Nichigai WHO
Nichigai WHO, organized by Nichigai Associates, is a searchable database of over 300,000 historical and contemporary figures. The database was created to facilitate research related to publishers, mass communications, research institutes, libraries, and freelancers.
Nichigai Associates
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Nichigai WHO Series
[edit]Nichigai WHO has four series: WHO I, WHO II, WHO III, Sakka shippitsusha jinbutsu file (
Nichigai WHOPLUS
[edit]WHO and Jinbutsu Odan File
[edit]Nichigai WHOPLUS is divided into two categories: WHO and Jinbutsu odan file (
WHO
[edit]WHO is a database that catalogs profiles and bibliographic information of over 260,000 prominent figures. The profiles include their notations and readings of names, occupations and position titles, date of birth and death, academic backgrounds, personal history, and awards among others.
Two search methods are available: one is the full text search (
Bibliographic information of the figures are divided into three parts; Jinbutsu bunken, Tosho, and Kiji ronbun. Jinbutsu bunken (
Jinbutsu Odan File
[edit]Jinbutsu odan file is a database that combines the function of WHO database with five other databases:
- Jinbutsu reference jiten (
人物 レファレンス事典 , lit. Figure Reference Dictionary) lists 148,884 Japanese and 104,677 non-Japanese historical and current prominent figures. It catalogs which dictionaries and encyclopedias the figures are introduced in what indexes. - Jiten kindai nihon no senkusha (
事典 近代 日本 の先駆 者 , lit. Dictionary for Modern Japanese Pioneers) catalogs approximately 1,100 Japanese pioneers who invented, released, founded, or experienced something as the first Japanese. - Umi wo koeta nihonjinmei jiten (
海 を越 えた日本人 名 事典 , lit. Dictionary for Japanese Who Traveled Abroad) catalogs over 1,600 Japanese who made oversea journeys during the 16th century to the 1890s. - Chosho and chosha joho (
著書 ・著者 情報 , lit. Bibliographic Information) catalogs figures' bibliographic information based on the search results from BOOKPLUS. - Nichigai sentei koshiki URL shu (
日 外 選定 公式 URL集 , lit. URL Collection) lists the URL of figures selected exclusively by staff of WHO.
Characteristics
[edit]WHO includes not only scholars but also actors, artists, athletes, musicians, politicians, and writers. Although there is no indication of the time range, it roughly covers from ancient times to the present. Unlike printed encyclopedias, information provided in WHO is updated. The bibliographic information page is marked with date of the last update. Nevertheless, the frequency of the update varies. Some bibliographic information was last updated in 1988, while others in 2005. The bibliographic information provided in WHO is self provided and verified by each figure for accuratacy, except for deceased, non-Japanese, and public figures.
Advanced search allows the users to limit various subjects in order to find the figures. One may search for a certain type of person without specifying any names. For instance, by checking female, deceased, Japanese, musician, and Naha-shi, five deceased female musicians in Naha-shi, Okinawa, will be found.
Other Resource for Bibliographic Information
[edit]- The Japan Biographical Encyclopedia and Who's Who. First Edition. The Rengo Press, 1958.
- Motoji, Niwa. Nihon seishi daijiten. Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten, 1985.
- Dai jinmei jiten. Heibonsha, 1953–1955.
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