WTEC Panel Report on

Digital Information Organization in Japan

Raj Reddy, Panel Chair
Tryg Ager
Rama Chellappa
W. Bruce Croft
Beth Davis-Brown
Jerry M. Mendel
Michael Ian Shamos

February 1999

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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WTEC Staff
Disclaimer
Abstract
Foreword
List of Figures
List of Tables

Executive Summary

1. Introduction

R.D. Shelton

• Background
• Scope of Study
• WTEC Background
• Approach
• Report Outline
• References

2. Global Digital Libraries: Building the Infrastructure

Raj Reddy

• Introduction
• Library of the Future
• Digital vs. Traditional Libraries
• Digitization
• Paradigm Shift
• Digital Librarians
• The Electronic Book
• Interoperability
• Scalability: The Billion-User Problem
• Systems and Architecture
• Search
• Information Reliability
• Economics and Policy
• Policy
• References

3. Education Using Digital Libraries

Jerry M. Mendel

• Introduction
• Education Using Digital Libraries in the United States
• Education Using Digital Libraries in Japan
• Conclusions
• References

4. Architecture and Systems

Tryg Ager

• Introduction
• Principles of Digital Library
• Digital Library Architecture
• Digital Libraries in Japan
• Findings
• Comparisons

5. Text

Bruce Croft

• Background
• IR Research in Japan
• Overview of Text Research at Sites Visited by WTEC
• Summary
• References

6. Digital Image and Video Libraries: Acquisition, Retrieval and Rendering

Rama Chellappa

• Summary
• Introduction
• Acquisition
• Content-Based Retrieval
• Other Related Efforts
• Conclusions
• References

7. Cataloging and Metadata Creation in Digital Information Organization: Old Concepts, New Challenges

Beth Davis-Brown

• Introduction
• Traditional Library Practices
• Handling and Preservation
• Digital Binding
• Integration of Digital Information
• Conclusion
• References

8. Japanese Digital Information Policy, Intellectual Property and Economics

Michael Ian Shamos

• Introduction
• National Policy
• Intellectual Property
• Economic Models
• Summary
• References

APPENDICES

A. Professional Experience of Panel Members

B. Professional Experience of Other Team Members

C. Site Reports

• Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute (ATR)
• Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd.
• Hitachi, Ltd., Central Research Laboratory
• IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory
• Keio University, HUMI Project
• Kyoto University
• Kyoto University Library
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, Ltd.
• Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST)
• National Center for Science Information Systems (NACSIS)
• National Diet Library
• National Museum of Ethnology
• Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. (Nikkei)
• Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT)
• Omron
• Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
• University of Library and Information Science (ULIS)
• University of Tsukuba Library

D.Glossary

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