S&T Databases in Japan

1. S&T Databases in Japan Keiko Imai Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST)

2. Databases produced in Japan • Commercial Some 1,200 • Non-commercial ? (Numerous)

3. Major S&T Databases among 1200 • JICST File on S&T Every field of S&T with medicine • JAPIO Patent

5. Databases to be Introduced • JICST File on S&T • JICST-E • JST’s Advanced Databases

6. JICST File on S&T File size 11,000,000 (1975-) Annual citation 700,000 Coverage S&T, and Medicine Source 5000 Titles from 60 countries 7000 Titles from domestic Language Japanese

7. JICST-E File File size 3,000,000 (1985-) Annual citation 300,000 Coverage S&T, and medicine Source 7000 Titles from domestic Language English

8. JICST-E on Web Will be accessible free November 2000 At http://www.jst.go.jp/EN

9. JST’s Advanced DBs Backed by -the advancement of computer science and computer graphic -the progress of telecommunication

10. JST’s Advanced DBs 1. Substances and Materials -Alloy DB System -Polymer DB System 2. Life Sciences -Advanced Lifescience Information System (ALIS)

11. ALISAdvanced Lifescience Information Systems • Human Organized Whole Genome Database(HOWDY) • Software and tools • Human Genome Sequencing Page • A Database of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms • URL http://www-alis.tokyo.jst.go.jp

13. Homology results are shown by map

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