An introduction to Japanese books at the Social Sciences Library

Abstract

Japanese books stored at the Social Sciences Library have been collected from the Ecole Francaise d’Extrêmme - Orient, several were added from Scientific Central Library, and the Social Sciences Library and the Institute of Social Sciences Information. With over 11,000 books, the Japanese library is a precious source for documents. Many of the books are ancient, published hundreds or thousands of years ago. Their content is varied, from social science and culture to natural science and technique. DOI = 10.3125/ssirev.v1i4.1212