Programs
A. Master's Degree Program
Two courses are offered in Master's Degree Program: Library and Information Science Course and the Information Resource Management Course.
The objectives of the Library and Information Science Course are the advancement of library and information science research as well as the training of highly specialized information-related professionals. All the classes offered are essentially advanced courses of the undergraduate program, composed of three main groups: those on information systems, information media, and information retrieval and processing.
The Information Resource Management Course aims at the recurrent education of librarians and other information professionals. The classes focus on the current information and communication technology, administration and management of an information center such as a library, as well as developing the abilities of communication and problem-solving through discussions with incumbent professionals and the faculty.
The required period of attendance for both courses is two years. Students are conferred a Master's degree (Master of Arts in Library and Information Science) when they finish course work with attainment of at least 32 credits and submit Master's theses.
B. Ph.D. Degree Program
The advancement of library and information science research and the training of researchers are the objectives of the Ph.D. Degree Program. The required period of attendance is three years. Under the advice of the supervisor, a student prepares for a dissertation, together with course work with attainment of at least 4 credits each year.
If the dissertation is submitted and duly accepted, she/he is conferred a Ph.D. Degree (Ph.D. in Library and Information Science).
MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM (Library and Information Science Course)
Special Lecture of Information Science 1
Special Lecture of Information Science 2
Generation, recording transmission, processing and use of information in various types and forms of representation of information, the efficiencies of message transmission, and devices for information processing.
Special Lecture of Information Science 3
Special Lecture of Information Science 4
Reading of basic literatures in library and information science.
Seminar: Special Lecture of Information Science 1
Seminar: Special Lecture of Information Science 2
Research methods applicable to research in information science and technology; guidance to specific themes for and preparation of research papers, with special consideration for the graduate thesis project of the individual student.
Special Lecture of Information Media 1
Special Lecture of Information Media 2
Role of information media in communication; the flow of information and use patterns. Physical aspects and characteristics of information media and information technology.
Special Lecture of Information Media 3
Special Lecture of Information Media 4
Structure and function of information media in scientific communication process.
Seminar: Special Lecture of Information Media 1
Seminar: Special Lecture of Information Media 2
Processes from the generation to use of information as reflected of the relations between information and media; guidance to specific themes relating to information media for the preparation of the graduate thesis project of the individual student.
Special Lecture of Information Storage and Retrieval 1
Special Lecture of Information Storage and Retrieval 2
Specific system techniques and their effectiveness from the point of view of both stored information and user needs.
Special Lecture of Information Storage and Retrieval 3
Special Lecture of Information Storage and Retrieval 4
Theories or techniques for organizing information, focusing on indexing and abstracting, as well as indexing languages and other auxiliary means of indexing.
Seminar: Special Lecture of Information Storage and Retrieval 1
Seminar: Special Lecture of Information Storage and Retrieval 2
Guidance to individuals for doing research on specific themes in information retrieval, with special consideration of the graduate thesis project of the individual student.
Special Lecture of Information System 1
Special Lecture of Information System 2
Components and functions of information systems; their operations, design and management; methods of information systems analysis and evaluation, considering application of the concepts of information systems.
Special Lecture of Information System 3
Internship at a university library.
Special Lecture of Information System 4
Management and administrative issues regarding library and information systems.
Seminar: Special Lecture of Information Systems 1
Seminar: Special Lecture of Information Systems 2
Problems involved in organizing, operating and evaluating libraries and information systems; guidance to specific themes relating to information systems for the preparation of the graduate thesis project of the individual student.
Research Methods 1
Introduction to basic research methods as applied in library and information science; methods of searching for needed information produced in the research processes.
Research Methods 2
Introduction to basic research methods in the social sciences; methods of searching for needed information produced in the research processes.
Information Analysis 1
Information Analysis 2
Reading and summarizing of the latest significant articles written in English on various topics of library and information science.
MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM (Information Resource Management Course)
Information Resource Management: Advanced 1
Case studies on management and administration of libraries in both aspects of operation and management including business administration.
Information Resource Management: Advanced 2
Study of administration of university libraries: basic knowledge about administration as well as current issues and challenges.
Information Resource Management: Advanced 3
Study of administration of public libraries.
Information Resource Management: Advanced 4
Study on organization of library materials, especially on current movements in bibliographic control, cataloging rules, classification, and subject headings.
Information Resource Management: Advanced 5
Study of management of library resources in general: basic knowledge and currents issues of topics such as selection, stack management, and conservation/preservation.
Information Resource Management: Advanced 6
Study of information media: both basic knowledge and the current topics such as copyright, e-journals, and science communication are focused.
Information Resource Management: Advanced 7
Investigation of university libraries in the age of digitization: digitization projects, electronic libraries, and metadata.
Information Resource Management: Advanced 8
Practical aspects of reference services are discussed through case study analyses, focusing on the evaluation of information sources, the development of reference collection, and user services.
Information Resource Management: Advanced 9
Lectures on principle idea, the present state and current problems of information retrieval in terms of a user/use: topics such as subject search, data search, user-oriented system, concept of relevance.
Information Resource Management: Advanced 10
Advanced study of reference service: evaluation of reference sources, and analyses of reference questions and answers in humanities, sociology, and natural science.
Information Resource Management: Advanced 11
Lectures and supervised practicum in information processing technology for a librarian; practices include designing a library homepage and building an e-reference system.
Information Resource Management: Advanced 12
Outline of information technology and network necessary for libraries; topics in the latest technologies which may affect library affairs.
Information Resource Management: Advanced 13
Theories, practice, and problems of building database through a case study of currently operating bibliographic database.
Information Resource Management: Advanced 14
Study on the laws and systems relating to libraries such as the Library Law, Local Government Law, the Standards for the Establishment of Universities, School Library Law, laws on education, Copyright Law, legal deposit.
Information Resource Management: Advanced 15
Omnibus lectures and discussions on various current topics of public libraries with some guest lecturers from the profession.
Information Resource Management: Advanced 16
Omnibus lectures and discussions on various issues of academic libraries with some guest lecturers from the profession.
Information Resource Management: Advanced 17
Lectures on widely used research methods as well as supervised practicum in a series of process of planning a research, making a questionnaire, and getting the results.
Information Resource Management: Advanced 18
Exercises in academic writing; construction and expression required for an academic article, a paper read at academic conference, and master's thesis.
Information Resources Management: Seminar 1
Guidance to an individual student as to specific themes relating to information resource management in preparation for a master's thesis.
Information Resources Management: Seminar 2
Guidance to an individual student as to specific themes relating to information resource management in preparation for a master's thesis.
Information Resources Management: Seminar 3
Information Resources Management: Seminar 4
Reading and summarizing of recent significant articles written in both foreign languages (mostly in English) and Japanese in library and information science.
Ph.D. DEGREE PROGRAM
Special Research on Information Science 1
Special Research on Information Science 2
Special Research on Information Science 3
Special Research on Information Science 4
Guidance to individual students for doing research on specific theme in information science.
Special Study of Information Media 1
Special Study of Information Media 2
Special Study of Information Media 3
Special Study of Information Media 4
Investigation of the characteristics of literature and other information media; guidance to individual students for doing research on specific themes in information media and communication.
Special Research on Information Retrieval 1
Special Research on Information Retrieval 2
Special Research on Information Retrieval 3
Special Research on Information Retrieval 4
Guidance to individual students for doing research on specific themes in information storage and retrieval.
Special Study of Information System 1
Special Study of Information System 2
Guidance to individual student for doing research in specific problems in the field of libraries and information systems and networks.
