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Book Recommendation (Keita Tsuji) Lab
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A library and information science lab that uses data to study book recommendation and library management.
AboutAbout the lab
Understanding library books and operations through data.
The Book Recommendation (Keita Tsuji) Lab studies what books are held in public and university libraries and how they are used.
The lab has also studied a system that recommends university library books based on the Wikipedia article a user is reading.
It has also investigated how the designated manager system, in which the operation of public libraries is entrusted to private companies and other organizations, affects library use.
Currently, the lab is working on building a model in which public libraries and kodomo shokudo (community cafeterias for children) provide books to children from families living in poverty.
Key terms
- Book recommendation
- Recommending books worth reading based on a user's interests. This lab studies how to build recommendation systems.
- Designated manager system
- A system that entrusts the management and operation of public facilities to private companies and other organizations. In libraries, this lab compares libraries under the system with directly managed ones.
ResearchResearch themes
Using surveys and data on library holdings and lending, the lab studies systems for recommending books in libraries and how library management, such as the designated manager system, affects library use. Its research keywords are book recommendation, the designated manager system, and reference services.
*Illustrative imageSystems for recommending books in libraries
The lab has studied methods for recommending university library books based on the Wikipedia article a user is reading. It has also worked on developing a system that recommends which books public libraries should purchase or weed from their collections.
*Illustrative imageThe designated manager system and library use
The lab has studied how the designated manager system, which entrusts the operation of public libraries to outside organizations, affects library use. It compared and analyzed the holdings and lending of libraries under the system and directly managed libraries.
*Illustrative imageHoldings of study guides and workbooks
The lab has studied study guides, workbooks, and IT equipment in public libraries as new materials for children attending school. It conducted surveys and holdings studies.
MembersFaculty
- Associate ProfessorKeita Tsuji
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “NYC Public Library Research Room Jan 2006” Diliff / CC BY 2.5 (cropped)
- Systems for recommending books in libraries: “Bookshelves Suzzallo Allen Library University of Washington Seattle Washington 2026” Guywelch2000 / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- The designated manager system and library use: “NYC Public Library Research Room Jan” Diliff / CC BY 2.5 (cropped)
- Holdings of study guides and workbooks: “Sias Library - Students Studying 2017” Gary Todd / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Information Services (Reference Services) Lab (Ichiro Ohba)): “Simon Room mezzanine bookshelves” MSwierenga / CC0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (European Libraries Lab): “Hamamatsu Municipal Sakuma Library reading room ac (2)” Asturio Cantabrio / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (School Libraries Lab (Haruki Ono)): “Students at the library of Taihoku High School 02” 作者不詳 / Public domain (cropped)
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