Environmental conditions of the storage and exhibition room in the University of Tsukuba Library were researched. Light, gaseous pollutants and pest survey were focused. Strength of light levels was recalculated based on schedule plan of annual of library. Ammonia, formaldehyde, acetic acid acetaldehyde and so on were measured using Gas-Tech; it's cheaper and convenience method. It is useful tool in museum as it is possible to catch the level of air pollutants in situ. 20 pest traps were set, and the pest was identified after 1month. As result, a few flattened booklouse and a kind of beetles were caught. Most of insect was identified come from outside of library. It is necessary to monitoring continuous on regularly works in library. Even non-expert stuff be able to operate these research. These data is very efficient to manage the environmental condition of storage and exhibition room in the long term plan in economical advantage. A sequence of environmental research also is one part of risk management of library.

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This study is an analysis of haiku using the systems theory, with its theoretical framework of fundamental informatics. Haiku has been composed and interpreted in relation to haiku-societies, haiku-associations and mass media. In addition, the Internet is being increasingly used for the creation and dissemination of haiku. Fundamental informatics understands mind, society, mass media and the Internet as hierarchically related autopoietic systems, or as hierarchical autonomous communication systems (HACSes). It then considers that the formation of meanings (which corresponds to the composition and interpretation of haiku in this paper) occurs on the basis of information, which emerges in mutual relationships between the HACSes. Fundamental informatics makes it possible to illuminate how haiku is composed and interpreted, under the influence of haiku-societies, haiku-associations, mass media and the Internet.

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