Library News 2008 / JAIST LIBRARY

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

Dec 19	Introduction of "Lecture notes in computer science (LNCS)"
Dec 12	"Opening of display corner" We opened the display corner at entrance hall of the library (near the automatic door institute hall side) and "The top 15 business books that made a lot impression on people"(from August 4, 2008 issue of "President"magazine) is displayed now. Please feel free to look around.
Dec 11	Please note that ScienceDirect will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance for approximately 8 hours during the period from 22:00 JST on Saturday, 13 December until 6:00 JST on Sunday, 14 December.
Dec 5	Halt of NACSIS-ILL service
Nov 13	Please note that ScienceDirect will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance for approximately 9 hours during the period from 22:00 JST on Saturday, 15 November until 7:00 JST on Sunday, 16 November.
Nov 5	Free trial service of "Lecture notes in computer science (LNCS)"
Oct 29	ScienceDirect will be unavailable in support of the change from Daylight Savings Time to Winter Time on Sunday, November 2, 2008 for approximately 12 hours starting at 11:00 JST .
Oct 3	Please note that the carpet of the Browsing Corner is scheduled to be cleaned from 9:00 to 13:00 on Thursday, October 10 and the Browsing Corner will be unavailable. (You can read the newspapers and journals.) Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
Oct 3	Please note that JAIST OPAC and all of the MyLibrary services will be temporarily unavailable from 15:00 to 18:00 on Wednesday, October 15. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
Sep 26	On October 1 (Wed), JAIST is closed for the anniversary of the founding. We are going to stop issuing the library user's card for external users. Thank you for your cooperation.
Sep 18	Please note that the following library services will be temporarily unavailable, due to scheduled blackout at Information Science building II & III, and some equipment maintenance. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience. * Library Homepage Unavailable from 6:00 Saturday, September 20th. to 12:00 Sunday, September 21st. * JAIST OPAC, All of the MyLibrary services Unavailable from 5:00 Saturday, September 20th. to 12:00 Sunday, September 21st.
Sep 10	IEL Online (IEEE Xplore) Training Session (October 2)
Sep 8	Please note the films of skylight glass are scheduled to be re-covered on Thursday, September 11. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
Sep 1	The inventory has been completed. Thank you for your cooperation.
Aug 29	Please note that JAIST OPAC and all of the MyLibrary services will be temporarily unavailable from 16:00 to 20:00 on Wednesday, September 3. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
Aug 19	"CiNii" and "Webcat" will be unavailable for statutory inspection of the electrical equipment at NII during 7:00a.m. to 9:00p.m. on Sunday, September 7th.
Aug 11	Restriction on the use of the materials in the library for inventory(Aug 18-29)
Aug 11	Binding Academic Journals has finished. Thank you for your cooperation.
Jul 31	Please note that ScienceDirect will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance for approximately 20 hours during the period from 18:30 JST on Saturday, 2 August until 14:30 JST on Sunday, 3 August.
Jul 22	The change of Newspaper & Journal's location in the Browsing Corner (JAIST Library 1F)
Jun 24	Please note that Wiley and Blackwell E-Journal will be unavailable as the following schedule, due to the merger of Wiley-Blackwell's e-journal systems. Blackwell: Unavailable from June 27-30, Wiley: Unavailable from June 28-30. * Look out for notes on Wiley's website nearer the time for more details.
Jun 20	Web of Science Training Session (July 17)
Jun 17	Science Direct Training Session (July 7)
Jun 11	SciFinder Scholar Training Session (July 11)
Jun 10	Binding Academic Journals (June 23 to August 11)
May 19	SciFinder Scholar 2007a for Mac OS X 10.5 is available now.
Apr 21	<Notice>The problem in the application form of "Loan of books from public libraries in Ishikawa pref." has been fixed. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Apr 7	Borrowing books from the public libraries in Ishikawa prefecture (New Service)
Mar 26	Introduction of "Inspec on ISI Web of Knowledge"
Mar 25	How to renew the materials
Mar 19	Please note that Library Homepage will be unavailable in server maintenance, from 10:00 to 13:00 on Wednesday March 26.
Mar 17	Please note that there will be a scheduled blackout from 8:00 to 18:00 on Sunday, March 23rd and also, the following library services will be unavailable. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience. * Library Homepage Unavailable from 6:00 to 23:00 on Sunday, March 23rd. * JAIST OPAC, All of the MyLibrary services Unavailable from 5:00 Sunday, March 23rd. to 9:00 Monday, March 24th.
Mar 5	ScienceDirect will be unavailable in support of the change from Winter Time to Daylight Savings Time on Sunday, March 9, 2008 for approximately 7 hours starting at 14:00 JST .
Mar 3	Please note that JAIST OPAC and all of the MyLibrary services will be temporarily unavailable from 8:00 to 12:00 on Monday, March 10 due to maintenance of the LDAP service. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
Feb 25	The Web of Science Backfile (1990-1997) has been purchased.
Feb 21	Please note that JAIST OPAC and all of the MyLibrary services will be temporarily unavailable from 17:00 to 22:00 on Friday, February 29 . Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
Feb 18	Construction of the Library (March 3 to 13)
Jan 15	Free trial service of "Inspec on ISI Web of Knowledge" (Jan.15 - Feb.15)
Jan 4	Web of Science / IEL Online (IEEE Xplore) / APS Journals were formally introduced on January 1, 2008.
Jan 4	"SciFinder Scholar 2004.2 (for Mac OS 9) became unabailable as of December 31, 2007. Please use a later version.

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JAIST Library provides the online edition of "Lecture notes in computer science (LNCS)". You can browse the fulltexts of LNCS published from 2005 to current on the web.
It will give us much pleasure if you make heavy use of LNCS for your research.

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>> Overview of "Lecture notes in computer science (LNCS)"
LNCS has established itself as a medium for the publication of new developments in computer science and information technology research and teaching at a high level and includes proceedings.

Subscription Period	from 2005 to current (LNCS published during 1973-1996 are also available as usual.)
Qualification	Faculty members and students (Accessible from JAIST intranet)
URL	http://www.springerlink.com/content/105633/ *You can also access it from E-Journal Portal Site. (Please search by entering "Lecture notes in computer science" in the search box.)

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ILL service (within Japan) will be halt for the period as follows. Therefore you can not order photocopying or book borrowing from other universities for this period. If you want to get some articles or books through ILL service by the end of this year, you are requested to order by noon on December 12.

Usual service (8:30 - 17:30)	by December 26, 2008
Halt of NACSIS-ILL service	from December 27, 2008 to January 4, 2009
Usual service (8:30 - 17:30)	from January 5, 2009

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JAIST Library provides Free trial service of "Lecture notes in computer science" as follows. You can browse fulltexts of about 500 titles on the web. Please try it.

>> Overview of "Lecture notes in computer science (LNCS)"
LNCS has established itself as a medium for the publication of new developments in computer science and information technology research and teaching at a high level and includes proceedings.

Contents	About 500 titles published in 2008
Duration	Until December 31, 2008
Qualification	Faculty members and students of JAIST *Accessible from JAIST intranet
URL	http://www.springerlink.com/content/105633/ *You can also access it from E-Journal Portal Site. Please search by title or check the A-Z title list.

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We will hold the training session for IEL Online (IEEE Xplore) as follows. Please come and join it.
If you want to join it, please send us the following application form by e-mail to " toshokan@jaist.ac.jp" by Thursday September 25, 2008.

>> What is IEL Online (IEEE Xplore)?

It is a digital library providing full text access to the technical literature produced by IEEE(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and IET(Institution of Engineering and Technology) and users can also search papers by key word, theme or author.

Date	:	Thursday October 2, 2008 / 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location	:	Computer room (Center for Knowledge Science 3F)
Instructor	:	Daisuke Nakata
Language	:	Japanese only
Application Deadline	:	Thursday September 25, 2008

*** Application form for IEL Online (IEEE Xplore) training session ***

Name:
Student number:
School:
Grade:

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The inventory will be conducted according to the following schedule. During the inventory, we will place off-limits with ropes, and partially restrict library users' access to the shelves for a fixed time. If you want to use a material in the off-limits areas, please notify library staff.
And during the period of inventory, the materials of library left on the desks or tables will be returned to the shelves for smooth operation.
Thank you for your cooperation.

Period : Weekdays of Aug. 18, 2008 (Mon) - Aug. 29, 2008 (Fri) [10 days]

Hours : 1:00p.m. - 5:00p.m.

Range : Separat areas with ropes

Schedule :

Aug.18(Mon)	3F	*Foreign Journals (in the open shelves & compact shelving)
Aug.19(Tue)	3F	*Japanese & Foreign Journals (in the open shelves & compact shelving)
Aug.20(Wed)	3F	Foreign Journals (in the open shelves & compact shelving) Text and Reference Books (KS)
Aug.21(Thu)	3F	Proceedings (in the compact shelving) Text and Reference Books (MS, IS, General Education) *Doctoral Dissertations
Aug.22(Fri)	2F	*Specialized Books (Materials Science)
Aug.25(Mon)	2F	*Specialized Books (Information Science)
Aug.26(Tue)	3F 2F	Year Books (in the compact shelving) Specialized Books (Information Science) *Reference Books
Aug.27(Wed)	2F	*Specialized Books (Knowledge Science)
Aug.28(Thu)	2F	*Specialized Books (Knowledge Science)
Aug.29(Fri)	3F 2F 1F	Lecture Notes (in the compact shelving) Specialized Books (Knowledge Science / Math) Oversized Edition, CD-ROMs/Videos & TOYO Bunko (in the AV Media Room) Green Bunko

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Newspapers and journals in the browsing corner will be relocated to the following place.

[Newspapers]	:	Relocate from August 18. (Scheduled arrival date of new rack) Today's paper will be put in newspaper binders and placed on the new rack in the Browsing Corner. 1-2days old newspapers are placed at the same place in the Browsing Corner as before.
[Journals]	:	Relocate from July 22. Latest volume of the journals will be placed at the New Journals Corner on the 3rd floor in the library and other journals are placed at the same place in the Browsing Corner as before.

We have been arranging all our books and journals in open stacks for providing 24-hour comfortable environment.
And this changes are for preventing the prohibited use, such as an unauthorized borrowing or cutting of the materials.

Thank you for your understanding.

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We will hold the training session for "Web of Science" as follows. Please come and join it.
If you want to join it, please send us the following application form by e-mail to " toshokan@jaist.ac.jp" by Friday July 11, 2008.

>> What is "Web of Science"?

It is the online database of academic documents from the most influential and high-quality journals. It is supported by researchers in the world.
The greatest characteristic of "Web of Science" is links to cited references. By them, it is possible to search for necessary information in interdisciplinary field effectively.
Full Record page of the paper includes links to outside information sources, e-journal and impact factor, etc. Selected data of citations is available for various purposes such as research, education and evaluation of research.

Date	:	Thursday July 17, 2008 / 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location	:	Computer room (Center for Knowledge Science 3F)
Content	:	How to use "Web of Science" How to cross-search "Web of Science"，Inspec and Medline How to use EndNote Web How to search impact factor
Instructor	:	Toshifumi Yata
Language	:	Japanese only
Application Deadline	:	Friday July 11, 2008

*** Application form for "Web of Science" training session ***

Name:
Student number:
School:
Grade:

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We will hold the training session for Science Direct as follows. Please come and join it.
If you want to join it, please send us the following application form by e-mail to " toshokan@jaist.ac.jp" by Friday June 27, 2008.

>> What is Science Direct?

It is the online database provided by Elsevier and users can browse e-journals and search papers by key word, theme or author.

Date	:	Monday July 7, 2008 / 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location	:	Computer room (Center for Knowledge Science 3F)
Language	:	Japanese only
Application Deadline	:	Friday June 27, 2008

*** Application form for Science Direct training session ***

Name:
Student number:
School:
Grade:
Themes or key word:

*If you have some themes or key words of interest to you, please type in them. The trainer will give the demonstration with them in the training session.>

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We will hold the training session for the database, SciFinder Scholar as follows. Please come and join it.
If you want to join it, please send us the following application form by e-mail to "toshokan" by Thursday July 3, 2008.

>> What is SciFinder Scholar?
It is the online database provided by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) and useful for researchers who need academic information.

Subjects	Retrievable Information
Chemisty (including Biochemistry) Physics Engineering Medical Science ...etc	Literature Information Patent Information Chemical Substances Information Medical Literature Information ...etc

Date	:	Friday July 11, 2008 / 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location	:	Lecture Hall (KS 2F)
Language	:	Japanese only
Application Deadline	:	Thursday July 3, 2008

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

Name :
Student number :
School :
Grade :

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We are planning to bind academic journals published in 2006 and before as following schedule.
Therefore for some period you can not browse or borrow those journals.

NOTE:
* Binding Materials	:	Those published in 2006 and combined one published in 2005 and 2006
* Duration	:	June 23 to August 11
The binding of all materials is scheduled to be completed around July 31. We will relocate them in the stacks in order soon after the registration has been completed.

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It became possible to borrow books from the public libraries in Ishikawa prefecture through the JAIST library (free of charge).
Please apply by using the application form (on this page) after confirming that the book you want to borrow is in the public library in Ishikawa prefecture by "石川県内図書館横断検索 (in Japanese)".

Qualification	Faculties and Students belonging to JAIST Tatsunokuchi Campus
Available books	Only books in the public libraries in Ishikawa prefecture and libraries of Ishikawa Prefectural University, Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University and Kanazawa University
Time for the book to arrive	About 1 to 2 weeks
Loan period	It depends on the rule of each library.

*Nonbook materials are NOT available. (e.g. Magazine)
*Borrowing and returning books should be at the information desk of the JAIST library.
*If the book is not available, we send an e-mail to you about it.

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JAIST Library provides "Inspec on ISI Web of Knowledge". It uses "ISI Web of Knowledge" platform which is used for "Web of Science". (For details: Click Here)

Users of "Inspec on Ovid" are recommended to use "Inspec on ISI Web of Knowledge", because "Inspec on Ovid" will no longer be available as of March 31, 2008.

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It became possible to renew the materials in the library by MyLibrary too. Please refer to the following URL about the way to renew the materials from MyLibrary.

URL:　https://www.jaist.ac.jp/library/english/internal/howtouse/details/lent.html

In addition, you can renew the materials at the library information desk too as usual. Please bring them and the student ID (or some form of personal ID) to the library information desk by 5:00 p.m. on the due date.

＜NOTE＞

1.	When you renew the materials by MyLibrary, please do the procedure by 5:00 p.m. on the due date. After the procedure is completed, the due date will be extended.
2.	The renewal is only allowed once. And if the material is reserved by anyone, you cannot renew it. Please return it at once.
3.	If the material you want to renew is overdue, you cannot renew it by MyLibrary. Please bring it to the library information desk.

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The Web of Science Backfile (1990-1997) has been purchased to enhance your study. It will give us much pleasure if you make heavy use of "Web of Science" for your research. Please note that the available data range is as follows.

1.Available data range	:	1998- present　→　1990 - present
2.Overview, Access & Manual, etc.	:	Please visit the following URL.
		URL: https://www.jaist.ac.jp/library/english/search/outsidedb/ws/index.html *You can also access "Web of Science" through the library website "Outside Database".
3.Concurrent sessions	:	No limit
4.Other	:	Access to full-text depends on JAIST's subscriptions to electric journals.

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The construction for replacing the carpet on the 1st floor and repairing the lights on 2nd and 3rd floor will be held as bellow. We apologize for any inconvenience, and we appreciate your understanding.

Replace the carpet
Location: the 1st floor (except the browsing corner)
Date : between 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on each day, March 3 to 4, 2008
◆You can enter the library, but please follow the instruction by the library staff.

Repair the lights
Location : 2nd and 3rd floor
Date : between 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, March 3 to 13, 2008
◆The schedule of the construction is as follows. Each areas is restricted only on the day of construction. URL:https://www.jaist.ac.jp/library/english/news/backnumber/schedule200703-eng.html *It may change depending on the work progress.

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Library News 2008

Introduction of "Lecture notes in computer science(LNCS)"

Halt of NACSIS-ILL service

Free trial service of "Lecture notes in computer science (LNCS)

Training session for IEL Online (IEEE Xplore) - October 2

Restriction on the use of the materials in the library for inventory

The change of Newspaper & Journal's location in the Browsing Corner (JAIST Library 1F)

Training session for "Web of Science" (July 17)

Science Direct Training Session (July 7)

SciFinder Scholar Training Session (July 11)

Binding Academic Journals (June 23 to August 11)

Borrowing books from the public libraries in Ishikawa prefecture

Introduction of "Inspec on ISI Web of Knowledge"

How to renew the materials

The Web of Science Backfile (1990-1997) has been purchased.

Construction of the Library