Harvard, J. (English spelling) HarvardJ

Japanese: Harvard,J.(英語表記)HarvardJ
Harvard, J. (English spelling) HarvardJ

...A social institution that collects and stores recorded information, including books, which are intellectual products of mankind, organizes or processes them into an easy-to-use form, and makes them available for search and use upon request. In the past, in Japan, they were also called "libraries" or "bookshelves," but in recent years, they have also been called "information centers" because they also function as information databases. The word "books" refers to the He Tu Luo Shu (He tu Luo Shu), as stated in the "Book of Changes" (Xi Ci Zhuan): "The river produces diagrams, and Luo produces writing; the sages follow this."...

From Harvard University

…A private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. One of the Ivy League universities. Founded in 1636 as the first institution of higher education in the United States, Harvard College. It was named after the Puritan pastor John Harvard, who donated the founding fund and library. During the 40-year tenure of Charles W. Eliot, who served as president from 1869, the curriculum was changed from a compulsory system to a free elective system, and a graduate school was established, developing the university into a comprehensive university. …

*Some of the terminology references "Harvard, J." are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…人類の知的所産である図書をはじめとする記録情報を収集・蓄積し,利用しやすい形に整序あるいは加工して,求めに応じて検索し,利用に供する社会的機関をいう。かつて日本では,〈文庫〉〈書籍館〉の名でも呼ばれたが,近年は情報のデータベースとしての役割も果たすところから〈情報センター〉とも呼ばれる。 〈図書〉という言葉は《易経》繫辞伝に〈河は図を出し,洛は書を出す,聖人これに則る〉とあるように河図洛書(かとらくしよ)を指す。…

【ハーバード大学】より

…アメリカ合衆国マサチューセッツ州ケンブリッジにある私立大学。アイビー・リーグの一つ。1636年,合衆国最初の高等教育機関ハーバード・カレッジとして設置された。名称は,設立基金と蔵書を寄付したピューリタン牧師ハーバードJohn Harvardの名からとられた。1869年から40年間のエリオットCharles W.Eliot学長時代に,カリキュラムの必修科目制から自由選択制への変革が断行され,かつ大学院の設置も行われて,総合大学に発展した。…

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