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• 家族に対する典拠形アクセス・ポイントの選択・形式基準 (2025年4月) (Rules for Choice and Form of Authorized Access Points for Families (April 2025)) (in Japanese) is available in preparation for its implementation in April 2025.
• JAPAN/MARC MARC21フォーマットマニュアル (2021年1月) (JAPAN/MARC MARC21 Format Manual (January 2021 version)) (in Japanese) is updated. The main changes include the addition of regulations related to the implementation of the Rules for Choice and Form of Authorized Access Points for Families (April 2025).

• 国立国会図書館の書誌データ (Bibliographic data of the National Diet Library) (PDF: 1.95MB) (pamphlet in Japanese) is updated.

• 「日本目録規則2018年版「第2部 セクション2 著作、表現形、体現形、個別資料」適用細則」、「日本目録規則2018年版「第3部 関連」適用細則」(Operational Regulations for NCR2018 "Part 2, Section 2: Works, Expressions, Manifestations, and Items", "Part 3: Relationships") (in Japanese) are updated.
• 国立国会図書館件名作業指針 (National Diet Library Subject Cataloging Manual) (in Japanese) is updated.
• 文字の取扱い基準に基づく対応を行った文字一覧 (List of Characters that Require Special Handling) (in Japanese) is updated.

• A remote training program entitled How to make good use of the bibliographic data of the NDL: Overview and how to use is updated.

• 統計からみた書誌データ (令和3年度以降) (Statistics on Bibliographic Records after FY 2021) (in Japanese) is updated.

• 令和5年度書誌調整連絡会議報告 (概要) (A brief report on the Conference on Bibliographic Control in FY 2023) (in Japanese) is available.

• Brief history of the Japanese National Bibliography page is now available.

• 個人に対する典拠形アクセス・ポイントの選択・形式基準 (2021年1月) (Rules for Choice and Form of Authorized Access Points for Persons (January 2021)) (in Japanese) is updated.
• 国立国会図書館分類表 (NDLC) (National Diet Library Classification (NDLC)) (in Japanese) is updated.

• 国立国会図書館ジャンル・形式用語作業指針 (National Diet Library Genre/Form Terms Cataloging Manual) (in Japanese) is updated.
  National Diet Library Genre/Form Terms "議会資料 (Gikai shiryo : Legislative materials)", "児童図書 (Jido tosho : Children's book)", "漫画 (Manga : Comics)" and "楽譜 (Gakufu : Notated music)" began to be assigned to the foreign materials (books and non-books) in March 2024.
• JAPAN/MARC MARC21フォーマットマニュアル (2021年1月) (JAPAN/MARC MARC21 Format Manual (January 2021 version)) (in Japanese) is updated.
  The main changes in the manual are as follows:
  • Field 700, 710, 730, 800 and 810 of JAPAN/MARC MARC21 Format Manual for Monographs and Serials
  • Field 010, 024 and 670 of JAPAN/MARC MARC21 Format Manual for Authorities

• 基本方針 > 国立国会図書館書誌データ等提供方針 (Basic Policy > Policy for Providing the National Diet Library's Bibliographic Records and Other Data) (in Japanese) is updated.
• 全国書誌のあゆみ (Brief history of the Japanese National Bibliography) (in Japanese) is updated.

• The following pages were updated in conjunction with the renewal of NDL Search and the release of the Web Japanese National Bibliography etc. on January 5, 2024.
  • How to Get Bibliographic Data
  • The Japanese National Bibliography (JNB)

• The following bibliographic data services, allowing you to search for specific bibliographic data and download bibliographic data, were released.
  • Web Japanese National Bibliography (in Japanese)
  • Web NDL Catalog (in Japanese)
  • Web Japanese National Bibliography Records of e-Books and e-Periodicals (in Japanese)
  • Bibliographic Records of e-Books and e-Periodicals Published in Japan (in Japanese)

• 全国書誌のあゆみ (Brief history of the Japanese National Bibliography) (in Japanese) is now available.
• 国立国会図書館件名作業指針 (National Diet Library Subject Cataloging Manual) (in Japanese) is updated.
• 著作に対する典拠形アクセス・ポイントの選択・形式基準 (2021年1月) (Rules for Choice and Form of Authorized Access Points for Works (January 2021)) (in Japanese) is updated.

• The page providing information about changes to the bibliographic data services, to go into effect concurrently with a planned system renewal in January 2024 is available.
  • Providing Japanese National Bibliography, etc. (subpage of "Integration of the NDL Online and NDL Search web services")

• JAPAN/MARC MARC21フォーマットマニュアル (2021年1月) (JAPAN/MARC MARC21 Format Manual (January 2021 version)) (in Japanese) is updated.

The main changes in the manual are about expanding identifier input: fields 010 and 024 of JAPAN/MARC MARC21 format for Authorities of Personal Names were added in April 2023, and field 010 for those of Works in July 2023.

• 文字の取扱い基準に基づく対応を行った文字一覧 (List of Characters that Require Special Handling) (in Japanese) is updated.

• 統計からみた書誌データ (令和3年度以降) (Statistics on Bibliographic Records after FY 2021) (in Japanese) is updated.

• 国立国会図書館ジャンル・形式用語作業指針 (National Diet Library Genre/Form Terms Cataloging Manual) (in Japanese) is updated.

• The results of the survey in 2022 are available on the page 書誌データに関するアンケート (in Japanese).

• 令和4年度書誌調整連絡会議報告 (概要) (A brief report on the Conference on Bibliographic Control in FY 2022) (in Japanese) is available.

• 国立国会図書館分類表 (NDLC) (National Diet Library Classification (NDLC)) (in Japanese) is updated.

• 国立国会図書館件名作業指針 (National Diet Library Subject Cataloging Manual) (in Japanese) is updated.
• 文字の取扱い基準に基づく対応を行った文字一覧 (List of Characters that Require Special Handling) (in Japanese) is updated.

• Searching Materials Using Authority data: Web NDL Authorities Guide page is now available.
  This page introduces the Web NDL Authorities, focusing on the material search service that uses the authority data function.

• 日本十進分類法 (NDC) 新訂10版分類基準 (2022年6月版) (Nippon Decimal Classification (NDC) 10th Revised Edition Applicable Criteria (June 2022 version)) (in Japanese) is updated.

• A remote training program entitled Key points of Nippon Cataloging Rules 2018 Edition is now available.

• 統計からみた書誌データ (令和3年度以降) (Statistics on Bibliographic Records after FY 2021) (in Japanese) is available.

• 令和3年度書誌調整連絡会議報告 (概要) (A brief report on the Conference on Bibliographic Control in FY 2021) (in Japanese) is available.
• 国立国会図書館ジャンル・形式用語作業指針 (National Diet Library Genre/Form Terms Cataloging Manual) (in Japanese) and JAPAN/MARC MARC21フォーマットマニュアル (2021年1月) (JAPAN/MARC MARC21 Format Manual (January 2021 version)) (in Japanese) are updated.

The changes in the two manuals are about the following.

The new National Diet Library Genre/Form Terms "楽譜 (Gakufu : Notated music)", "コンピュータゲーム (Kompyuta gemu : Computer game)" and "アニメーション (Animeshon : Animation)" were added. The National Diet Library Genre/Form Terms "漫画 (Manga : Comics)" and "議会資料 (Gikai shiryo : Legislative materials)" began to be assigned to the serials.

• The Japanese Periodicals Index (Online Periodicals), approximately 24,000 records, is available on NDL Online and NDL Search.

• 文字の取扱い基準に基づく対応を行った文字一覧 (List of Characters that Require Special Handling) (in Japanese) is updated.

• The complete JAPAN/MARC data is available upon request. Further details are available at Making and Providing Bibliographic Data > How to Get Bibliographic Data > The Japanese National Bibliography (JNB) > JAPAN/MARC.

• A remote training program entitled How to make good use of the bibliographic data of the NDL: Overview and how to use is now available.

• 国立国会図書館分類表 (NDLC) (National Diet Library Classification (NDLC)) (in Japanese) is updated.

• 著作に対する典拠形アクセス・ポイントの選択・形式基準 (2021年1月) (Rules for Choice and Form of Authorized Access Points for Works (January 2021)) (in Japanese) is updated.
  The National Diet Library has added rules for works in whole/part relationship, and rules for aggregate works.
• 文字の取扱い基準に基づく対応を行った文字一覧 (List of Characters that Require Special Handling) (in Japanese) is updated.

• 典拠データを使った資料検索：Web NDL Authoritiesガイド (How to Use Web NDL Authorities) (in Japanese) page is available.
• 個人に対する典拠形アクセス・ポイントの選択・形式基準 (2021年1月) (Rules for Choice and Form of Authorized Access Points for Persons (January 2021)) (in Japanese) is updated.
• 団体に対する典拠形アクセス・ポイントの選択・形式基準 (2021年1月) (Rules for Choice and Form of Authorized Access Points for Corporate Bodies (January 2021)) (in Japanese) is updated.

• The results of the survey in 2020 are available on the page 書誌データに関するアンケート (in Japanese).

• Assignment of genre/form terms by the NDL (PDF: 4.05MB) (link to the National Diet Library Digital Collections) appeared in the National Diet Library Newsletter No. 239 (June 2021).

• The "How to Get Authority Data" page is available.
• 統計からみた書誌データ (平成28年度以降) (Statistics on Bibliographic Records after FY 2016) (in Japanese) is updated.

• JAPAN/MARCフォーマットマニュアル (2021年1月) (JAPAN/MARC MARC21 Format Manual January 2021 edition) (in Japanese) is available. This manual has been revised in accordance with applying NCR2018.
• 国立国会図書館分類表 (NDLC) (National Diet Library Classification (NDLC)) (in Japanese) is updated.

• "より便利に！国立国会図書館の書誌データ" (More useful features of bibliographic data from the National Diet Library) (PDF: 6.3MB) (link to the National Diet Library Digital Collections) appeared in the National Diet Library Monthly Bulletin No. 721/722 (May/June 2021). This article introduces useful ways to use bibliographic data, focusing on new services launched in January 2021. (in Japanese)

• 令和2年度書誌調整連絡会議報告 (概要) (A brief report on the Conference on Bibliographic Control in FY 2020) (in Japanese) is available.

• The NDL Bibliographic Data Newsletter ended with 2021 issue 1 (no. 56), released in March 2021. For the list of articles in each issue, please see NDL書誌情報ニュースレター・総目次 (NDL Bibliographic Data Newsletter) (in Japanese).

• 国立国会図書館書誌データ作成・提供計画 2021-2025 (Plan of Making and Providing Bibliographic Data in the National Diet Library, 2021-2025) (in Japanese) is available.
• 日本目録規則2018年版 (NCR2018) について (About Nippon Cataloging Rules 2018 Edition) (in Japanese) is updated.

• The NDL-Bib service and the Web Conversion service ended on December 28, 2020. For details, please see the following news or webpages.
  • 2020-7-31 January 2021 changes to availability of NDL bibliographic data
  • NDL-Bibの終了について (About the end of the NDL-Bib service) (in Japanese)
• The National Diet Library started applying The Nippon Cataloging Rules 2018 Edition (NCR 2018) in January 2021. For details of the materials they apply to, operational regulations, etc., please refer to "Cataloging Tools and Resources".