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

Dec. 26	Lecture on how to write an article to be accepted (January 30th)
Dec. 24	"My Recommendation" corner is updated. (No.12)
Dec. 20	Faculty and Staff Holidays from Dec. 28, 2019 to Jan. 5, 2020. One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available during this period.
Dec. 20	The 32nd Library Exhibition "Find the Best Study Tips!?"
Dec. 20	Borrowing Books from the Public Libraries in Ishikawa
Dec. 09	"Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (6th: Let's Write a Good Paper! 3)
Dec. 06	"Textbooks & Reference Books Lists" of Term 2-2 (Main Campus) and Term IV (Satellite) are updated.
Nov. 29	[IMPORTANT]Restriction on Use of JAIST Library due to the Lighting Device Replacement Work
Nov. 26	Restriction on Use of the Library for Inventory (December 23)
Nov. 25	J-BEANS Seminar [76] (December 18)
Nov. 15	New rare book has been added to our digital collection. (Napier "Rabdologiae seu Numerationis per Virgulas libri duo")
Oct. 30	J-BEANS Seminar [75] (November 14)
Oct. 08	"Textbooks & Reference Books Lists" of Term 2-1 (Main Campus) and Term III (Satellite) are updated.
Oct. 02	J-BEANS Seminar [74] (October 24)
Sep. 17	On October 1 (Tue.), 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.
Sep. 06	J-BEANS Seminar [73] (September 25)
Sep. 2	[Temporarily services downtime for maintenance] JAIST OPAC, User Services (Status Check, Renewing, Various Applications) will be temporarily unavailable from 22:00 on Sep. 4 to 7:00 on Sep. 5, due to the maintenance. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Aug. 27	The binding of academic journals has been completed. Thank you for your cooperation.
Aug. 06	"Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Summer Intensive Courses is uploaded.
Jul. 31	The 31st Library Exhibition "Reasons for the rise in their popularity"
Jul. 10	Textbooks & Reference Books Lists of Term II (Satellite) are updated.
Jul. 08	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.
Jul. 01	Hands-on Workshop for SciFinder (July 25)
Jun. 21	J-BEANS Seminar [72] (July 5)
Jun. 21	Binding Academic Journals (June 20 - August 30)
Jun. 20	IEICE Technical Committee Conference (Engineering Science Society, NOLTA Society, Human Communication Group)" is added to E-Journal List. [For JAIST members]
Jun. 19	"Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (5th: Books on Artificial Intelligence)
Jun. 14	Textbooks & Reference Books Lists of Term 1-2 (Main Campus) are updated.
Jun. 07	J-BEANS Seminar [71] (June 20)
May 24	Lecture of IEL Online (IEEE Xplore) (June 5)
May 17	J-BEANS Seminar [70] (May 23)
Apr. 26	[IMPORTANT]Service stop of the library & JAIST Repository (May 10-13)
Apr. 24	[IMPORTANT]Temporary closure of the library (May 10-13)
Apr. 19	[Library Use from April 27 to May 6] From April 27 to May 6 (weekends and holidays), one-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available. Users with JAIST Library Cards can use the library as usual during this period.
Apr. 18	"Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (4th: Interesting Books of New Arrivals)
Apr. 17	[Temporarily services downtime for maintenance] JAIST OPAC, User Services (Status Check, Renewing, Various Applications) and the Automatic Lending Machine will be temporarily unavailable from 9:00 to 9:30 on April 23, due to the maintenance. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Apr. 11	Textbooks & Reference Books Lists of Term 1-1 (Main Campus) are updated.
Apr. 10	Textbooks & Reference Books Lists of Term I (Satellite) are updated.
Mar. 29	The 30th Library Exhibition "Book of the Year 2018"
Mar. 06	Please note that the following services will be temporarily unavailable from 22:00 on Friday, March 8 to 5:00 on Saturday, March 9 due to the network mentainance. Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for any inconvenience. * JAIST OPAC * User Services (Status Check, Renewing, Various Applications) * JAIST Repository
Mar. 05	"Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (3rd: Let's raise your TOEIC score 50 plus!)
Mar. 04	J-BEANS Seminar [69] (March 11)
Feb. 15	J-BEANS Seminar [68] (February 21)
Feb. 14	Please note that JAIST Repository will be temporarily unavailable from 9:00 on Monday, February 25 to 12:00 on Wednesday, February 27 due to the replacement of the server. Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for any inconvenience.
Feb. 13	Free Trial Service of "日経BP記事検索サービス" (from Feb.13 to Apr.12)
Feb. 12	[Temporarily services downtime for maintenance] JAIST OPAC and the user services will be temporarily unavailable from 22:00 on Feb. 13 to 7:00 on Feb. 14, due to the maintenance. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Feb. 12	Textbooks & Reference Books List of Winter Intensive Courses is updated.
Feb. 08	[IMPORTANT] Halt of Library Services due to the System Replacement (from Feb.25 to 28)
Jan. 25	"Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (2nd: Let's write a good paper! 2)
Jan. 24	Replacement Work at AV media room (January 28th)
Jan. 15	Learning Commons Survey (For JAIST Members)
Jan. 10	J-BEANS Seminar [67] (January 21)
Jan. 07	Lecture for how to write the article to be accepted (January 29th)
Jan. 04	Textbooks & Reference Books Lists of Term IV (Satellite) are updated.

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We will hold a lecture for the person who is going to submit an article to academic journals. We invite a lecturer from Elsevier (a major academic publisher). The lecturer will talk about the points you should seize when writing an article. We hope you can attend this time if you are interested in this theme.

NOTE:
Date & Time	：	Thursday, January 30th, 2020 15:30-17:00 (90 minutes) (in English) (The lecture in Japanese is scheduled at a different time.)
Venue	：	KS Lecture Hall
Lecturer	：	SHOJI Emi (Customer Consultant, Elsevier Japan)
Contents:	：	Article Posting Process / Choosing Appropriate Journal / Structure of Article / Literature Management / Posting Your Article / Promoting Your Article
Language	：	English
Application	：	Please apply FORM HERE.
Application Deadline	：	Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
Capacity	：	80 people (first-come basis)

[Contact] Library Service Section (toshokan@jaist.ac.jp)

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Please be informed that Ishikawa Prefectural Library will be closed for its system update scheduled as below.
You can request to borrow books from public libraries even when it is closed, however, please note that it might cause delays in delivery.
Besides, you will not be able to use "Cross-search in Ishikawa Libraries" during the same period of time. Please confirm if there is the book you want to borrow in public libraries in Ishikawa at the website of "Calil-Local (Ishikawa)" before you request.
Thank you in advance for your kind understanding on the matter.

• Closed (Ishikawa Prefectural Library): January 13th (Mon.) - February 2nd (Sun.), 2020
• Calil-Local (Ishikawa): https://calil.jp/local/ishikawa(Japanese version only)

Contact: Library Service Section (ext.1191, toshokan@jaist.ac.jp)

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Please be informed that we will conduct the lighting device replacement work in the old wing of library as below. There will be some closed areas according to the work schedule although the library will stay open. Please note that you may experience noise and vibration during the work.

** Closed areas and the schedule **

3F/Old wing: December 16th (Mon.)-20th (Fri.), 2019 2F/Old wing: December 24th (Tue.)-28th (Sat.), 2019 1F/Browsing corner: January 7th (Tue.)-10th (Fri.), 2020

New wing and the elevator are available all the time. You may not use rest room and photocopying corner only during the replacement work on the sites. Please come to the information counter when you need materials in the closed areas.

We are deeply sorry to cause you inconvenience like this, but thank you in advance for your kind understanding and cooperation on the matter.

Contact: Library Service Section (ext.1191, toshokan@jaist.ac.jp)

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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 23rd, 2019(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)

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We would like to inform you about the 76th 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 18(Wed.), 2019
2. PLACE	:	J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall)
3. TITLE	:	Approaches to Practices of Formal Methods
4. SPEAKER	:	Assistant Professor TOMITA Takashi Research Center for Advanced Computing Infrastructure
5. SPEECH	:	Japanese (The Slides are written in English.)

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We would like to inform you about the 75th 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 14(Thu.), 2019
2. PLACE	:	J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall)
3. TITLE	:	Purpose of Transdisciplinary Sciences & Introductory optical ranging
4. SPEAKER	:	Professor Koichi IIYAMA Kanazawa University Faculty of Frontier Engineering,Institute of Science and Engineering Dean of Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative
5. SPEECH	:	Japanese (The slides are written in Japanese and English.)

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We would like to inform you about the 74th 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 24(Thu.), 2019
2. PLACE	:	J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall)
3. TITLE	:	Student share house in Tsurugi which uses a vacant house - Community Design connects JAIST and local residents -
4. SPEAKER	:	Assistant Professor Kei SAKAMURA School of Knowledge Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology
5. SPEECH	:	Japanese (The slides are written in Japanese.)

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We would like to inform you about the 73rd 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 25(Wed.), 2019
2. PLACE	:	J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall)
3. TITLE	:	The Sweet Science for Carbohydrates
4. SPEAKER	:	Associate Professor Takumi YAMAGUCHI School of Materials Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology
5. SPEECH	:	Japanese (The slides are written in English.)

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We will hold the hands-on workshop for SciFinder as follows. A professional instructor will explain how to use SciFinder by offering practical training. This is open to any members of JAIST, so please join us if you are interested in SciFinder. (* This workshop will be conducted in Japanese.)

[What is SciFinder?]:
SciFinder is an excellent information retrieval tool which allows you to search the wide variety of data such as articles in journals, proceedings, chemical substances and reactions around the world from multiple angles with keywords, substance names, structural formulas, etc.
The main content is information of the field of Chemistry, Medicine, Biochemistry and Agronomy, but it extensively includes the general information of science and technology, it is also useful for people who major in Biology, Physics, and Engineering fields.

NOTE:
Date & Time	：	Thursday, July 25, 2019 13:30-15:00 (90 minutes)
Venue	：	Computer Room (School of Knowledge Science, Building I : 3F)
Instructor	：	Kanako Ohno (JAICI)
Language	：	Japanese
Contents	：	Overview of Scifinder / Reference search by keywords / Substance search by substance name and chemical structure / Reaction search / Other functions (save, print, etc.)
How to apply	：	Please apply from the form HERE.
Capacity	：	50 people
Application Deadline	：	Friday, July 12, 2019
Request	：	One time registration is required for new users to use the database. If you have not registered yet, please be sure to complete your user registration by the day of workshop. Registration Manual / Registration Form

Contact (details for inquiries):
JAIST LIBRARY, Library Service Section (E-mail: toshokan@jaist.ac.jp)

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We would like to inform you about the 72nd 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 5(Fri.), 2019
2. PLACE	:	J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall)
3. TITLE	:	Big numbers, or infinite?
4. SPEAKER	:	Senior Lecturer Keita YOKOYAMA School of Information Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology
5. SPEECH	:	Japanese (The slides are written in English.)

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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 2016 to 2017
		(including exceptional ones published after 2017)
Duration:	：	June 20(Thu.), 2019 to August 30(Fri.), 2019

The binding of all materials is scheduled to be completed at the end of July and we will relocate them in the shelves in order soon after the registration has been completed.

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We would like to inform you about the 71st 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 20(Thu.), 2019
2. PLACE	:	J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall)
3. TITLE	:	Social Design for enhancing local attachment and contribution consciousness
4. SPEAKER	:	Senior Lecturer Shigeto Kobayashi School of Knowledge Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology
5. SPEECH	:	Japanese (The slides are written in Japanese.)

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We will hold the Lecture of IEL Online (IEEE Xplore) as follows. We invite a professional instructor and he will explain about effective methods of using IEL Online in English. We hope you can attend this time if you need articles in Information Science field.

<What is IEL Online (IEEE Xplore)?>
IEL Online (IEEE Xplore) is the database which contains most of the publications published by IEEE and IET since 1988. It covers approx. 30% of articles on electrical and electronic engineering and computer science fields published all over the world.

DATE	:	Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm (90 minutes)
VENUE	:	K Lecture Room 3・4 (KS Lecture Hall 2F)
LECTURER	:	Alex Liu Yupeng Client Services Manager, Asia Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
CONTENTS	:	Search & Research with IEEE Xplore 　1. Introduction to IEEE 　2. IEEE Xplore Digital Library: Resources & Quality 　3. Demo: Xplore features & Searching techniques 　4. Resources for Research: Reference management, Coding, Research data; 　5. Publishing with IEEE: Resources 　6. Q&A
LANGUAGE	:	English
HOW TO APPLY	:	Please apply from the FORM HERE.
DEADLINE	:	Sunday, June 2nd, 2019
CAPACITY	:	70 people (first-come basis)

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We would like to inform you about the 70th 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, May 23(Thu.), 2019
2. PLACE	:	J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall)
3. TITLE	:	Anticipated liquid-science for post-SDGs
4. SPEAKER	:	Senior Lecturer Takashi Masuda School of Materials Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology
5. SPEECH	:	Japanese (The slides are written in Japanese.)

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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 11, 2019. 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 10(Fri.) to 9:00 on May 13(Mon.).

• Temporarily Stop of library website:
  Unavailable from 19:00 on May 10(Fri.) to 23:00 on May 11(Sat.).

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Please note that the library (inside the entrance gate) will be closed on the following schedule, due to a scheduled blackout on May 11, 2019. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.

• Library Temporary Closure:
  Closed from 5:00pm on May 10(Fri.) to 8:30am on May 13(Mon.).
  * Browsing Corner (1F) will be open as usual.

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We would like to inform you about the 69th 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 11(Mon.), 2019
2. PLACE	:	J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall)
3. TITLE	:	JAIST supercomputers - from the viewpoints of user and administrator
4. SPEAKER	:	Associate Professor Kenta Hongo Research Center for Advanced Computing Infrastructure
5. SPEECH	:	Japanese (The slides are written in Japanese and English.)

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We would like to inform you about the 68th 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 21(Thu.), 2019
2. PLACE	:	J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall)
3. TITLE	:	Turbulence and Computer Graphics
4. SPEAKER	:	Assistant Professor Haoran Xie School of Knowledge Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology
5. SPEECH	:	Japanese (The slides are written in English.)

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For 2 months from February 13, JAIST Library provides free trial service of "日経BP記事検索サービス（アカデミック版）". Please try it.

*What is "日経BP記事検索サービス(アカデミック版)"?

Japanese online service which is for searching/browsing journal articles published by Nikkei BP and press releases made by companies, public offices and local governments.

NOTE:
*Trial Period	:	From February 13 to April 12 (For 2 months)
*Qualification	:	Students, Researchers, Faculty and Staff members of JAIST
*Access	:	http://bizboard.nikkeibp.co.jp/academic/
		(Accessible only from JAIST network)

[Contact] Library Service Section (toshokan@jaist.ac.jp)

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As a part of the system replacement process, some of the library services will be temporarily unavailable during the period below. We are very sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Access to the Online Journals and other databases, however, are available as usual.

Period : Monday, February 25, 5:00 PM to Thursday, February 28, 9:00 AM
Services Unavailable	:	Book Borrowing JAIST Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) search User service functions Renewing, reserving of the books / Stetus check Request of the interlibrary photocopy and book loans Request of the materials in labs Request of the intercampus photocopy and book loans Request of the Digital Delivery Service (DDS) Book purchase request Request of the Borrowing books from the public libraries

[Contact] Library Service Section (toshokan@jaist.ac.jp)

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On the day and time below, the work to replacing the lighting on AV media room will be scheduled. During the work, AV media room is unavailable. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Day and Time

:

Monday, January 28th, 2019  9:00 - 15:00

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This time, we will conduct a survey of use situation and user needs on Learning Commons (*) targeted JAIST members. This survey aims for the use promotion and providing a better environment.

(*)What is Learning Commons?

It is a place where students, faculty and staff members can study together and exchange academic ideas. As Learning Commons, JAIST Library has "J-BEANS (1st floor of Institute Hall)" and "Group Study Spaces (2nd and 3rd floor of the new wing of the library)".

Please answer the questionnaire from the URL below. It takes about 3 minutes to answer. (Your answer is statistically processed and is not published as personally identifiable information.)

https://rcaci.jaist.ac.jp/limesurvey/index.php/798349?lang=en

Deadline: February 15th, 2019 (Fri.)

10 winners selected in a drawing from applicant will receive a QUO card (500 yen). If you would like to join the lottery, please fill in the form which will be displayed at the end of questionnaire.

We understand you are very busy, but we would appreciate your cooperation.

[Contact] Library Service Section (toshokan@jaist.ac.jp)

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We would like to inform you about the 67th 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 21(Mon.), 2019
2. PLACE	:	J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall)
3. TITLE	:	Semiconductor devices, old days, now, and future
4. SPEAKER	:	Professor Eisuke Tokumitsu School of Materials Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology
5. SPEECH	:	Japanese (The slides are written in English.)

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We will hold a lecture for the person who is going to submit an article to academic journals from now. We invite a lecturer from Elsevier (an academic publisher) and he will talk the points which you should check when you write an article. If you are interested in this theme, we hope you can attend this time.

NOTE:
Date & Time	：	Tuesday, January 29th, 2019 15:30-17:00 (90 minutes) (The lecture in Japanese is scheduled at a different time.)
Venue	：	KS Lecture Hall
Lecturer	：	TAKAISHI, Masato (Elsevier Japan)
Contents:	：	Process of writing - building the article / Publication ethics / Authorship etc.
Language	：	English
Application	：	Please apply FORM HERE.
Application Deadline	：	Friday, January 18th, 2019
Capacity	：	80 people (first-come basis)

[Contact] Library Service Section (toshokan@jaist.ac.jp)

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