The Asian Division Friend Society
Presents

A Symposium and A Special Exhibit on
Japanese Treasures at the Library of Congress

March 27, 2007 (Tuesday)
9:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Whittall Pavilion, Ground Floor, Jefferson Building
The Library of Congress
1st Street and Independence Ave., SE, Washington, DC

Tentative Program

Moderator (M.C.) Prof. Shigemi Inage (to be confirmed)
Chair of Modern Culture in the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress
[Associate Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies]

9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Registration and Refreshments

9:30 a.m.–9:40 a.m. Opening Remarks
Dr. Hwa-Wei Lee, Chief, Asian Division, Library of Congress

9:40 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Deanna Marcum, Associate Librarian for Library Services, Library of Congress (to be confirmed)

10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Prof. Elizabeth Oyler, Japanese, East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Illinois
Topic: “Catalog (including 4,800 titles) of Japanese Rare Books at the Library of Congress”

10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Prof. Sandy Kita, Chatham College, Pittsburgh
Topic: “Annotated bibliography (including 309 titles of Japanese Art Books) and Ukiyo-e Prints in the Prints and Photographs Division”

11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Prof. Atsushi Aiba, International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), Kyoto, Japan
Topic: “Technical issues in Nichibunken’s Collaboration with the Library of Congress”

11:30 a.m.-12:00 a.m. Prof. Kunio Nonomura, Director General at the Japan Map Center, former Director of Geographical Survey Institute, Kokudo Chiriin
Topic: “Old maps, atlases, and others at the Geography & Map Division”

12:00 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Questions and Discussion

Rare Book Exhibit
9:00am-5:00pm
Asian Reading Room, LJ-150
South Wing, Jefferson Building

Library Tours
Geography and Map Reading Room, LM B01

Prints & Photographs Division Reading Room, LM 337
Madison Building
The Library of Congress
1st Street and Independence Ave., Washington, DC

Contact: Tad Ohta at (202) 707-3558.