Meetings & Seminars

SLA-JSLA Joint Meeting

Japan Special Libraries Assoication (JSLA) and SLA will be collaborating to host a one day event on the theme of “The Future of Information Professionals: US-Japan Perspectives” on February 22 in Tokyo. This meeting will bring together Japanese members of SLA, members of the Japan Special Libraries Association, and other information professionals to introduce them to the special librarianship both in the United States and in Japan.
The schedules available in English.

JSLA Annual Meetings and Conferences

Every year, the Annual Meeting and Conference is held at a site in one of the member regions.

2005 JSLA Annual Meeting and Conference
JSLA will hold its 2005 Annual Meeting and Conference, June 23 and 24, at National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Tokyo.
The schedules available in English.

JSLA Autumn Seminars

Every Autumn, JSLA holds a two-day seminar. The purpose of this seminar is to provide the participants with knowledge and skills in order to help them to keep up with trends in the spread of information, and opportunities to share ideas for developing library services.

2004 JSLA Autumn Seminar
JSLA held 2004 Autumn Seminar, November 25 and 26, at Pacifico Yokohama.
The main theme was: “Current Problems Faced by Libraries and Their Solutions : Learning through Experiences”
The schedules available in Japanese.

JSLA Seminars for Local Assembly Librarians

This two-day seminar is annually held in the Fall.

2004 JSLA Seminar for Local Assembly Librarians
JSLA held 2004 Seminar for Local Assembly Librarians, October 21 and 22 in Tokyo.
The main theme was: “Creating A New Type of Local Assembly Library”
The schedules available in Japanese.

JSLA Evening Seminars

JSLA organizes seminars for information specialists, students in library and information science fields, and those who want to master skills and knowledge of information searching. Each seminar has a main theme and consists of several sessions, which are filled with valuable information and offers professional insights. All sessions are conducted by professionals and specialists in the fields.

2004 JSLA Evening Seminar
JSLA held 2004 Evening Seminar at Japan Library Association Bldg., Tokyo, on five Wednesdays from October 13, 2004.
The main theme was “Information Literacy in the Internet Age: From Basic to Advanced”

Past Conferences and Seminars

2004 JSLA Annual Conference (July 15-16 : Hiroshima)
“Exploring Information Services in an Age of the Rapid Spread of Intellectual Property”
The schedules available in Japanese

2003 JSLA Annual Conference (June 5-6 : Tohoku Gakuin University, Sendai)
“Strategic Information Services – Learning from Information Professionals”
The schedules available in Japanese

2002 JSLA Annual Conference (June 13-14 : Japan Education Center, Tokyo)
“50 Years – Challenges to New Knowledge Creation”
The schedules available in Japanese

2001 JSLA Annual Conference (June 14-15 : Sapporo Prince Hotel, Sapporo)
“The First Year of the IP – Information Professionals in 21st Century”
The schedules available in Japanese

2000 JSLA Annual Conference (July 13-14 : Nagoya Congress Center, Nagoya)
“Aiming to Be Information Specialists in the New Century”
The schedules available in Japanese

1999 JSLA Annual Conference (June 3-4 : United Nations University Headquarter & Aoyama Diamond Hall, Tokyo)
“Special Libraries for the New Age of Knowledge”
The schedules available in Japanese

2003 JSLA Autumn Seminar (Dec. 4-5 : Kyoto)
“How to Master High-Quality Information Searching.”
The schedules available in Japanese

2002 JSLA Autumn Seminar (Dec. 5-6 : Kyoto)
“Be an Expert of the Internet – Reference Resources on the Internet”
The schedules available in Japanese

2001 JSLA Autumn Seminar (Nov. 29-30 : Nagoya)
“Useful IT Knowledge for Librarians – Librarians Answer Your Questions”
The schedules available in Japanese

2000 JSLA Autumn Seminar (Nov. 30-Dec. 1 : Yokohama)
“Catch Your Clients’ Attention with New Services of Information Division”
The schedules available in Japanese

1999 JSLA Autumn Seminar (Dec. 2-3 : Kyoto)
“Value-Added Information – Making Attractive Websites”
The schedules available in Japanese

1998 JSLA Autumn Seminar (Nov. 26-27 : Hamamatsu)
“Escape from the Doldrums – Strategy for Survival of Libraries”
The schedules available in Japanese

2003 JSLA Seminar for Local Assembly Librarians (Nov. 13-14 : Tokyo)
“Looking for Some Ideas to Provide Active Information Services”
The schedules available in Japanese

2002 JSLA Seminar for Local Assembly Librarians (Oct. 24-25 : Tokyo)
“Smart Ways of Information Searching and the Effective Ways of Providing Information – Toward the Improvement of Information Services in Local Assembly Libraries”
The schedules available in Japanese

2001 JSLA Seminar for Local Assembly Librarians (Oct. 24-25 : Nagano)
The schedules available in Japanese

2000 JSLA Seminar for Local Assembly Librarians (Feb. 8-9, 2001 : Tokyo)
The schedules available in Japanese

1999 JSLA Seminar for Local Assembly Librarians (Feb. 3-4, 2000 : Tokyo)
The schedules available in Japanese

2004 JSLA Evening Seminar (Business Reference)
The seminar was held in Tokyo on four Wednesdays from January 21 through February 18.
The schedules available in Japanese

2003 JSLA Evening Seminar (Searching Information in Science and Technology. Basic Course)
The seminar was held in Tokyo on six Wednesdays from June 25 through July 30.
The schedules available in Japanese.

2003 JSLA Evening Seminar (Searching Information in Business. Basic Course)
The seminar was held in Tokyo on six Wednesdays from Jan. 22 through March 5.

GLOBAL 2000 (October 16-19 : Brighton, UK)
( http://www.sla.org/content/Events/global/index.cfm )

The Worldwide Conference on Special Librarianship Japan Session Handouts & Speeches are available.