The challenges of digitization and openness of municipal public relations magazines as local history materials　－A case study of 23 wards in Tokyo－

Abstract

Public libraries collect printed public relations magazines issued by municipalities as local materials. Most of the municipalities' websites in Kanagawa Prefecture only offer digital versions of their PR magazines in recent years. Digital PR magazines are currently collected by the NDL WARP of the National Diet Library, but several municipalities limit the use of digital PR magazines to inside the National Diet Library. A similar survey was conducted in the 23 wards of Tokyo. The access to the digital PR magazines in several wards is limited to inside the National Diet Library. A result similar to that of the Kanagawa Prefecture survey is indicating a more universal trend of restrictions on the openness of digital PR magazines.