The Journal of Information Science and Technology Association
(Johono Kagaku to Gijutsu) Vol. 57 (2007)
Past Issues

Special Feature : Evaluation methods in library and information activities

• Introduction
  ………365
• Evaluation of information and information systems: an overview
  Kazuaki KISHIDA………366
• Bibliometrics and its applications as a research evaluation tool
  Yuan SUN………372
• Evaluation of information retrieval systems: focusing on evaluation methods using test collections
  Kazuko KURIYAMA………378
• Quality evaluation of digital libraries
  Norihiko UDA………390
• Library evaluation from the users' point of view
  Chie SUGA………384
• Methods of journal collection assessment using journal citation data
  Yoko HIROSE, Natsuko NAKAZAWA………396
• Gap of consideration for information service between medical staff and medical librarian
  Noriko TAIRA………404
• INFOSTA Forum (200)
  Kyoko KAJI………410
• New books
  ………411
• INFOSTA News
  ………412
• Editor's note
  ………415

Special Feature : Outsourcing at libraries

• Introduction
  ………319
• Outsourcing and academic libraries in Japan
  Susumu USHIZAKI………320
• Outsourcing for management:
  An introduction to some issues on managing the outsourcing for the business enterprises and the government organizations
  Tatsumi SHIMADA………325
• Outsourcing at the Meiji University Library
  −For enhancement and sophistication of our service−
  Fumio IIZAWA………331
• Introduction to the outsourcing policy of Ritsumeikan University Library
  −Strategic plan to establish professional development−
  Nahoko ISHII………337
• Review! outsourcing
  −On Doshisha University's case example of catalog organization−
  Misao NAKAJIMA………341
• Effective use of temporary workers in small-medium scale academic library
  Masayuki TSUKIMOTO………347
• Inventor citation patents and development of its extraction system
  Masamichi MUGURUMA………353
• INFOSTA Forum (199)
  Miho FUJITA………353
• New books
  ………359
• INFOSTA News
  ………361
• Editor's note
  ………363

Special Feature : Drug safety information collection

• Introduction
  ………271
• Collection of information on adverse drug reactions for post-marketing safety measures
  Tetsuya KUSAKABE………272
• Collection, evaluation and reporting of foreign safety information and CIOMS reports
  Hisashi KINARI………277
• Collection of cosmetics safety related information
  　−An effective method of collecting documents information with Focus Service−
  Masayuki TEJIMA, Toshie OOSAKA, Kohya SHIRATORI, Yoshiro HATAKEYAMA, Hitoshi SASA………281
• Safety data collecting service and reference database on drug safety
  　−JAPIC−Q Service, iyakuSearch, JAPICDOC,SOCIE−
  Koji OKUMURA………287
• Search technique using online databases of drug safety informations
  Sanae TANAKA………292
• GVP (Good Vigilance Practice) contract literature research
  　−Adverse event literature services for medicine and medical devices etc−
  Kyoko SATO, Ayami NISHIOKA………298
• Importance of literature in drug safety: A view of Custom Information ServicesSM, Thomson Scientific, Inc
  Maiko NAKATSUKA………304
• New books
  ………312
• INFOSTA Forum (198)
  Mariko SHITARA………313
• INFOSTA News
  ………314
• Editor's note
  ………317

Special Feature : New and theoretical trends in library and information science

• Introduction
  ………219
• A topology of bibliographic control in the digital information space
  Akira NEMOTO………220
• Evidence in library and information science research
  Shuichi UEDA………226
• Archive and its ethics −LIS and philosophy as the outside−
  Takahiro SUZUKI………233
• What is the novelty of folksonomy?
  Nobuyuki MIDORIKAWA………238
• De-construction of information-unit in informational realism
  Yukio-Pegio GUNJI………244
• Open access and institutional repository - from where to where
  (II)Institutional repositories and research funding agencies
  Soichi TOKIZANE………249
• A library model as information recommendation facility
  Tokuro MATSUO, Takayuki FUJIMOTO………256
• New books
  ………265
• INFOSTA Forum (197)
  Yasuo YOSHIDA………266
• INFOSTA News
  ………267
• Editor's note
  ………270

Special Feature : Recommendations for librarians

• Introduction
  ………167
• The mission of the library: What is it?
  Yoshihiro KATAYAMA………167
• Archives and library
  Tadaaki MATSUOKA………174
• Discard information? Maybe. Discard books? No way!
  Kaitaro TUNO………180
• Google book search
  Tomoe MAKINO, Hiroto TOKUSEI………184
• Recommendations for libraries, after having involved in the development of integrated library system
  Takeo OKAWA, Hirokazu MATSUO, Mitsuji HOSONO………188
• Where the readers meet books? 〜bookstore & library
  Akira FUKUSHIMA………192
• Open Access and institutional repository-from where to where, （I）Open access publication
  Soichi TOKIZANE………198
• Report of new year Seminar
  INFOSTA Seminar group………205
• Presentation…it's a gift touching your heart
  Hiroshi YAHATA………206
• Reports of IR primary qualifying examination, 2006: Kyushu Women's University
  Noboru TAKAHASHI………209
• Reports of IR primary qualifying examination, 2006: Fuji Women's University
  Katahisa SHIMODA………211
• INFOSTA Forum (196)
  Hiroyuki ITO………213
• Winners of IR qualifying examination, 2006(No.2)
  ………214
• INFOSTA News
  ………215
• Editor's note
  ………218

Special Feature : The 3rd information professional symposium：INFOPRO2006

• Introduction
  ………101
• General reports of INFOPRO2006
  ………102
• Reports of special lecture "Essential change in the information society"
  Yukiko KITAJIMA………103
• It participates in INFOPRO2006
  Shouko OKAYASU………106
• Toque & toque: Circulation, use, and copyright of academic information
  ………108
• General presentation: Each session report
  ………112
• Series : Digital archiving of rare books by the HUMI Project (12) Expectations for the future
  Masaaki KASHIMURA………125
• Reports of IR qualifying examination, 2006: Beppu University
  Yasuhiro ISHII………130
• Reports of IR basic qualifying examination measures seminar and the examination report in Tottori Prefecture
  Takashi KOBAYASHI………133
• INFOSTA Forum (195)
  Akemi SAITO………135
• Examination paper of IR qualifying examination, 2006
  ………136
• Ansers of IR primary qualifying examination, 2006
  ………159
• Winners of IR qualifying examination, 2006(No.1)
  ………160
• INFOSTA News
  ………164
• Editor's note
  ………166

Special Feature : Controlled vocabulary and thesaurus : the current states

• Introduction
  ………61
• Effectiveness and functionality of controlled vocabulary in the Internet age
  Kazuaki KISHIDA………62
• SciFinder-Behind topic explore
  Kyoko UENO………68
• The revision of the National Diet Library List of Subject Headings (NDLSH), and its future
  Machie SHIMADA………73
• Citation-Semantic to complement controlled-vocabulary and natural language search
  Yoshiko TANAHASHI, Nobuko MIYAIRI………79
• The main purpose and the basic rules of developing "ExpressFinder/Thesaurus"
  Hisamitsu SATO………84
• Series : Digital archiving of rare books by the HUMI Project (11) An introduction to the digital archives of rare books and their publication
  Masaaki KASHIMURA………89
• About Eugen Wu"ster Special Prize (2)
  ………94
• INFOSTA Forum (194)
  Naoko OMUTA………95
• INFOSTA News
  ………96
• Editor's note
  ………99

Special Feature : The present state of information society in Republic of Korea

• Foreword
  Hajime TACHIBANA
• Introduction
  ………1
• National policy for library and information service in Korea
  Yong Won KIM………2
• Current state of the National Library of Korea: Focusing on the policies of library informatization and public library promotion
  Jae-soon JO………9
• The trend and prospect of the database services market in Korea
  Kim Sun Young………15
• Korean intellectual property circumstances −Transformation from counterfeiting to countercharging−
  Akira MUTO………20
• Overview of internet usage and library informatization in Korea
  Hiroki TAKEI………26
• Portfolio assessment for professional development on Library Information Science in the United Kingdom
  Saori DONKAI………34
• Series : Digital archiving of rare books by the HUMI Project (10) 　An introduction to the Digital Bibliography by the HUMI Project
  Masaaki KASHIMURA………46
• INFOSTA Forum (193)
  Saori MABUCHI………53
• New books
  ………54
• INFOSTA News
  ………55
• Editor's note
  ………60

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