Japanese Resources
A curated guide to authoritative Japanese-language resources on Bibliobattle. Most of these are essential for verifying details cited in the upcoming review paper, and for readers who wish to dig deeper into the original sources.
Official Sites
- bibliobattle.jp — Official site of Bibliobattle. Contains the official rules, history of the founding, FAQ, event calendar, and press materials.
- en.bibliobattle.jp — The English-language official site (limited content).
- zenkoku.bibliobattle.jp — Official site of the National University Bibliobattle, the annual flagship competition.
- Bibliobattle Promotion Committee — About page of the volunteer organization that promotes Bibliobattle nationally.
Reference Encyclopedias
- Wikipedia (Japanese): ビブリオバトル — A comprehensive overview, useful as a starting point but not a primary academic source.
- Glossary of Library and Information Science (Japan Library Association, 2020) — Bibliobattle is included as an entry, signifying its institutional recognition in the field.
Library and Educational Authority Resources
- Tokyo Metropolitan Library: Bibliobattle Guide — A practical guide for school librarians and educators, with a Q&A section.
- National Diet Library: Current Awareness CA1830 — The NDL's official review of Bibliobattle's multi-directional development trends.
- MEXT: Library Practice Case Collection — Government-issued case collection featuring Bibliobattle implementations.
- Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education: Bibliobattle Research (PDF) — A prefectural research report on educational use of Bibliobattle.
Search Tools for Japanese Academic Literature
- CiNii Research — The primary Japanese academic search engine. A search for "ビブリオバトル" returns 80+ articles across education, library science, and information science.
- J-STAGE — Open-access portal for Japanese academic journals.
- Google Scholar — For English-language and translated literature on Bibliobattle.
Author's Profile
- researchmap: Tadahiro Taniguchi — Comprehensive publication record of the inventor.
- Google Scholar: T. Taniguchi — Citation profile.