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■ About the Library |
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●Establishment
In October 1995, the Hyogo Creation Association began collecting and preserving records and data on the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and post-quake reconstruction efforts, to hand down to coming generations lessons learned from the Earthquake.
The work was taken over by The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Research Institute in April 1998, which continued collecting data and records while working to establish criteria for releasing the data and records to the public.
In addition, starting in June 2000 the Hyogo prefectural government conducted a two-year large-scale project to collect and classify Earthquake-related data and records. In the project, investigators (approx. 450 on a man-day basis) visited NPOs, organizations, associations, public housing for Earthquake survivors, offices, schools, urban development committees and other bodies to collect so-called primary sources, such as fliers, handouts, notebooks, memos, photos and items used at evacuation camps. The number of collected items reached nearly 160,000, including items collected by the Hyogo Creation Association and the Memorial Research Institute.
DRI took over the collected materials when it opened in April 2002, to exhibit them for visitors.
●DRI’s data and record collections
Visitors can view secondary sources such as publications and videos of the Library on the fifth floor, though those items are not available for rental. (Paid photocopy service available)
Some primary source materials are displayed in an exhibition space on the third floor, while others are kept in storage rooms. Visitors can see the primary source collection list on desktops in the Library or on the Internet. Items on the list can be viewed upon request. Ask the Library staff for further information.
●Library introduction
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●Collection of earthquake-related data and records
The DRI Library is working on researching, collecting, preserving and publishing data and materials relating to the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, to pass down records of the inland Earthquake that devastated the urban areas and to conduct research on promoting social preparedness against possible major disasters.
There might be items in your house that contain valuable information regarding the Earthquake. You might wish to preserve such items as mementos or are thinking of discarding them without appreciating their value as disaster records. We would appreciate your donating such items to DRI for use in disaster risk management efforts; your experience of the Earthquake will be shared with people worldwide. |
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