2009年3月
“Does the National Diet Library Have Pornographic Books?”
Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education & Practice 2009 (A-LIEP 2009)
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- 開始ページ
- 172
- 終了ページ
- 181
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文（国際会議プロシーディングス）
Introduction. This study clarifies the state of deposition of publications targeted at mature readers in the National Diet Library (NDL) and some other related issues.<br />
Method. First, we selected 50 publications by category from Amazon.co.jp, largest online bookstore in Japan, and then, we investigated as to whether the entry of these publications would result in hits on NDL-OPAC, which is the NDL’s online catalogue. Next, we conducted a detailed survey on the publications from publishing<br />
companies that target mature readers and investigated the number of publications deposited by these companies every year. Finally, we conducted interview surveys targeting the NDL, agent companies, and publishing<br />
companies.<br />
Results. We found that 80% of the publications for mature readers in the “adult” category at Amazon.co.jp<br />
were not deposited in the NDL.<br />
Conclusion. We discovered the evidence of a pattern wherein some of the publishing companies that publish<br />
publications for mature readers deposit only publications that are not targeted at mature readers, and refrain<br />
from depositing publications targeted at mature readers. The NDL should focus on improving the deposition<br />
of publications through agents and on developing an exhaustive knowledge of Japanese publications.
Method. First, we selected 50 publications by category from Amazon.co.jp, largest online bookstore in Japan, and then, we investigated as to whether the entry of these publications would result in hits on NDL-OPAC, which is the NDL’s online catalogue. Next, we conducted a detailed survey on the publications from publishing<br />
companies that target mature readers and investigated the number of publications deposited by these companies every year. Finally, we conducted interview surveys targeting the NDL, agent companies, and publishing<br />
companies.<br />
Results. We found that 80% of the publications for mature readers in the “adult” category at Amazon.co.jp<br />
were not deposited in the NDL.<br />
Conclusion. We discovered the evidence of a pattern wherein some of the publishing companies that publish<br />
publications for mature readers deposit only publications that are not targeted at mature readers, and refrain<br />
from depositing publications targeted at mature readers. The NDL should focus on improving the deposition<br />
of publications through agents and on developing an exhaustive knowledge of Japanese publications.