There is still a need to inform users about copyright issues. Those who do not use databases site no need, or nonexistence of needed databases. The proceedings of this conference are a good place to read about problems of language, information quality, utilization and access issues of Japanese databases. A survey conducted at that conference indicated five issues concerning Japanese databases. No Japanese counterpart to American Center or British Council for public information services.
Overseas users have to rely too much on document delivery services.
No service allowing access to a number of databases. As of July 1988 it was determined that only 83 databases from within Japan are offered for overseas use including only 20 related to science and technology and 51 to business, although about another two dozen were in the planning stages. Overseas users noted serious cost issues in the use of Japanese databases, associated with translation and communication. They have identified four major problems. Domestic and foreign efforts are separate with little cooperation.