A dynamic organization devoted to library services for the East Asian studies communities in North America since 1958.

Committee on Japanese Materials

The Committee on Japanese Materials (CJM) is one of the three area committees of the Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL). CJM’s major functions include:

  • Promoting interlibrary and international cooperation among Japanese studies resource specialists from diverse backgrounds, and work to reduce institutional, linguistic, and geographic barriers to accessing resources  
  • Formulating the CJM program for CEAL Annual Meetings 
  • Collaborating with the North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources (NCC) to plan workshops and projects related to Japanese studies resources, including but not limited to new resources, pedagogy, and librarian professional development
  • Monitoring new appointments to East Asian studies resource specialist positions within North America and welcoming those to the field, and monitoring new directions and opportunities in Japanese studies librarianship to better support an evolving field

CJM is dedicated to a broad definition of “Japanese studies resources” that includes collections about Japan, made in Japan, and written or recorded in the Japanese vernacular, as well as collections by or pertaining to members of the Japanese diaspora and the Indigenous Peoples of Japan. 

Please go to the annual meeting page for committee programs at the CEAL annual meeting.