About This Site
About This Site
This online exhibition was created based on an exhibition catalog for “Children's Books Going Overseas from Japan,” an exhibition held in the International Library of Children's Literature from February 20 to September 5, 2010, to commemorate the National Year of Reading as well as the 10th anniversary of the opening of the International Library of Children's Literature (ILCL) as a branch of the National Diet Library (NDL). The exhibition catalog was edited and published by the ILCL.
Commentary
Commentary is provided by staff members from the International Library of Children's Literature.
Acknowledgments
We would like to express our deep and sincere gratitude to the following people who provided valuable advice to us in holding this exhibition. Our special thanks go as well to all those in charge of children's books and the literary property of the publishers that have offered materials and information for the exhibition, as well as to all those who have cooperated in realizing this exhibition.
(Listed in Japanese alphabetical order; Honorific titles omitted.)
Kiyomi OTAKE, Toshio OZAWA, Takashi
KAWANO, Akiko KURITA, Tayo SHIMA,
Kuei-E CHANG, Atsuko HAYAKAWA, Kyoko MATSUOKA, Takeo MIYAKAWA, Yurika
YOSHIDA, Viviane Ezratty
Exhibited Materials
- Books whose call numbers start with “児” and “Y” are owned by the International Library of Children's Literature, and other books belong to the National Diet Library.
- The book numbers shown in this online exhibition coincide with the reference numbers of books/materials displayed at the exhibition.
- Books with no call number or possession information are those currently being classified at the National Diet Library as of November 2009.
- For bibliographic items, the catalog of the National Diet Library is used as a rule, except in cases where books are currently being classified.
- The authors, illustrators and translators of Japanese-language books and materials on exhibit are based on those described in the books and materials.
- Due to copyright issues, the photos of some books/materials have not been posted in this online exhibition.
Bibliographic Items
Caption information is provided in the following order.
Reference number of the work on display, title, original title (for translated work), author, etc. (author, illustrator, translator, etc.), country of publication, publisher, year of publication, National Diet Library call number.
Update Information
The English version of this online exhibition was released on January 18, 2012.
Usability and Web Accessibility adaptation based on the National Diet Library accessibility policy was completed on December 22, 2022.
Links
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Reproduction of the contents
If you wish to utilize digitized images of materials or any other contents in this exhibition (i.e., reprint, publish in either print or electronic media, broadcast, or exhibit them), please complete the request form below and send to us in advance. For reproduction of contents on the linked external websites, please contact the concerned website administrator.
When you send a reproduction request to us, general conditions for reproduction are as follows:
・It should be clearly specified that the item(s) is/are taken from the National Diet Library website.
・The item(s) may not be used for purposes other than the original intent described.
When you send a request to us, please notice the following.
・Please note that some requests may be refused or may not be accepted and that extra conditions may be added or a written document may be required.
・Depending on circumstances, it might take several days for us to respond.
Web Accessibility
The National Diet Library strives to make its website accessible to people of all capabilities and ensure that content is perceivable, operable, and understandable in accordance with the National Diet Library accessibility policy (Japanese) based on JIS X 8341-3:2016 "Guidelines for older persons and persons with disabilities-Information and communications equipment, software and services-Part 3: Web content". We hereby provide our website test results (Japanese).
Contact
To utilize the images or data posted in this exhibition, see “Site Policy” on the ILCL website.
Any information about dead links or errata sent to the following address will be appreciated.
Resources and Information Division
The International Library of Children's Literature, the National Diet Library
12-49 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007, Japan
Tel: +81-3-3827-2053 E-mail : webinfo
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