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Founding purpose of the DCCS
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Planned Research Projects (2012-2017)
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China, in an unprecedented boom of publishing, under the encouragement of economic growth and change in media environment, is currently flooded with books and information. This is one of the major problems for China studies.
To solve this problem, collecting documents and studying is necessary. The Toyo Bunko Documentation Center for China Studies, based on its own accumulated documents and research system to be described later, intends not only to collect primary documents required for structural and historical studies on modern China, but to promote their public use and to expand the network with domestic and international institutes. Through these activities, DCCS will foster empirical and international study to cope with the flood of information pointed out in the beginning of this paper, aiming to establish a support system for overall international China studies.
DCCS is one of the six major research bases (the other five bases are Waseda Institute of Contemporary China Studies, Organization for Asian Studies, Waseda University; Research Center for Modern and Contemporary China, Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University; KIEAS Center for Contemporary Chinese Studies; Contemporary China Research Base, Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo; RIHN Initiative for Chinese Environmental Issues) for the Chinese Area Studies program launched in 2007 and conducted by
Inter-University Research Institute Corporation, National Institutes for the Humanities. In addition to its independent studies, DCCS carries out joint research projects and builds networks with other study bases to contribute to overall contemporary Chinese research.
The Toyo Bunko has focused energy on the organized collection of the “basic data” that is conducive to the understanding of modern China and has promoted experimental study based on such basic data since its foundation in 1924. It has already established itself as a research library on Orient (Asian) Studies on par with the world’s leading collections. This is particularly true in the field of modern Chinese studies, starting with the formation of the “The Committee for Research on Modern China” in 1954, and continuing with the founding in 2003 of the “Contemporary Chinese Studies group, the Supradisciplinary Studies Department” a study group for conducting the comprehensive research on politics, economy and international relations, in order to work toward the full-fledged study and document collection on modern China.
Specifically in the research area, DCCS systematically collects and expands the usage system of literature and documents as the basis of modern Chinese study, and conducts relevant studies. For collecting literature and documents, while working toward the increase in basic books and documentation, DCCS aims to carry on research from the historical and international viewpoint, through collection and release of information and materials.
Director:
TSUCHIDA Akio (Chuo University / Toyo Bunko)
Main Researcher:
TAKADA Yukio (Meiji University / Toyo Bunko)
UCHIDA Tomoyuki (Daito Bunka University / Toyo Bunko)
OSAWA Hajime (Chubu University / Toyo Bunko)
KISHI Toshihiko (Kyoto University / Toyo Bunko)
KUBO Toru (Shinshu University / Toyo Bunko)
KOHAMA Masako (Nihon University / Toyo Bunko)
TAKISHITA Saeko (Toyo Bunko)
TANAKA Hitoshi (Osaka University / Toyo Bunko)
NAKAMURA Motoya (Tsuda College / Toyo Bunko)
UCHIYAMA Masao (Utsunomiya University / Toyo Bunko)
AIHARA Yoshiyuki(Toyo Bunko / National Institutes for Humanities )
Global Partners:
WANG Jianlang (Institute of Modern History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
SHEN Zhihua (East China Normal University)
CHEN Yungfa (Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica)
Christian HENRIOT (University Lumiere Lyon 2)
Research task: "Construction of Japan's Information and Research Materials Center on Contemporary China: Understanding the Canges in Contemporary China through Systematic and Long-term Analysis of Information Materials "
1. Gather, organize, and release contemporary China related materials in collaboration with other institutions
(a) Collect essential books and materials that contribute to contemporary Chinese studies as well as data that will contribute to joint research.
(b) For joint research, Toyo Bunko’s past accumulation of data and other items will be taken into account so that data collection will be efficient and take advantage of the capacities of involved organizations.
(c) An early goal is to advance construction of a sort of virtual library containing essential materials, research findings, and data that will be digitized from our collection on contemporary China. Collaboration with external agencies may also occur to advance the reach of our materials overseas. We may also join foreign database networks and may purchase a joint database for our purposes.
(d) We will facilitate symposia with the cooperation of national and international research institutes as well as libraries to focus on the usage, collection, and preservation of materials helpful in researching contemporary China. We will also be involved with improving the environment of such materials while bringing social awareness to related issues.
2. Promotion of empirical joint research on contemporary China’s transformation based on a long-term systematic analysis of related resources
(a) Publish empirical research findings on the transformation of politics and society
in a changing China through a long-term systematic analysis of the holdings of various research institutes.
(b) Organize a reading group to serve for training the next generation of researchers while promoting knowledge of resources as well as their use and application.
(c) Make use of materials held uniquely by Toyo Bunko and Japanese institutions while conducting joint research with overseas research institutes and publishing the results.
3. Promotion of the use of contemporary China related materials in collaboration with other institutions, particularly for the training of graduate students and future researchers
(a) Symposia and workshops will be held to discuss new data with interdisciplinary
researchers from a variety of geographic specializations
(b) Symposia and workshops will be held to discuss research methodology and usage
of resources.
(c) Lectures and workshops will be held for young researchers to learn about data collection and material usage.
(d) Information guides and other tools will be developed for various libraries and archives relating to contemporary Chinese studies.
*For these abovementioned activities, Toyo Bunko acquires, as is appropriate, external funding and scientific research aid.
4. Publication of research results
(a) On the DCCS website, information will be updated from time to time offering details about China related materials and seminars from libraries and archives.
(b) Symposia, workshops, and seminars will be held while information promoting the use of research materials, the improvement of their environment, and joint findings will be released.
(c) Joint research involving rare materials and abstracts will be published in journals, books, and other periodicals.
Planned Research Projects 2013
I. Goals
A goal this year is to develop a database and collection of article abstracts reflecting the holdings at Toyo Bunko on contemporary China. This task will be carried out while also evaluating the usage of released joint research findings. Another goal this year is to strengthen the cooperation between Japanese institutions with holdings on contemporary China and to more systematically and efficiently exchange information about collections and activities. We will make joint purchases as necessary for collaborative research and also collect information related to large-scale foreign databases available to the public.
Ⅱ Activities
1. Data collection and network release activities
(a) We will add more of Toyo Bunko’s bibliographic materials to NACSIS Webcat and spread knowledge of the China related materials classified as classics. In addition, we will proceed to database, digitize, and publish online materials without copyright issues.
(b) We will publish as a new virtual library database of digitized photographs related to contemporary China (particularly pertaining to 『亜東印画輯』). We also aim to hold workshops based on the materials published.
(c) In addition to building a browsing database system for use in a Toyo Bunko reading room on contemporary Chinese relations, maintenance will be performed on a usage manual and catalog for promotion.
(d) Information on Toyo Bunko’s contemporary China related materials will be made available and released in a catalog. Knowledge and usage of the materials is to be measured.
(e) To strengthen cooperation with domestic agencies for the construction of a shared collection of contemporary China related materials, workshops will be held between agencies collecting contemporary China related.
(f) To hold lectures and workshops inviting overseas researchers and practitioners from libraries and research institutes so as to strengthen our network in anticipation of reciprocal usage of digital materials and databases.
(g) To invite those involved with contemporary Chinese research to solicit resource related information while promoting information disclosure and data collection.
(h) Systematically collect contemporary China related materials while assessing the quality of their research. In addition, a large digital base will be cooperatively purchased.
2. Material research activities
The DCCS database will continue to assist others in examining the transformation of contemporary China through the analysis of its large amount of materials. This year we shall continue five research projects from 2012, including reading, analysis, and sorting by the ① Gangnam community group, ② iconic image material group, ③ gender material group, ④ political history material group, and ⑤ the 1950's focused material group. The results of the study groups will continue to be presented in symposia, databases, and publications. In addition to obtaining the cooperation of other researchers and institutions, we shall invite the participation of graduate students and young researchers with the hope that the study groups shall also serve as training aids for researchers.
3. Collecting and releasing information related to material database
A space shall be granted for the next generation of researchers to train and hold small symposia and workshops for discussion and exchange of information on using documents as well as digital databases. In addition, similar meetings will be held abroad to which researchers will be dispatched. Information will also be collected about contemporary Chinese research related national archives and libraries for dissemination.
Planned Research Projects 2012
I. Goals
To strengthen cooperative ties and host joint events with domestic institutions that maintain holdings of contemporary China related materials, such as Tokyo University’s Institute for Advances Studies on Asia and the Institute of Developing Economies. Another goal this year is to more systematically and efficiently collect resources related to contemporary China while strengthening our international network. We will make joint purchases towards a large database and will increase efforts for cooperative research while holding resource related workshops.
Ⅱ Activities
1. Data collection and network release activities
(a) We will add more of Toyo Bunko’s bibliographic materials to NACSIS Webcat. In addition, we will proceed to database, digitize, and publish online materials without copyright issues.
(b) Build joint collection of contemporary China related materials and hold conferences to discuss them.
(c) Plan to strengthen network between overseas libraries and research institutes while advancing negotiations on shared digital materials and databases.
(d) To invite those involved with contemporary Chinese research to solicit material related information while promoting information disclosure and data collection.
(e) Systematically collect contemporary China related materials and assess the quality of resultant research. In addition, a large digital base will be cooperatively purchased.
2. Material research activities
Clarification will be made on the database’s content. This year we shall engage in five research projects, including reading, analysis, and sorting by the ① Gangnam community group, ② iconic image material group, ③ gender material group, ④ political history material group, and ⑤ the 1950's focused material group. The results of the study groups will continue to be presented in symposia, databases, and publications. In addition to obtaining the cooperation of other researchers and institutions, we shall invite the participation of graduate students and young researchers with the hope that the study groups shall also serve as training aids for researchers.
3. Collecting and releasing information related to material database
A space shall be granted for the next generation of researchers to train and hold small symposia and workshops for discussion and exchange of information on using documents as well as digital databases. In addition, similar meetings will be held abroad to which researchers will be dispatched. Information will also be collected about contemporary Chinese research related national archives and libraries for dissemination.
→Past Research Projects (2007-2012)
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