Digital Libraries

No.1, August 1994
University of Library and Information Science
Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki 305, Japan


  1. Preface
    Koichi Tabata, University of Library and Information Science
  2. Approaches to Digital Libraries
    - report from Workshop and Conference on Digital Libraries in U.S.A.
    Shigeo Sugimoto, University of Library and Information Science
  3. Premises for Establishment of an Electronic Library System
    Jun Adachi, NACSIS, Research and Development Department
  4. The Digital Librarian: Work and Tools
    Takeo Yamamoto, University of Library and Information Science
  5. Academic information distribution on communication networks
    Hiromichi Hashizume, National Center for Science Information Systems (NACSIS)
  6. Practice of Using and Providing Information Resources on the Internet
    Tetsuo Sakaguchi, University of Library and Information Science
  7. An Accessible Library from Internet
    --A case of Teikyo University Utsunomiya Campus Network--
    Shigeo Takei, Kazuo Takai, Masayuki Arai, and Hiroyoshi Watanabe, Teikyo University
  8. "Digital Library Network" as a Research Organization
    Koichi TABATA, University of Library and Information Science

Approaches to Digital Libraries
- report from Workshop and Conference on Digital Libraries in U.S.A.

Shigeo Sugimoto
University of Library and Information Science
1-2, Kasuga, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan
phone: +81-298-52-0511 fax: +81-298-52-4326 email: sugimoto@ulis.ac.jp

abstract

With the initiative to build National Information Infrastructure, it has become much more important to develop digital libraries. Research projects of digital libraries are being initiated at number of universities. The author attended "1994 Workshop on Digital Libraries: Current Issues" held at Rutgers University (Newark, NJ, May 1994), and "Digital Libraries'94: Conference on the Theories and Practice of Digital Libraries" held at Texas A&M University (College Station, TX, June 1994). This paper reports the workshop and the conference, and discusses the approaches to digital libraries in U.S.A. and other countries that were talked and discussed in these meetings.

keywords

Digital Library, Electronic Library, NII (National Information Infrastructure), Internet, Mosaic, Digital Library Projects

Premises for Establishment of an Electronic Library System

Jun Adachi
NACSIS, Research and Development Department
(National Center for Science Information Systems)
3-29-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112 Japan
Tel: 03(3942)6959 Fax: 03(5395)7064 E-mail: adachi@nacsis.ac.jp

abstract

NACSIS is planning to launch an electronic library service, NACSIS-ELS, from the end of 1994. The overview of this new information system is presented, which integrates conventional bibliographic databases with direct display and printing capabilities of primary information, i.e., pages of journal articles.
Based on this introduction, considerations on the functionality of library on networks is discussed. Requirements for the convenience of users are described in anticipation that aggregate of WWW and MOSAIC does not necessarily constitute a future digital library.


The Digital Librarian: Work and Tools

Takeo Yamamoto
University of Library and Information Science
Tsukuba Academic City, Ibaraki 305, Japan

abstract

A technological and socioeconomic look into the future predicts that many libraries will effectively become multimedia digital(electronic)libraries. The work and tools for a librarians in such a digital library --- a digital librarian --- are discussed. A CSCW(Computer Assisted Cooperative Work) tool, which is proposed here and called "network reference service systems" will enable the digital librarian to serve users on the network in various modes, including network navigation piloting, cooperative search, cooperative translation and read-aloud on network. The importance of information creation and output in the digital library is pointed out. Ways of promoting privacy and security for the user as well as the librarian are also discussed.

Keywords

small Digital Library, digital librarian, network reference service system, CSCW, gateway service, network navigation piloting, cooperative search, cooperative translation, network read-aloud, digital book editor, digital book publisher, digital book agent, netnews, privacy, electronic disguise

Academic information distribution on communication networks

Hiromichi Hashizume
National Center for Science Information Systems (NACSIS)
3-29-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03-3942-6960 Fax: 03-5395-7064 Email: has@nacsis.ac.jp

abstract

Digiltal libraries, together with the enlarged network functions,can serve as future academic societies: in this sense they can be more than automated libraries. This paper proposes a model of total academic information circulation model, considering the digital library functions as academic societies.

keywords

information distribution, communication network

Practice of Using and Providing Information Resources on the Internet

Tetsuo Sakaguchi
University of Library and Information Science
1-2, Kasuga, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305, Japan
Phone: +81-298-52-0511, Fax: +81-298-52-4326, E-mail: saka@ulis.ac.jp

abstract

There are various methods for providing information on the Internet. This paper describes WAIS, WWW, and such information providing systems which are currently used on the Internet.

Keywords

the Internet, distributed system, WAIS, fulltext search, information retrieval, ANSI Z39.50, WWW, NCSA Mosaic, hypertext, SGML, HTML, HTTP, URI, URL

An Accessible Library from Internet
--A case of Teikyo University Utsunomiya Campus Network--

Shigeo Takei*1, Kazuo Takai*2, Masayuki Arai*1 and Hiroyoshi Watanabe*1
*1 Dept. of Information Sciences, School of Science and Engineering, Teikyo University *2 Science and Engineering Library, Teikyo University

abstracts

Teikyo University plans the new type of the library system for School of Science and Engineering at Utsunomiya Campus. The first aim lies in ensuring accessibility from Internet and realizing the remote education between Cranfield University in UK and its graduate school newly settled in the Teikyo Utsunomiya Campus. The second aim lies in constructing the utilizable system for library services and providing services for not only the campus but also the outside. Therefore, we plan to construct a completely open and very slim system by using TCP/IP protocol and minimizing functions. This paper reports details of the plan and future works.

Keywords

Internet, UNIX, X-Window, MS-Windows, NACSIS, Library at Faculty of Science and Technology, Teikyo Univ.

"Digital Library Network" as a Research Organization

Koichi TABATA
University of Library and Information Science
1-2 Kasuga, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305 JAPAN
tel.+81-298-52-0511 fax.+81-298-52-4326 tabata@ulis.ac.jp

abstract

In order to create an open forum for those who have interests in researches and activities on digital libraries, the research organization "Digital Library Network: DLNET" is going to be established based on the following policy. (1) DLNET participant canbuild his/her own digital library(DL) where publications written by himself/herself are open to the public without charge. (2) DLNET participant can collect any copies of publications from the network of DL's, and not only primary but secondary information of his/her collection, in turn, is open to the public without charge.
Several research activities in DLNET are discussed in this paper.

Keywords

Library, Digital Library, Digital Library Network, DLNET, Mailing List, Bulletin Board, Information Source Sharing, Gray Literature, Publications, Collection, Information Storage, Information Organization, Secondary Information, Information Retrieval, Authority Control, SDI, Librarianship, Collaboration, Reference Work, SGML, DTD, Authoring, Reading, Retrieval, Multimedia, CD-ROM, Retrieved Information Database, Server-Client, Access Right, Account Management, Research on Languages, Multilingual, Translation
sugimoto@ulis.ac.jp