Historical Recordings Collection (Rekion)

The Historical Recordings Collection provides

Enter one or more keywords in Japanese characters in the search box. Any word(s) from the title, the names of the creator (Lyricist, Composer, Artist/Performer, Arranger), publisher (Label Name), or the description, can be used as keywords. Persistent ID (*) can also be a keyword.
*A persistent identifier is an identifier given to each title, in the form of "info:ndljp/pid/{NUMBER}". NUMBER can also be used as a keyword by itself.

#Note: Search keywords must be entered in Japanese characters unless the metadata are described in English.
e.g., the sound recordings composed or sung by the composer/artists that have English names such as Johnny Watson, Burton Crane, and Clarke Johnston.

By checking the checkbox “Available Online”, you can search only the recordings available online. If you are interested in all recordings that can be listened to in the NDL and Rekion partner libraries, please do not check.

When entering more than one keyword, separate the words by a space. By way of example, searching “荒城の月” sung by “中山悌一”. With entering “中山悌一　荒城の月” in the search box, search results are displayed as follows:

Keyword is highlighted. In this way, the sound recording which is titled “荒城の月” sung by 中山悌一 can be found.

With clicking each genre at the “Browse by Genre” on the top page, list of recordings by genre can be shown.
Also, you can refine search results to a specific genre using the facets “Genres of Historical Recordings” on the left-side of search results.
For detailed information of genres in the Historical Recordings Collection, see "About Historical Recording Collection"―"Genres".

The advanced search interface will be opened if you click “Advanced Search” on the top page.

You can search by parameters explained below.

Table1 Table of Advanced Search fields

No.	Tab	Explanation
1	Keyword	Enter a keyword in Japanese characters. You can search any word(s) from the title, the names of the creator (Lyricist, Composer, Artist/Performer, Arranger), the publisher (Label Name), or the description.
2	Title	Enter the title of recordings you are searching for.
3	Creator(Lyricist, Composer, Artist/Performer)	Enter the names of the creators (Lyricist, Composer, Artist/Performer, Arranger) of the recordings. Click on the "Author List" to see a creator list.
4	Label Name(publisher)	Enter the Label Name (publisher).
5	Genre	Enter the name of genre of the recordings you are searching for. Like the other keywords, you must enter the name of genre in Japanese characters. （e.g. “邦楽”（Japanese traditional music） “歌舞伎” (Kabuki) ） See "About Historical Recording Collection"―"Genres" for detail.
6	Release Date	Enter the year, month of publication. You can leave month and day parameters empty. You can search by specifying the exact date or a range.
7	Identifiers	Product Number Enter the product number given to Japanese 78rpm records. Persistent ID Identifiers given to uniquely identify the items contained in this system, represented in the form of "info:ndljp/pid/{NUMBER}". NUMBER can also be used as a keyword by itself.
8	Results Sorted By	Primary Sort / Secondary Sort ou can sort the results by title, creator name, release date (publication date), or call number. Choose "Ascending" or "Descending". Records per Page Choose from 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100. The initial setting is 20.
9	Boolean Operators (parameters within a field)	Choose "AND" or "OR".
10	Boolean Operators (parameters of different fields)	Choose "AND" or "OR".
11	Search	Click to execute the advanced search. If any of the required fields are missing parameters, an error message will be shown.
12	Clear	Reset all the parameters and go back to the initial settings.

(1) Normalization of Characters

• This system does not distinguish between the following:
  Alphabet (Upper/Lower cases, Full-/Half- width)
  Numbers (Full-/Half- width)
  Variants of Chinese Characters
  Hiragana/Katakana: Search results will be the same if you enter a keyword in Hiragana or in Katakana.
  Yo-on(Contracted sound)/Soku-on(Choked Sound): Upper case "や", "ゆ","よ", "つ" and lower case "ゃ", "ゅ", "ょ", "っ" are recognized as the same letter.
• This system does not recognize the following characters:
  ＜Half-width Characters＞
  　　!?=^_#$&~|,/"()[]<>{}:;*.'`+\
  
  ＜Full-width Characters＞
  　　、。，．・：；？！゛゜´｀¨＾￣＿／＼～∥∥…‥‘’“”
  　　（）〔〕［］｛｝〈〉《》「」『』【】＋－±×÷＝≠＜＞≦≧
  　　∞∴♂♀°′″￥＄￠￡＃＆＊§☆★○●◎◇◆□■△▲▽▼※
  　　〒→←↑↓∈∋⊆⊇⊂⊃∪∩∧∨￢⇒⇔∀∃∠⊥⌒∂∇≡≒≪≫
  　　√∽∝∵∫∬ʼn♯♭♪†‡¶◯─│┌┐┘└├┬┤┴┼━┃┏
  　　┓┛┗┣┳┫┻╋┠┯┨┷┿┝┰┥┸╂
  

(2) Left-side Match / Exact Match / Phrase Match search

• Left-side Match Search
  Please enter "/" before the keyword.
  Example: When you enter "/ 図書館", the results will be the titles which begin with "図書館" such as "図書館","図書館の歴史" , and "図書館学概論".
  
• Exact Match Search
  Please enter "/" before and after the keyword.
  If the keyword has a space, please enter "/" and """ before and after the keyword.
  Example: When you enter "/図書館/", the result will be the items titled exactly as "図書館".
  Example: When you enter "/"National Diet Library"/", the results will be items titled exactly "National Diet Library".
  
• Phrase Match Search
  Please put a phrase in double quotations ""
  Example: When "library work" is entered, the result includes titles such as "the library work", but excludes "work in library" etc.

In the Search Results, up to 3,000 records will be shown per one search. If more than 3,000 records are hit, please refine the results using the facets in the left-hand column.

Sound recordings will be played on the Audio Player.
Please refer to "1. General Instructions" for recommended operating environment.

The metadata of recordings will be displayed on the left-side of the audio play screen.
The Simple Record that will be displayed in initial state shows;
  ・ Persistent ID
  ・ Title
  ・ Author/Performer (Lyricist, Composer, Artist/Performer, Arranger)
  ・ Label Name
  ・ Release Date (Publication Date)
Click on "Detailed Record View" to see all metadata fields. Please note that "Date of Creation" means "Recording Date".