Libraries

Directories

• Directory of Libraries Outside Japan (Research Navi) （National Diet Library）
• Public Library Directory （Japan Library Association）
• Academic Libraries on the Web （Tokyo Institute of Technology）
• Special Library Guide （Tokyo Metropolitan Library）　　　Tokyo area
• Academic Library Directory （Japan Library Association）
• ISIL (International Standard Identifier for Libraries and Related Organizations) list of Japan （National Diet Library）

Statistics

• Survey on the Actual Condition of Information and Communication Infrastructures （Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology）
• e-Stat: Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan ; Social Education　　　Statistics on libraries compiled by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
• Libarary Statistics (Research Navi) （National Diet Library）
• Japanese Libarary Statistics （Japan Library Association）

Special collections

• National List of Special Collections （National Diet Library）
• Tokyo Public Library Special Collections　　　Tokyo area
• Private Collection of University Libraries in Japan
• Database of Special Collections in Japanese University Libraries （German Institute for Japanese Studies）

Reference examples and pathfinders

• Pathfinder of Public Library Links (Research Navi) （National Diet Library）
• Collaborative Reference Database （National Diet Library）

Library and information science

Bibliograhies and indexes

• BIBLIS PLUS
• LISTA: Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts　　　1960s-　※Subscription database for on-site use only

Classifications and subject headings

• NDC Navi （Osaka City University）
• UDC Summary （UDC Consortium）
• Web NDL Authorities （National Diet Library）
• Basic Subject Headings Topic Map
• National Diet Library Classification

Vocabularies and information of Library and Information Science

• ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science （University of California, Santa Barbara）
• Current Awareness Portal （National Diet Library）