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A library in Sendai,
Microsoft Office 2010, Miyagi Prefecture,
Office 2007 Key, Japan
An energy map from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows the intensity of the tsunami in the Pacific Ocean caused by the magnitude 8.9 earthquake
16 March 2011
Resources from the library community affected by the March 11th Earthquake in Japan
Last week's massive earthquake—and subsequent tsunami—in Japan has caused an untold number of deaths and tremendous damage. IFLA extends our deepest sympathy and sorrow to our Japanese colleagues as they struggle to deal with the damage to their lives and their country.
The following resources show how the library community has been affected and is responding:
Tohoku Pacific Earthquake on 11 March 2011 [PDF]
Reports by ICOMOS Japan
This document includes reports up to 27 March 2011, and will be updated with follow-up reports Earthquake 201103 Japan Message from Ryuichiro Takahashi,
Office Professional Plus 2010, Chief of Library-user Support Section,
Microsoft Office Professional 2010, Tokyo Gakugei University Library [11 March]
update [13 March] update [24 March] update [4 April] Message from Matsuoka Kaname, Secretary General,
Office 2007, Japan Library Association (JLA) [6 April 2011] Message from Dr. Makoto Nagao, Librarian of the National Diet Library in Tokyo Statement from Mika Lawler, Director, Branch Libraries and Cooperation Division, Administrative Department National Diet Library savelibrary @ wiki (in Japanese) Additional resources: Person Finder: 2011 Japan Earthquake Japan & Pacific 2011 Blue Shied Solidarity (Facebook group) Satellite Photos of Japan, Before and After (New York Times)
Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Japan