1988 Volume 30 Issue 10 Pages 967-978
Japan High Polymer Center (JHPC) constructed experimentally a database system named CAPDAS, mainly consists of catalogue informations using CD-ROM, which is for investigation of user needs for database on high polymer materials. Purposes, characteristics, construction and kinds of data of this system are described. Procedure of the information retrieval is also described by showing actual images on the display. Besides character information, image information is added in to the CD-ROM on trial. User's response to CAPDAS and problems awaiting for solution to improve this system are also mentioned.