FAQ

FAQ(English)

When I search for materials whose title starts with _, or ends with _.

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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"	Title: #*Japan	America and Japan A Rebirth of Japan Japan
Searching 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?

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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.
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, 2F
[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
Bibliography ID		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]	Performs a search with the specified call number.	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
Country code		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
Language code		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?

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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