Information recording and or reproducing apparatus for use in hybrid type information recording medium

An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus for use in a hybrid type card-like information recording medium on which an IC chip and optical information recording area and/or magnetic information recording area are provided, comprising:

• a shuttle for containing said hybrid type card-like information recording medium and transferring it in an extended direction of tracks formed on the medium in a reciprocal manner;
• an optical head for recording and/or reproducing information on and/or from said optical information recording area formed on the medium, and/or a magnetic head for recording and/or reproducing information on and/or from said magnetic information recording area formed on the medium;
• an information processing means for recording and/or reproducing information in and/or from said IC chip formed on the medium;
• and
• a contact means for making contact between said IC chip and said information processing means when said medium is inserted in the shuttle;
• said contact means being formed in said shuttle.