ASIAN CENTER 21
　　　　　　　　　　　　　Asian Library & Communication Center Osaka　　　　　　　　　　　　
1. Place : Higashinakajima 5-18-20 TOA Building
　　　　　　 Higashi Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 533-0033 Japan
　　　　　　 Tel (06)6321-1839 Fax (06)6323-1126
　　　　　　　http://www.asian-library-osaka.org

2. Established Date : February,1981

3. Purpose : To establish Asian Library & Communication Center by integrating
　　　　　　　　Variety of members, appealing its significance to the people far and wide 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
4. Representatives : President- SANDIP K. TAGORE
　　　　　　　　　　　　　（professor emeritus of Otemon Univ.）
　　　　　　　　　　　　　Executive Officer-K.SAKAGUCHI

5. Organization : Democratic management based on volunteer activity "Main Staff", selected
　　　　　　　　　　 Among members works for
　　　　　　　　　　 �@Planning Div. �ALibrary Div. �BPolicy Div.�CManagement Div.

6. No. of members : 3,007(as of September, 2006)

7. Application of : Everyone who agrees to our activity purpose can join,
　 Membership paying membership fee(￥3,000 for general ￥10,000 for support member)

8. Finance : 50% Membership fee, 20% Donation and 30% Business Surplus

9. Activity : �@Survey, Collection and Labeling of books preparation for Asian Library
　　　　　　　 �APlanning of business & contacting the relative organization
　　　　　　　 �BFund-raising by campaign, bazaar & extension sales
　　　　　　　 �CDevelopment of staff for piloting a cultural business
　　　　　　　 �DVarious cultural events, such as Speech, Asian Language School, Concerts, Cultural 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　exchange programs, Publication etc
　　　　　　　 �EAdvertisement of our activity
　　　　　　　 �FStudy tour to several countries especially to Philippines for 20 times from 1988

10. Publication : 「Asian　ai」(quarterly, free for members)
　　　　　　　　　　 「Asian　Library　Catalogue　No１」
　　　　　　　　　　 「Asian　Library　Catalogue　No２」　　　　　　
11. Remarks :
1986 resolved for supporting the campaign aimed at establishing Asian Library at the
　　　 5２nd convention of the League of International Library (Tokyo convention)
1995 established Japanese Language School and Asian library branch in Dalian,China.
1998 won the prize of international exchange division by the governor of Osaka.
2002 established Japanese Language School and Asian Library branch in Bangalore, India
2003 established Japanese Language School and Asian Library branch in Kathmandu,Nepal
2005 established Japanese Language School and Asian Library branch in Bali, Indonesia

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　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　"Join Asian Center 21"

Thanks to all the members' understanding and help, Asian Center 21 has been advancing toward establishing Asian library since 1981. Now we are trying to have more members for the future development. Please refer to our brochures and annual reports for details of our activities.
We are glad to accept your application to be a member at anytime. You can use the postal
transfer application form we have enclosed. We are looking forward to your participation in
this moment.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (Introducer 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　)
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Asian Center 21

1.Membership

General member	Everyone who agrees to our activity can join
Support member	Same as above, also support the campaign economically
Organization　Membeｒ	Same as above, every organization, school, university, company, shop which support the campaign

2.Initiation Fee ￥2,000（only for the first time）

3.Annual Membership Fee

		Annual Fee	Payment
Individual	General	￥ 3000/person	Cash or postal transfer or bank transfer
	Support	￥10,000/person	Same as above
Organization/company		￥20,000/org,com	Same as above

4.Membership Benefit
�@ You can borrow 6 books from Asian Library for free at any time
�A You can receive free annual report and get information about the events
�B You can get some discount for the event participation fee and the merchandise.
★These all apply for General, Supportive, and Organization & Company