Conference Materials for 2002 PNC Annual Conference in Osaka, Japan

Keynote Speech

Sharing Information Resources in the Internationally Globalized Society
Makoto NAGAO, President, Kyoto University

Large Scale Humanity Research Projects in Japan

Digital Museum-A Case of the National Museum of Ethnology
Shigeharu SUGITA, National Museum of Ethnology

COE/ the Japan Memory Project

Yoshinori YOKOYAMA, Historiographical Institute, University of Tokyo

International Collaboration Research for Japanese Literature [Paper] [Slides]
Hisashi YASUNAGA, National Institute of Japanese Literature

Public Lecture: Library and Information Resources

A Global Multimedia Repository Concept for Digital Silk Roads Studies-Heritage of Historical and Cultural Resources in the Digital Age-
Kinji ONO, National Institute of Informatics

Networking and Computing in the Digital Age

Networking Challenges for Digital Content

Simon C. LIN, Computing Centre, Academia Sinica

Use of Information Property in the Broadband Age and Public Internet Data Center (IDC) [Paper] [Slides]
Izumi HARADA, Institute for International Socio-Economic Studies

Creation of a New Intellectual Culture in a Knowledge Society –Broadband Network to Link the 3C's-
Yuji MASUDA, University of Shimane

Use of Information Technology in the Development of IT Human Resources-Establishment of an Occupational Database and International Collaboration-
Kazuko YUMA, Institute for International Socio-Economic Studies

Resource Sharing

ACI-Japan-It's Perspectives for the Future-
Akifumi OIKAWA, The Graduate School of Advanced Studies

Thirteen Years Experience of Collaboration of Computer Science and the Humanities in Japan
Kozaburo HACHIMURA, Ritsumeikan University

PRDLA and PNC: Synthesis or Siblings
Anthony FERGUSON, Hong Kong University

The ECAI Vision for Data Sharing
Jeanette ZERNEKE, University of California, Berkeley
Ian JOHNSON, University of Sydney

The Digital Maps' Application in Scholarly Studies in Russia
Alexander STOLYAROV, Russian Academy of Sciences

Computer and the Humanities in Japan

Computing the Past in Japan
Kazumasa OZAWA, Osaka Electro-Communication University

Institutional Collaboration

The Design Plan for the Nagoya University Information Collaboration System
Hiroshi ITSUMURA & Masanori AKIYAMA, Nagoya University

EBTI Session

NGSM and Cluster Analysis: Its Usage in the Digitization of Variant Texts in the SAT (Taisho Daizokyo Text Database)
Ishii KOSEI, Komazawa Junior College

Cataloguing the British Library's Tibetan Manuscripts
Sam Van SCHAIK, British Library

Digitization of Sanskrit Buddhist Texts in Nepal
Min Bahadur SHAKYA, Nagarjuna Institute

Metadata to Gazetteer

Gazetteers as Components of Digital Library Services
Linda HILL, University of California, Santa Barbara

Digital Gazetteers for History and Culture: Identifying Uses, Developing Standards
Michael BUCKLAND & Ruth MOSTERN, University of California, Berkeley

Digital Gazetteer Service in Context of Chinese Culture
Ya-ning CHEN, Shu-jiun CHEN & Wei-long UENG, Computing Centre, Academia Sinica

Museum Informatics I

Digital Media, Informatics, and Cultural Heritage [Paper] [Slides]
Ching-chun HSIEH, The National Digital Archives Program, R.O.C.

University Museum and Multi-Media
Terufumi OHNO, Kyoto University
Shin-ichi KAWAKAMI & Takehiko KAKUTANI, Gifu University

Notes on the Institutional Cooperation: The Formosan Aboriginal Project
Inghai PAN, Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica

Images Analysis and Retrieval

Subjective Evaluation on the Effect of the Blue Turban in Vermeer's 'GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING'� and to Clear the Mystery of His Pictures
Tadahiro TSUJITA, Konan University
Hiroyuki OOHASI, Hitachi Ltd.

Museum Informatics II

Establishment of the Antiquities Digital Museum, NPM
Jo-hsin CHI, National Palace Museum

Metadata for Works of Art: Application of CDWA
Ya-ning CHEN & Shu-jiun CHEN, Computing Centre, Academia Sinica

Computer Rubbings with Three Dimensional Measurement Data
Ken'ichiro OOI & Kosuke SATO, Osaka University
Toshio TSUKAMOTO, Gangoji Research Institute for Cultural Properties

Resource Sharing with Time and Place

What Google Can't Do: Humanities Data Sharing and Interoperability
Jeanette ZERNEKE, University of California, Berkeley

Distributed and Federated Search of Georeferenced Cultural Information
Ray LARSON, University of California, Berkeley

e-Learning

The Text Viewer System with XML to Assist Reading Comprehension of Foreign Pupils
Keiko NAKAO, Otema University
Jun-Ya MORISITA, Kobe University

Construction of the Environment for Extensive Reading of German Texts Using Web
Shosaku TANAKA & Yoshiyuki TABATA, Kyushu University

Modular Model Approach to Technical Writing Instructions---The Structuring Technique Can Best Be Learned from Non-Technical Content
Yasuhiko IKEBE, Meisei University
Nobuyoshi ASAI, University of Aizu & Yoshinori MIYAZAKI, Shizuoka Sangyo University
Dong Sheng CAI, University of Tsukuba
Yoshiko IKEBE, Tokyo Science University

Building an Internet Learning System for All
Kim-joan CHEN, Ministry of Education, Taiwan

Social Design and Intelligence in Learning Society
Tak-Wai CHAN, National Central University

Metadata for e-Learning Objects
Ya-ning CHEN & Shu-jiun CHEN, Computing Centre, Academia Sinica

Character Encoding and Multilingual

Construction and Application of Grammatical and Lexical Data for Sanskrit and Tibetan Parallel Texts
Toru AIBA & Kyoji OIDE, Tohoku University

A New Syllablewise Transcription System j---pinyin from Chinese Proper Nouns to Japanese Ones
Hiroyuki KAMEDA, Sumio OHNO, Shu-Mei CHEN & Jin-Hua SHE, Tokyo University of Technology

The Collaboration What Connects CTS and Database Data---From 'a Classic Person's Name and a Character Chronological Table Database's Project
Mitsuru AIDA, National Institute of Japanese Literature

A Multilingual Geographic Feature Classification Index for China and Japan
Merrick Lex BERMAN, Harvard University

Multilingual Information Processing for Digital Libraries [Paper] [Slides]
Akira MAEDA, Ritsumeikan University

Application of Archaeological and Historical Information I

Development of 3-D Contents Management System for Digital Archives
Tetsuo SHOJI, Yoshihiro OKADA, Kogi KUDARA, Takashi IRISAWA, Yoshihisa ODA, Ryukoku University

Geographical Analyses on Distribution of Archeological Sites of Village and Hill-fort
Tsunekazu KATO, Kazumasa OZAWA, Tomoyuki TAKAMI, Osaka Electro-Communication University

A Case Report of Digital Archives of Naraehon
Tomoko TAKASHINA, Ikuma KITAGAWA, Wataru NAGATOMI, Masatoshi SHIBUKAWA, Keio University

GIS Application in Digital Archive

Distributional Database of Fish in Taiwan [Paper] [Slides]
Kwang-tsao SHAO, Keng-hsien LIN, Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica
Eric YEN, Wei-long UENG & Rebecca CHUANG, Computing Centre, Academic Sinica

Introduce the Geospatial Information System and Its Application on Taiwan Historical and Cultural Map
I-chun FAN, Institute of History and Philosophy, Academia Sinica

The ECAI e-Publication Program

Austronesian Taiwan: Current Strategy for a California Digital Library Publication
David BLUNDELL, National Cheng-chi University

Preparing the Digital/GIS Language Atlas of China for the ECAI e-Publication Program
Lawrence CRISSMAN, Griffith University

Scholarly and Technical Standards for Map-Based Digital Works
Ruth MOSTERN & Jeanette ZERNEKE, University of California, Berkeley

E-Resources

E-resource Sharing at the California State University
Evan READER, The California State University

Seamless E-resources Sharing in Taiwan Libraries
Ya-ning CHEN & Shu-jiun CHEN, Computing Centre, Academia Sinica

E-resource Sharing in Hong Kong: Negotiating Hong Kong Style
Anthony FERGUSON, Hong Kong University

Digital Technology and Southeast Asia Cultural Heritage

From Imagined Communities to Virtual Neighborhoods: The Dilemma of Digital Representation for Southeast Asia
Caverlee CARY, University of California, Berkeley
Rebecca Weldon SITHIWONG, Rai Wae Fah Luang Museum

Strategic (Bast Map) Data Availability and Utility for Southeast Asia
Lawrence CRISSMAN, Griffith University

The Ancient Route from Angkor to Phimai: Application of Remote Sensing and Multimedia GIS in the Study of the Khmer Empire
Surat LERTLUM, Asian Institute of Technology

Historical Information Sharing

Sharing Historical Records on the Internet: Experiments at the Japan Center for Asian Historical Records
Shohei MUTA, National Archives of Japan

Internet and Archive

A Study of Minority’s Internet Usage---A Case Study of Pa Khlang Hmong Villager in Nan Province, Thailand
Senshu YOSHII, Chulalongkorn Unviersity

Metadata for Archives

Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
Kris KIESLING, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

Metadata for Digital Archives in Taiwan: Application of EAD
Ya-ning CHEN & Shu-jiun CHEN, Computing Centre, Academia Sinica

Information Technology for Preservation and Providing Access to the Archives in Vietnam
Duong Van KHAM, General of State Archives Department of Vietnam

A Database System for Analyzing the Japanese Religious Investigation Registers
Hiroshi KAWAGUCHI, Tezukayama University

Classical Information Sharing

Alignment Support for Multi-lingual Humanity Corpus Retrieval Case Study: The Small Prince and the Tale of Genji
Hiroko OMAE, Keio University
Frederic ANDRES, National Institute of Information
Michita IMAI & Yuichiro ANZAI, Keio University

Grid Computing and Application

Toward the Data Grid for Digital Archive
Eric YEN, Computing Centre, Academia Sinica

Data Grid Management System
Arcot RAJASEKAR, SDSC

Spatial Data Grid
Royol CHITRADON, High Performance Computing Center, NECTEC

Silk Road and Central Asia Session II: Culture and Travel

The World of Xuanzang and the Silk Road [Paper] [Slides]
Aming TU, The Chung Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies
The Local and Global Commerce of Arabia Before Islam
Robert HAUG, University of Michigan

Digital Archives Content Management

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Digital Inheritance and Enduring Value
William KILBRIDE, Arts and Humanities Data Service
Collaboration towards a Brave New World-Reflections on the Development of Digital Library Projects at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Libraries
Rita WONG, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
From Bytes to Books; A Tutorial on Standards for Process Levels in Electronic Publishing
John LEHMAN, University of Alaska Fairbank

Digital Library Development in Vietnam
Ta Ba HUNG, National Center for Science and Technological Information and Documentation

Exploring Spatial-Temoral Information in Rare Book Digital Library
Ming ZHANG, Long XIAO, Dong-qing YANG & Shi-wei TANG, Beijing University Library

Chinese News Content Markup by XML-An Experiment of National Digital Archives Program Newsletter
Y.C. HSIEH, National Chengchi University & Mils Y.M. CHOU, National Chengchi University

Poster and Demo

An Application of Super-high-definition Free-viewing Technology for Viewing Ancient Documents
Takuzi SUZUKI, Fumio ADACHI, & Atsushi NITO, National Museum of Japanese History

Subject Word: A System for Visualizing OPAC
Harumi MURAKAMI, Osaka City University
Takashi HIRATA, Japan Ground Self Defense Force
Katsuichi KITA, Osaka City University

Virtual Reality and Motion Capture III

The Description of Humanoids' Movement in Computer Based on Key Frames and Continuous Paths between Start Key Frame and Goal Key Frame
Motofumi HATTORI & Toshi TAKAMORI, Kobe University

Historical GIS

China Historical GIS: Methods for Georeferencing Historical Data
Jianxiong GE & Zhimin MAN, Fudan University
Merrick Lex BERMAN, Harvard University

Creating a GIS Spatial History of Tokyo
Loren SIEBERT, University of Akron

Recent Developments in Time Map
Roland FLETCHER & Ian JOHNSON, University of Sydney