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Japan study tour 26 November - 16 December 2006
JAPAN STUDY/TRAINING TOUR
co-organised by the Japan Foundation
and the National Diet Library,
with the cooperation of the National Institute of Informatics
This Study/Training tour is a unique opportunity for librarians to gain information on and experience of research methods related to Japan (libraries, reference materials, accessing information in the Japanese language etc.).
The Study/Training Tour will be conducted in Japanese, and applications will be accepted from librarians who have obtained level 2 or above in the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.
The following costs will be covered: return air fare, accommodation and meals, travel within Japan, entrance fees, insurance.
SCHEDULE
Dates: Sunday 26 November ~ Saturday 16 December 2006
Weeks 1 & 2: Training at the National Diet Library and at the National Institute of Informatics in Tokyo
Visit libraries and research institutes in and around Tokyo
Week 3: Training at the National Diet Library in Kansai
Visit libraries and research institutes in the Kansai area
Related websites:
· Japan Foundation: www.jpf.go.jp
· National Diet Library: www.ndl.go.jp/en/index.html
· National Institute of Informatics www.nii.ac.jp/index.shtml.en
ENQUIRIES
Culture/Press Affairs Division, Embassy of Japan, Dublin
Tel: 01 202 8305
Fax: 01 202 8350
E-mail: cultural@embjp.ie