ReaD

Directory Database of Research and Development Activities (ReaD) is a database service designed to promote cooperation among industry, academia and government. ReaD is the web site that collects and provides scientific information on research institutes, researchers, research subjects and research resources in Japan.

Directory Database of Research and Development Activitie

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Cooperation for ReaD questionnaire
- About the ReaD Survey -

Overview of the Survey

ReaD conducts surveys (ReaD Surveys) every year to encourage the updating of data.

There are two ways to update data, which are shown below.

1. Online update
Data is updated from an online form using an ID and password.
Researchers themselves, can update researcher information, and also institution administrators can update institute information, subject information and resource information.

2. Data Exchanges
This method involves exporting the data required by ReaD from researcher lists held by research institutions, and registering information for the institution in a batch. Please contact the data exchange staff at the ReaD Office for further details.
Please click here for the list of organizations that have completed data exchanges.

2010 ReaD Survey

The 2010 ReaD Survey will be carried out in accordance with the following procedure.

ReaD Survey by post will not be conducted in this year.

1. The researchers will be asked to register/update their researcher information through the online form using their researcher IDs.
(1)July 2010
The researchers who have registered their e-mail addresses and did not update their information after FY2009 will be asked to update their information by e-mail.
(2)October 2010
The researchers who have registered their e-mail addresses and did not update their information in FY2010 [other than the researchers contacted in (1)] will be asked to update their information by e-mail.
(3)January 2011
The researchers who have registered their e-mail addresses and have not updated their information at this time will be asked to update their information by e-mail.
* Update request e-mails will not be sent to the researchers at institutions where data exchanges are / will be carried out.

2. Each institution administrator will be asked to register/update the information on the research institutes, research subjects, and research resources on the online form using the institution administrator ID.

* Researchers who wish to register their information in the ReaD for the first time should complete the “User Registration” and acquire the researcher ID.


Past ReaD Survey

 2009 ReaD Survey

 2008 ReaD Survey

 2007 ReaD Survey

 2006 ReaD Survey

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