1. Recovery of Minamisanriku Town
Library from Tsunami Disaster
Yuka Egusa (@yegusa)
Masao Takaku (@tmasao)

2. Where is Minamisanriku Town Library?
Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
about 130km from Epicenter of Great‐East‐Tohoku Earthquake
Nearby the sea
464km from Tokyo
It is a small port town,
and one of the biggest
damaged area
Ref. Google Map: http://g.co/maps/hzu7m

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

4. Minamisanriku Town Library
swept away by tsunami
Satellite
image
Ref. Google Map: http://g.co/maps/hzu7m
May 4, 2011
Ref. arg.editor’s Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/argeditor/5688647290/in/set‐72157626649048894/

5. 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

6. 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

7. Example(2): useful Web service for recovery
‐‐ Facebook page ‐‐
The library can
announce library
service and daily
activities.
http://www.facebook.com/MinamisanrikuTempLib

8. Visit the town and setup a system
Ref. are.editor:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/argeditor/6176
751425/in/set‐72157627615216817
September 23, 2011
January 30, 2012
Ref. opa2001:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opa2001/6803531251/i
n/pool‐1873162@N24

9. Next‐L Enju (OSS Library system)

10. Opening a temporary library on
2011/10/05
Ref. are.editor:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/argeditor/61
September 24, 2011 77192953/in/set‐72157627615216817
December 11, 2011
January 10, 2012
Ref. yegusa:
Ref arg.editor: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yegusa/6569019551/i
http://www.flickr.com/photos/argeditor/6675545901/in/set‐ n/set‐72157628561373007
72157628815737453/

11. • 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/
Thank you!