About Japan Search
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What is Japan Search?
Japan Search is a national platform for aggregating metadata of digital resources of various fields, such as Book/Publication, Official Document, Humanities and Art, and operated by the National Diet Library, Japan, in cooperation with a variety of organizations in Japan under policies established by Study Group for Promoting Digital Archiving.
Aside from providing searchable aggregated metadata, Japan Search provides metadata in a user-friendly format and also plays a vital role as a foundation for promoting content utilization.
For the latest number of instututions, databases and metadata integrated in Japan Search, please consult "Statistics" section.
Purpose
Digital archives contribute not only to use related to the preservation, inheritance, and transmission of culture, tourism and regional development, education and research, and business-- digital archives also promote new values and innovation. By linking digital archives from a wide variety of fields and regions, and organizing the various contents preserved by each institution into searchable metadata through Japan Search, clarifying the location of the contents, and enabling Japan's digital information resources to be found efficiently, we are endeavoring for their effective use throughout Japan.
Policies and Initiatives
Through collaboration and cooperation with organizations in a variety of fields, the National Diet Library operates Japan Search under the "Study Group for Promoting Digital Archiving"(Bureau: Cabinet Office Intellectual Property Promotion Strategy Bureau) policies.
(Strategy)
This strategy outlines the direction for promoting digital archives, including Japan Search, over five years from fiscal 2026 (FY2026–FY2030).
(Award)
The award recognizes institutions that are actively engaged in expanding and promoting the use of digital resources, aggregators that aggregates metadata and delivers it to Japan Search, and stakeholders including users. We aim to realize a rich and creative society in which digital archives are integrated into daily life.
(Related Policies)
- Summary Report (August 2020, Practitioner Review Committee)
This report explains the status of development of Japan Search, the method how Japan Search aggregate and provide metadata, cooperation policy of Japan Search and future plans.
- Intellectual Property Strategic Program 2022(Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters, Jun 3, 2022)
"Further expansion of cooperation with archival institutions for Japan Search, a platform that allows users to search, browse, and utilize information on various Japanese contents at one place, to enable comprehensive navigation of a wide variety of digital information resources. In particular, we will promote collaboration with digital archives of local cultural resources and other unexplored fields."
(Past Strategy)
Activities
Guidelines for “Digital Archiving Activities"
2023年9月、ジャパンサーチの運営主体である デジタルアーカイブ推進に関する検討会 （当時、デジタルアーカイブジャパン推進委員会及び実務者検討委員会）が公開したガイドライン及び関連資料です。
・ガイドライン 本文 ウェブページ PDF（2.8MB）
・ガイドライン 概要版 PDF（2MB）
・用語集 ウェブページ PDF（216MB）
・FAQ（よくある質問） ウェブページ PDF（153KB）
・標準・マニュアル・手引き等 ウェブページ PDF（450KB）
・事例集 ウェブページ PDF（701KB）
・デジタルアーカイブアセスメントツール（Ver.3.0） EXCEL（31KB）（外部リンク）
※デジタルアーカイブ構築・連携について、アーカイブ機関からの相談を受け付けています。上記の資料を参照しても不明な点等がありましたら、「デジタルアーカイブ構築・連携の相談について」のページからお問い合わせください。
Related Links
- Roundtable on Digital Archiving Strategy and Study Group for Promoting Digital Archiving (2024.3～)
- Digital Archive Japan Promotion Committee and Practitioner Review Committee (2017.9.～2024.2.)
- Digital Archive Fes（2022～）
- Digital Archive Industry-Academia-Government-wide Forum (2017～2021)
- Coordination Committee of Digital Archive-related Ministries and Agencies, The Practitioners’ Council, and The Working Group on Opening Metadata (2015.9.～2017.8.)