Searching for Books and Journals -The Basics of OPAC Search- Nagoya University Central Library 1©2013 Nagoya University Library

The Aim of this Training Course Searching for materials – Learning how to search if needed materials are in the library Finding materials – Finding out the location of materials Using the materials – Learning the procedures to use the materials When you need help – Learning where to ask help if you can not find the materials 2

About Nagoya University Library Central Library and Departmental libraries - There are many buildings of library! There are around 3.16 million items of materials – 1.2 million items of materials are held in the Central Library – There are various types of materials too The most important thing is to find out the location of needed materials and then go after them When you search materials in Nagoya University Library: 3 1. First of all search in ‘OPAC’ 2. Then you can ‘go to the bookshelves’

4 Searching for Books by OPAC Searching for textbooks and recommended books – Assigned books Searching for materials for reports – Books on your topic When you find a book – Scanning the book in order to grasp general content – Searching the topic and reading thoroughly – Obtaining the clues for research ・・・ index and references

What is OPAC ？ A tool for searching books and journals in Nagoya University Library OPAC = Online Public Access Catalog 5

Let’s Try to Use OPAC ！ Library Homepage 6

Which do You Want to Search ？ Books – Search not only by the title – Check the call number Journals (the articles published in them) – searching by the title of journal, not by the title of article – Check the volume and year → You can distinguish whether it is a book or a journal by the way of writing on the reference list Searching way is different according to the materials! 7

Books in reference list 8 There are cases when the information except the title is omitted in the syllabus ( 1)The author or editor (2)Publication year (3)Title (4) Edition (5) Publisher (6) Series related information You should use the red parts as keywords for your search Grix, J. (2010). The foundations of research. 2nd ed, (1) (2) (3) (4) Palgrave Macmillan, Palgrave study skills. (5) (6)

Journals （ Articles ） in reference list Noyori, R. 2009, "Synthesizing our future", (1) (2) (3) Nature Chemistry, v. 1, issue 1, pp (4) (5) (6) 9 (1) Author of the article (2) Publication year of the journal (3) The title of the journal ★ (4) The title of the article ★ (5) Volume, number ☆ (6) Numbers of pages ☆ You should use the red parts as keywords for your search The points of differences between books and journals ★ two titles ☆ information about the volume number and pages

Scheiber, H. “From Science to Law to Politics: an Historical View of the Ecosystem Idea and Its Effect on Resource Management.” Ecology Law Quarterly (1997): Example Taylor, Gordon. A student's writing guide : how to plan and write successful essays. Cambridge University Press, １ ２ a book ？ a journal ？

Let’s Try to Use OPAC ！ The process of search ： 1.Open OPAC keyword search page 2.Enter search keywords 3.Click ‘Search’ button 4.Click on the title of the material which you want to read 5.Take notes of the location and the call number 11

Searching for Books by OPAC student* writing guide gordon Choosing the library 12 Click on the title for details You can use several words Add asterisk (*) after the stem of the word- prefix search

Information on the Book in OPAC ☟ There are 3 copies of the book in Nagoya University and two of them are in the Central Library Take notes for these both ！ （ They are important for find the book ） 【 Location 】 ・ Approximate place of the stack （「 Central Library *** 」 = Central Library ） ・ Click on it and you will see the map 【 Call number 】 ・ Ranging order of the books and ‘Classification = The theme of the book’ ・ It is written on the spine label

Practice 1 ： Let’s Search for a Book in OPAC! Search the following book in OPAC and check the location. 14 “Theoretical ecology : principles and applications” 3rd ed. edited by May, Robert M., McLean, Angela R. (Oxford University Press, 2007)

Central lib 3F = Central Library Books for Undergraduates(3F) 15

Arrangement of Books 16 By the order of Call number – Classification number → author’s symbol The location differs according to types of books – For undergraduates ： 3rd floor ／ For researchers ： 1 ・ 4floor ／ Reference books ： 2nd floor Books placed near = close topic Classification No.  Author’s symbol  Info about Vol.& Bookshelf etc  Location

[Tsurumai Campus] Medical Library [Daiko Campus] Library of Health Sciences (Medical Library) Map of Nagoya University Library [Higashiyama campus] 0 Central Library 1 Letters 2 Education 3 Law 4 Economics 5 Economic Research Center 6 Informatics and Languages 7 GSID 8 Science 9-13 Engineering 14 Bioagriculture 15 Environmental Medicine 16 Solar-Terrestrial Environment Lab., EcoTopia 17 Hydrospheric Atmospheric Res. 18 Radioisotope Res. 19 Info. Tech. 20 Health, Physical Fitness and Sports 21 ECIS 17

Example Taylor, Gordon. A student's writing guide : how to plan and write successful essays. Cambridge University Press, １ Scheiber, H. “From Science to Law to Politics: an Historical View of the Ecosystem Idea and Its Effect on Resource Management.” Ecology Law Quarterly (1997): ２ a book ？ a journal ？

Searching for Journals by OPAC ecol* law quart* You can check ‘serials’ 19 Search by ‘Journal title’ ×article title ×author of the article ×publication year Click on the title for details ✓

Information on the Journal in OPAC ☟ The journal is located in two libraries in NUL, one is the Central Library Make sure to check! 【 (year) Volume number 】 ・ volume number which are available ※ There are cases when the wanted volume is not available! ・ If there is ‘+’ after the volume number it means that the subscription of journal is being renewed continuously 20

Practice 2: Let’s Search for a Journal in OPAC! Search for the following article in OPAC and check the location. 21 Shimomura, Osamu, Frank H. Johnson, and Yo Saiga "Extraction, Purification and Properties of Aequorin, a Bioluminescent Protein from the Luminous Hydromedusan,Aequorea". Journal of Cellular and Comparative Physiology. 59 (3):

Cen. Lib. Journal. = Central Library, Journals (B1F) 22

Arrangement of Journals 23 Alphabetical order (Japanese journals in kana order) The location differs according to content and publication year – Academic journals and back numbers: B1F – Current magazines: 3F A B Same journals are arranged by publication year Journals cannot be borrowed →Make a copy

Cannot be borrowed … Make a copy Can be borrowed 24 Books for undergraduates Books for researchers Language learning materials, audio-visual items Journals Reference Books Other items labeled “in library use only” Using the materials

If You Cannot Find Material Check if the material is indeed not available Keyword (misspell) Location Use materials in other libraries and universities Basics are the same as materials in the University – Search → Find → Use Visit: in some cases inquiry in advance is required Order: Articles, partial copy of books, book itself –Pay postal fees →Ask Interlibrary Loan Desk, or your departmental library –Allow enough days! 25

When you need help Support Desk Opening hours: weekdays 3 pm - 7 pm Graduate student staff support your study – How to search materials, writing study plan, PC troubles, etc. Reference Desk  Opening hours: weekdays 8:30 am - 5:15 pm – How to search electronic resources and obtain materials Service Desk at your departmental library 26