[
{
"pname":"Address",
"pvalue":"1 Washington Road, Princeton, NJ, 08544-2098 USA"
}
,
{
"pname":"Contact Person <small>(Please replace the \"[ATMARK]\" with the symbol @ when e-mailing the contact person.)</small>",
"pvalue":"Setsuko Noguchi<br/>609-258-6159<br/>snoguchi[ATMARK]princeton.edu<br/><br/>Martin Heijdra<br/>(609) 258-3183<br/>mheijdra[ATMARK]princeton.edu"
}
,
{
"pname":"Collection Size",
"pvalue":"The East Asian Library holds approximately 450 titles of Japanese rare materials housed in the Special Collection at the Firestone Library. Additionally, Japanese rare materials are located across several other libraries and collections within Princeton University, including the Marquand Art Library, Cotsen Children’s Library, Graphic Arts, the Marquand Art Museum, and ReCap. The collections of Japanese rare items in these locations are continuously growing."
}
,
{
"pname":"Collection Description",
"pvalue":"Japanese rare materials range from the 8th century to the early Meiji period and encompass various categories and formats. The strength of the East Asian Library's Japanese rare book collection lies in Buddhism-related items and Chinese Classics including Gozan-ban, medicine, Nara ehon, and Kokatsujibon. The primary goal of the collection development is to build a comprehensive rare book collection that covers the full span of Japanese rare book history for class use."
}
,
{
"pname":"Material Availability for Researchers' Viewing/Examination",
"pvalue":"Rare items owned by the East Asian Library can be accessed in the Special Collection Reading Room at Firestone Library. Users must create a research account in advance. Please see details at https://library.princeton.edu/special-collections/policies/reading-room-guidelines"
}
,
{
"pname":"Online Access to Relevant Bibliographic Information",
"pvalue":"<a href=\"https://catalog.princeton.edu/\">Princeton University Library catalog</a>. (https://catalog.princeton.edu/)"
}
,
{
"pname":"Possibility of Material Reproduction",
"pvalue":"Reproduction depends on the material."
}
]