Task Name: Yomiuri Shinbun -- Japanese Newspaper Database

Task Description: Implement a networked version of the Yomiuri Shinbun database consisting of 165 CDROMs containing the full text of the newspaper from 1874 - 1960s, for use by Yale readers and NERL partners.

ILTS Group(s):
ITS Library Systems Group

Status: Future-Desired

Status Comment: Discussions in progress in ILTS and among NERL members. Remote access via Windows Terminal Server successfully tested (February 2005).

Initial Period of Activity: Spring 05

Initiative Type: Integrated Access

Primary Category: Digital Collections

Additional Categories: International Programs

Primary Stakeholder: East Asia Library

Additional Stakeholders: Electronic Collections

E-mail Contact: ellen.hammond@yale.edu