Under the present circumstances that systematization and mechanization of technical information services in an organization is required, Asahi Chemical Industry Co. is trying to go on the Asahi Technical Information System (ATIS) which is based on the experiences of the Company's SDI services using the magnetic tapes of CASIS. The ATIS is intended to put together centrally technical information in the company and to make master tapes of general index file of stored information and to render diversified information services using these tapes. The paper first mentions that if, not only passive services such as retrospective information retrieval but active services using the characteristic features of the computer are rendered, and services are extended to the fields of research control and technological planning, etc., mechanization of technical information processing will become meaningful. Then the paper describes the special features of ATIS and the outlines of the system such as the scope of data, coding, the way of master-tape making, kinds of information retrieval services, etc. Finally mentioned are problems of ATIS to be solved such as establishment of an information management system, thorough-going training of information service personnel, secrey of information, cost of information retrieval, etc.
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