Library News 2016
"JAIST Library News" is published on an irregular basis and provide you with information about Library services and materials.
Dec. 27 | [Temporarily services downtime for maintenance] "E-Journal Portal" will be temporarily unavailable from 10:00a.m. to 11:00a.m. on Saturday, December 31, due to the maintenance. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience. |
Dec. 19 | Lecture "How to get published"(January 16) |
Dec. 13 | Halt of ILL service (Dec.28-Jan.4) |
Dec. 12 | Restriction on Use of the Library for Inventory (December 26) |
Dec. 08 | Faculty and Staff Holidays from Dec.29,2016 to Jan.3,2017. One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available during this period. |
Dec. 07 | The 23rd Library Exhibition "Cozy Time with Science" |
Dec. 05 | "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term 2-2 (Main Campus) are updated. |
Dec. 05 | "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term IV (Tokyo Sateliite) are updated. |
Dec. 01 | J-BEANS Seminar [46] (December 8) |
Nov. 28 |
Please note that NII services will be stopped for legally-required power supply maintenance as follows.
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Nov. 17 | J-BEANS Seminar [45] (November 28) |
Nov. 16 | New rare book has been added to our digital collection. (Bacon "Novum Organon (Instauratio Magna)") |
Oct. 28 | [Temporarily services downtime for maintenance] "E-Journal Portal" will be temporarily unavailable from 1:00a.m. to 2:00a.m. and 4:00a.m. to 7:00a.m. on Sunday, October 30, due to the maintenance. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience. |
Oct. 14 | J-BEANS Seminar [44] (October 27) |
Oct. 11 | "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term 2-1 (Main Campus) are updated. |
Oct. 11 | "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term III (Tokyo Sateliite) are updated. |
Sep. 27 | J-BEANS Seminar [43] (September 29) |
Aug. 31 | "Textbooks & Reference books List" of Summer Intensive Cource is updated. |
Aug. 23 | [Attention] Use of Reading Desks in the Library We patrol inside the library and often see the unattended personal belongings occupying a desk recently. That kind of occupying a desk causes other users inconvenience. Do not leave your personal belongings while you are away. When we find unattended personal belongings occupying a desk, we put a warning note. If they are left untouched despite a warning message, we will take them away. Library is for everyone. Use the library comfortably by mutual concessions. |
Aug. 23 | Binding of Academic Journals has finished. Thank you for your cooperation. |
Jul. 25 | The 22nd Library Exhibition "Basics of Graduate Students" |
Jul. 11 |
Please note that JAIST Repository will be temporarily unavailable from 9:00am to 10:00am on Tuesday, July 12 due to the replacement of the file server. Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for any inconvenience. |
Jul. 05 | Training session for SciFinder (Chemical Information Database) (July 28) |
Jul. 05 | Faculty and Staff Holidays (Aug. 12, 15 and 16) Visitor's application cannot be accepted during this period of time. |
Jul. 05 | "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term Ⅱ (Tokyo Sateliite) are updated. |
Jul. 04 | J-BEANS Seminar [42](July 21) |
Jun. 16 | Binding Academic Journals (June 23 - August 26) | Jun. 10 | "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term 1-2 (Main Campus) are updated. |
Jun. 02 | [Temporarily services downtime for maintenance] JAIST OPAC and User Services will be temporarily unavailable from 19:00 to 21:00 Thursday, June 2, due to the maintenance. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience. |
May 27 | [Restoration]The failure of "Web of Science" From May 24th, search results of "Web of Science" had been unstable because of data malfunction. The database was restored at early this morning. We apologize for any inconvenience. |
May 24 | The failure of "Web of Science" Search results of "Web of Science" are unstable now. If you suspect that your result is so, please search again after recovery of this failure. |
May 13 | J-BEANS Seminar [40](May 19) |
Apr. 27 |
[The library closing time (inside the entrance gate) and temporarily stop of library services, due to a scheduled blackout] Please note that the library (inside the entrance gate) will be closed and some library services will be temporarily unavailable on the following schedule, due to a scheduled blackout on May 14, 2016. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
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Apr. 22 | ≪For the members of universities in the earthquake-affected area≫ Our thought are with everyone who has been affected by this disaster. Students, faculty members and staff of the universities in the earthquake-affected area can use facilities and materials in JAIST Library when they return home or escape the disaster. Please come to the library information counter. |
Apr. 11 | "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term 1-1 (Main Campus) are updated. "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term I (Tokyo Sateliite) are updated. |
Mar. 24 | [NIKKEI TELECOM 21 subscription will end on March 31, 2016.] Please note that the following subscription of database will be ended on March 31, 2016. For databases other than the following, it will be available continuously. NIKKEI TELECOM 21: A retrieval database of business and personnel information, produced by Nikkei Digital Media, Inc. [URL] https://www.jaist.ac.jp/library/english/search/outsidedb/nikkei/telecom21-e_index.html
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Mar. 22 | The 21th Library Exhibition The 21th 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 2015". Please stop by at the library. |
Mar. 18 | Shooting inside the library by Drone (Mar. 23) |
Mar. 04 |
[Construction for Security Camera System] During March 8 and March 9, the construction for Security Camera System is scheduled. There may be some noise and vibration during the work. We are sorry for any inconvenience, and thank you for your cooperation. |
Feb. 08 | J-BEANS Seminar [39](February 26) |
Feb. 08 | "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Winter Intensive Cource are updated. |
Feb. 02 | English Teaching Materials Section |
Jan. 08 | J-BEANS Seminar [38](January 27) |
Lecture "How to get published"
"I plan to submit my first article.", "I would like to brush up my article more.", "I have trouble because my article is not accepted." ... if these situations apply to you, we recommend you to attend to this lecture. We invite a lecturer from Elsevier, a major academic publisher, and he initiates you into secrets for articles which are accepted for publishing easily. Please come and join us!
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Date & Time | : | January 16, 2017(Mon.) 15:00-16:00 (60 minutes) (The lecture in Japanese is scheduled at a different time.) |
Venue | : | KS Lecture Hall |
Lecturer | : | TAKAISHI, Masato (Solution Consultant, Elsevier Japan) |
Language | : | English |
Application | : | Please apply from HERE. |
Application Deadline | : | January 6, 2017(Fri.) |
[Contact] Library Service Section (toshokan@jaist.ac.jp)
Halt of ILL service
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.
Thank you in advance for your understanding and patience.
NOTE:
Usual service: | by 12:00 December 27, 2016 |
Halt of service: | December 28, 2016 to January 4, 2017 |
Start of service: | January 5, 2017 |
For inquiries, please contact us.
Library Service Section (E-mail: toshokan@jaist.ac.jp)
Restriction on Use of the Library for Inventory (Dec. 26)
The inventory will be conducted as below.
During the inventory, we will restrict access to the shelves partly
for a fixed time.
Thank you in advance for your understanding and patience.
NOTE:
- Date and hour: December 26 (Mon.), 2016 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
*The inventory work area will become off-limits.
*The other areas of the library are available, but please note that some noises can be expected.
*If you would like to use a material in the off-limits areas, please ask the library staff.
*The library materials left on desks or tables will be returned to the shelves for smooth operation.
For inquiries, please contact us.
Library Service Section (E-mail: toshokan@jaist.ac.jp)
J-BEANS Seminar [46]
We would like to inform you about the 46th 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/society/local/jbeans-list.html
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1. DATE | : | 12:40-13:20, December 8, 2016 |
2. PLACE | : | J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall) |
3. TITLE | : | Elementary particles in theory of computation |
: | Prof. Hajime Ishihara School of Information Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology |
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5. SPEECH | : | Japanese (The slides are written in English.) |
[CONTACT]
Administrative and Planning Section, Research Affairs Department(E-mail:r-soukatsu@jaist.ac.jp)
J-BEANS Seminar [45]
We would like to inform you about the 45th 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/society/local/jbeans-list.html
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1. DATE | : | 12:40-13:20, November 28, 2016 |
2. PLACE | : | J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall) |
3. TITLE | : | The ABC Elements for Collaboration Technology |
: | Associate Prof. Takaya Yuizono School of Knowledge Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology |
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5. SPEECH | : | Japanese (The slides are written in English.) |
[CONTACT]
Administrative and Planning Section, Research Affairs Department(E-mail:r-soukatsu@jaist.ac.jp)
J-BEANS Seminar [44]
We would like to inform you about the 44th 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/society/local/jbeans-list.html
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1. DATE | : | 12:40-13:20, October 27, 2016 |
2. PLACE | : | J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall) |
3. TITLE | : | Perception and reproduction of the 3D sound |
: | Dr. Morikawa Daisuke School of Information Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology |
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5. SPEECH | : | Japanese (The slides are written in English.) |
[CONTACT]
Administrative and Planning Section, Research Affairs Department(E-mail:r-soukatsu@jaist.ac.jp)
J-BEANS Seminar [43]
We would like to inform you about the 43th 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/society/local/jbeans-list.html
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1. DATE | : | 12:40-13:20, September 29, 2016 |
2. PLACE | : | J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall) |
3. TITLE | : | Materials in regenerative medicine |
: | Researcher Kamimura Wataru Industrial Collaboration Promotion Center |
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5. SPEECH | : | Japanese (The slides are written in English.) |
[CONTACT]
Administrative and Planning Section, Research Affairs Department(E-mail:r-soukatsu@jaist.ac.jp)
Training session for SciFinder (Chemical Information Database)
We will hold the training session for the database, SciFinder as follows. We will invite a guest lecturer and the session is conducted in English. Please come and join us.
SciFinder:
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.
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Date & Time | : | Thursday, July 28, 2016 13:30-15:00 (90 minutes) (The session in Japanese is scheduled at a different day.) |
Venue | : | Computer room (School of Knowledge Science, Building I : 3F) |
Lecturer | : | Takahiro Kajiki (Japan Association for International Chemical Information) |
Language | : | English |
Contents | : | What is SciFinder? / Reference Search / Substance Search from Chemical Name, CAS No. and Chemical Structure / Reaction Search / Export etc. |
Application | : | Please apply form HERE. |
Application Deadline | : | Tuesday, July 19, 2016 |
[Contact] Library Service Section (toshokan@jaist.ac.jp)
J-BEANS Seminar [42]
We would like to inform you about the 42th 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/society/local/jbeans-list.html
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1. DATE | : | 12:40-13:20, July 21, 2016 |
2. PLACE | : | KS Lecture Hall (1F, Entrance Hall) *Please note that the place of the seminar is not J-BEANS. |
3. TITLE | : | Will ideal batteries be created? |
: | Prof. Matsumi Noriyoshi School of Materials Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology |
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5. SPEECH | : | Japanese (The slides are written in English.) |
[CONTACT]
Administrative and Planning Section, Research Affairs Department(E-mail:r-soukatsu@jaist.ac.jp)
Binding Academic Journals
We are planning to bind academic journals as following schedule. Therefore you can not browse or borrow those journals for some period. Thank you for your cooperation.
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*including exceptional ones published before 2013 |
J-BEANS Seminar [41]
We would like to inform you about the 41th 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/society/local/jbeans-list.html
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1. DATE | : | 12:40-13:20, June 15, 2016 |
2. PLACE | : | J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall) |
3. TITLE | : | Knowledge Tourism and the Knowledge of Tourism |
: | Prof. Asami Shikida School of Knowledge Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology |
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5. SPEECH | : | Japanese (The slides are written in English.) |
[CONTACT]
Administrative and Planning Section, Research Affairs Department(E-mail:r-soukatsu@jaist.ac.jp)
J-BEANS Seminar [40]
We would like to inform you about the 40th 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/society/local/jbeans-list.html
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1. DATE | : | 12:40-13:20, May 19, 2016 |
2. PLACE | : | J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall) |
3. TITLE | : | Let's see atomic world |
: | Associate Prof. Yoshifumi Oshima School of Materials Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology |
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5. SPEECH | : | Japanese (The slides are written in English.) |
[CONTACT]
Administrative and Planning Section, Research Affairs Department(E-mail:r-soukatsu@jaist.ac.jp)
Shooting inside the library by Drone
Shooting inside the library by Drone will be conducted as follows.
In the operation, particular attention is paid to the safety and we appreciate your understanding that Drone may make noise.
We will be very careful not to image a person for privacy protection.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Shooting Date and Time: March 23, 2016 (Wed.) 10:00 - 12:30
J-BEANS Seminar [39]
We would like to inform you about the 39th 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
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1. DATE | : | 12:40-13:20, February 26, 2016 |
2. PLACE | : | J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall) |
3. TITLE | : | Changing cyber threat and security |
: | Associate Prof. Kazunari Omote School of Information Sceience |
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5. SPEECH | : | Japanese (The slides are written in English.) |
[CONTACT]
Research Centers Support Section(E-mail:sien)
English Teaching Materials Section
Materials for learning English are in the "English Teaching Materials Section" in AV Media Room on the 2nd floor of the JAIST Library.
We moved the materials for TOEIC or TOEFL from Knowledge Science Section on the 3rd floor to this "English Teaching Materials Section" for ease of access. If you want to use materials for learning English, please come to this
section.
*English Teaching Materials Section*
J-BEANS Seminar [38]
We would like to inform you about the 38th 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
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1. DATE | : | 12:40-13:20, January 27, 2016 |
2. PLACE | : | J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall) |
3. TITLE | : | "What's design ?" |
: | Research Associate Prof. Masami Maekawa Knowledg School Sceience |
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5. SPEECH | : | Japanese (The slides are written in English.) |
[CONTACT]
Research Centers Support Section(E-mail:sien)