1. To search materials for a book [Bib Search] allows you to perform a search. Perform your search from the [Bib Search] tab.
If you do not find the material with [Bib Search], you may get it from another university library for a fee. You can search other universities from the [Other Univ.] tab and the [Cross Search] tab.
The Cross Search can search the National Diet Library and local library book collections. The National Diet Library is struggling to store all the books published in Japan.
2. To search materials for a serial Serials are basically the same as books.
However, our serials consist of the printed versions held in the library and the electronic journals provided through agreement with the publishers and others. You can check the electronic journals from your personal computer. [Article Search] makes it convenient to search for an electronic journal.
3. To search materials for an article Perform a search from the [Article Search] tab.
From Basic Search on [Article Search], you can perform a search without specifying a specific search site. To perform a search specifying a specific search site, do so from Advanced Search.
Depending on the settings of your browser, an action such as reserving or copying materials or applying for an inter-library loan (ILL) will trigger the pop-up blocker, which will prevent you from proceeding any further.
* The screenshot is from Internet Explorer 9. The pop-up blocker appears in different locations depending on your browser and version. For details, see the help of the respective browser.
The pop-up screen is used for all applications from OPAC, such as for a reservation, ILL, or new arrival alert. Therefore, enable pop-ups by using the following method. (The descriptions apply to Internet Explorer 9.)
Temporarily allowing the pop-up blocker
Click [Allow once] on the pop-up blocker notification bar. (Depending on the browser version, select "Temporarily Allow Pop-ups.")
* However, with this method, if the browser is closed once, the pop-up blocker is enabled when the browser is started again. Consequently, the same work will need to be repeated to apply for a reservation or ILL in OPAC.
Always allowing the pop-up blocker
Click "Always allow" from [Options for this site] on the pop-up blocker notification bar. (Depending on the browser version, click the notification bar, and select "Always Allow Pop-ups from This Site.")
* Even with the pop-up blocker enabled, some notification bars may not appear. In such cases, select [Tools] -> [Pop-up Blocker] -> [Pop-up Blocker Settings] from the browser menu. Then, enter the website address to be unblocked in "Address of website to allow," and click [Add]. Click [Close] to exit the screen.
* Safari users are requested to go to Security in the browser settings menu to confirm that no check mark is entered in the "Block Pop-up Windows" check box.
Once you enter part of a keyword on the [Bib Search] tab, the suggestion function displays materials whose titles begin with your entered character string in a list of potential matches.
Select one from the displayed potential matches and press the [Search] button to start the search.
You can perform a search simply by entering the ISBN or ISSN (number) on the search bar of the [Bib Search] tab.
You can also perform a search from the advanced search screen by clicking the [Advanced Search] button on the [Bib Search] tab. You can perform the search by filling in the ISBN/ISSN field.
ISBN (International Standard Book Number): This number identifies a book. ISSN (International Standard Serial Number): This number identifies a serial.
On the Japanese-language pages, you can use Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana, and alphanumeric characters. For alphanumeric characters, you can enter uppercase and lowercase characters. Single-byte and double-byte characters can both be entered.
Searches of Arabic script, Devanagari script, African languages, and Southeast Asian languages
Searches can use the original spelling (with characters as they appear in materials). Searches can also use keywords converted into Roman alphabet letters using the ALA-LC Romanization Tables of the U.S. Library of Congress. Some materials are registered in Roman alphabet letters only. An index is created for them. So if the search has no hits with the original spelling, convert the keywords into Roman alphabet letters, and perform the search again.
Think about keywords about the materials. Then, try a search by switching to Advanced Search on the [Bib Search] tab and entering the keywords.
If the search has an excessive number of hits, you can narrow it down with the [Classification] item from the [Refine Your Search] menu displayed on the left side of the search result list screen. In addition to using the classification item, you can also narrow down your search by material type, holding library, author, publication year, classification, subject, publisher, language, etc.
If the keyword search is unsuccessful, try using Search by Classification in the lower part of the [Bib Search] tab.
For example, suppose you are searching for statistics-related materials. From Search by Classification, you can narrow down the search to the materials in the following fields by selecting and performing the search with "4: Natural science -> 41: Mathematics -> 417: Probabilities. Mathematical statistics."
You can perform the following three searches by entering multiple conditions in a single search field or filling in multiple search fields (logical operation).
Entering multiple search values in one search field (enabled on the basic search screen and advanced search screen)
Logical AND search: Search for materials that simultaneously satisfy two or more search values
Entry method: Connect all search values with " " (blank).
Example: Search for materials containing both "Japan" and "America"
"Japan America"
Logical OR search: Search for materials that satisfy any one of two or more search values
Entry method: Connect all search values with "+" (plus sign).
Example: Search for materials containing either "Japan" or "America"
"Japan+America"
Logical NOT search: Search for materials that satisfy certain conditions and do not satisfy other corresponding conditions
Entry method: Connect all search values with "^" (caret).
Example: Search for materials containing "Japan" but not "America"
"Japan^America"
Entering multiple search values in multiple search fields (enabled on the advanced search screen)
Logical AND search: Search for materials that simultaneously satisfy two or more search values
Entry method: Enter search values in multiple fields, and select "AND" from the pull-down menu between the fields.
Example: Search for materials containing "Japan" in the title and "Tokyo" in the author's name
Title: Japan Pull-down menu: AND
Author: Tokyo
Logical NOT search: Search for materials that satisfy certain items and do not satisfy other items
Entry method: Enter search values in multiple fields, and select "NOT" from the pull-down menu between the fields.
Example: Search for materials that contain "Japan" in the title and do not contain "Tokyo" in the author's name
Title: Japan Pull-down menu: NOT
Author: Tokyo
Primary search items and secondary search items
The following search items are called primary search items. You can perform searches independently with their search values alone.
Keyword
Title
Author
Publisher
Subject
Review
Tag
Classification
ISBN/ISSN
NCID
Bibliography ID
Registration No.
Material ID
Call No.
The following search items are called secondary search items. You cannot perform a search with a secondary search item unless it is combined with at least one primary search item. The search screen displays * in front of the item names.
