Introduction………601

The future prospects of conversion system of information retrieval service for mobile terminals
　Toshihiko WATANABE, Hiroshi NAKAGAWA………602

Appling RFID for library solution system
　Eizaburo YAMAZAKI………609

Present situation and practices of cellular phone use in educational field
　Yoshio HONMA………615

The present and future of mobile multimedia services
　Fumihisa YAMAGUCHI………621

School librarians and information retrieval in the Internet Age
　Yuriko NAKAMURA, Fuyuki YOSHIKANE………624

Series : FAQ for InfoPros (3)………Yumi SHIGETA, Hitoko YOSHIMA………634
●INFOSTA Forum (143)………Keiko HIGUCHI………637
●INFOSTA Forum (144)………katunosuke SASAMORI………638
●New book………639
●INFOSTA News………640
●Editor's note………643
●Table of contents Vol. 52, 2002

Vol. 52 （2002） ,　No.11
Special feature : Information literacy

Introduction………549
　
What is information literacy? ―Discussions in U.S. universities and libraries
　Zensei OSHIRO………550

A review of information literacy education in Japan
　Sakurako ICHIMURA………557

Scientific literacy in Japan
　Miki MATSUI………562

Support for education of Information literacy of Mie University Library
　Izumi SUGITA, Munenori KAWATANI, Miyuki GOTO………569

Case report : Lifelong learning in OKAYAMA ―It is the high-speed Internet just here
　Yasunori AIZAWA………575

Information literacy for learning organizations
　Mami KOBAYASHI………580　

What is "Information Culture"?
　Kimio HOSONO………586

Series : FAQ for InfoPros (2)………592
●INFOSTA Forum (142)………Masashi YAMADA………595
●INFOSTA News………596
●Editor's note………599

Vol. 52 （2002） ,　No.10
Special feature : INFOSTA Symposium 2002

Special lecture : Intellectual property system as an information legal system
～Themes and subjects of discussion that information professionals should note～
　Hirokazu AOYAMA………495

General presentation………501

Impressions of general presentation………515

Impressions : The 27th INFOSTA Prize………520

Electronic pathfinders : a window to a new generation library service
　Mizuki KASHIMA, Sumiyo YAMAGUCHI………526

Series : FAQ for InfoPros! (1)………Akemi HIROSAWA………538
●Impressions of successful candidates of database searcher's examination (2001)………541
●INFOSTA Forum (141)………Matsuko KYOTO………545
●INFOSTA News………546
●Editor's note………548

Vol. 52 （2002） ,　No.9
Special feature : Library System and Its Evaluation

　Introduction………442

Viewpoints about evaluation of library automation software and systems
　Kimito KUROSAWA………443

Functions for computer-associated library system
　Tetsuya ISHIKAWA………449

The special feature and subject of library information network system
LINUS/NC for universities of Japan Information Processing Service Co., Ltd.
　Nobuya TORII………455

The special feature of the library integrated information management package software“Johokan 5.0" and the related products of “Johokan"
　Tadashi SATO………460

K-Port : Portal Site for access to academic resources on the Internet
　Takahiro SATO………466

ISI Web of KnowledgeＳＭ : An total information platform for high-quality academic information services
　Yasuki KANEKO………472

A study on the academic document supply capacity rate in an academic library
　Yoko KITANI, Atsushi TOSHIMORI………477

Series : Another 50 Years' History of INFOSTA (4)………Takaya TOTSUKA………484
●Proceedings of 45th annual meetings of INFOSTA………486
●INFOSTA Forum (140)………Kyoko TOYODA………489
●INFOSTA News………490
●Editor's note………493

Vol. 52 （2002） ,　No.8
Special feature : XML for Information Professionals

　Introduction………395

The Significance and recent trends on XML
　Naohiko URAMOTO………396

The Basics of XML
　Taisuke MURAKAMI………402

Introduction and consideration of XML relative specifications
　Hisayuki IGETA………410

Applied specifications and standards of XML
　Motomu NAITO………418

Proceedings processing system based on XML for Joint Conference on Medical Informatics
　Takaya SAKUSABE………425

Practical use of XML in the database construction by Agricalture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Information Center (AFFRIC)
　Katsumi KOUNOSU………430

●INFOSTA Forum (139)………Yu KANEHARA………435
●New book………436
●INFOSTA News………437
●Editor's note………440

Vol. 52 （2002） ,　No.7
Special feature : Education for Library and Information Science outside Japan

Congratulation : Receiving a Prize………303

　Introduction………353

Library and information science education in North America : expanding the programs for information professionals in broader environments
　Yukiko SAKAI………354

Translation “IFLA-Guidelines for Professional Library/Information Educational　Programs-2000" and the brief coment
　Masanori SUZUKI………364

Education of Library and Information Science in Korea : Current Status and Critical Issues
　Suk-Doo Choi, Moon-Won Seol………370

Guide for Application to North American Library School
　Kiichiro TAKAHASHI………377

Consistency and change : TFPL's competitive edge
　Nigel Oxbrow………383

●INFOSTA Forum (138)………Ryouji FUKADA………388
●New book………389
●INFOSTA News………391
●Editor's note………394

Vol. 52 （2002） ,　No.6
Special feature : Business Method Patent

Congratulation : Receiving a Prize………303

Introduction………304

Basic Information of “Business Method Patent"
　Hirokazu AOYAMA………305

Influences of Business Method Patent
　Mitsuhiro KATO………311

Searching Business Method Patent Database
　Yasushi KAWAGOE………317

The Information Source of Business Method Patents
　Toru YAMAUCHI………323

Retrieval of business method patents and estimation of its result
　Hiroshi NAGASAWA………327

Perspective of Business Method-related Inventions from User
　Junko BABA………334

Term “Information" in terminological aspects
　Hideshiro NAKAMOTO………339

Publication of Universal Decimal Classification Japanese CD-ROM Version withRetrieval System and its Application
　Toshiaki TABUCHI………343

●INFOSTA Forum (137)………Masamitsu NEGISHI………347
●INFOSTA News………348
●Editor's note………351

Vol. 52 （2002） ,　No.5
Special feature : Library Consortium, part 2

Introduction………255

Library Consortia and Scholarly Communication
　Nobuaki SAIGA………256

The Establishment of the Electronic Journal Consortia of ANUL
　Yoshito ITOH………262

Activities of the International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC)
　Yasuko MURAKAMI………266

Academic Library Consortia in China
　Saori DONKAI………272

Developments in Electronic Journals and Library Consortia
　Katsuichi KITA………278

Library Consortium From the Viewpoint of an Information Provider
　Asako WATANABE………285

A Review of Studies on Library Use Education and Information Literacy Education
　Tomoharu ANDO………289

●INFOSTA Forum (136)………Kimio HOSONO………296
●New book………297
●INFOSTA News………298
●Editor's note………301

Vol. 52 （2002） ,　No.4
Special feature : Special library for sending out overseas information

Introduction………207

American Center Reference Service
　Yukiko HASHIMOTO………208

The British Council Japan's information provision strategy
　Etsuko KOTAKE, Ryoko MATSUMOTO………213

Bibliothek des Goethe-Instituts Tokyo
　Motonori YOSHITSUGU………217

The library of the Maison franco-japonaise : the missions of a French special 　　library in the Japanese library networks
　Dominique FILIPPI………224

Library of the Institute of Asian Economy, Japan External Trade Organization
　Fusako SUGAWARA………229

The Australia-Japan Foundation Australian Resource Centre―Our services―
　Akiko HISAMATSU………234

The offer of overseas information in the Machine Industry Library
　Yoshimi SAKAMOTO………238

Libraries in the 21st century
　Ichiko T. MORITA………242

Winners of fundamental knowledge examination for IR (2001)………247
Winners of database searcher's examination (1st class 2001)………248
Winners of database searcher's examination (2nd class 2001)………249
●INFOSTA Forum (135)………Keiko YOSHINO………250
●New book………251
●INFOSTA News………252
●Editor's note………254

Vol. 52 （2002） ,　No.3
Special feature : Meaning of Searcher

Introduction………127　

Development of information environment and the corresponding roles of searchers
　Tomoko HARADA………128

A future of searcher for patent information
　Teruaki TAKAHASHI………136

In the field of life science and medical information
　Kunio OGAWA………143

Requiem for online searcher in domain of business
　Tokiko SHINDO………150

Reference services and databases in academic libraries 　　：A study of the situation and librarians' roles
　Kenji KOYAMA………155

Discussion：Step up to Infopros
　Natsuo ONODERA, Tomoko NAGANAWA, Kyoko TOYODA, Yumi SHIGETA, Yukiko KITAJIMA………162

Performance indicators for ranked output in information retrieval : revisit to average precision
　Kazuaki KISHIDA………171

Series : Hop and Step to InfoPros!! (14)………Yasusi YAMAJI………177
Series : Another 50 years' history of INFOSTA (3)………Takaya TOTSUKA………182
Report of “Joint konwakai"………183
Examination paper of fundamental knowledge examination fo IR (2001)………184
Examination paper of database searcher's examination (1st class 2001)………188
Examination paper of database searcher's examination (2nd class 2001)………191
●INFOSTA Forum (134)………Sachiko MIYAZAKI………201
●INFOSTA News………202
●Editor's note………205

Vol. 52 （2002） ,　No.2
Special feature : Electoronic Journal

Introduction………67　

The Electoronic Journal:Lessons from its still short history
　Syun TUTIYA………68

Access to electronic resources with linkage between library online catalog and databases on the web
　Kimito KUROSAWA, Mari AITOKU………73

Construction of collections ―On e-texts and databeses of Mainland China 　　and Taiwan
　Yoshihiro NIKAIDO………79

Journals online ―Crisis of scholarly communication―
　Akira TAKADA………83

Introducing an online journal “Transactions of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence"
　Ryohei ORIHARA, Mitsuru ISHIZUKA………88

Recent history of journals of Chemical Society of Japan and application study for web journals
　Kazuhiro HAYASHI, Tsukasa MONJO………94

Consideration of efficient macro-analytic method of patent information　―Patent Map to have adopted F-term as analytic factors
　Teruaki TAKAHASHI………100

Towards a development of information system based on information search processes : Investigation of search processes using reference books
　Toshitaka WATANABE………107

Series : Hop and Step to InfoPros!! (13)………Katsuko MURAHASHI………116
●INFOSTA Forum (133)………Hidemi ISHIGURO………120
●New book………121
●INFOSTA News………123
●Editor's note………125

Vol. 52 （2002） ,　No.1
Special feature : Amenities for library

Foreword………Akira OHMI………1　

Introduction………2　

Creating comfortable information space -Library furniture and its layout-
　Fumio HIRAYU………3

Librarian supports amenity of a library -“Heart & Hard" practice examples in a small special library-
　Yoshiko MATSUSHITA………9

Instruction of writing a term paper and the amenity of university libraries -A case study in Osaka City University
　Koichi INOUE………16

Toward realization of a library amenity in the internet era
　Naomi HOIDA………22

Creating a pleasant environment for users -Junkudo's marketing strategy
　Kumiko TAGUCHI………27

Amenity of library architecture on digital network society
　Shinzo UEMOTO………34

From the description of bibliographic information to that of bibliographic references 　for digital sources : History and development of “SIST 02 Description of Bibliographic References"
　Yuiko TERAMURA………41

Grand plan of the new information service at the University of Tokyo. User's demand 　for the digital library
　Riko MODEKI………47

Series : Hop and Step to InfoPros!! (12)………Kyoko TOYADA………53
Series : Another 50 Years' History of INFOSTA (2)………Ryutaro YAMAMOTO………57
●INFOSTA Forum (132)………Chisato YUUKI………58
●INFOSTA News………59
●Editor's note………65

The Journal of Information Science and Technology Association (Johono Kagaku to Gijutsu) Contents of Back Number

The Journal of Information Science and Technology Association
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