1. Science in Society, Society in Science
CROWD FUNDING FOR
LIBRARY IN JAPAN
Code4Lib 2013
Date: 2013-02-13 (Wed)
Place: UIC Forum
Makoto Okamoto @arg
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Ohma, Inc.
Code4Lib JAPAN
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2. BIG CHANGE OF DONATION IN JAPAN
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 Fast-growing after March11 tragedy
 85 Million Peoples made donation after 3.11 in Japan
 About 66% of the total population in Japan
 Half of the donators show intention to donate again
 Based on “Giving Japan 2012”
Big Change of
Donation
In JAPAN 2
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3. CROWD FUNDING IN JAPAN
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 Around the time of March11,
Crowd Funding appeared in Japan
1. READYFOR?
2. CAMPFIRE
3. Others
Inspired by Kiva
Encouraged by Kickstarter
 I’m also managing
 Sharing our experience and metrics
 Especially, Focusing on Crowd Funding for Library
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4. REF. READYFOR?
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5. CROWD FUNDING FOR LIBRARY
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 Real examples of READYFOR?
 6 challenges for Library
 All Succeeded
 Total: 19M Yen = 0.2M Dollars
 Average: 3M Yen = 32 thousands Dollars
 Maximum: 8M Yen = 85 thousands Dollars
 Key to Successes
 Setting up appropriate barter / ticket
 Donator can choose favorite book
 That book is donated to library
 Usually, we can’t do that
 Because of the library policy of collection
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6. KEY OF CROWD FUNDING FOR LIBRARY
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“Forbidden Fruit” 6
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7. Today, we have T-Shirts
Science in Society, Society in Science
CROWD FUNDING FOR
LIBRARY IN JAPAN
Code4Lib 2013
Date: 2013-02-13 (Wed)
Place: UIC Forum
Makoto Okamoto @arg
7 Academic Resource Guide, Inc.
Ohma, Inc.
Code4Lib JAPAN
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