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From Director General Information Infrastructure in an Era of Fragmentation

Automation of the Library of the Beijing Center for Japanese Studies - Support for the Japan Foundation Program-

Addition of German MARC to NACSIS-CAT System

Karuizawa Open Seminar at International Seminar House for Advanced Studies

“Handling Chinese language materials” (proposal)

Office for Institution of Informatics Opened

NACSIS Information Processing Seminar in Karuizawa for FY 1998

Visit of Beijing Center for Japanese Studies (BCJS)

Report on NACSIS Symposium for FY 1998

NACSIS-ELS (Electronic Library Service) - Implementation Status as of April 1999 -

Telecommunication line with U.S.A. was upgraded -150Mbps-

NACSIS-CIS (Career Information Service) - Expansion of Coverage as of September 1998 -

NACSIS Co-operative Researches for the Year 1998

Exhibits at “Database '98 Tokyo”

“1997 Survey of Science Information Databases” Now Available on WWW

Researchers Invited from Thailand - Joint Study of International Exchange and Sharing of Academic Information -

Dr. Wolfgang Zick, Professor Sheila Intner and Professor Nick Moore - International Sharing of Japanese Scholarly Information -

New Release of Databases

Commemoration of 100 Thousand Holding Registration by UK Members

Tour of NACSIS for Junior Scientists

Visitors