This volume reports the latest results in all the electromechanical, materials science, design, and manufacturing problems of information storage devices and systems (magnetic and optical). It also features 17 articles. Contents include: Effects of Orientation of Lubricant Molecules on Runnability of Metal Evaporated Magnetic Tape, Mechanical Properties of Hard Carbon Protective Films for Thin-Film Magnetic Disk, Brown Stain on VCR Head Surface Through Contact with Magnetic Tape, Internal Stress of Hard Carbon Overcoat and Its Influence on Wear Characteristics, Dynamic Response of Flying Head Sliders to a Step on a Disk, and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Line Scanning Applied to the Study of Perfluoropolyether Lubrican Displacement on Thin Film Disks.