West Meets East: 2010 AzLA Presentation
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West Meets EastNancy Deegan
Central Arizona College2009 Horner Fellow
Horner Fellowship
• Established and endowed in 1989 by Dr. Layton “Jack” Horner and his wife, Marian
• Exchange program between AzLA and JLA
• Foster cultural understanding and information exchanges
• Visits take place each year– AZ librarians visit Japan in odd
numbered years– Japanese librarians visit AZ in
even numbered years
What I Hoped to Learn:• How remote access to digital
collections is offered• How technology is being used
to provide library services and instruction– Especially mobile technologies
and social networking
• If information literacy issues exist
• How they deal with these issues
Itinerary
• 11/8/09 – 11/28/09• 17 institutions
visited in 9 days
Where I WentTokyoNational Diet LibraryChiyoda City Public LibraryGoethe Institut Library Library Fair & ForumInternational Library of Children’s Literature
University of Tokyo LibraryWaseda University Library Chuo University High School Library
Meiji University High School Library
National Institute of InformaticsMeiji University Library
NagasakiNagasaki University Library
KyotoKyoto Seika University Library
Doshisha University LibraryNational Diet LibraryOsaka City LibraryManga Museum
Technology Assumptions
• Progressive technology being used
• Availability of electronic materials– Journal databases– eBooks
• Remote access available
Reality
• Majority of library materials made available in print only– Foreign materials are the
exception
• Remote access is often limited• Most services provided face to
face.• WiFi available in limited areas
Technology
Int’l Library of Children’s Literature
Digital Picture Books
National Institute of Informatics
Japanese Institutional Repositories Online
National Diet Library
ResearchNAVI
Collaborative Reference Database
Mobile OPAC
Doshisha University
Meiji University Library
Custom Created Library “Portal” Service–Mobile OPAC– Reference
question form– Social
networking aspect
Information Literacy
Osaka School Library
• Research Project Contest• Open to the public• Exhibition for winning
projects
Senior Research Projects
Chuo University High School
Meiji University High School
Relationship Building
Meiji University High SchoolStudent Volunteers
Kyoto Seika University Book Cover Contest
Chiyoda City Library
Final Impressions
Digital vs. Print Culture
Trends leading to the all digital library
Hesitation to incorporate digital materials and services
Libraries should be the bridge between digital convenience and preservation of culture.
Questions?