Mississippi Library Association

MSU Libraries joins contemporary Japan program

Want to learn about Japanese history, art, culture, politics, and more? Come to Mississippi State University Libraries.

MSU Libraries was recently named a recipient of the Nippon Foundation’s “100 Books for Understanding Contemporary Japan,” a collection of books written by experts in their respective fields chosen specifically to help non-experts gain a basic understanding of Japan.

Donated free to select university libraries, this prestigious collection contains works such as Kenneth Pyle’s Japan Rising, the Resurgence of Japanese Power and Purpose and Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World by Theodore Bestor and is intended to expand international knowledge of Japan and to craft a clearer, more comprehensive understanding of contemporary Japan that transcends stereotypes and out-dated ideas.

“The interdisciplinary nature of these books will benefit many programs from a variety of departments across MSU’s campus,” said David Nolen, MSU Libraries’ humanities reference librarian. “Being able to provide access to these great resources will greatly help us support MSU’s educational and scholarly goals.”

For more information on MSU Libraries, please visit http://library.msstate.edu/.

Photograph by MSU Libraries

Pictured here with a portion of the Nippon Foundation donation are (l to r) Pat Matthes, MSU Libraries’ Associate Dean for Technical Services; Brian Watkins, MSU’s Director of International Business; Jack Jordan, Head of MSU’s Department of Foreign Languages; and David Nolen, MSU Libraries’ humanities reference librarian.

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Lyle Tate
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Posted on: November 4th, 2009