Library News 2020
"JAIST Library News" is published on an irregular basis and provide you with information about Library services and materials.
| Dec. 25 | The 35th Library Exhibition "Enjoy 'LIFE'" |
| Dec. 23 | "Books written by JAIST Faculty Member" section is updated. |
| Dec. 16 | Faculty and Staff Holidays from Dec. 29, 2020 to Jan. 3, 2021. One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available during this period. |
| Dec. 15 | "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (13th: Let's Write a Good Paper! 4) |
| Dec. 04 | "Textbooks & Reference Books Lists" of Term 2-2 (Main Campus) is updated. |
| Dec. 03 | Restriction on Use of the Library for Inventory (December 21) |
| Nov. 06 | New rare book has been added to our digital collection. (Euler "Methodus Inveniendi Lineas Curvas Maximi Mimive proprietate gaudentes") |
| Nov. 04 | Seminar to use "Scopus" (JAIST members only) |
| Nov. 02 | "Scopus" is added to "Database List". [For JAIST members] |
| Oct. 30 | "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (12th: The "SECRET" Bookshelf) |
| Oct. 21 | Announcing the Results of the 35th Exhibition Theme Election! |
| Oct. 15 | "Books written by JAIST Faculty Member" section is updated. |
| Oct. 09 | "Textbooks & Reference Books Lists" of Term 2-1 (Main Campus) and Term III (Satellite) are updated. |
| Oct. 05 | Voting for the 35th Exhibition Theme Election begins! (2020/10/5～10/20) |
| Sep. 25 | On September 30 (Wed.)9:30-11:00 The hall and stairs of the library will be used for shooting a video to introduce JAIST. Entering or walking in the library may be temporarily restricted during the shooting. Please be quiet when passing through the hallways on the first floor and using the library. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but your understanding and cooperation will be highly appreciated. |
| Sep. 24 | On October 1 (Thu.), JAIST will be closed for the anniversary of its founding. The issues of the Library User's Card and one-day use are not available. Thank you for your cooperation. |
| Sep. 17 | "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (11th: Textbooks of The Open University of Japan have just arrived.) |
| Sep. 17 | The binding of academic journals has been completed. Thank you for your cooperation. |
| Sep. 14 | Repair Work for Glass Railing (September 17th-18th) |
| Aug. 31 | The 34th Library Exhibition "So into Science!" |
| Aug. 04 | "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Summer Intensive Courses is uploaded. |
| Aug. 03 | Faculty and Staff Holidays (Aug. 12, 13 and 14) One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available during this period of time. |
| Jul. 21 | "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (10th: Brush up on your English!) |
| Jul. 01 | [IMPORTANT] Lifting service restrictions and the associated special measures for external users |
| Jun. 24 | Binding Academic Journals (July 1 - September 25) |
| Jun. 23 | [For JAIST members] Please note that E-Journal Portal (E-Journal List) will be temporarily unavailable from 10:00 to 14:00 on Saturday, June 27 due to scheduled maintenance. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience. |
| Jun. 19 | "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (9th: Interesting Books of New Arrivals 2020) |
| Jun. 12 | "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term 1-2 is uploaded. |
| May 11 | [IMPORTANT] Service stop of the library & JAIST Repository (May 15-18) |
| May 08 | [IMPORTANT] Temporary closure of the library (May 15-18) |
| May 07 | [Prevention Measures COVID-19] Suspend Service of Borrowing Materials in Lab (for the time being from May 7) |
| Apr. 17 | [IMPORTANT] Stop the Library Service for External Users (From April 20th to until further notice) |
| Apr. 14 | "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term 1-1 is uploaded. |
| Apr. 06 |
[Prevention Measures COVID-19] Seats reduced.(until For preventing COVID-19 outbreak, we reduce the seats on the Reading Rooms and Group Study Spaces until (*)Three Cs: 1) CLOSED SPACES with poor ventilation. 2) CROWDED PLACES with many people nearby. 3) CLOSE-CONTACT SETTINGS such as close-range conversations. |
| Apr. 06 | Free trial subscription/free access to digital contents against the spread of COVID-19 |
| Mar. 27 | The 33rd Library Exhibition "Book of the Year 2019" |
| Mar. 13 | "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (8th:Let's Try Programming!) |
| Mar. 02 | [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 10:00 on March 4, due to the maintenance. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. |
| Feb. 19 | [Repair work of Group Study Space (3F/New Wing)] From 9:00 to 12:00 on Feb. 20, Group Study Space on the 3rd floor of New Wing is not available due to the repair work. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience. |
| Feb. 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 12:00 on February 20, due to the maintenance. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. |
| Feb. 06 | "Textbooks & Reference Books Lists" of Winter Intensive Courses is uploaded. |
| Jan. 31 | J-BEANS Seminar [78] (February 20) |
| Jan. 29 | "Books written by JAIST Faculty Member" section is created. |
| Jan. 24 | "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (7th:Get Yourself Fully Ready for TOEIC & TOEFL!) |
| Jan. 08 | J-BEANS Seminar [77] (January 24) |
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 21st, 2020 (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@ml.jaist.ac.jp, EXT:1191)
Announcing the Results of the 35th Exhibition Theme Election!
We are pleased to announce the results of the 35th Exhibition Theme Election, which took place from Monday, October 5 to Tuesday, October 20, 2020, as follows:
2nd place Surprising facts about Money・・・・・ 22 votes
3rd place Master statistics・・・・・・・・・・・・16 votes
4th place What does it mean to "work"?・・・・・ 7 votes
According to the above results, we have decided that the next exhibition theme will be [Enjoy "Life"]. The runner-up, [Surprising facts about Money] will be considered as one of future exhibition themes.
Thank you so much for all your votes!Voting for the 35th Exhibition Theme Election begins! (2020/10/5～10/20)
JAIST library holds exhibitions that introduce books from a variety of perspectives as an opportunity to become familiar with books.
As a new attempt, we have planned the first-ever voting event, "Theme Election" where you can choose the theme for the 35th exhibition. Choose the most appealing theme of books to you from the following four themes and put a sticker on the voting board in front of the entrance gate of the library. The theme with the most votes will be the next exhibition theme.
Voting begins on Monday, October 5, 2020
Your vote will determine the theme of the 35th exhibition. Please come and join us.
| Proposed themes | ： | 1. Surprising facts about Money 2. Enjoy “LIFE” 3. Master statistics 4. What does it mean to "work"? see the voting board for details on each theme. |
| Voting period | ： | October 5 (Mon.) ～ October 20, 2020 (Tue.) (Planned) |
| How to vote | ： | Put a sticker on the voting column of the board in front of the library entrance gate. (One person, one vote) |
Repair Work for Glass Railing
Please be informed that we will assemble and remove scaffolds (in the library) due to the repair work for glass railing as below.
You can use the library as usual, but please pay attention to the scaffolds when passing through the work area. Please note that you may experience noise during the work.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you, but we appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
Period: From 8:00 on September 17th (Thu.) to 17:00 on September 18th (Fri.)
Lifting service restrictions & the associated special measures for external users
As of 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1st, JAIST library has lifted service restrictions beginning on April 20th, 2020 for preventing COVID-19 outbreak.
Sorry to have caused you inconvenience for a long time.
Please confirm the following changes in response to the lifting restrictions.
- The due dates of books borrowed before April 20th, 2020
Wednesday, July 15th, 2020 - Library User’s Card to be expired on April 30th, 2020
The expiration date will be extended until Wednesday, September 30th, 2020. Please renew the card if you continue to use it as well as from the expiration date on.
Besides, we would appreciate your cooperation in the following matters when using the library.
- We might restrict services again in response to the COVID-19 situation. Please check our website before visiting the library.
- Please wear a mask when visiting the library. In addition, we appreciate your cooperation in using a hand sanitizer and avoiding "Three Cs (CLOSED SPACES, CROWDED PLACES, CLOSE-CONTACT SETTINGS)" when using the library.
- Group study space and J-BEANS are designated as the spaces for students who participate in online lectures. Please note that interactive lectures accompanied with voices could be included. Thank you for your kind understanding.
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 2017 to 2018 |
| (including exceptional ones published after 2018) |
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| Duration: | ： | July 1(Wed.), 2020 to September 25(Fri.), 2020 |
The binding of all materials is scheduled to be completed at the end of August and we will relocate them in the shelves in order soon after the registration has been completed.
[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 16, 2020. 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 15(Fri.) to 9:00 on May 18(Mon.).
- Temporarily Stop of library website:
Unavailable from 19:00 on May 15(Fri.) to 23:00 on May 16(Sat.).
[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 16, 2020. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
- Library Temporary Closure:
Closed from 5:00pm on May 15(Fri.) to 8:30am on May 18(Mon.).
* Browsing Corner (1F) will be open as usual.
[Prevention Measures COVID-19] Suspend Service of Borrowing Materials in Lab
The service of Borrowing Materials in Lab has been suspended for the time being from May 7th(Thu.)
because the faculty members are recommended to work from home for preventing COVID-19 outbreak. (Regarding when resuming the service, we will inform you as soon as it is fixed.)
We are sorry for the inconvenience but thank you very much for your understanding.
[IMPORTANT] Stop the Library Service for External Users
We apologize but we decide to stop the library services as follows due to a state of emergency in response to the spread of COVID-19. We are terribly sorry for the inconvenience and thank you so much for your understanding.
| Duration: | From April 20th to until further notice |
| Stopping Services: | Entering the library, lending the materials, issueing library user's card and all other services |
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[Prevention Measures COVID-19] Restriction on Use of J-BEANS
For preventing COVID-19 outbreak, for the time being,
J-BEANS is available only if students watch online lectures.
Please also be sure to open the door and windows to avoid "Three Cs (Clodes Spaces, Crowded Places, Close-contact Settings) when using the room.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
J-BEANS Seminar [78]
We would like to inform you about the 78th 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 20 (Thu.), 2020 |
| 2. PLACE | : | J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall) |
| 3. TITLE | : | Projection Technology that Changes the Future |
| : | Associate Professor SATO Toshiki School of Knowledge Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology |
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| 5. SPEECH | : | Japanese (The slides are written in English) |
"Books written by JAIST Faculty Member" section is created.
We've just created "Books written by JAIST Faculty Member" section to introduce works of JAIST faculty members. The book is displayed at the library entrance on the Institute Hall side, and it is shelved in the library for loan as well. Please take a look at that!
https://www.jaist.ac.jp/english/library/general/sendinfo/works.html
J-BEANS Seminar [77]
We would like to inform you about the 77th 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 24 (Fri.), 2020 |
| 2. PLACE | : | J-BEANS (1F, Institute Hall) |
| 3. TITLE | : | When material meets bio |
| : | Associate Professor MIYAKO Eijiro School of Materials Science Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology |
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| 5. SPEECH | : | Japanese (The slides are written in English) |