 volumes |
262,201volumes |
| Overseas |
58,549 volumes |
| Serials |
Japanese |
1,056 titles |
1,114 titles |
| Overseas |
58 titles |
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| Kind |
Quantity |
| Still images,picture card shows |
15,949 items |
| Cards |
9,171 items |
| Videos |
3,870 items |
| Microfilms |
762 reels |
| Microfishes |
35,924 items |
| Optical disks |
1,929 items |
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| Kind |
Quantity |
| Books |
Japanese |
14,631 volumes |
17,511 volumes |
| Overseas |
2,880 volumes |
| Serials |
Japanese
Magazines |
757 titles |
866 titles |
Overseas
Magazines |
92 titles |
| Newspapers |
17 titles |
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| Kind |
Quantity |
| Books |
Japanese |
17,677 volumes
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19,878 volumes |
| Overseas |
2,201 volumes
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| Serials |
Magazines |
16titles
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20titles |
| Newspapers |
4titles
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| Non-book materials |
280items
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