# Empowering Educators & Learners: The Launch of Japan's First OER Cross-Search Service! **URL:** https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/empowering-educators-learners-the-launch-of-japans-first-oer-cross-search-service/6496 **Category:** The Plaza **Tags:** boardview **Created:** [April 7, 2024, 6:32am UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/empowering-educators-learners-the-launch-of-japans-first-oer-cross-search-service/6496 "2024-04-07T06:32:51Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 1
### Author: ![Katsu](https://connect.oeglobal.org/user_avatar/connect.oeglobal.org/katsu/32/349_2.png) [@Katsu](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/Katsu) #### Post date: [April 7, 2024, 6:32am UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/empowering-educators-learners-the-launch-of-japans-first-oer-cross-search-service/6496/1 "2024-04-07T06:32:51Z")
Hello everyone! I’m thrilled to share Open Education Japan’s upcoming efforts: a comprehensive OER Cross-Search Service specifically catering to the needs of Japanese educators and learners. Our innovative web system, set to go live soon, aggregates metadata from many OCW content provided by universities throughout Japan. This was made possible by scraping this metadata and storing it within the data repository platform driven by the National Institute for Informatics. With the help of the APIs, we’ve developed the ability to search across this content, offering a unified and streamlined user experience. It’s worth noting that while there are international services like OER Commons, our service focuses on domestic needs. It’s the first of its kind to focus solely on Japan’s educational resources, potentially transforming how OERs are discovered and utilized here. We believe that by simplifying access to Japanese university resources, we can significantly enhance the utilization of OER and embody the spirit of Open Education more fully. We’re excited to present a sneak peek of our service through a few screenshots that demonstrate the intuitive interface and capabilities of the service. Stay tuned for the official launch, and thank you for your support in fostering a more open and accessible educational landscape! ![図1-1](https://connect.oeglobal.org/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b19583303d6f0e83e7b43a0cad3b3cb806968e36.jpeg) ![図1](https://connect.oeglobal.org/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4d5ac155537da2ae7c5e03e8561e895ad631d80b.png) --- _[View the full topic](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/empowering-educators-learners-the-launch-of-japans-first-oer-cross-search-service/6496)._