Journal of Information Processing and Management
Online ISSN : 1347-1597
Print ISSN : 0021-7298
ISSN-L : 0021-7298
Volume 31, Issue 12
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Panel Discussion
  • Mamoru SATO, Juji KISHIMOTO
    1989 Volume 31 Issue 12 Pages 1023-1034
    Published: 1989
    Released on J-STAGE: March 23, 2012
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    In the process of automating libraries, the retrieval of books through the browsing of shelves is being overlooked. The telematic library is a document based DBMS which can deliver the content of books by simulating the browsing process. The retrieval actually simulates the process a person would use in selecting a book in a real library, where a visual presentation using a graphic display is substituted. The characteristics of prototype system "Son-Go-Ku" for such retrieval implemented in 1988 are mentioned.
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  • Fumio KISHIDA, Hisakata OMODAKA, Koichiro ISHIHARA, Yoshinori YAMADA, ...
    1989 Volume 31 Issue 12 Pages 1035-1040
    Published: 1989
    Released on J-STAGE: March 23, 2012
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    Toxicity data about several hundred chemicals, handled and commercialized by Sumitomo Chemical Co., have been collected and estimated. These data are stored in an optical disk filing system "sanfile 8500D". Because the system is mounted with a keyword input panel "Word selecter", information retrieval system is simplified but precised. Online system through telecommunication network is extended between Sumitomo Chemical's works, laboratories, and others. Image informations are mailed from installed facsimili in sanfile 8500D directly.
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  • Cun Wang
    1989 Volume 31 Issue 12 Pages 1041-1046
    Published: 1989
    Released on J-STAGE: March 23, 2012
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    In this article the disparity in the development of information activities between Japan and China is discovered by comparing its developing process and present conditions. The question why the development of information activities of China has far lagged behind Japan in spite of they started it almost at the same time is put forward and that causes are explained in terms of politics, economics, science and technology. And last, it is considered that the development of information activities of Japan will march at the head of others in the world because the first model of the fifth generation of computer has been created in this country and China must spare no efforts to run after Japan.
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  • Prospect of advanced information society
    Seisuke KOMATSUZAKI
    1989 Volume 31 Issue 12 Pages 1053-1061
    Published: 1989
    Released on J-STAGE: March 23, 2012
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    In this paper, the original Japanese idea of "advanced information society" was reviewed at the first step. Thus, advancement of information/communication technology, advancement of information/communication needs and tendency of industrialization of information" were examined. Next, by comparing studies on advanced information society in various countries, the Japanese characteristics of consensus building was reviewed. Finally, in pursuit of prospect and tasks for the society, advancement of innovation and convergence information/communication technology, information/communication needs, institutional environment for utilization of information/communication and countermeasures against information pollution. Matching of information/communication technology and needs, besides with countermeasures against information pollution were discussed.
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