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The saveMLAK project: the Great East Japan Earthquake and new developments in museum-library-archive collaboration
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 June 2016
Abstract
The Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011 was a catastrophe of unprecedented proportions even for a country that is one of the most earthquake-prone in the world. The saveMLAK project, which came into being in response to this earthquake and its related disasters, comprises an online network of museums, libraries and archives, as well as kōminkan, or community centres (hence the acronym MLAK), and is the first organisation of its kind in Japan. What was the genesis of saveMLAK, and what kind of activities does it engage in? Who are saveMLAK’s participants? What needs to be done to help the saveMLAK network develop further and become even more effective in coping with future natural disasters?
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- Art Libraries Journal , Volume 38 , Special Issue 2: Special Issue: Art Documentation in Japan , 2013 , pp. 40 - 44
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- Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2013