1997 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
A compilation of a database as a finding aid to archival collections
Project/Area Number |
06405007
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
広領域
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Research Institution | Hosei University |
Principal Investigator |
NIMURA Kazuo Hosei University, Professor, 大原社会問題研究所, 教授 (80061125)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
IGARASHI Jin Hosei University, Professor, 教授 (20193170)
HAYAKAWA Seiichiro Hosei University, Professor, 教授 (50061164)
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Project Period (FY) |
1994 – 1997
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Keywords | database / finding aid / archival collection / social movements / labor movements / digitized images / 写真 / ポスター |
Research Abstract |
The Ohara Institute for Social Research, Hosei University maintains a significant collection of primary source materials on labor and social problems in Japan. It contains correspondence, photographs, pictures and manuscripts, banners, flags etc. The aim of this project is compiling a computer-based finding aid for researchers to access those various archival collections, using digitized images. This research produced a prototype online multi-media database. The system is on the WWW network and available to the public. A researcher can use the web-based interface to access to the Ohara Digital Library from all over the world. The URL is http://oisr.org/dglb/.
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