Comments on: Data: Personal v. Historical http://www.froginawell.net/japan/2006/02/data-personal-v-historical/ The Japan History Group Blog Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:45:05 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jonathan Dresner http://www.froginawell.net/japan/2006/02/data-personal-v-historical/comment-page-1/#comment-7031 Jonathan Dresner Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:20:59 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/japan/?p=172#comment-7031 As I understand it, most of what the libraries are withholding is the same kind of records whose access at state sites is being restricted. In other words, it's a full-press reduction in the "public domain" category. A lot of the archives in Japan are state-run in some form or another. My best resources in Yamaguchi were the Prefectural History Compilation Office and the Prefectural Library Archives. Similarly, the premier research archives in Tokyo are associated either with the Diet -- i.e. government -- or with Tokyo University, a public institution. I don't know how this would affect private collections or non-public university archives, particularly. As I understand it, most of what the libraries are withholding is the same kind of records whose access at state sites is being restricted. In other words, it’s a full-press reduction in the “public domain” category.

A lot of the archives in Japan are state-run in some form or another. My best resources in Yamaguchi were the Prefectural History Compilation Office and the Prefectural Library Archives. Similarly, the premier research archives in Tokyo are associated either with the Diet — i.e. government — or with Tokyo University, a public institution.

I don’t know how this would affect private collections or non-public university archives, particularly.

]]> By: Alan Baumler http://www.froginawell.net/japan/2006/02/data-personal-v-historical/comment-page-1/#comment-7019 Alan Baumler Thu, 16 Feb 2006 16:05:53 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/japan/?p=172#comment-7019 It seems odd that libraries are restricting access. In the U.S., at least libraries could not be forced to withdraw "public domain" data from circulation without some very big changes. Limiting access to state data would seem to be simpler. How does this work in Japan? It seems odd that libraries are restricting access. In the U.S., at least libraries could not be forced to withdraw “public domain” data from circulation without some very big changes. Limiting access to state data would seem to be simpler. How does this work in Japan?

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