FAQ
FAQ(English)
When I search for materials whose title starts with _____, or ends with _____.
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 JapanSearching for materials whose title is "Japan" Title: #Japan Japan Searching for materials whose title ends with "Japan" Title: #*Japan America and Japan
A Rebirth of Japan
JapanSearching for materials published in the 1900s Publication year: 19* 1945
What kind of items can I use in searches from [Bib Search] on the advanced search screen?
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. | Example:Library |
| [Local] | Material whose holding section is the library |
Can I use only Roman characters to search Japanese language materials?
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). | 日米関係キーワード アメリカの心・日本の心 日米同盟 |
★What if I want to find out whether a neighborhood library, bookstore, or somewhere else has a book not available at the university?
You can search the following from the [Cross Search] tab:
- Cross Search: CiNii Books, Google Books, and book collections of the National Diet Library and libraries outside Japan (WorldCat, British Library)
- University libraries: Neighborhood university libraries, etc.
- Public libraries: Book collections of neighborhood public libraries, etc.
- Bookstores: Book collections and bibliography data of Amazon, Junkudo Bookstore, and Books Kinokuniya
- Classic books: Classic books in university libraries and public libraries across Japan (comprehensive catalog of Japanese classic books)
How to use
- The search result list screen can display the search results of each specific search site or all sites.
- The first displayed search results belong to the search site where the search ended the earliest.
- If you want to find out the search results of another site, select it from the left menu.
- You can display a list of search results of each specific search site by clicking "Show All Sites" at the top left of the screen or clicking the site link in the results for each site on the left side of the screen.
- The number of acquired results is limited (10 to 100) depending on the site. If you want to find out all the search results of a specific site, perform the search directly from that site.
- The results of searches with [Cross Search] may differ from the direct search results of a specific search site. Use [Cross Search] mainly as a guide to determining the good sites to search for the materials you are looking for.
By selecting "Various applications" displayed for the bibliography on the search result list screen, you can make an ILL copy request (getting a copy from another library) and an ILL borrowing request (getting a book from another library).
I found a book with OPAC, but I don't know its location on the bookshelves.
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.
What should I do if the materials found with OPAC are already loaned out?
1. Click the [Reserve] button in "Holdings List" on the bibliography details screen.
2. Select the request conditions, and click [Select] on the Select Request Conditions screen.
3. 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."
4. Confirm your reservation request details on the request confirmation screen, and then click the [Confirm] button.
5. 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.
What if I want to use materials from a neighborhood public library?
The borrowing rules follow the rules of that neighborhood library.
What should I do if I want to use materials from a different university library?
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.
There is an article that I want to obtain but haven't found it. How can I obtain it?
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.
How do I fill in the copy request screen?
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. Next, 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. Next, 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, and receiving library.
Note that copy requests are handled for a fee, so also select the range of your request.
In particular, note that copy requests from outside Japan may cost more and may take more time than those from inside Japan. Check your request carefully.
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.
An example is a separate request on the printing method or receiving the copy. 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.