Recovery of Minamisanriku Town Library from Tsunami Disaster

Yuka Egusa (@yegusa)Masao Takaku (@tmasao)

Where is Minamisanriku Town Library?Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

about 130km from Epicenter of Great‐East‐Tohoku Earthquake

Nearby  the sea

Ref. Google Map: http://g.co/maps/hzu7m

It is a small port town, and one of the biggest 

damaged area

464km from Tokyo

Minamisanriku Town Library before Tsunami Disaster

Ref. Minamisanriku Library Web Site: http://www.town.minamisanriku.miyagi.jp/modules/benri01/index.php?content_id=135

Minamisanriku Town Library swept away by tsunami

Ref. arg.editor’s Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/argeditor/5688647290/in/set‐72157626649048894/

Ref. Google Map: http://g.co/maps/hzu7m

Satellite image

May 4, 2011

What can we do?‐ as a library geek ‐

• Introduce and support for web and ICT services

• Implementation and Technical support for a library system– Thanks to OSS and cloud service

Example(1): useful Web service for recovery-- Amazon.co.jp wish lists --

The library can get needed goods including books 

through Amazon’s wish list from supporters.

http://www.amazon.co.jp/wishlist/2OA3LGPR73ZUP

Example(2): useful Web service for recovery‐‐ Facebook page ‐‐

The library can announce library service and daily 

activities.http://www.facebook.com/MinamisanrikuTempLib

Visit the town and setup a system

Ref. are.editor: http://www.flickr.com/photos/argeditor/6176751425/in/set‐72157627615216817

Ref. opa2001: http://www.flickr.com/photos/opa2001/6803531251/in/pool‐1873162@N24

September 23, 2011

January 30, 2012

Next‐L Enju (OSS Library system)

Opening a temporary library on2011/10/05 

Ref. are.editor: http://www.flickr.com/photos/argeditor/6177192953/in/set‐72157627615216817

Ref arg.editor: http://www.flickr.com/photos/argeditor/6675545901/in/set‐72157628815737453/

Ref. yegusa: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yegusa/6569019551/in/set‐72157628561373007

September 24, 2011

January 10, 2012December 11, 2011

Thank you!

• This is just a beginning of recovery of a library– We would like to continue to support librarians

• Minamisanriku Temporary Library Page (Facebook):– http://www.facebook.com/MinamisanrikuTempLib

• saveMLAK (wiki site):– http://savemlak.jp/