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 CIS NO: 85-H701-9
 TITLE: Availability of Japanese Scientific and Technical Information in the
     U.S.
 SOURCE: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+407 p. il.
 DATE: Mar. 6, 7, 1984
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 98-2              SUDOC: Y4.Sci2:98/95
 ITEM NO: 1025-A-1; 1025-A-2
 LC CARD NO: 84-604007               MC ENTRY NO: 85-3965

 Committee Serial No. 95. Hearings before the Subcom on Science, Research,
 and Technology to assess the availability of Japanese scientific and
 technical information (STI) in the U.S.
   Appendix (p. 387-407) includes submitted statement and correspondence.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Japanese scientific and technical info availability in US
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON SCIENCE, RESEARCH,
     AND TECHNOLOGY. HOUSE; JAPAN (Scientific and technical info
     availability in US); SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;
     INTERNATIONAL.COOPERATION.IN.SCIENCE; INFORMATION SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L.99-382; P.L.99-73

 85-H701-9 TESTIMONY NO: 1          Mar. 6, 1984 p. 3-27
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     BLOOM, JUSTIN L. (pres, Technology Intl)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Review of current U.S. efforts to obtain
     Japanese STI; recommendations for improving the availability of Japanese
     STI.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Japanese scientific and technical info availability in
     US
 DESCRIPTORS: TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

 85-H701-9 TESTIMONY NO: 2          Mar. 6, 1984 p. 28-89
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     LANDAU, HERBERT B. (pres, Engineering Info, Inc)
     POLSKY, ANTHONY (pres, Cathay Counsellors Group)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Description of proposal to provide a
     comprehensive current awareness information service on Japanese
     engineering literature (prospectus, p. 41-72); importance of increasing
     the availability of Japanese technical documents.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Japanese scientific and technical info availability in
     US
 DESCRIPTORS: ENGINEERING INFORMATION, INC.; ENGINEERING; CATHAY
     COUNSELLORS GROUP

 85-H701-9 TESTIMONY NO: 3          Mar. 6, 1984 p. 90-149
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     BARTHOLOMEW, JAMES R. (Japanese history prof, Ohio State Univ)
     WESTNEY, D. ELEANOR (act dir, MIT-Japan science and technology
        program, MIT)
     GOLDMAN, SUSAN (research scientist, Courant Inst of Mathematical
        Sciences, NY Univ)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Suggestions for Government and private actions
     to expand the amount of Japanese STI available in the U.S.; description
     of New York University technical translation project for Japanese
     computer science documents.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Japanese scientific and technical info availability in
     US
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS
     (Japanese technical docs translation into English); COMPUTERS; NEW
     YORK UNIVERSITY

 85-H701-9 TESTIMONY NO: 4          Mar. 6, 1984 p. 150-194
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     MERRIFIELD, D. BRUCE (Asst Sec, Productivity, Technology and
        Innovation, Commerce Dept)
     SHONYO, DAVID B. (Act Dir, Office of Intl Aff, Natl Technical Info
        Service (NTIS))
     MU, GEORGE (Dep Dir, Office of Japan, Intl Trade Admin)
     CAPONIO, JOSEPH F. (Dir, NTIS)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Comparison of high technology industries in the
     U.S. and Japan; need for U.S. acquisition of Japanese technological
     information; description of NTIS collection and sale of Japanese
     technical report literature.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Japanese scientific and technical info availability in
     US
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): DEPARTMENT.OF.COMMERCE;
     COMPUTERS; NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE; TECHNOLOGICAL
     INNOVATIONS (Japanese and US high technology comparison)

 85-H701-9 TESTIMONY NO: 5          Mar. 7, 1984 p. 196-292
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     ALIC, JOHN A. (Project Dir, OTA)
     MARINO, PETER A. (Dep Dir, Foreign Broadcast Info Service)
     BRAEGELMANN, CYRIL P. (Chief, Near East/Asia Div)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Comparison of U.S. and Japanese technology
     advances; importance of U.S. industry access to Japanese technical
     information.
 INSERTION: 
     -- OTA, "Development and Diffusion of Commercial Technologies: Should
        the Federal Government Redefine Its Role?" staff memo prepared for
        House Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs Committee Subcom on
        Economic Stabilization, Mar. 1984 (p. 198-257).
 CONTENT NOTATION: Japanese scientific and technical info availability in
     US
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY
     ASSESSMENT; FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE; SUBCOM ON ECONOMIC
     STABILIZATION. HOUSE ("Development and Diffusion of Commercial
     Technologies: Should the Federal Government Redefine Its Role?");
     GOVERNMENT.AND.BUSINESS ("Development and Diffusion of Commercial
     Technologies: Should the Federal Government Redefine Its Role?");
     TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS (Japanese and US high technology comparison)

 85-H701-9 TESTIMONY NO: 6          Mar. 7, 1984 p. 293-342
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     COLEMAN, SAMUEL K. (assoc dir, research and program dev, NC Japan
        Center, NC State Univ)
     JOHNSON, CLARK E., JR. (bd chm, Vertimag Systems Corp.; also
        representing Inst of Electrical and Electronics Engrs Magnetics Soc)
     MAJCHER, MICHAEL D. (mgr, technical info center, Xerox Corp)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Description of North Carolina Japan Center
     (related faculty survey rpt, p. 295-312), focusing on its language
     training program for science and engineering students; suggestions for
     broadening current availability of Japanese STI.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Japanese scientific and technical info availability in
     US
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): NORTH CAROLINA STATE
     UNIVERSITY (NC Japan Center language educ for science and engineering
     students); NORTH CAROLINA JAPAN CENTER (NC Japan Center language educ
     for science and engineering students); LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS (NC
     Japan Center language educ for science and engineering students);
     SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION (NC Japan Center language educ for science and
     engineering students); ENGINEERS (NC Japan Center language educ for
     science and engineering students); TECHNICAL EDUCATION (NC Japan
     Center language educ for science and engineering students); AREA
     STUDIES (NC Japan Center language educ for science and engineering
     students); INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS MAGNETICS
     SOCIETY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES (NC State Univ Japan Center,
     faculty survey rpt); TEACHERS (NC State Univ Japan Center, faculty
     survey rpt); VERTIMAG SYSTEMS CORP.; XEROX CORP.

 85-H701-9 TESTIMONY NO: 7          Mar. 7, 1984 p. 343-385
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     GIBSON, ROBERT W., JR. (head, library dept, Gen Motors Research Labs)
     SEALS, JAMES V., JR. (dir, intl programs, chemical abstracts service,
        Amer Chemical Soc)
     BUDINGTON, WILLIAM S. (exec dir and librarian, John Crerar Library)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Results of study on the nature and availability
     of Japanese STI; summary of American Chemical Society coverage of
     Japanese technical information; difficulties of accessing Japanese STI.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Japanese scientific and technical info availability in
     US
 DESCRIPTORS: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.; CRERAR, JOHN, LIBRARY; COMPUTERS;
     RESEARCH; CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMISTRY; AMERICAN
     CHEMICAL SOCIETY