National Libraries: A Brief Look at What They’re Up to the National Diet Library Lab in Tokyo
The lab at the National Diet Library opened on May 7, 2013 and is currently focusing on three projects:
- A Digital Reading Support System
- Hondigi 2014 (Crowdsourcing Platform)
- NDL Lab Search
A new article (in English), “Welcome to the Laboratory: the birth, present, and future of the NDL Lab” published in the October issue of the National Diet Library Newsletter provides more information about the creation of the lab and each project.
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.