Library News 2012 / JAIST LIBRARY

"JAIST Library News" is published on an irregular basis and provide you with information about Library services and materials.

Dec. 20	Faculty and Staff Holidays from 12/28/2013 to 1/5/2014. One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available during this period.
Dec. 18	Halt of ILL service (Dec.27-Jan.6)
Dec. 17	Restriction on Use of the Library for Inventory (Dec. 25)
Dec. 12	J-BEANS Seminar (17)
Nov. 29	[Important Notice]The library temporary closing due to lighting work Please note that the library will be closed on the following schedule due to lighting work. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience. The Library Closing Time (inside the entrance gate): From 17:00 on December 13 (Fri.) to 8:30 on December 16 (Mon.), 2013 *The Browsing Corner (1F) will be closed while at work as follows. From 7:30 to 17:30 on December 14 (Sat.) From 8:00 to 16:30 on December 15 (Sun.)
Nov. 15	Please note that NII services will be stopped for legally-required power supply maintenance from November 22 (Fri) to 25 (Mon). Unavailable hours and the details are the following. Unavailable hours: From 17:00 on November 22, 2013(Fri.) to 9:00 on November 25, 2013(Mon.). [JST] CiNii Articles - CiNii Articles login and viewing "Paid" and "Subscription" full text will be unavailable. From 17:00 on November 22, 2013(Fri.) to 12:00 on November 23, 2013(Sat.). JST - CiNii Articles will be stopped due to system maintenance. From 12:00 on November 23, 2013(Sat.) to 9:00 on November 25, 2013(Mon.). JST Please see this site for other NII services.
Oct. 31	[For JAIST Users] "Electronic Library" Website on JAIST Library Electronic Resources We have launched the following “Electronic Library” Website which includes E-resources of E-Journals, eBooks and Databases, and Search Tools. “Electronic Library” Website URL: https://www.jaist.ac.jp/library/english/internal/search/resource.html - Accessible from JAIST network only.
Oct. 22	J-BEANS Seminar (15)
Sep. 04	Please note that JAIST Repository will be temporarily unavailable from 13:00 to 16:00 on Friday, September 6, due to scheduled maintenance.
Sep. 04	[Important Notice] Closure　of connecting corridor As part of the library extension work, the corridor connected to Knowledge Science building will be closed from September 11, 2013 to March 31, 2014. We are sorry for any inconvenience, and thank you for your cooperation.
Sep. 03	[Important Notice] Library Extension Work Library extension work begins in this September and continues at the end of next March. During the work, there are some noise and vibration inside the Library. We are very sorry for any inconvenience, and thank you for your cooperation. Installation of temporary partition September 4 (Wed.) - 12 (Thur.), 2013 Temporary partition will be placed until extension work is completed at the end of next March. Installation of the temporary escape stair September 10 (Tue.) - 13 (Fri.), 2013 Temporary escape stair will be placed until extension work is completed at the end of next March. Demolition of the eastern external escape stair September 13 (Fri.) - 21 (Sat.), 2013
Sep. 03	On October 1 (Tue), JAIST is closed for the anniversary of its founding. The library will operate as usual, but we are going to stop issuing the library user's card for external users for a day. Thank you for your cooperation.
Aug. 27	J-BEANS Seminar (14)
July 10	Faculty and Staff Holidays (Aug. 14, 15 and 16) One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available during this period of time.
June 28	Training session for SciFinder (July 10)
June 27	J-BEANS Seminar (13)
June 24	Wax application on the corridor of the library will be conducted as follows. We are sorry that the traffic may be restricted temporarily during this period, but thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Period: June 29-30, 2013 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Jun. 19	Binding Academic Journals (June 21 - August 30)
Jun. 3	J-BEANS Seminar (12)
May. 31	[About the disaster drill] The disaster drill is executed as follows. In that case, rumbling and the emergency broadcasting of the emergency bell are done. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience. Period: June 1, 2013 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
May. 8	J-BEANS Seminar (11)
Apr. 15	[Regarding SciFinder Concurrent Session] SciFinder Concurrent Session has been changed from 2 to no limit. 1. Database Name: SciFinder "SciFinder" is the online database provided by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), it is useful for researchers who need chemical information. * Detail and Access (Accessible only from JAIST intranet) 2. Qualification: Faculty, staff and students (JAIST campus only) 3. Concurrent Session: No limit. (from April 1, 2013)
Apr. 5	[For JAIST Users] Please note that systematic or excessive download of e-journals is prohibited according to the contract. See "Prohibited uses of e-journals" for details.
Apr. 2	[For JAIST Users] Subscription of JapanKnowledge Plus N(Japan's leading encyclopedias, specialized dictionaries, and etc.) and Britannica ONLINE JAPAN (Encyclopedia Britannica) has been ended on March 31, 2013.
Mar. 26	J-BEANS Seminar (10)
Mar. 18	[The library closing time (inside the entrance gate) and library online services downtime, due to a scheduled blackout.] Please note that there will be a scheduled blackout and water supply stop from 8:00 to 17:00 on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Due to the shutdown and scheduled maintenance, the library (inside the entrance gate) will be closed and some library services will be temporarily unavailable on the following schedule. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience. The Library Closing Time (inside the entrance gate): Closed from 17:00 on March 22 (Fri.) to 8:30 on March 25 (Mon.). The Browsing Corner (1F) will be open as usual. JAIST Repository, JAIST OPAC, All of the "MyLibrary" services: Unavailable from 17:00 on March 22 (Fri.) to 9:00 on March 25 (Mon.). Library Website: Unavailable from 19:00 on March 22 (Fri.) to 23:00 on March 23 (Sat.).
Mar. 11	[NACSIS-CAT/ILL and CiNii services downtime.] Please note that the following services will be temporarily unavailable due to scheduled maintenance. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience. JAIST OPAC "NII Search" (Search the materials of other universities): Unavailable from 0:00 on March 15 (Fri.) to 24:00 on March 18 (Mon.). [JST] ILL services: Unavailable from 0:00 to 24:00 on March 18 (Mon.). [JST] * we cannot process your photocopy requests and book loan requests to other university libraries during this period. The following functions of CiNii including viewing paid full text: Unavailable from 8:00 on Mar. 29 (Fri.) to 24:00 on Mar. 31 (Sun.) [JST] [Unavailable functions on CiNii Articles] - Viewing paid articles: Viewing "Paid" and "Subscription" full text. - Login with IDs: Login with all IDs as follows. Individual IDs, Site License Individual IDs and Institutional IDs (Shibboleth). -IP address authentication for Institutional Fixed-Price Service: Citation information, institutional unique links (OPAC, link resolvers, etc.) and institution name will not be displayed. [Unavailable functions on CiNii Books] - IP address authentication for Institutional Fixed-Price Service: Institutional unique links (OPAC, link resolvers, etc.) and display of institution name will not be displayed. Preferential display of your institution on the holding libraries list will also be unavailable.
Mar. 05	The 17th Library Display The 17th exhibition is on display at the Library Hall after the security gate. (Some of the displayed books are introduced at the Entrance Hall near the Institution Hall.) This time, the theme is "Book of the Year 2012". Please stop by at the library.
Feb. 20	[Important Notice / for the General Public] Renewal of Your Library User’s Card
Jan. 29	J-BEANS Seminar (9)
Jan. 18	JAIST OPAC and MyLibrary services will be temporarily unavailable from 10:30 to 12:30 Wednesday, January 23, due to scheduled maintenance. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
Jan. 16	New Free Trial of "Safari Tech Books Online" (inside JAIST only)
Jan. 15	Regarding Book Selection at the JAIST Book Fair (January 21-25) (inside JAIST only)

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ILL service will halt for the period as follows.
Therefore, we cannot process your photocopy requests and book loan requests to other university libraries during this period.

Usual service:	by 5:15 p.m. December 26, 2013
Halt of service:	December 27, 2013 to January 6, 2014
Start of service:	January 7, 2014

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The inventory will be conducted according to the schedule below.

During the inventory, we will place ropes to indicate off-limit areas and restrict access to the shelves partly for a fixed time. If you would like to use a material in the off-limit areas, please ask the library staff. The other areas of the library are available, but please note that some noises can be expected. The library materials left on desks or tables will be returned to the shelves for smooth operation.

Thank you in advance for your understanding and patience.

NOTE:

Date and hour: December 25(Wed.), 2013 8:30am - 5:00pm

[Contact] JAIST Library (E-mail: toshokan@jaist.ac.jp)

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We would like to inform you about the 17th J-BEANS Seminar as follows.
This seminar is held for not only JAIST members but also local community with the view to share our intellectual resources. Some light meals and drinks will be served, and we expect your participation.

J-BEANS seminar's web site is at:
https://www.jaist.ac.jp/general_info/j-beans_seminar/ichiranx.html

NOTE:

1. DATE	:	12:40-13:20, December 17, 2013
2. PLACE	:	Learning Commons "J-BEANS" (1F, Institute Hall)
3. TITLE	:	"The Optimal Brain"
4. SPEAKER	:	Prof. Hirokazu TANAKA, School of Information Science
5. SPEECH	:	Japanese (The slides are written in English.)

[CONTACT]
Research Support Section (E-mail：josei@jaist.ac.jp)

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We would like to inform you about the 15th J-BEANS Seminar as follows.
This seminar is held for not only JAIST members but also local community with the view to share our intellectual resources. Some light meals and drinks will be served, and we expect your participation.

J-BEANS seminar's web site is at:
https://www.jaist.ac.jp/general_info/j-beans_seminar/ichiranx.html

NOTE:

1. DATE	:	12:40-13:20, October 25, 2013
2. PLACE	:	Learning Commons "J-BEANS" (1F, Institute Hall)
3. TITLE	:	"Crossover between materials and information sciences"
4. SPEAKER	:	Prof. Taisuke OZAKI, Research Center for Simulation Science
5. SPEECH	:	Japanese (The slides are written in English.)

[CONTACT]
Research Support Section (E-mail：josei@jaist.ac.jp)

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We would like to inform you about the 14th J-BEANS Seminar as follows.
This seminar is held for not only JAIST members but also local community with the view to share our intellectual resources. Some light meals and drinks will be served, and we expect your participation.

J-BEANS seminar's web site is at:
https://www.jaist.ac.jp/general_info/j-beans_seminar/ichiranx.html

NOTE:

1. DATE	:	12:40-13:20, September 19, 2013
2. PLACE	:	Learning Commons "J-BEANS" (1F, Institute Hall)
3. TITLE	:	"Making it slow makes it fast"
4. SPEAKER	:	Prof. Mineo KANEKO, School of Information Science
5. SPEECH	:	Japanese (The slides are written in English.)

[CONTACT]
Research Support Section (E-mail：josei@jaist.ac.jp)

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We are planning to bind academic journals published in 2011 and before as following schedule. Therefore for some period you can not browse or borrow those journals. Thank you for your cooperation.

NOTE:

Binding Materials: those published in 2011 and combined one published in 2010 and 2011
Duration: June 21, 2013 to August 30, 2013
The binding of all materials is scheduled to be completed around August 5. We will relocate them in the stacks in order soon after the registration has been completed.

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We will hold the training session for the database, SciFinder as follows.
Please come and join us.
If you want to join, please fill in the following application form, and send us at toshokan@jaist.ac.jp by Thursday, July 4, 2013.
Please especially note that the session is in Japanese only.

>> What is SciFinder?
It is the online chemical information database for researchers provided by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) that allows you to access a wide diversity of research from many scientific disciplines, including medicine, biomedical sciences, physics, and engineering.

Date	:	Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Time	:	Part1(for beginners) 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
		Part2(for intermediate users) 3:10 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.
Location	:	Lecture Hall (KS 2F)
Language	:	Japanese only
Application Deadline	:	Thursday, July 4, 2013

*** Application form for SciFinder training session ***

Name :
Student number :
School :
Grade :
Applying session: ( ) Part1
( ) Part2
( ) Part1 and Part2

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We would like to inform you about the 13th J-BEANS Seminar as follows.

This seminar is held for not only JAIST members but also local community with the view to share our intellectual resources. Some light meals and drinks will be served, and we expect your participation.

NOTE:

1. DATE	:	12:40-13:20, July 11, 2013
2. PLACE	:	Learning Commons "J-BEANS" (1F, Institute Hall)
3. TITLE	:	"How do you make PLASTICS degrade?"
4. SPEAKER	:	Associate Prof. Tatsuo Kaneko School of Material Science
5. SPEECH	:	Japanese (The slides are written in English.)

[CONTACT]
Research Support Section (E-mail：josei@jaist.ac.jp)

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We are planning to bind academic journals published in 2011 and before as following schedule. Therefore for some period you can not browse or borrow those journals. Thank you for your cooperation.

NOTE:

Binding Materials: those published in 2011 and combined one published in 2010 and 2011
Duration: June 21, 2013 to August 30, 2013
The binding of all materials is scheduled to be completed around August 5. We will relocate them in the stacks in order soon after the registration has been completed.

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We would like to inform you about the 12th J-BEANS Seminar as follows.

This seminar is held for not only JAIST members but also local community with the view to share our intellectual resources. Some light meals and drinks will be served, and we expect your participation.

NOTE:

1. DATE	:	12:40-13:20, June 13, 2013
2. PLACE	:	Learning Commons "J-BEANS" (1F, Institute Hall)
3. TITLE	:	"Exploring Novel Communication Media based on Internal Properties of Human"
4. SPEAKER	:	Assistant Prof. Kanayo Ogura
5. SPEECH	:	Japanese (The slides are written in English.)

[CONTACT]
Research Support Section (E-mail：josei@jaist.ac.jp)

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We would like to inform you about the 11th J-BEANS Seminar as follows.

This seminar is held for not only JAIST members but also local community with the view to share our intellectual resources. Some light meals and drinks will be served, and we expect your participation.

NOTE:

1. DATE	:	12:40-13:20, May 14, 2013
2. PLACE	:	Learning Commons "J-BEANS" (1F, Institute Hall)
3. TITLE	:	"Development of Global Education"
4. SPEAKER	:	Prof. Shungo Kawanishi, Institute of General Education
5. SPEECH	:	Japanese/English

[CONTACT]
Research Support Section (E-mail：josei@jaist.ac.jp)

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We would like to inform you about the 10th J-BEANS Seminar as follows.

This seminar is held for not only JAIST members but also local community with the view to share our intellectual resources. Some light meals and drinks will be served, and we expect your participation.

NOTE:

1. DATE	:	12:40-13:20, April 19, 2013
2. PLACE	:	Learning Commons "J-BEANS" (1F, Institute Hall)
3. TITLE	:	"Play with mathematical logic"
4. SPEAKER	:	Prof. Mizuhito OGAWA, School of Information Science
5. SPEECH	:	Japanese

[CONTACT]
Research Support Section (E-mail：josei@jaist.ac.jp)

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Your JAIST library user’s card will expire on March 31, 2013 or April 30, 2013. If you would like to continue to use our library, please go through the procedure of renewing your card.
In addition, card renewal is acceptable for 1 year after the card is expired. If over 1 year has passed from the expiration date, we cannot accept the renewal request and application by mail. In this case, please come to the library in person and apply for the new card.

How to renew the library card

*	The renewal of JAIST library user’s card will be accepted from March 1, 2013.

	Renewal of your card by coming to the library
	1.	Application Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on weekdays (except Saturday, Sunday and holidays)
	2.	Items to bring (If you fail to bring any one of the following items, the JAIST library will NOT be able to proceed with your renewal.)
		a.	ID to confirm your present address and age (e.g. valid driver license, resident card, special permanent resident certificate, etc.)
		b.	A document to prove that you are in school (e.g. student ID card, school certificate, etc.)
			*For student only (contained Junior high, high school, university, college, vocational school, and school in the miscellaneous category)
		c.	Your current library user’s card (Expiration Date： March 31, 2013 or April 30, 2013)

		*	If you are a high school student and younger, or under 18, your parent's signature and seal are necessary for “Application Form for Using the Library” that you will fill in at the time of coming to the library. If it is difficult to come to the library with your parent, we mail “Application Form for Using the Library” in advance. Please contact us, when you want us to mail it.

	Renewal of your card by mail
		If you want to renew your card by mail, please contact us. We will mail you “Application Form for Using the Library” and the circular of necessary items etc..

*	If you are not renewing, the old library user’s card must be returned by hand or by mail.

To whom Parking Permit expires on March 31, 2013
	Please use the parking lot for visitors from April 2013. The parking permit will be handled by the Facility Management Department of JAIST after April 2013. *Parking Lot No.2 is due to be closed from April 1, 2013.

[CONTACT]
  JAIST LIBRARY
  1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292
  TEL:0761-51-1191 (Mon-Fri 8:30-17:15) E-mail: toshokan@jaist.ac.jp

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We would like to inform you about the 9th J-BEANS Seminar as follows.

This seminar is held for not only JAIST members but also local community with the view to share our intellectual resources. Some light meals and drinks will be served, and we expect your participation.

NOTE:

1. DATE	:	12:40-13:20, February 22, 2013
2. PLACE	:	Learning Commons "J-BEANS" (1F, Institute Hall)
3. TITLE	:	"Why did people select the sharing service?"
4. SPEAKER	:	Prof. Yoji KODA, School of Knowledge Science
5. SPEECH	:	Japanese

[CONTACT]
Research Support Section (E-mail：josei@jaist.ac.jp)

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As for the acquisition of library materials, the books for students are selected based upon the recommendations by faculty members. We have planned a book selection opportunity by inviting books from booksellers. In this way, you can take a look at the actual books in your own hands to check the contents before the purchase.

About 900 books (Japanese books: about 470 books, Foreign books: about 430 books) mainly related in Knowledge Science, Information Science and Materials Science areas are invited on approval.
Please attend the event to help us with selecting books.

Note:

1. Date & Time: January 21 to 25, 2013. 10:00 - 16:30
(* January 21 will be started at 12:00 and January 25 will be closed at 14:00.)

2. Place: Learning Commons "J-BEANS" (1F, Institute Hall)

3. Expected Books: Japanese and Foreign books for students’ study and research related in Knowledge Science, Information Science and Materials Science areas. (mainly new publication)

[The book list]
Japanese Book: http://www2.jaist.ac.jp/~syori/library_html/booklist201301w.xls
Foreign Book: http://www2.jaist.ac.jp/~syori/library_html/booklist201301y.xls
* Accessible from JAIST network only

4. Selection Method: Please fill out necessary information in the “Selection List” provided at the book fair, and submit it to the staff.

5. Propriety of Purchase: At the Library Governing Board, Expert Committee Meeting, the purchase of the books in the list is determined.

* Book purchase request by student:
JAIST students can attend the Book Fair and request the purchase of the books which support their study and research.

* Books for students:
For students’ study and research, those books are purchased on the budget distributed to the library, and have been placed on the shelves in the library.

* Book fair (Opportunity to check the actual books):
This is a system which provides you an opportunity to check the actual thing whether its content is as much as your expectation before deciding the purchase. Not all publishing companies provide the opportunity of this “Book Selection Procedures”.

【Contact】Library Information Section, Research Affairs Department kanri＠jaist.ac.jp

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Library News 2013

Halt of ILL service

Restriction on Use of the Library for Inventory (Dec. 25)

J-BEANS Seminar (17)

J-BEANS Seminar (15)

J-BEANS Seminar (14)

Binding Academic Journals (June 21 - August 30)

Training session for SciFinder

J-BEANS Seminar (13)

Binding Academic Journals (June 21 - August 30)

J-BEANS Seminar (12)

J-BEANS Seminar (11)

J-BEANS Seminar (10)

[Important Notice] Renewal of Your Library User’s Card

J-BEANS Seminar (9)

Regarding Book Selection at the JAIST Book Fair