FAQ(English)

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• 0. Getting Started
• 1.1. How to Search the Library Book Collection
• 1.2. How to Find, Borrow, and Reserve Books
• 2.1. How to Search Other Libraries
• 2.2. Borrowing Books from Other Libraries
• 3.1. How to Get Materials from Other Libraries
• 4.1. Requests to the Library
• 5.1. Personal Services
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What kind of service is OPAC?

Category: 9. Other

OPAC is the generic term of a search system for library book collections.
OPAC is the abbreviation for Online Public Access Catalog.

★Can I use materials whose holdings location for the OPAC search results is [Faculty office]?

Category: 1.1. How to Search the Library Book Collection

An answer is currently being prepared.

★What do I do when I don't find the materials I'm looking for on the [Bib Search] tab? (Part 1)

Category: 1.1. How to Search the Library Book Collection

If even the search on the OPAC [Bib Search] tab has no hits,

1. check the Kanji and spelling of keywords to see whether they are correct.
2. 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.
3. 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.

★What do I do when I don't find the materials I'm looking for on the [Bib Search] tab? (Part 2)

Category: 1.1. How to Search the Library Book Collection

You can search for and obtain materials from the search screen by following the procedure below.

1. Search the holdings of other university libraries and the National Diet Library, and apply to get the book or a copy (ILL copy request and ILL borrowing request) from the relevant library.
    → Perform the search from the [Other Univ.] tab or the [Cross Search] tab.

2. Search the holdings of your neighborhood public library and university libraries, and visit the relevant library directly.
    → Perform the search from the [Cross Search] tab by selecting a neighborhood public library, university library, etc.

3. Perform a search from a bookstore, etc., and consider purchasing the materials there.
    → Select a bookstore and perform the search from the [Cross Search] tab.

4. Search the holdings of libraries outside Japan, and get the materials from the relevant library.

* Getting a book or inter-library loan from a library or other such other organization outside Japan takes a significantly long time. Due to a variety of reasons, it may also be impossible to get materials from libraries outside Japan. For details, consult the library staff.

What do I do when I want to extend the borrowing period of a loaned out book?

Category: 1.2. How to Find, Borrow, and Reserve Books

From OPAC, you can check and renew the materials you have borrowed from the university library.

1. First, log in to OPAC.


 

2. "User Inquiry" appears after login. Click "Borrowing" there.



3. "Borrowing list" appears. Place a check mark beside each material you want to renew, and click [Renew].
In "Borrowing list," you can check the borrowing status: where (borrowing library), what (bibliography information), and when (Due Date).



4. Click [OK] in the pop-up.



5. The update is completed when the return date is extended.
If the update cannot be completed, the screen displays this fact and the reason for it.



From "Borrowing list", you can check the number of renewals by clicking "Bibliography information" for loaned out materials.



Note the following points concerning renewal.

• Renewed return dates are calculated based on the special online rules of each holding library.
• An online renewal is updated on the day that the update process is executed. Note that the borrowing period is not an added period from the due date.
• Renewal is not possible in the following cases:
  • Materials for "holiday loan"
  • Materials already reserved by another user
  • Overdue materials and materials in a restricted borrowing period
  • Where update may not be possible depending on the material type (textbooks, serials, etc.)