[
{
"pname":"Address",
"pvalue":"1425 Jayhawk Blvd. Lawrence, KS 66045-7544, USA"
}
,
{
"pname":"Contact Person <small>(Please replace the \"[ATMARK]\" with the symbol @ when e-mailing the contact person.)</small>",
"pvalue":"Michiko Ito (Japanese Studies Librarian)<br/>Phone: +1 (785) 864-4669<br/>mito[ATMARK]ku.edu<br/><br/>Eve Wolynes (Special Collections Curator)<br/>Phone: +1 (785) 864-5646<br/>ewolynes[ATMARK]ku.edu"
}
,
{
"pname":"Collection Size",
"pvalue":"The University of Kansas (KU) Libraries holds approximately 80 pre-Meiji or early Meiji period prints and manuscripts. While scattered across various locations, the Kenneth Spencer Research Library (KSRL) houses the majority of these materials."
}
,
{
"pname":"Collection Description",
"pvalue":"KU’s premodern (pre-Meiji or early Meiji period) Japanese print and manuscript collection is particularly strong in ornithology, including falconry and illustrated books of birds. One notable title is <a href=\"https://catalog.lib.ku.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=9528501\">Zegaibō ekotoba</a> (produced between 1789 and 1818), a manuscript reproduction of <i>Zegaibō emaki</i>, originally written by NijōTameshige and with a postscript by Reizei Sachūjō Fujiwara Tamekiyo, dated Kanbun 5-nen (1665). The digital image is available at KU Libraries’ <a href=\"https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-speccoll/7049\">Digital Collections</a> site.<br/><br/>Although unprocessed, KU also has approximately 20 manuscripts describing sukegō (labor service requisitioned by the Tokugawa shogunate) of Koshigaya."
}
,
{
"pname":"Material Availability for Researchers' Viewing/Examination",
"pvalue":"Most of the premodern Japanese prints and manuscripts are held at KSRL  (<a href=\"https://spencer.lib.ku.edu/\">https://spencer.lib.ku.edu/</a>). To access the collections at KSRL, users must create online user accounts through this <a href=\"https://aeon.lib.ku.edu/aeon/\">link</a>. Materials are retrieved upon request and can only be used in KSRL's Reading Room. Including all materials stored in different locations, to ensure availability and inquire about access procedures, we strongly recommend contacting a Japanese Studies librarian for an advance inquiry or reservation."
}
,
{
"pname":"Online Access to Relevant Bibliographic Information",
"pvalue":"Catalogued materials can be searched by KU OPAC (<a href=\"http://www.lib.ku.edu/\">http://www.lib.ku.edu/</a>) and WorldCat."
}
,
{
"pname":"Possibility of Material Reproduction",
"pvalue":"Users are welcome to scan most materials by themselves, with the exception of those stored at KSRL. For materials stored at KSRL, staff will review the condition and fragility of the items to determine if scanning is appropriate. KSRL staff can scan approved materials free of charge for small volumes. However, there may be charges associated with large volume scanning requests."
}
]