rick@cs.arizona.edu (Rick Schlichting) (02/14/91)
[Dr. David Kahaner is a numerical analyst visiting Japan for two-years
under the auspices of the Office of Naval Research-Asia (ONR/Asia).
The following is the professional opinion of David Kahaner and in no
way has the blessing of the US Government or any agency of it. All
information is dated and of limited life time. This disclaimer should
be noted on ANY attribution.]
[Copies of previous reports written by Kahaner can be obtained from
host cs.arizona.edu using anonymous FTP.]
To: Distribution
From: David K. Kahaner ONR Asia [kahaner@xroads.cc.u-tokyo.ac.jp]
Re: GMD Conf on Jap Info--Science, Technology & Commerce, 25 Oct 1989.
25 Jan 1991
This conference brought together a number of Western experts on
Japanese-Science-Information, including C. Uyehara, J. Bloom, and M.
Harris, as well as their Japanese counterparts. The style of the papers
is breezy, and several refute the claim that there is not enough
information from Japan coming to the West. Instead, the writers
emphasize that it is often not put to use, or even actively resisted.
The papers contain excellent references and explanations about sources
such as databases, translation services, etc. Haon's paper gives a clear
and readable description of Japanese government agencies and their role
in supporting research. Those interested in machine translation will
also find good descriptions of the progress in this area, as of 1989.
Dr. U. Wattenbery, GMD's Tokyo Director (see my report GMD, 6 Dec 1990)
was kind enough to give me a copy of the Proceedings of this conference,
and we have prepared the list of titles/authors below.
Japanese Information in Science, Technology and Commerce
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference
held by
Gesellschaft fr Mathematik und Datenverarbeitung
in co-operation with
Japanisch Deutsches Zentrum Berlin
Staasbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz
on 23-25 October 1989, in Berlin (West)
Edited by
D. Mnch, U. Wattenberg (GMD)
T. Graf Brockdorff (JDZB)
R. Krempien and H. Walravens (SPK)
IOS Press 1990
Amsterdam. Washington, DC. Tokyo
(US distributor: IOS, P.O. Box 10558, Burke VA 22209-0558)
Invited Lecture
The Japanese Press and Its Relationship towards the Modernization of the
Japanese Society
Karl F. Zahl (Mnchen, F. R. Germany)
Trends & Policies
Historical Development of the Japanese Word Joho (Information)
Taisuke Nagayama (Ibaraki Christian Junior College, Tokyo, Japan)
Trends in Japanese Database Industry
Hideo Setoya, MITI, Tokyo, Japan
Globalization of Japanese Database Services: Possibilities and
Limitations
Makiko Miwa (Epoch Research Corporation; International Committee,
Japan Database Industry Association, Tokyo, Japan)
"Information Protectionism" or "Globalism"? - Japanese Policy Framework
since Warwick to Berlin
Takayasu Miyakawa (Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc., Tokyo,
Japan)
Technical Information Exchange: The United States, Japan and the
Challenge of Internationalization
Wayne S. Kiyosaki (Foreign Broadcast Information Service,
Washington, D.C., USA)
Supply/Demand Relationships for Japanese Technical Information in
Research and Development on Advanced Ceramics in the United States
Justin L. Bloom (Technology International, Inc., Potomac, MD, USA)
U.S. "Responses" to Japanese Science and Technology "Challenges" -- A
Case Study
Cecil H. Uyehara (Uyehara International Associates, Bethesda, MD,
USA)
What is Really Needed in Japan Information - Documents or Information?
Yukio Nakamura (Information Science and Technology Association,
Tokyo, Japan)
A View from the International House of Japan
Tamiyo S. Togasaki (The International House of Japan, Tokyo, Japan)
Accessing Japanese Information in Science & Technology - Myth vs. Reality
Bruce Rubinger (Global Competitiveness Corporation, Boston, MA, USA)
Assessment of Current Trends among United States Organizations in
Obtaining Japan-Oriented Information
Mary Jane Ruhl, Ted W. Allen (Ruhl Information Management, Inc.,
Alexandria, VA, USA)
Information Sources:
An Outline of the Structure of Research in Japan and Related
Documentation Systems
Hlen Haon (Japan Unit, INIST/CNRS, Paris, France)
Research Activities in Japan and Japanese Articles Registered in Western
Databases
Masamitsu Negishi (National Center for Science Information System
(NACSIS), Tokyo, Japan)
Efforts for Internationalization of Scientific and Technological
Information in Japan
Michio Obara (The Japan Information Center of Science and Technology
(JICST), Tokyo, Japan)
The Present State of Image Databases in Japan
Folke Bov, (Tokai University, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan)
Japanese Think Tanks and the National Institute for Research Advancement
(NIRA): Think Tank Publications
Sayoko Itonaga, Hajime Ishida (NIRA, Tokyo, Japan)
National Diet Library in Recent Years. Acquisitions, Bibliographies and
User Services
Yuiko Teramura (Special Materials Department, National Diet Library,
Tokyo, Japan)
Providing Access to Japanese Scientific Periodicals. A Survey of the
Role of German Libraries and Some Considerations on Cooperation in Europe
Rainer Krempien (Staatsbibliothek Preubischer Kulturbesitz,
Ostasienabteilung, Berlin (West), R.F. Germany)
JAIL Media. A Bibliographic Information System on Japan
Wlkfgang Hadamitzky (Staatsbibliothek Preubischer Kulturbesitz,
Ostasienabteilung, Berlin (West), F.,R. Germany)
A Case Study of Online Business Database Service in japan Application of
the Service for International Communities and Unresolved Issues
Yoshinao Fukushima (Database Service Department, Heiwa Information
Center Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan)
Hal Morimoto (COMLINE News Service, COMLINE International
Corporation, Tokyo, Japan)
Japanese Science and Technology Information on STN
Ingrid Siegmund-Rux (Fachinformationszentrum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe,
F.R. Germany)
Japanese Patents - A Major Source of Technical Information and How to
Access Them
Brian Comfort (Director, Derwent Publications Ltd., London, UK)
Using a Translation Tool to Get Online Japanese Patent Information
Roland Herberger (Siemens AG, Gewerbl. Rechtsschutz, Munchen, F. R.
Germany)
Some Practical Considerations on the Patent Situation in Japan
Eduard Rasek BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, F. R. Germany)
Reconstruction, Signal Enhancement and Storage of Sound Material in Japan
Tjeerd de Graaf (Institute of Phonetic Sciences, Groningen
University, Groningen, The Netherlands)
Intelligence Gathering on or by Japan: The Elusive Role of Grey
Literature
Jon Sigurdson, Patricia Nelson (Research Policy Institute, Lund
University, Lund, Sweden)
Analysis & Distribution
Satisfying Needs for Japanese Information:
Part I: British Library Japanese Information Service Product Review
Part II: Present Problems and Wish List for the Future
G. Jacques Sassoon and Shirley V. King (British Library Japanese
Information Service, London, UK)
Footbridges Across the Gap: Approaching the Japanese Information Problem
Giuliana A. Lavendel (Xerox Corporation, Palo Alto Research Center,
Paso Alto, CA, USA)
Biotechnology Abstract Analyzers I and II: An Attempt for the Continuous
Assessment of Leaders in a High-Tech Field with Special Reference to
Asian Countries
Sabine Triebel, Rolf D. Schmid (Gesellschaft fur Biotechnologische
Forschung mbH (GBF), Braunschweig, F. R. Germany)
Reference Tools on Japanese Science, Technology and Commerce
Maureen H. Donovan (Ohio State University Libraries, Columbus, OH,
USA)
The Role of the Japanese Information Consultant in a Large International
Corporation
Ralph Quinn, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Language & Kanji Processing
Japanese Machine Translation in the 1990s: The European User's
Perspective
Roger Greatrex, Research Policy Institute, Lund University, Lund,
Sweden
Analyzing Characteristics of Kanji and Katakana Scripts of Technical
Terms in Science and Technology Fields
Kimio Hosono (School of Library and Information Science, Keio
University, Tokyo, Japan)
Tomonori Gotoh (School of Library and Information Science,
Aichishukutoku University, Aichi-gun, Japan
Takashi Harada (School of Library and Information Science, Keio
University, Tokyo, Japan)
Masayuki Morohashi, Shigeki Umeda (IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory,
Tokyo, Japan)
Development of a Machine Translation System in JICST
Tsuyoshi Toriumi (The Japan Information Center of Science and
Technology (JICST), Tokyo, Japan)
Some Applications of an Integrated Computer System Abroad Equipped with
Japanese Characters
Kennosuke Ezawa (University of Tubingen, Tubingen, F. R. Germany)
Tetsuya Ishikawa (University of Library and Information Science,
Japan)
Frank-Dieter Bechter (University of Tubingen, Bugingen, F. R. G.)
Disambiguation in Japanese Syntactic Analysis
Emiko Suzuki, Eiichiro Sumita (IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory, Tokyo,
Japan)
The Direct Connection
Japanese Technical Information Resource Utilization by U.S. Private
Firms: The Japan Connection
David B. Shonyo, A. Rahman Khan, Janet H. Geffner (National
Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA, USA)
United States-Japan Science and Technology Exchange: Experiences in
Program Development
Martha Codwell Harris (Office of Japan Affairs, National Research
Council, Washington, D.C., USA)
The High-Tech Mission to Japan as Integrated Information
Kaori Niida and Alan Engel (International Science and Technology
Associates, Inc., Bryn Mawr, PA, USA)
Opportunities for Foreign Researchers in Japan: ERATO
Alan Engel (ERATO. Research Development Corporation of Japan;
International Science and Technology Associates Inc., Bryn Mawr, PA,
USA)
Experiences as a Research Representative of Siemens in Tokyo
E. Bayer (Siemens AG, Corporate Research and Development, Munchen,
F.R. Germany)
Dictionaries - From Printed Products to Electronic Media
Yasuo Tanaka (GMD Bureau, Tokyo, Japan) (to Language & Kanji
Processing)
Report on Establishing Commercial Database on Company Credit Information
Michio Hamaji (Corporate Planning Department, Teikoku Databank,
Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) (to Information Sources)
The European Parliament's Considerations on Information Requirements
Dr. Gabriele Peus (Former Member of the European Parliament (until
June 1989), F. R. Germany) (to Trends & Policies)
Summary of the Panel Discussion
Dr. Ulrich Wattenberg (GMD Bureau, Tokyo)
----------------END OF REPORT----------------------------------------