Journal of Information Processing and Management
Online ISSN : 1347-1597
Print ISSN : 0021-7298
ISSN-L : 0021-7298
Volume 41, Issue 10
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  • Ann J. WOLPERT
    1999 Volume 41 Issue 10 Pages 780-788
    Published: 1999
    Released on J-STAGE: April 01, 2001
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    This paper describes library role as provider of digital resources in the digital information age. Its remarks have focused primarily on the marketing challenge libraries face in providing digital resources. Then, it is explained that field education is also necessary on the educational program of librarians. Finally, it is explained that libraries in the digital environment are expected to develop (1) new metrics to characterize library excellence in the digital resource environment, (2) new economic models for the digital environment, and (3) new strategies for capturing scholarly communication in its emerging forms.
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  • Tuguchika KAMINUMA
    1999 Volume 41 Issue 10 Pages 789-808
    Published: 1999
    Released on J-STAGE: April 01, 2001
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    The Internet and WWW revolution is giving big impact on every library. Usual libraries must seek new way to operate libraries taking into account new informational technologies. The concept of conventional library will be challenged by the so called digital library. However problem is very different for libraries affiliated to national research laboratories. The latter must consider the problem from a wider perspective in that libraries are part of information and computing infrastructure of the institutions.
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  • Katsuko MURAHASHI
    1999 Volume 41 Issue 10 Pages 826-833
    Published: 1999
    Released on J-STAGE: April 01, 2001
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    Librarians are an expert on searching for materials and information. They are required to have deep knowledge about retrieval system, the subjects and understanding the needs of users, as professionals who intermediate between materials and users. It is their specialty to make a useful retrieval system and reference tools. Understanding the needs of users quickly and precisely heightens the satisfaction of them. Under the information society, it is the role for librarians to change the data into the information.
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  • Introduction to factual databases 2-Factual databases in the material science fields-
    Kunio IIJIMA
    1999 Volume 41 Issue 10 Pages 834-845
    Published: 1999
    Released on J-STAGE: April 01, 2001
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    Although the long history of the handbooks for the chemistry and/or material science, the factual databases were not so expected. The cause seemed to be that the delivery system didn't meet the demand from the users. However, the latest wide-used computer network and the advanced computer technology enable innovative dissemination of factual data, and combinatorial chemistry and computer science arouse new demands for factual databases. This paper describes the dissemination technology of factual databases in the computer network and introduces the advanced material databases developed by JST.
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