GLOBAL 2000: Worldwide Conference on Special Librarianship was held in Brighton, U.K. on October 16-19,2000. JSLA delegation participated the Conference and four JSLA members made presentations at the Japan Session, "Digital Information in Japan for the 21st Century" on October 18th. A handout and a speech draft of each speaker are available respectively below:

West meets East on the Net -- After 701 Years of Marco Polo's Journey
Masashi Yamada, Senior Consultant, Knowledge Solution, Nomura Research Institute
　Handout　　　　　　　 　Speech draft

Knowledge-based In-house Databases in Japanese Corporations
Tatsuo Yamamoto, Manager, Technical Information Services, Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries, Co.
　Handout　　　 　　　　　Speech draft

Japanese Government Electronic Information
Seiko Hayashi, Librarian, Japan Industrial Location Center
　Handout　　　　　　 　　Speech draft

Evolution of the National Diet Library -- DDS, Digitalization, and Asian Information-->
Masaaki Chiyo, Director, Library Cooperation Dept., National Diet Library
　Handout　　　　　　　 　Speech draft