In April, 1979, the 20th General Assembly of the Japan Medical Congress was held in Tokyo. The Assembly had about 120 scientific lectures and symposiums in which medical doctors and other health professionals participated from all over the country.
In addition to those meetings, the General Medical Exhibition was arranged and various programs were provided such as research progresses, medical instruments, pharmaceutical drugs, and information/communication systems.
“Dynamics of Medical Information Services in Future” was shown at a greater part of the Exhibition Place.
Presented there were the Japan Information Center of Science and Technology's on-line information system (JOTS), and the Lockheed Information Service (DIALOG) and the System Development Corporation's Search Service through international telephone-lines. As useful devices of inter-library loan service, telexes and tele-facsimiles are demonstrated.
Our Committee of Medical Information/Communication Systems suggested a future net-work of delivery of medical information at the nation-wide level, including a plan of a national medical library and information center.
In commemoration of the Assembly, a 130-page book “How to find out medical literature (Igaku Bunken no Sagashikata)” was published.
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