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Nagami, Soichiro; Tsuji, Keita – Online Submission, 2011
To demonstrate the effectiveness of university libraries, we investigated the relationship between university students' sports performances and their libraries collections of sports. By examining approximately 20 university libraries' collections and their sports ranks, as indicated by Waseda Sports 2008, we demonstrated their positive…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Correlation, Library Materials, Library Services
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Masuchika, Glenn; Boldt, Gail – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2010
American graphic novels are increasingly recognized as high-quality literature and an interesting genre for academic study. Graphic novels of Japan, called manga, have established a strong foothold in American culture. This preliminary survey of 44 United States university libraries demonstrates that Japanese manga in translation are consistently…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Translation, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries
Tsuji, Keita; Arai, Shunsuke; Suga, Reina; Ikeuchi, Atsushi; Yoshikane, Fuyuki – Online Submission, 2013
In Japan, only a few public libraries provide e-mail reference services. To help public libraries start e-mail reference services, the authors investigated reference questions received by libraries via e-mail and traditional face-to-face services. The authors found that research questions are more frequently observed among e-mail questions and…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Foreign Countries, Reference Services, Electronic Mail