No. 507, June 2003

• Remodeling of the Tokyo Main Library and its new services for library users
• Electronic Library National Liaison Conference FY2002: Digital library and present and future of libraries  related article
• Digital library development in the New York Public Library (NYPL):
  Report of the lecture by Mr. William D. Walker, Senior Vice President and the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the Research Libraries of the NYPL  related article
• Materials recently designated as rare and semi-rare books: Report of the 34th committee on the designation of rare books
• <Announcement>
  • Moving or temporary closing of some reading rooms caused by the Tokyo Main Library remodeling
• Exploring European-style historic architecture in Tokyo (Enchanting world of books - Guide to regular exhibitions, 2)   related web page (Japanese only)

                                                      No. 506, May 2003

• Great move in the 21st Century: 
  • Overview of the rearrangement of stack materials in conjunction with the Kansai-kan opening by Yutaka Terai
    <Appendix> Materials plan of the Tokyo Main Library and the Kansai-kan
  • Tidbits about the move
• 7th meeting of the Legal Deposit System Council
• Report of the 10th forum for libraries participating in the National Union Catalog Network
• Report of the 15th forum on preservation: Preparing against disasters - Disaster prevention and salvage planning for library materials
• What's bibliographic control? (1) Introduction