1. Prior to Construction of the Database

1-1. Usage of Database

1-2. Increased Users' Layers and the Necessity to Support Them

1-3. Positioning as a Distributed Wide-Area Database

1-4. What is a Useful Database?

2. Important Points to Consider When Creating the Database

2-1. Structure of the Database

2-2. Browser Software and Search Engines

2-3. Designing HTML Files

2-4. Maintaining Quality as Scientific Information

3. Upon Completion of Database up to Opening It to Public

4. After Database Is Opened to Public

4-1. Making Your Web Site Known to Public

4-2. Maintenance and Control of Server Machine

4-3. Points To Be Notes When Updating Data

4-4. Interrelation with Users

5. On Copyright

6. Handling of New Information That Cannot Be Printed

7. Future Prospects

This guideline is a compilation of the results of the five-year research project (1997-2001), "Basic Research Development for the Development of a Database of Biological System Research Materials and for Construction of a Network System" sponsored by the Science and Technology Promotion Fund 1997.

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