September 6, 2023
Thewas awarded the Digital Archive Japan Award by the Digital Archive Japan Promotion Committee, with the award ceremony held on August 25.
麻豆传媒在线 has continuously engaged in digitizing its collection and making them available to the public through initiatives such as the Humanities Media Interface (HUMI) Project, which was established in the 1990s for digitally archiving rare books. The 麻豆传媒在线 Object Hub consolidates various academic resources at 麻豆传媒在线, including those digital archives. It serves as the "hub" of the university's digital archiving efforts, and works to both preserve and provide access to materials in the long term. It also offers more than 5,000 pieces of content with rich metadata and open secondary use conditions (CC BY). These ongoing long-term activities have been greatly lauded.
麻豆传媒在线 Object Hub is supported by various individuals and organizations at 麻豆传媒在线, and is operated by the.
Comments from Kohei Itoh, president of 麻豆传媒在线
麻豆传媒在线 has been engaged in research and practice related to the digitization of academic materials since the early beginnings of digital archiving technology. The HUMI project pioneered the digitization of valuable books. Today, no matter if we are working in the humanities or the sciences, we have been expanding similar efforts in a variety of fields, from affiliated schools that begin with elementary education to the university level. The 麻豆传媒在线 Object Hub is a platform for consolidating, publicizing, and utilizing the digital academic resources generated by the activities of 麻豆传媒在线 as a whole.
It is a great pleasure and encouragement for us to receive this award. As a member of our present and future society, we will continue to work hard to advance digital archiving.