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Specially Appointed Assoc. Prof. Akiko Walley to Speak at the Symposium "Digital Archiving and Research on Collections: From Closed to Open"

Oct.28.2026

Specially Appointed Associate Professor (Research Administrator) Akiko Walley from the Knowledge and Communication Unit at CIJS will speak at the symposium titled "Digital Archiving and Research on Collections: From Closed to Open," organized by Tohoku University Library and the Tohoku University Digital Archive.

For further details and registration, please refer to the event link below.

<Event Overview>

  • Date & Time: Thursday, November 19, 2026, 14:30–17:10 (JST)

  • Venue: Online only (Zoom)

  • Target Audience: Open to the public (Capacity: 300 participants)

  • Language: Japanese

  • Speakers:

    • Kevin McDowell

      Japanese Studies Librarian, University of Oregon Libraries

    • Kumiko McDowell

      Japanese Cataloger and Metadata Technician, University of Oregon Libraries

    • Akiko Walley

      Associate Professor of Japanese Art, University of Oregon /

      Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Knowledge and Communication Unit, Center for Integrated Japanese Studies, Tohoku University

    • Sachiko Yanagihara

      Specialist, Information Services Division, Tohoku University Library

<Details & Registration>