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.
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.
2. To search materials for a serial Serials are basically the same as books.
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.
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.
You can perform searches with the following items on the advanced search screen.
The △ symbol in the entry example represents one or more blank characters.
[Local] means that the search item is enabled only for local searches. Values entered for NII searches are ignored.
Search item
Description
Entry example: Searched material
Material type
Narrows down the type of material that is the search target.
Check the check box of the material type, such as All, Books, or Serials.
Campus Holding library [Local]
Narrows down the campus or holding library that is the search target.
Check the check box of the campus or holding library.
Location
Performs a search with the location specified from the pull-down menu.
Example: Main Building, 1F
[Local]
Materials whose location is the first floor in the main building
Keyword
Searches for the items in all of the titles, authors' names, and subjects. The number of hits may be very large.
Example 1: Japan△Tanaka△politics
Materials whose title, author's name, and subject contain "Japan," "Tanaka," and "politics"
Example 2: Japan+politics
Materials whose title, author's name, and subject contain "Japan" or "politics"
Example 3: Japan^politics
Materials whose title, author's name, and subject contain "Japan" but not "politics"
Example 4: #politics of Japan
Materials with "politics of Japan" in any of the title, author's name, and subject
Example 5 #*politics of Japan
Materials with "politics of Japan" as the ending of any of the title, author's name, or subject
Title
Searches for a title, serial name, series name, etc.
Example 1: politics of Japan
Materials whose title contains "Japan," politics," and "of"
Example 2: Japan△politics
Materials whose title contains "Japan" and "politics"
Example 3: #politics of Japan
Materials whose title is "politics of Japan"
Example 4: #*politics of Japan*
Materials with "politics of Japan" in the title
Author
Searches for an author, publisher, translator, original author, etc.
Example 1: Fuji Hanako
Author "Fuji Hanako" (No space possible between the family name and given name)
Example 2: Fuji△Hanako or Fuji,Hanako
Works by authors whose name contains "Fuji" and "Hanako"
Example 3: Fuji
Works by authors whose family name or given name contains "Fuji"
Example 4: Fuji△Hanako (Katakana in Japanese)
Author "Fuji△Hanako" (Search possible even when read in Hiragana or Katakana)
Example 5: Margaret△Mitchell
Author Margaret Mitchell
Example 6: #Fuji*
Works of authors whose family name begins with "Fuji"
Publisher
Searches for a publisher or publishing house.
Example 1: Fujitsu Press
Materials published by "Fujitsu Press"
Example 2: Fuji△Publishing
Materials published by a publisher whose name contains "Fuji" and "Publishing"
Example 3: Fujitsu Press
Materials published by "Fujitsu Press" (without Inc., Ltd., or other such words specified)
Subject
Performs a search with the specified word expressing the subject of the material.
Example 1: library information
Materials whose subject is "library information"
Example 2: toshokan△joho (Japanese)
Materials whose subject contains "toshokan" and "joho"
Review [Local]
Searches for a registered review.
Example 1:programming
Materials that contain "programming" in a registered review
Example 2:recommended△information
Materials that contain "recommended" and "information" in a registered review
Tag [Local]
Searches for a registered tag.
Example 1:introduction to mathematics
Materials that contain "introduction to mathematics" in a registered tag
Example 2:Book changed my life
Materials that contain "Book changed my life" in a registered tag
Publication year (Western calendar)
Performs a search with the specified publication year.
Example 1: 2006
Materials published in 2006 (Specify the year with four digits.)
Example 2: 199*
Materials published in the 1990s
Example 3: 1990-2000
Materials published between 1990 and 2000 (For each material, specify the respective year with four digits.)
ISBN/ISSN
Performs a search with the specified international standard book number (ISBN) or international standard serial number.
Example 1: 4881357611
Book material whose ISBN is 4-88135-761-1 (Enter it without “-” (hyphen).)
Example 2: 13407287
Successively issued materials whose ISSN is 1340-6297 (Enter it without “-” (hyphen).)
NCID
Performs a search with the specified bibliography code ID assigned to an NII bibliography record.
Example: AN10202348
Material whose NII bibliography record ID is N10202348.
Bibliography ID
Performs a search with the specified bibliography code ID assigned to a bibliography record.
Example: SB00078405
Material whose bibliography record ID is SB00078405
Registration No.
Performs a search with the specified registration number, which is the administrative management number assigned to each material.
Example: 123456789
[Local]
Material whose registration number is 123456789
Material ID
Performs a search with the specified material ID for borrowing and returning materials.
Example: 0123456789
[Local]
Material whose material ID is 0123456789
Call No.
Performs a search with the specified call number.
Example: 10-10||ho||10||4
[Local]
Materials whose call number is 10-10||ho||10||4 (Differentiate uppercase alphabetic characters from lowercase ones.)
Code
Performs searches with the specified numbers and IDs of various codes. Performs a search with one of the code types listed below selected from the pull-down menu and with the number specified in the right field.
Example 1: Pull-down menu: NCID selected; Right field: AN10070600
- NCID (NII bibliography record ID)
Material whose bibliography record ID is AN10070600
- LCCN (LC card number)
- NBN (national bibliography number)
- NDLCN (NDL card number)
- NDLPN (NDL periodical number)
- FID (Family number)
- OTHN (other number)
Country code
Performs a search with the specified publication country code. To perform the search, select the [Browse] button on the right side of the input field, check the Country check box, and either specify the code with the [OK] button or enter the code directly.
Example: gw
Materials published in Germany (You can use both lowercase and uppercase characters.)
Language code
Performs a search with the specified title or language code of the text. To perform the search, select the [Browse] button on the right side of the input field, check the By language check box, and either specify the code with the [OK] button or enter the code directly.
Example: epo
Materials written in Esperanto
Classification
Performs a search with the specified classification characteristic expressing the subject of the material.
Example 1: 311
Material whose classification characteristic is 311
Example 2: 31*
Material whose subject begins with a classification characteristic of 31
Material format
Performs a search with the material type specified from the pull-down menu.
Example: Video
[Local]
Material whose material type is video
Section
Performs a search with the holding section specified from the pull-down menu.
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 OR search: Search for materials that satisfy any one of two or more search values
Entry method: Enter search values in multiple fields, and select "OR" from the pull-down menu between the fields.
Example: Search for materials containing "Japan" in the title or "Tokyo" in the author's name
Title: Japan Pull-down menu: OR
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.
There are two search methods: keyword search and literal search.
The keyword search is a search of materials to find those containing the entered search value as a word (i.e., keyword). The literal search is a search of materials to find those containing the entered search value as a simple character string (i.e., literal).
For the literal search, you can specify the following search methods.
Search method
Description
Entry example
Example of hit
Exact match
Retrieves the materials that have a complete match to the character string entered as a search condition.
end
end END End
Prefix search
Retrieves the materials that have a character string matching the prefix entered as a search condition.
end*
ending
Left/right truncation search
Retrieves the materials that have a character string matching the left/right truncation entered as a search condition.
*end*
weekends
Suffix search
Retrieves the materials that have a character string matching the suffix entered as a search condition.
*end
weekend
Searches for the following search items are normal keyword searches. To perform a literal search with the following keyword search items, add "#" to the beginning of the search values.
Keyword search item
Title
Author
Publisher
Subject
Keyword
Searches for the following search items are normal literal searches.
Literal search item
Publication year
Classification
ISBN/ISSN
Country code
Language code
NCID
Registration No. (available only with prefix search)
Material ID (available only with prefix search)
Call No. (available only with prefix search)
By using the literal search, you can set the following search conditions for the details.
Search method
Entry example (Item: Search value)
Example of hit
Searching for materials that have the keyword "Japan" in the title
Title: Japan
History of Japan Tales of Old Japan America and Japan
Searching for materials whose title is "Japan"
Title: #Japan
Japan
Searching for materials whose title ends with "Japan"
By placing a "$" symbol in front of Roman characters used for search values, you can convert the Roman characters into Katakana characters to perform a search.
Writing in the official Kana romanization system and the Hepburn system is supported.
The Roman alphabet doesn't correspond to the long vowel character. For example, please enter "$kiwado" not "$kiwado" when you want to get the same result in the "キーワード."
_ means a blank.
Entry example
Search results
Example of hit
$genji
It will be shown the same search results in the keywords "ゲンジ" (genji in katakana).
源氏世界の文学 源氏物語の人と心 源氏物語の世界
$syamisen+$wahuu
It will be shown the same search results in the keywords "シャミセン+ワフウ"(syamisen+wahuu in katanaka).
玉菊とその三味線 和風 和風と洋式
$nihon_$amerika
It will be shown the same search results in the keywords "ニホン_アメリカ"(nihon_amerika in katanaka).
The search results include a call number in the holding library information. An image of the call number label appears when the cursor is placed over this link.
This image corresponds to the label on the book. The library bookshelves are arranged in order of call number. From the signs on premises and this number, find the bookshelf.
If even the search on the OPAC [Bib Search] tab has no hits,
check the Kanji and spelling of keywords to see whether they are correct.
Are searching by "Article title" or "Article author"? Try searching by serial title. When you want to search by "Article title" or "Article author," try searching from the [Article Search] tab. In such cases, you may also be able to read the text of electronic journals from a personal computer.
If you still do not find the materials you are looking for, try searching from the [Other Univ.] tab or [Cross Search] tab. If you can confirm that the library of another institution possesses the materials you are looking for, you may be able to go directly to that library to use the materials there or get them from the library.
Are you trying to search for a book in an OPAC search? Also, have you entered the words in your search correctly? The search results change if even a single character is different.
The following screen appears when you have entered a keyword and performed a refined search from the left menu on the Bib Search result list screen. In the example, the material type is limited to "books."
Cancel the search conditions for this holding library. Then, to return to the original search result list, click the red x button in the blank area under "Selecting conditions." Even if you have performed multiple refined searches, you can cancel any narrow-down search condition by using the above method, regardless of the order of the searches.
When Bib Search finds "Loaned out" materials, you can reserve the materials as follows.
1. Click the [Reserve] button in "Holdings List" on the bibliography details screen.
2. Confirm the material information and reservation client information on the request information entry screen. Then, enter (confirm) reservation details. Lastly, click the [Submit] button.
Reservation cancel date: The reservation is canceled when the entered date has passed.
E-mail: From your registered e-mail addresses (PC/mobile phone), select a contact e-mail address. The library uses it to inform you when your reserved materials are available for check-out. To be contacted at a different e-mail address, fill in the "Change E-mail" field.
Telephone number (Required input field): Type in your contact telephone number. The library uses it to inform you when your reserved materials are available for check-out. To be contacted only by e-mail and not by telephone, type in words to this effect in the "Remarks" field of "Notes."
3. Confirm your reservation request details on the request confirmation screen, and then click the [Confirm] button.
4. The reservation is complete when the request completion notification screen appears.
* Reserved materials are on hold for a period of time. If you do not borrow the materials within this period, the reservation is canceled. So when the library contacts you about the arrival of your reserved materials, visit the library as soon as possible and complete the procedure for borrowing.
When you want to cancel a reserved material, you can delete the reservation from OPAC.
1. Log in to OPAC. 2. Click "Reservation list" from "Your Library Record" on the OPAC top page. 3. The reservation list screen appears. Place a check mark beside the material whose reservation you want to cancel, and click [Cancel Reservation].
4. Click [OK] in the pop-up.
5. "Canceled" appears under Status upon the completion of the reservation cancellation.
Borrowing Click a bookmark title to check the status in detail.
Reservation Click a bookmark title to check the reservation status in detail.
Copy request Canceling a copy request, deleting one from the list. To do so, enter a check mark in each appropriate check box. Click a bookmark title to check the status in detail.
Borrowing request Canceling a borrowing request, deleting one from the list. To do so, enter a check mark in each appropriate check box. Click a bookmark title to check the request status in detail.
Purchase request Deleting a request from the list. To do so, enter a check mark in each appropriate check box. Click a bookmark title to check the purchase status in detail.
Borrowing history Deleting an item from the list. To do so, enter a check mark in each appropriate check box. Click a bookmark title to check the borrowing history in detail.
Personal Info. You can check and update your personal information. You can use the updated information to apply for a reservation, etc.
If you have detailed information on the article, enter the detailed information for the material from ILL Copy Request on the left side of the screen.
If you know that the article is in a published serial at another university, select the [Other Univ.] tab from the search bar. Select ILL Copy Request from the detailed pages (NII bibliography details screen) of that serial.
If you found the article elsewhere, such as in another system, see the respective system help to make an ILL copy request.
From the [Other Univ.] tab, you can search the books and serials mainly held by Japanese university libraries, etc.
Articles cannot be searched. If you want to search articles, perform the search from the [Article Search] tab.
A search with an entered keyword will display the search result list screen. When a material is selected from this screen, the NII bibliography details screen appears.
Click one of the following options of the "Get it from another organization" item displayed in the right menu on the screen.
ILL Copy Request (getting a copy from another library)
ILL Borrowing Request (borrowing a physical book)
ILL Copy Request is a service for getting copies of parts of articles and books from other university libraries, etc. ILL Borrowing Request is a service for getting books from other university libraries, etc.
* First, be sure to search long enough to be certain that the library does not have the materials you are looking for, and then make your request.
1. Enter information on the materials you are looking for.
To be certain about obtaining those materials, enter as much detailed information as you can. In particular, if you found them in a database or other such system, write the name of this system in the bibliography authority. * The screen is for requesting a serial. Note that a different screen is used for books.
2. Enter your own information in the client information fields.
Note that if your contact information has an error, the materials may not be promptly handed to you. So be sure to enter the correct contact information for getting in touch with you.
3. Enter information about your request, information about the payment method, and remarks.
For the information about your request, write the following information: copying method, delivery method.
For the payment method, you can select private expense or public expense. To apply for payment at public expense, you must have a public expense budget.
You may have information other than the above to report separately. Enter such information in the Remarks field.
Once you have entered the above details, click the [Submit] button, and confirm the details on the confirmation screen. When there are no problems, click the [OK] button to complete the procedure.
* First, be sure to search long enough to be certain that the library does not have the materials you are looking for, and then make your request.
1. Enter information on the materials you are looking for.
To be certain about obtaining those materials, enter as much detailed information as you can. In particular, if you found them in a database or other such system, write the name of this system in the bibliography authority. * Bold characters indicate required fields.
2. Enter your own information in the client information fields.
Note that if your contact information has an error, the materials cannot be promptly handed to you. So be sure to enter the correct contact information for getting in touch with you.
3. Enter information about your request, information about the payment method, and remarks.
Write information regarding your request, such as the delivery method.
For the payment method, you can select private expense or public expense. To apply for payment at public expense, you must have a public expense budget.
You may have information other than the above to report separately. Enter such information in the Remarks field.
Once you have entered the above details, click the [Submit] button, and confirm the details on the confirmation screen. When there are no problems, click the [OK] button to complete the procedure.
You can confirm your loaned out materials and various requested materials on the user inquiry screen. Select "Go to Copy Request List" in the information relating to copy requests, among those requests. As a result, you can check a list of the copy requests that are current requests. If you want cancel the request for a material in this list, place a check mark beside the material and click the [Cancel Request] button.
You can confirm your loaned out materials and various requested materials on the user inquiry screen. Select "Go to ILL Request List" in the information relating to borrowing requests, among those requests. As a result, you can check a list of the borrowing requests that are current requests. If you want cancel the request for a material in this list, place a check mark beside the material and click the [Cancel Request] button.
1. Enter information on the material you want purchased.
To be certain about obtaining those materials, enter as much detailed information as you can.
2. Enter your own information in the client information fields.
Note that if your contact information has an error, the materials cannot be promptly handed to you. So be sure to enter the contact information for getting in touch with you.
3. You may have information other than the above to report separately. Enter such information in the remarks field.
Once you have entered the above details, click the [Submit] button, and confirm the details on the confirmation screen. When there are no problems, click the [Submit] button to complete the procedure.
The materials you searched for in Bib Search or checked in detail are registered as your browsing history. They remain there until you close your browser (or stop using it for a while). * The screenshot is the screen displayed after "Browsing History" is clicked.
To confirm content at a later date, register it in a bookmark. Register it in the bookmark from the search result list or the bibliography details screen. To register a material on the list screen, enter a check mark in the check box of the material, and click the [Bookmark] button.
You can check the registered contents from the bookmarks.
The search conditions you enter in OPAC Bib Search are registered as a search history until you close your browser (or stop using it for a while). You can check the search history by clicking the [Search History] button at the top of the screen.
* The screenshot is the screen displayed when "Search History" is clicked.
To save search conditions until a later date by registering them from the search history browsing screen, enter a check mark in the check box of each search condition, and click the [Add to Favorites] button.
You can check the registered contents from My Search in OPAC.
The library has an alert service for notifying users by e-mail or RSS of the arrival of the latest issue of a serial.
Apply for the alert service from the bibliography details screen. This service covers serials being received on an ongoing basis.
Once you complete your application, the registered conditions appear on the alert list screen. You can stop the sending of notifications and change the sending frequency on the alert list screen.
Also, you can register an RSS reader from the [RSS] button. Once you have registered the RSS reader, you can check for any new arrivals of the relevant materials, even without checking OPAC.
OPAC employs a service called Alert. The function of this service is to memorize search conditions and send notification by e-mail, RSS, etc. when the library receives any matching material.
After a search with OPAC Bib Search, you can register the search conditions by clicking "Add Search Alert." You can also register search conditions from Alert in OPAC.
The process of registration displays the Alert list screen. From there, you can check the list being sent and change the sending frequency.
You can register an RSS reader from the [RSS] button. Once you have registered the RSS reader, you can check for any new arrivals of the relevant materials, even without checking OPAC.
Consider the following possibilities. Consult with staff at the counter.
- Someone else in the library is using the book or serial. - The book is so large that it is placed on the bottom shelf. - Library clerks are processing the returned book or serial. - The previous user did not return the book or serial to its proper location.
