Pharmaceutical Library Bulletin

A Discussion about the Social Impact of “Silent Spring”

Keiko KAMITO

1999 Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 207-211
Published: July 31, 1999
Released on J-STAGE: September 21, 2011

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11291/jpla1956.44.207

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Today, environmental problems are becoming increasingly serious on a global scale; with that, ecology is no longer just one area in the field of biology but an important subject in society. One of the reasons this movement has started is a book named “Silent Spring”, written by American marine biologist Rachel Carson. In this paper, the impact that “Silent Spring” had on society is discussed.

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Records Management for Pharmaceutical Companies

To SASAKAWA

1999 Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 212-216
Published: July 31, 1999
Released on J-STAGE: September 21, 2011

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11291/jpla1956.44.212

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Attending the annual Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA) conference and touring the record management centers of some American pharmaceutical companies made clear to the author the necessity of records management for Japanese pharmaceutical companies. Recent activities of the ARMA, especially the 1998 Annual Conference, and the Industry-Specific Groups (ISG) pharmaceutical group are described. The following points are proposed: 1) Information specialists and librarians must begin performing records management duties as they already have the required skills in managing information. 2) Records managers should build alliances with IT staff who understand records management concepts. 3) Japanese records managers must cooperate with international records managers by joining the ARMA, and particularly in our industry, the ISG pharmaceutical group.

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Electronic Journals: Challenges for Academic Libraries

Koichi OJIRO

1999 Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 217-226
Published: July 31, 1999
Released on J-STAGE: September 21, 2011

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11291/jpla1956.44.217

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Recently, most of the major commercial publishers have started to provide electronic journals (e-journals). Subscription agents and database providers have also launched a range of aggregation services for e-journals. It is now a real challenge for academic libraries to integrate e-journals into digital library services. In this paper, advantages of e-journals and the current status of provision in academic libraries are reviewed. Next, such issues as pricing and provision of e-journals are discussed. A library consortium is suggested as a way to overcome these difficulties.

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NACSIS Electronic Library Service and Digitization of Scholarly Journals

Jun ADACHI

1999 Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 227-234
Published: July 31, 1999
Released on J-STAGE: September 21, 2011

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11291/jpla1956.44.227

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NACSIS initiated an Internet-based document delivery service called the NACSIS Electronic Library Service (NACSIS-ELS) in April 1997. As of March 1999, 73 Japanese academic societies are participating in this service, and 184 scientific journals are now available through the NACSIS-ELS. The history of the development of the NACSIS-ELS is described and a copyright charging strategy is discussed. Other issues related to electronic journals are also mentioned such as security protection measures, academic society activities over the Internet, and issues in the establishment of globally distributed digital libraries.

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Medical Information Service by Kyoto Minami Hospital to Its Patients and Regional Inhabitants

Machiko YAMAMURO

1999 Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 235-240
Published: July 31, 1999
Released on J-STAGE: September 21, 2011

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11291/jpla1956.44.235

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Osamu HANDA

1999 Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 241-246
Published: July 31, 1999
Released on J-STAGE: September 21, 2011

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11291/jpla1956.44.241

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Providing Drug Information for Enhancing Drug-Related QOL of Patients

-As Seen from the Standpoint of Medical Institutions-

Takao ORII

1999 Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 247-252
Published: July 31, 1999
Released on J-STAGE: September 21, 2011

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11291/jpla1956.44.247

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The public opinion of Japanese people towards medical care has changed from its previous “doctor-led form” to a “patient participation form, ” with the patient being significantly involved in the course of medical treatment. From the standpoint of medical institutions, “providing drug information” can be separated into information provided to the medical staff and information provided to the patient. Regarding the problem of how to provide drug information to patients, it is necessary to shift one's point of view from enhancing patient compliance (pharmaceutical QOL) to the idea of “supporting patients to obtain risk management ability.” The side that provides information is undecided as to “what to inform the patient about” and “how to present the information to the patient, ” whereas the patients and their families are unsure of “how to ask” and “who to ask, ” which reveals that the problems of both sides are inseparably connected to each other. Providing drug information requires the provision of necessary information to those who need information at the time they need the information as well as efficient usage of the information.

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Provide the Pharmaceutical Information from the Viewpoint of Information Center

Hiroshi MIYAKE

1999 Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 253-259
Published: July 31, 1999
Released on J-STAGE: September 21, 2011

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11291/jpla1956.44.253

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We provide pharmaceutical information for regions throughout Japan. Pharmaceutical information includes a vast variety of information, from basic experimental data to official information of drugs such as their package inserts. There are many types of information users: pharmacists, medical doctors, nurses, clinicians and consumers. We discuss the ways of providing this wide range of information to these people, who have very different levels of knowledge and needs, from the viewpoint of an information provider. Additionally, we discuss the utilization of data type definition based on the SGML format of information on drug package inserts and interview form.

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Tsutomu MATSUDA

1999 Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 260-263
Published: July 31, 1999
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11291/jpla1956.44.260

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JSTOR Project

Kazue UMEDA

1999 Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 266-274
Published: July 31, 1999
Released on J-STAGE: September 21, 2011

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11291/jpla1956.44.266

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JSTOR, a not-for-profit organization established in 1995, was a pilot project by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help libraries face the space and budgetary challenges posted by the growing cost and volume of scholarly research. JSTOR converted back-issues of more than 100 leading scholarly journals in 15 disciplines to electronic form as Phase I, which will bring many advantages to the international scholarly community. The successful project made vast runs of scholarly periodicals available via the WWW and purchasable at low prices by libraries. This article presents what JSTOR is, how important the JSTOR project is in electronic publishing and the scholarly community, and what its next offer will be.

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Kaori TABEI

1999 Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 275-281
Published: July 31, 1999
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11291/jpla1956.44.275

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Naoki TAKUBO

1999 Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 282-288
Published: July 31, 1999
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11291/jpla1956.44.282

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Yumi NISHIMURA

1999 Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 289-291
Published: July 31, 1999
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11291/jpla1956.44.289

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Ruriko HIRABE

1999 Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 292-294
Published: July 31, 1999
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11291/jpla1956.44.292

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Hitomi YAMADA

1999 Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 295-297
Published: July 31, 1999
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11291/jpla1956.44.295

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[in Japanese]

1999 Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 303-305
Published: July 31, 1999
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11291/jpla1956.44.303

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[in Japanese]

1999 Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 308-315
Published: July 31, 1999
Released on J-STAGE: September 21, 2011

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11291/jpla1956.44.308

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