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Working With Japanese and Your Systems People Computer Systems People are From Mars, Japanese Studies Librarians are from Venus

Introduction and Summary The politics of computers and Japanese at academic institutions Understanding the problem Defending yourself with knowledge Some case studies Thinking about your situation Future directions:  problems and possibilities Links for Japanese library computing

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Real Life Moving to the WebPac at UW Getting Real Work Done Working Within the System Preparing This Presentation: Problems With Japanese in Powerpoint (A Case In Point)

Recommendations Form alliances with other east Asian librarians Learn as much as possible about computers:  operating systems, encoding systems, implications of email, telnet, and the web Be clear (to yourself and others) about what Japanese librarians’ needs are

Points to Remember Organization Working in the system Learning PC basics: What is an operating system? How do files and folders work?