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No more gray ...
Hsi-chu Bolick & Kazuko Sakaguchi
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Two main types of sources
to support research
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Primary sources
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Secondary sources
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Primary sources
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Allow a person to access original and
unedited information
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A primary source requires the learner to
interact with the source and extract
information”
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Secondary sources
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Secondary sources are edited primary
sources, second-hand versions.
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They represent someone else's thinking.
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Examples
Primary Sources
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Person
Interview
E-Mail contact
Event
Discussion
Debate
Community Meeting (Minutes, reports
Survey
Artifact
Observation of object (animate and inanimate)
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Examples
Secondary Sources
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Reference Material
Book
CD Rom
Encyclopedia
Magazine
Newspaper
Video Tape
Audio Tape
TV
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Exercise
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
We‘re researching a paper on Japan’s
cotton/textile industry for the period post
WWII.
Which of the following sources would be a
primary source for you and which a
secondary?
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What is it?
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Minutes of Japan's cotton industry,
1955 annual meeting, with a chapter
on Hong-Kong and Shanghai cotton
mills
[ ] Primary Source
[ ] Secondary Source
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What is it?
2. The publication: 明治期紡績関係史料
(Meijiki boseki kankei shiryo).
Compiled by Professor Okamoto Yukio
with sources from various official and
private agencies.
[ ] Primary Source
[ ] Secondary Source
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What is it?
3. Japan Linen, Ramie & Jute
Spinners‘ Association (日本麻紡績協会）
website
< http://www.asabo.com/>
[ ] Primary Source
[ ] Secondary Source
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What is it?
4. An interview with a history professor
who teaches a seminar course on
Japan’s cotton industry in Meiji Era.
[ ] Primary Source
[ ] Secondary Source
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What is it?
5. Statistics on the number of supply and
distribution of cotton in Japan from
1967-2003
[ ] Primary Source
[ ] Secondary Source
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What is it?
三十五年史 /Sanjūgonenshi /団体著者:福
井縣絹織物同業組合. 明治文献資料刊行
会. 出版:東京 : 明治文献資料刊行会, 昭和
45 [1970] : 2 v. ; 22 cm.
注記:Vol. [2] includes : 明治三十四年織物商況調
查報告 (中央織物協議会).
--Cont.
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What is it?
Cont. -35年史明治三十四年織物商況調查報告.35nenshi; Meiji sanjūyonen orimono shōkyō
chōsa hōkoku.責任表示:福井縣絹織物同業
組合.Fukui-ken Kinuorimono Dōgyō Kumiai.
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Summary
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A primary source -- original document or
account that is not about another
document or account; stands on its own.
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Secondary sources --interpret primary
sources
Your paper will likewise become a
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Grey Literature
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What is it?
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Primary or secondary source?
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How it got its name?
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Accessibility is in “Grey” Zone
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Why “Grey”? In-Between Metaphor
– “Black” for Confidential
– “White” for Public
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Definition
Publications “produced at all levels by
government, academia, business and industry,
both in print and electronic formats,
but which are not controlled by
publishing is not the primary business activity
of the organization.”
(1999 International Conference on Grey Literature in Washington, D.C.)
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Types of Grey Literature (1):
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Statistics and Other Data Sources
Technical Reports
Theses and Dissertations
Annual Reports
Market Survey & Research Reports
Company Histories
Bulletins
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Types of Grey Literature (2)
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Newsletters
Conference Papers
House Journals
Manuals and Technical Specifications &
Standards
Non-Commercial Translations
Bibliographies
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Functions of Grey Literature
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Contains most current information
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Cannot be found in any other sources
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Complements or fills gaps of traditional
sources
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Producers of Grey Literature
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Government agencies
Non-profit economic and
trade organizations
Academic and research institutions
Political parties
Corporations
Individuals
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Primary and Secondary
Sources of Grey Literature (1)
Primary Source Examples:
 Trade Organizations – GNP raw data
 Governmental – Cabinet decisions
 Academic – Board of trustee minutes
 Political Parties – Campaign literature
 Corporations – Published annual reports
 Individuals – Written proposals
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Primary and Secondary
Sources of Grey Literature (2)
Secondary Source Examples:
 Governmental – Aggregated statistical data
 Trade Organizations – Report summaries
 Academic – Bibliographies
 Corporations – Company histories
 Individuals – Abridged interpretations
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Finding Primary and Secondary Sources
on
Japan’s Cotton/Textile Industry,
Post WWII to 1970
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What terms to use for searching?
subject headings, keywords ...
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Subject Heading Shuffle Activity
Cotton manufacture – Japan
Cotton trade – Japan
Investments, Japanese – History
Cotton manufacture – Japan – History
Cotton spinning – History
Cotton yarn industry –Japan – History
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Subject Heading Shuffle Activity
(cont.)
Textile industry – Japan – History
Textile – Asia – History
Investments, Japanese – Asia – History
Competition, International
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Keyword Shuffle Activity
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MEN
MENGYO
MENSHI
MENPU
MEN KOGUO
綿
綿業
綿糸
綿布
綿工業
WATA
KOTTON
綿
コﾂトン
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Finding Primary and Secondary Sources
on
Japan’s Cotton/Textile Industry,
Post WWII to 1970
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Where to start?
OPAC, Union Catalogs (e.g., NACSIS
WebCat, OCLC WorldCat, etc.), and
subject Databases
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Guided Searching
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NDL-OPAC
http://opac.ndl.go.jp/
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NACSIS Webcat
http://webcat.nii.ac.jp/
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OCLC WorldCat
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Guided Searching (cont.)
電子政府
E-Gov (Electronic Government)
http://www.e-gov.go.jp/
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Guided Searching (cont.)
国立公文書館
National Archives of Japan
http://www.archives.go.jp/
Subsystem for Searching Archives at National
Archives of Japan
http://www2.archives.go.jp/ (Search)
 Subsystem for Searching Archives Housed at Naikaku
Bunko (内閣文庫検索サブシステム)
http://www2.archives.go.jp/cgi/naikaku_key.cgi
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Guided Searching (cont.)
国会会議録
Proceedings of Meetings of the National
Diet at National Diet Library
http://kokkai.ndl.go.jp/
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Guided Searching (cont.)
国立国会図書館法令議会資料室
Horei Gikai Shiryo-shitsu at National Diet Library
閣議決定等文献リスト及び本文
Database of Cabinet Policy Decisions
http://www.ndl.go.jp/riyou/room/horei/index.htm
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Guided Searching (cont.)
http://www.ndl.go.jp/horei_jp/kakugi/title/kakugi
_title06.htm
繊維産業生産完遂に関する件
昭和21年8月23日収載資料本文
繊維産業生産促進対策
昭和23年6月8日収載資料本文
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繊維産業生産促進対策
昭和23年6月8日閣議決定
繊維工業は、貿易振興および国民生活安定の各面に亘り、わが国経済再建
の成否を左右する致命的重要性を有するものであって、その急速な設備の復
興と生産の推進のためには、資材、労務等の各方面に亘り、強力適切な施策
が講ぜられなけれはならない。
よってこの際、右の基本的認識のもとに、左の要領により官民協力して、繊
維産業の総合的増産を推進する態勢を整え関係末端機関に至るまで施策の
徹底を図り、もって生産復興の達成に万全を期するものとする。
一繊維産業再建委員会を改組強化して、中央・地方に繊維産業生産審議
会を設置し、労働生産性の昂揚、資金、資材、動力、輸送等、各種の生産諸要
素の確保、その他繊維産業振興のための具体的施策の樹立および推進を強
力に行う。
二生産能率、出荷成績および品質向上いちじるしき工場および優秀なる従
業員に対し、表彰措置を講ずる。
三国内用綿織物の生産および出荷の不振を打開するため「綿織物増産期
間」を定め、関係機関を動員して、製織工場を督励する。
四本目的を達成するため、関連産業特に繊維機器、染料、ソーダ、人絹パ
ルプ工業についてはその増産を図るよう遺憾なき措置を講ずる。
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Guided Searching (cont.)
The Japan Documentation Center
(JDC) at Library of Congress
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/asian/jdc.html
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Where to Get Help
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How to obtain identified literature not
available at one’s own library
Effective Use of Inter-Library Loan (ILL)
Services
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Special Libraries on the Subject
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Senmon Joho Kikan Soran = Directory of
Special Libraries in Japan (Tokyo:
Senmon Toshokan Kyogikai, 1969 - ,
every 3 years) 「専門情報機関総覧」専
門図書館協議会
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Thank you!
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