Japan Library Association







A BRIEF HISTORY OF JAPAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (JLA)
1892Foundation under the name of Nippon Bunko Kyokai
1906The 1st All Japan Library Conference
1907Monthly journal, TOSHOKAN ZASSHI (Library Journal) was started
1908Changed the name to Japan Library Association (JLA) from Nippon Bunko Kyokai
1929Joined IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
1941Celebrated the 50th Anniversary
1950The Library Law was enacted
1952Rejoined IFLA
1953NIPPON CATALOGING RULES was published STATISTICS ON LIBRARIES IN JAPAN (annual) was published
1954A statement of "Freedom of Libraries" was adopted
1956BASIC SUBJECT HEADINGS (BSH) was published
1963Quarterly journal, GENDAI NO TOSHOKAN (Libraries Today) was started
1971"The Library Day" (April 30th) was established
1972WHITE PAPER ON LIBRARIES IN JAPAN was published
1973Constructed new JLA building in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo
1979The statement of "Intellectual Freedom in Libraries" was adopted
1980The "Code of Ethics for Librarians" was adopted
1981Distribution of JAPAN MARC (Magnetic Tape (MT) of the Japanese National Bibliography of the National Diet Library) was started
1982LIBRARY YEARBOOK was published
1985JLA Library Architecture Award was founded
1986The 52nd IFLA General Conference was held in Tokyo
1988Distribution of J-BISC (CD-ROM of the Japanese National Bibliography of the National Diet Library) was started
1992Celebrated the 100th Anniversary
1998JLA building is newly constructed and moved to Chuo Ward, Tokyo
ORGANIZATION OF JAPAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
President

Board of Executive Directors
Board of Directors
Board of Trustees
General Council

Secretariat


Divisions
  • Public Library Division
  • University Library Division
  • Junior College Library Division
  • School Library Division
  • Special Library Division
  • Education Division

Committee
  1. The Library Journal Editorial Committee
  2. Publication Committee
  3. Committee of Cataloging
  4. Committee for the Election Administration
  5. Committee on Subject Headings
  6. The Gendai no Toshokan (Libraries Today) Editorial Committee
  7. Committee on Book Selection
  8. Committee of Classification
  9. Committee on Library Survey
  10. Library Building and Equipment Committee
  11. Committee on Information Management
  12. The Japanese Reference Books Editorial Committee
  13. Research Committee on the Problems of Librarians
  14. Committee on Intellectual Freedom
  15. Committee on Library Terminology
  16. Committee on International Relations
  17. Committee on Library Services for the Handicapped
  18. Committee on Children and Young Adults
  19. Committee on Copyright
  20. Liaison Committee for Publishers and Booksellers
  21. Committee on Library Policies
  22. The Library Yearbook Editorial Committee
  23. Committee on Promotion Policies for Development of Town/Village Libraries
  24. Committee for the User Education
  25. Committee on Preservation and Conservation
MEMBERSHIP Membership Categories and Annual Membership Fee
  1. Individual 　　\ 9,000(domestic) \ 11,000(overseas)
  2. Institutional
    Class A　　 　\50,000
    Class B　　 　\37,000
    Class C　　 　\23,000
    （Institutional members can select the class from three choices above)
  3. Sponsors　　\10,000 〜
    　

Membership Benefits:
  • Free distribution of THE LIBRARY JOURNAL (all members)
  • Discount on JLA publications (individual members)
  • Voting privileges in JLA election (individual members)
  • 2〜 7 kinds of JLA new publications, based on the A,B,C member categories (institutional members)