Library News 2018
"JAIST Library News" is published on an irregular basis and provide you with information about Library services and materials.
| Dec. 28 | The 29th Library Exhibition "Profiles of Genius" |
| Dec. 11 | Faculty and Staff Holidays from Dec. 29, 2018 to Jan. 3, 2019. One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available during this period. |
| Dec. 10 | "My Recommendation" corner is updated. (No.11) |
| Dec. 06 | Textbooks & Reference Books Lists of Term 2-2 (Main Campus) are updated. |
| Dec. 05 | Restriction on Use of the Library for Inventory (December 17) |
| Nov. 30 | J-BEANS Seminar [66] (December 20) |
| Nov. 22 | New rare book has been added to our digital collection. (Kant "Critik der practischen Vernunft") |
| Nov. 21 | J-BEANS Seminar [65] (November 29) |
| Oct. 15 | J-BEANS Seminar [64] (October 22) |
| Oct. 12 | Textbooks & Reference Books Lists of Term Ⅲ (Satellite) are updated. |
| Oct. 10 | Textbooks & Reference Books Lists of Term 2-1 (Main Campus) are updated. |
| Sep. 20 |
[For JAIST members] Please note that "iThenticate" will be temporarily unavailable from 0:00 to 8:30 on Sunday, September 23, 2018, due to a scheduled system maintenance. Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for any inconvenience. |
| Sep. 11 | J-BEANS will be unavailable from Oct. 1 (Mon.) to Oct.5 (Fri.) due to the repair work of the air conditioning equipment. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience. |
| Sep. 05 | On October 1 (Mon), JAIST will be closed for the anniversary of its founding. One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available. Thank you for your cooperation. |
| Aug. 29 | J-BEANS Seminar [63] (September 10) |
| Aug. 16 | Reschedule![IMPORTANT]Temporary closures of the library |
| Aug. 8 | The binding of academic journals has been completed. Thank you for your cooperation. |
| Aug. 1 | "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Summer Intensive Courses is uploaded. |
| Jul. 27 | "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term Ⅱ (Satellite; Information Science) is updated. |
| Jul. 13 | The 28th Library Exhibition "The Captivating Presentations" |
| Jul. 09 | J-BEANS Seminar [62] (July 19) |
| Jul. 06 |
[For JAIST members] Please note that "iThenticate" will be temporarily unavailable from 0:00 to 8:00 on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, due to a scheduled system maintenance. Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for any inconvenience. |
| Jul. 03 | Faculty and Staff Holidays (Aug. 13, 14 and 15) One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available during this period of time. |
| Jul. 02 | Hands-on Workshop for SciFinder (July 27) |
| Jun. 29 | "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term Ⅱ (Satellite; Knowledge Science) is updated. |
| Jun. 28 | VGA adapter for Mac (used for the projector in J-BEANS) is available now. When you want to use it, please come to the library information counter. |
| Jun. 26 | "My Recommendation" corner is updated. (No.10) |
| Jun. 12 | "Textbooks & Reference Books Lists" of Term 1-2 (Main Campus) are updated. |
| Jun. 7 | Binding Academic Journals (June 21 - August 31) |
| Jun. 05 | [Temporarily services downtime for maintenance] JAIST OPAC and the user services will be temporarily unavailable from 22:00 on Jun. 13 to 7:00 on Jun. 14, due to the maintenance. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. |
| May 29 | J-BEANS Seminar [61] (June 6) |
| May 16 | "My Recommendation" corner is updated. (No.9) |
| May 02 | [IMPORTANT]Service stop of the library & JAIST Repository (May 11-14) |
| May 02 | IEICE Technical Committee Conference (Information and Systems Society, Electronics Society)" is added to E-Journal List. [For JAIST members] |
| Apr. 27 | [IMPORTANT]Temporary closure of the library (May 11-14) |
| Apr. 19 | [Temporarily services downtime for maintenance] JAIST Repository, JAIST OPAC and the user services will be temporarily unavailable from 10:30 to 11:30 on Apr. 24, due to the maintenance. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. |
| Apr. 11 | "Textbooks & Reference Books Lists" of Term 1-1 (Main Campus) and Term I (Satellite) are updated. |
| Apr. 09 | "My Recommendation" corner is updated. (No.8) |
| Mar. 30 | The 27th Library Exhibition "Book of the Year 2017" |
| Mar. 27 | From March 29(Thu.) to 29(Fri.), the work to install the screen window to the windows of 2F/3F of the old wing will be scheduled. During the work, some noises will be expected. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. |
| Mar. 20 | J-BEANS Seminar [59] (March 26) |
| Mar. 12 | NOTICE for WORK: March 14/15, 2018 On the above date, the repairing work to changing old wallpaper under the window of 2F/3F of the old wing will be scheduled. During the work, the desks beside the windows may be unavailable. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. |
| Mar. 12 |
[For JAIST members] Please note that "iThenticate" will be temporarily unavailable from 0:00 to 6:00 on Sunday, March 18, 2018, due to scheduled maintenance. Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for any inconvenience. |
| Feb. 28 | "My Recommendation" corner is updated. (No.7) |
| Feb. 26 | We are plan to recover the stained chairs in the library starting tomorrow. While at work, the alternative chairs are available. We are sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation. |
| Feb. 15 | J-BEANS Seminar [58] (February 19) |
| Feb. 09 | "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Winter Intensive Course is uploaded. |
| Feb. 08 | Continuing from yesterday, One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available due to Heavy Snow today (Feb. 8) too. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience. |
| Feb. 07 | Today (Feb. 7), One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available due to Heavy Snow. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience. |
| Feb. 05 | "Mini Book Collection" has appeared. (1st: Let's write a good paper!) |
| Jan. 31 | "My Recommendation" corner is updated. (No.6) |
| Jan. 24 |
Please note that JAIST Repository will be temporarily unavailable from 9:30 to 10:00 on Monday, January 29, 2018, due to scheduled maintenance. Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for any inconvenience. |
| Jan. 09 | J-BEANS Seminar [57] (Jan.26) |
Restriction on Use of the Library for Inventory
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 Time: December 17th, 2018(Mon.) 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
* 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.
Library Service Section (E-mail: toshokan@jaist.ac.jp, EXT:1191)
J-BEANS Seminar [66]
We would like to inform you about the 66th 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
NOTE:
| 1. DATE | : | 12:40-13:20, December 20(Thu.), 2018 |
| 2. PLACE | : | J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall) |
| 3. TITLE | : | What is the real number? |
| : | Assistant Professor Takako Nemoto School of Information Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology |
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| 5. SPEECH | : | Japanese (The slides are written in Japanese and English.) |
J-BEANS Seminar [65]
We would like to inform you about the 65th 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
NOTE:
| 1. DATE | : | 12:40-13:20, November 29(Thu.), 2018 |
| 2. PLACE | : | J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall) |
| 3. TITLE | : | Present status and future prospects of geothermal heat |
| : | Research Professor Toshinobu Asada Headquarters for Excellent Core Promotion |
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| 5. SPEECH | : | Japanese (The slides are written in English.) |
J-BEANS Seminar [64]
We would like to inform you about the 64th 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
NOTE:
| 1. DATE | : | 12:40-13:20, October 22(Mon.), 2018 |
| 2. PLACE | : | J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall) |
| 3. TITLE | : | Venture Business Science |
| : | Associate Professor Rie Kan School of Knowledge Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology |
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| 5. SPEECH | : | Japanese (The slides are written in English.) |
J-BEANS Seminar [63]
We would like to inform you about the 63rd 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
NOTE:
| 1. DATE | : | 12:40-13:20, September 10th (Mon.), 2018 |
| 2. PLACE | : | J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall) |
| 3. TITLE | : | Sustainable development with biomass-derived chemicals and materials |
| : | Senior Lecturer Shun Nishimura School of Materials Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology |
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| 5. SPEECH | : | Japanese (The slides are written in English.) |
Reschedule![IMPORTANT]Temporary closures of the library
Please note that the library (inside the entrance gate) will be closed on the following schedule, due to the skylight window repair work. (Browsing Corner (1F) will be open as usual.) From Sep. 11 to Sep. 27 Oct. 14, the library will be open, but the repair work will continue.
Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
- Temporary Closure [1]:
From 17:00 on Sep. 7 (Fri.) to 17:00 on Sep. 10 (Mon.)
- Temporary Closure [2]:
From 9:00 on Sep. 28 (Fri.) to 17:00 on Sep. 29 (Sat.)
From 9:00 on Oct. 15 (Mon.) to 17:00 on Oct. 16 (Tue.)
J-BEANS Seminar [62]
We would like to inform you about the 62nd 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
NOTE:
| 1. DATE | : | 12:40-13:20, July 19th (Thu.), 2018 |
| 2. PLACE | : | J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall) |
| 3. TITLE | : | Introduction to Cryptocurrency |
| : | Prof. Eiichiro Fujisaki School of Information Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology |
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| 5. SPEECH | : | Japanese (The slides are written in Japanese and English.) |
[IMPORTANT]Service stop of the library & JAIST Repository
Please note that the service of the library and JAIST Repository will be temporarily unavailable on the following schedule, due to a scheduled blackout on May 12-13, 2018. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
- Temporarily Service Stop of library & JAIST Repository:
Example: Online User Service (various requests, etc.), JAIST OPAC, JAIST Repository
Unavailable from 17:00 on May 11(Fri.) to 9:00 on May 14(Mon.).
* Browsing Corner (1F) will be open as usual.
- Temporarily Stop of library website:
Unavailable from 19:00 on May 11(Fri.) to 23:00 on May 13(Sun.).
[IMPORTANT]Temporary closure of the library
Please note that the library (inside the entrance gate) will be closed on the following schedule, due to a scheduled blackout on May 12-13, 2018. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
- Library Temporary Closure:
Closed from 17:00 on May 11(Fri.) to 8:30 on May 14(Mon.).
* Browsing Corner (1F) will be open as usual.
Hands-on Workshop for SciFinder
We will hold the hands-on workshop for SciFinder as follows. We will invite a guest lecturer and the workshop is conducted in English. This is open to any members of JAIST, please join us if you are interested in SciFinder!
What is SciFinder?:
SciFinder is the world's biggest search tool for material science providing easy access to the most trusted collection of chemical substances,
reactions and literature references.
| NOTE: |
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| Date & Time | ： | Friday, July 27, 2018 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 | ： | The agenda is: - Reference search from key words - Substance search from substance name, CAS RN and chemical structure - Reaction search We will introduce not only basic operation but also advanced technique to search information efficiently. |
| Application | ： | Please apply form HERE. |
| The Number to be Accepted |
： | 50 people |
| Application Deadline | ： | Thursday, July 12, 2018 |
[Contact] Library Service Section (toshokan@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. We are sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.
NOTE:
| Binding Materials | ： | those published from 2015 to 2016 |
| (including exceptional ones published before 2016) |
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| Duration: | ： | June 21(Thu.), 2018 to August 31(Fri.), 2018 |
The binding of all materials is scheduled to be completed around July 31(Tue.) and we will relocate them in the shelves in order soon after the registration has been completed.
J-BEANS Seminar [61]
We would like to inform you about the 61st 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
NOTE:
| 1. DATE | : | 12:40-13:20, June 6th (Wed.), 2018 |
| 2. PLACE | : | J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall) |
| 3. TITLE | : | Change of work environment and support media |
| : | Dr. Takashima Kentaro School of Knowledge Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology |
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| 5. SPEECH | : | Japanese (The slides are written in Japanese.) |
[IMPORTANT]Service stop of the library & JAIST Repository
Please note that the service of the library and JAIST Repository will be temporarily unavailable on the following schedule, due to a scheduled blackout on May 12-13, 2018. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
- Temporarily Service Stop of library & JAIST Repository:
Example: Online User Service (various requests, etc.), JAIST OPAC, JAIST Repository
Unavailable from 17:00 on May 11(Fri.) to 9:00 on May 14(Mon.).
* Browsing Corner (1F) will be open as usual.
- Temporarily Stop of library website:
Unavailable from 19:00 on May 11(Fri.) to 23:00 on May 13(Sun.).
[IMPORTANT]Temporary closure of the library
Please note that the library (inside the entrance gate) will be closed on the following schedule, due to a scheduled blackout on May 12-13, 2018. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
- Library Temporary Closure:
Closed from 17:00 on May 11(Fri.) to 8:30 on May 14(Mon.).
* Browsing Corner (1F) will be open as usual.
J-BEANS Seminar [59]
We would like to inform you about the 59th 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
NOTE:
| 1. DATE | : | 12:40-13:20, March 26th (Mon.), 2018 |
| 2. PLACE | : | J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall) |
| 3. TITLE | : | Theory of Formal Modeling - Understanding Systems by Mathematical Modeling ? |
| : | Professor Kunihiko Hiraishi School of Information Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology |
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| 5. SPEECH | : | Japanese (The slides are written in Japanese.) |
J-BEANS Seminar [58]
We would like to inform you about the 58th 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
NOTE:
| 1. DATE | : | 12:40-13:20, February 19th (Mon.), 2018 |
| 2. PLACE | : | J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall) |
| 3. TITLE | : | Innovation Management in IoT Era |
| : | Professor Naoshi Uchihira School of Knowledge Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology |
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| 5. SPEECH | : | Japanese (The slides are written in Japanese.) |
[CONTACT]
Administrative and Planning Section, Research Affairs Department（E-mail：r-soukatsu@jaist.ac.jp)
J-BEANS Seminar [57]
We would like to inform you that J-BEANS Seminar (57) cancelled on January 12 will be held as follows. (Jan. 17, 2018)
We would like to inform you about the 57th 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
NOTE:
| 1. DATE | : | 12:40-13:20, January 26th (Fri.), 2018 |
| 2. PLACE | : | J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall) |
| 3. TITLE | : | Be a worker and a parent - How to manage your life with your children - |
| : | Associate Professor Yuko Yamamoto 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）