Students are advised to do careful research and preparation prior to leaving Yale, as each library may have different restrictions and rules for outside scholars. Access to English language resources on Japan in Japanese library collections is extremely limited, so students are strongly advised to carry out this preliminary research beforehand. However, if such access is needed, students are encouraged to check the International House Library homepage, as certain resources may be available to students there.

Students are encouraged to examine the following links in preparation to conduct research in Tokyo:

• "Know Before You Go: Information for Researchers Using Libraries in Japan" by Tokiko Bazzell (http://www.library.umass.edu/subject/easian/CPS/Bazzell2004.ppt) (PPT file, deprecated)
• "Tokyo Archives and Research Tips" (http://www.people.carleton.edu/~sclark/tokyoarchives.htm)
• "Doing Research in Japan" by Kristina Troost (http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~ncc/eresources/handouts/doingresearchinjapan.html)

Resources on Other Libraries

• NACSIS Webcat (http://webcat.nii.ac.jp/webcat.html)
• Directory of Japanese Research Institutions (http://read.jst.go.jp/)
• Waseda University Tsubouchi Memorial Theater Museum (http://www.waseda.jp/enpaku/index.html)
• The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Film Center (http://www.momat.go.jp/fc.html)
• National Diet Library
  • Home Page (http://www.ndl.go.jp/)
  • Home Page (English: http://www.ndl.go.jp/en/index.html)
  • NDL OPAC (http://opac.ndl.go.jp/)
  • National union list of newspapers and holding institutions (http://sinbun.ndl.go.jp/)
  • Guide to finding information (http://www.ndl.go.jp/jp/data/theme.html)

Please contact Haruko Nakamura, Japanese Collection Librarian, in advance of travel for consultation on how to best utilize these sources.