This volume reports the latest results in all theelectromechanical, materials science, design, and manufacturingproblems of information storage devices and systems (magnetic andoptical). It also features 17 articles. Contents include: Effectsof Orientation of Lubricant Molecules on Runnability of MetalEvaporated Magnetic Tape, Mechanical Properties of Hard CarbonProtective Films for Thin-Film Magnetic Disk, Brown Stain on VCRHead Surface Through Contact with Magnetic Tape, Internal Stress ofHard Carbon Overcoat and Its Influence on Wear Characteristics,Dynamic Response of Flying Head Sliders to a Step on a Disk, andX-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Line Scanning Applied to the Studyof Perfluoropolyether Lubrican Displacement on Thin Film Disks.@By: Bharat Bhushan