Services offering access to the “Bibliography of Japanese Sociology” and “Database of Geographical Studies in Japan” were made available on Thursday, October 1, 1998. A summary of these services is given below.

1. Summary
   Bibliography of Japanese Sociology

   1. Information Recorded
      The database contains bibliographic information on books and periodicals related to sociology that were either published by Japanese scholars or published in Japan.
   2. Scope of Database and Number of Records
      1991 - 1996. Approximately 12,000 records at start of service.
   3. Items Recorded
      Title, author/translator, name of publication in which article appeared, original title, language code, keywords, category, etc.
   4. Call Command
      “SOCIO”

   Database of Geographical Studies in Japan

   1. Information Recorded
      The database contains bibliographic information on books and periodicals on geography and closely related fields that were published in Japan.
   2. Scope of Database and Number of Records
      1987 - 1996. Approximately 14,000 records at start of service.
   3. Items Recorded
      Title, author, name of publication in which article appeared, subject classification and region classification, etc.
   4. Call Command
      “GEOG”

   Method of Use

   Please refer to the “NACSIS-IR Database Sheet” for information on the contents of the databases and how to make use of them.
   The Database Sheet may be viewed on the WWW.

   The URLs are as follows:

   Bibliography of Japanese Sociology

   http://www.nacsis.ac.jp/ir/dbmember/socio-j.html (Japanese)

   Database of Geographical Studies in Japan

   http://www.nacsis.ac.jp/ir/dbmember/geog-j.html (Japanese)

   Usage Charge

   Each call to the above databases: 30 yen
   Note that 5% consumption tax will be added to the total monthly charges for use of the databases.