Journal of the Japan Society for Archival Science
Online ISSN : 2434-6144
Print ISSN : 1349-578X
Volume 5
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Special issue: JSAS annual meeting 2006
Special lecture
  • A personal view on arrangement of Japanese medieval archives
    Tamotsu UEJIMA
    Article type: special lecture
    2006 Volume 5 Pages 2-50
    Published: November 01, 2006
    Released on J-STAGE: February 01, 2020
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    It is common to refer to respect of provenance and respect for original order as the basic principles of archival arrangement. Although the principles are based on what is natural, or on archives as being primary recorded information sources, these two principles are insufficient when dealing with Japanese medieval archives. The author suggests that there should be three principles for arrangement of such archives from the perspective of archive administration:1) respect for original form, 2) respect for original order, and 3) respect for original custody chain, ie an elaboration on the Western concept of provenance. The three aspects refer to form, aggregation, and accumulation layers, respectively,which should be elements for discussion in archival science. They also refer to theories of form, structure, and custody chain, which are considered from the perspective of archival concepts. The approach also attempts to take into consideration the whole process of document lifecycle from creation to archival preservation. The author has formulated his notions through the study of the outcomes of analysing early modern Japanese archives as well as his experience in arranging over 100,000 items in the Toji Temple archive, including the Toji Hyakugo Monjo archives. The records of that temple are one of the best examples of an accumulation preserved and arranged in ideal order up to the present.

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Symposium: Pioneering the archival profession in Japan
  • From the coordinator
    Hirooki HOSAKA
    Article type: symposium
    2006 Volume 5 Pages 52-53
    Published: November 01, 2006
    Released on J-STAGE: February 01, 2020
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  • With reference to the programme at Beppu University
    Takeshi HARIGAYA
    Article type: symposium
    2006 Volume 5 Pages 54-65
    Published: November 01, 2006
    Released on J-STAGE: February 01, 2020
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    This paper first reports the overall situation on archival education programmes in Japanese universities both at undergraduate and graduate levels. Next, general issues regarding such programmes are discussed on the basis of experience at Beppu University. The course at Beppu is designed to combine undergraduate and graduate programmes as a continuing educational process. As for the undergraduate programme, the aim is twofold: the first is to make students aware of basic archival issues so that they will be prepared for future graduate-level study, and the second is to teach students about record management issues so that those who do not proceed to graduate studies can make use of such knowledge in their employment immediately after graduation. Placement work at archival institutions is also included in the course but the university still needs to demonstrate the effectiveness of this area of education after one yearʼs experience.

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  • Towards an education and training system
    Hiroyuki HATANO
    Article type: symposium
    2006 Volume 5 Pages 66-73
    Published: November 01, 2006
    Released on J-STAGE: February 01, 2020
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    First, as for the information materials curated as cultural resources primarily in the three major disciplines(museums,libraries and archives),the historical process of the formation of the principles and technology of “documentation”is examined, and examples of documentation centers for art are presented. These fundamental processes should be agreed and established before digital archives are created. Secondly, the activities of the Japan Art Documentation Society rely on those three disciplines, but its professional training system is not yet systematized. Thirdly, the basic philosophy and education system of the Faculty of Cultural Information Resources at Surugadai University are presented. Art documentation is now formally incorporated into the curriculum. Finally, the notion of “mediology,”the study on “transmission of cumulative heritage of traces,”is discussed. It is argued that such integrated perspectives as mediology are necessary for professional education not only in the study of cultural information resources but also in archival science.

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  • Professional or non professional?
    Masaya TAKAYAMA
    Article type: symposium
    2006 Volume 5 Pages 74-82
    Published: November 01, 2006
    Released on J-STAGE: February 01, 2020
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    The education of professional archivists is essential for the establishment and development of archives. At present in Japan, those who work in and manage archives are not regarded as professionals. Some people insist that education for archivists as professionals is essential for establishing and developing creditable archive institutions in this country.Following Prof. R.H. Hallʼs theory, the issues of professionalization must be evaluated from the viewpoint of social structure and individual behaviour within Japanese archives institutions and among archivists. As a result of an analysis of the situation, being an identifiable occupation, the existence of professional schools, professional associations and an ethical code are required in order that archivists may be considered as a profession. As for the issues of a social behavior index, there are the uses made of professional organizations, the principle of service to the public, insistence on selfregulation, a specialist mission, and the autonomy as a profession. Thus, this author concludes Japanese archivists are only part of the way towards becoming a profession.

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  • A report of its practice
    Koichi WATANABE
    Article type: symposium
    2006 Volume 5 Pages 83-91
    Published: November 01, 2006
    Released on J-STAGE: February 01, 2020
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    This paper is a practical report on the ‘Archives Collegeʼthat was founded in 2002 by Shiryokan (Department of Historical Documents at the National Institute of Japanese Literature).This College, which developed from the training course for archivists, is an experiment in education for graduate students. The intention is that students should write required essays of a high standard, and thus the professors have established an education that is equal to the masterʼs course in graduate school. But we have no time for seminars and laboratories because the length of the term is only six weeks. My aspiration is for the establishment of a formal graduate school.

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  • Reo KIMURA, Yoshinari HAYASHI
    2006 Volume 5 Pages 94-111
    Published: November 01, 2006
    Released on J-STAGE: February 01, 2020
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    We have established the Disaster Internet Archive System (DIAS),which supports local residents in order to reduce the vulnerability of society to major disasters, and to pass down lessons and knowledge in the form of a disaster preparation subculture for any particular locality. The system places data about library and archive retrieval systems on the Internet. It also assembles data on various materials: books, reports, photographs, videos/DVDs, maps, etc. concerning disaster scenarios, disaster mitigation and preparedness measures. Furthermore, it has made not only researchers but also the residents of a locality, e.g. elementary, and junior and senior high school students, and administrators responsible for disaster prevention and management, a target since April, 2003.

    Designed with Windows and Linux, we have developed a system that can retrieve required materials by keyword input on the Internet. We have done this because there are many books with titles relating to a wide range of disaster, and it is consequently difficult to retrieve information−specific materials. As a result, it is now possible to retrieve data by a single word, for example, “liquidized” “spread”,and “rest room”.

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