Library News 2023
"JAIST Library News" is published on an irregular basis and provide you with information about Library services and materials.
| Dec. 27 | Borrowing books from Ishikawa Prefectural Library |
| Dec. 25 | The 44th Library Exhibition "Mind Your Manners!" |
| Dec. 21 | Discontinuation of E-Journal Subscription (Wiley Online Library) |
| Dec. 11 | "Books written by JAIST Faculty Member" section is updated. |
| Dec. 07 | Our office will be closed from Dec. 29, 2023 to Jan. 3, 2024 due to Faculty and Staff Holidays. One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available during this period. |
| Dec. 06 | "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term 2-2 (Main Campus) is uploaded. |
| Dec. 04 | "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (35th: Anthropology a la Carte) |
| Nov. 22 | New rare book has been added to our digital collection. (Archimedis "De insidentibus aquae") |
| Nov. 20 | Restriction on Use of the Library for Inventory (Dec.4) |
| Nov. 14 | JAIST Book Battle Report |
| Nov. 01 | JAIST Book Battle, Witness their passion for books! (Nov. 9) |
| Oct. 30 | "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (34th: Let's get started with Data Science! 2) |
| Oct. 27 | [To JAIST members]Trial access to ProQuest One Academic (- Dec.23) |
| Oct. 06 | "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term 2-1 (Main Campus) and Term Ⅲ (Satellite) are uploaded. |
| Sep. 29 | "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (33rd: Thoughts on the world now and beyond) |
| Sep. 27 | Change in the Loan Period for Reference Books |
| Aug. 28 | "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (32nd: Let's do the Mathematics!) |
| Aug. 23 | "Books written by JAIST Faculty Member" section is updated. |
| Jul. 31 | "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Summer Intensive Courses is uploaded. |
| Jul. 27 | [IMPORTANT] Suspension of Air Conditioning at Night |
| Jul. 26 | The 43rd Library Exhibition "Being Who You Want to Be" |
| Jul. 20 | [To JAIST members] IEEE Xplore (IEL Online) will be temporarily unavailable. Due to maintenance work, access to IEEE Xplore database will be unavailable during the time below. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. * Saturday, July 22, 10:00 p.m. - Sunday, July 23, 2:00 a.m. (JST) |
| Jul. 18 | "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (31st: Improving research capacity) |
| Jul. 10 | 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. 04 | "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term II (Satellite) is uploaded. |
| Jun. 13 | Binding Academic Journals (June 21 - September 15) |
| Jun. 06 | "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term 1-2 (Main Campus) is uploaded. |
| May. 30 | [Temporary Suspension of Ishikawa Prefectural Library Cross Search] Ishikawa Prefectural Library Cross Search will be unavailable from 10:00 to 15:00 on Monday, June 12 due to system maintenance at Ishikawa Prefectural Library. |
| May. 10 | "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (29th: Interesting Books of New Arrivals 2023) |
| Apr. 28 | [IMPORTANT] Temporary Suspension of Library Services & JAIST Repository (May 12-15) |
| Apr. 25 | [IMPORTANT] Temporary closure of the library (May 12-15) |
| Apr. 10 | "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term 1-1 (Main Campus) and Term I (Satellite) are uploaded. |
| Mar. 29 | The 42nd Library Exhibition "Book of the Year 2022 |
| Mar. 24 | [for External Users] Renewal Procedure for Library User's Card |
| Feb. 28 | "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Winter Intensive Courses is uploaded. |
| Jan. 30 | "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (28th: Get Yourself Fully Ready for TOEIC & TOEFL! 3) |
| Jan. 24 | Due to the heavy snowfall expected tomorrow (Jan. 25), the information counter may be closed. In this case, we will not be able to accept applications for one-day use and the library user’s card. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. |
| Jan. 20 |
≪Repapering of Film for window glass≫ From Jan. 24th (Tue.) to Jan. 25th (Wed.), you can not use the seat at the counter on the 2nd or 3rd floor of New Wing due to repapering of film for window glass. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding and cooperation. |
| Jan. 12 | The 41st Library Exhibition "For Navigating the Age of Information Overload" |
| Jan. 04 | [IMPORTANT: for JAIST Members] Suspension of Library Services |
| Jan. 04 | [IMPORTANT: for External Users] Suspension of library services (library user's card issuance/renewal, borrowing/renewal/reservation services) |
| Jan. 04 | "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term IV (Satellite) is uploaded. |
Borrowing books from Ishikawa Prefectural Library
The Ishikawa Prefectural Library will be closed for special inventory as below.
You cannot borrow books from the library during the period of closure, so please complete your application online by the following deadline if you would like to borrow books from the library before the closure.
| Period of closure | ： | from Monday, January 22 to Wednesday, January 31, 2024 |
| Application deadline | ： | Noon on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 |
*Kindly please note that you may not be allowed to borrow books due to some other reasons such as out on loan. *FYI, you will be able to borrow books from other public libraries in Ishikawa Prefecture as usual even during the above period.
Discontinuation of E-Journal Subscription (Wiley Online Library)
JAIST will discontinue the subscription of E-journal package provided by Wiley Online Library in the end of December, 2023 as a result of deliberation by the Library Steering Committee, taking into account the budget situation and price increase.
Please note that the e-journals provided by Wiley Online Library while subscribed will continue to be available.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and we appreciate your understanding.
Contact: Library Service Section (ext.:1191, toshokan@ml.jaist.ac.jp)
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 4th, 2023 (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)
JAIST Book Battle Report
JAIST Book Battle was held at J-BEANS on November 9, 2023.
In this English-language event, four international students acted as fighters, giving enthusiastic five-minute presentations about their favorite books and engaging the audience in a lively discussion.
After all the presentations were over, a vote was taken and Mr. PUNYASLOKA, Saibrata was chosen as the winner, receiving a certificate and an Amazon gift card from Prof. Mizutani, Library Director.
The event was very enjoyable, and the audience learned about the appeal of several splendid books in a friendly atmosphere. A big thank you to all the fighters and audience who attended the event.
Fighters/Books presented ※In order of presentation
- CHINTALAPATI, Soudamini (D2, India) / “Gifted Hands” Ben Carson
- ISLAM, Samiul (M1, Bangladesh) / “The Mountain is You” Brianna Wiest
- PUNYASLOKA, Saibrata (D3, India) / “Quiet” Susan Cain ★Winner
- NGUYEN, Dinh Mau (M2, Vietnam) / “Flow” Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
JAIST Book Battle, Witness their passion for books! (Nov. 9)
A competition in presenting favorite books, JAIST Book Battle will be held. Each of 4 Participants or fighters talks about his/her favorite book without visual aids in 5 minutes. The fighter who makes the audience want to read his/her book the most WINS. Now, let's witness their passion for books!
*No registration is necessary for the audience. In order to fairly evaluate the presentations, please come to J-Beans room before the battle starts.
| Date | ： | Thursday, November 9, 2023 16:00-17:00 |
| Venue | ： | J-BEANS (1st floor under the cafeteria) |
| Fighters | ： | *PUNYASLOKA Saibrata [D3/Materials Science, India] *CHINTALAPATI Soudamini [D2/Materials Science, India] *NGUYEN Dinh Mau [M2/Information Science, Vietnam] *ISLAM Samiul [M1/Information Science, Bangladesh] |
| Poster | ： | https://www.jaist.ac.jp/library/english/general/bookbattle/BB2023-2.pdf |
Trial access to ProQuest One Academic (- Dec.23)
Trial access to the ProQuest One Academic database is available. You can use theses and dissertations from overseas, which are usually difficult to obtain. Please take this opportunity to try it out.
For the detailed information, please see "Database List" page.
Change in the Loan Period for Reference Books
In order to give more students the opportunity to borrow the reference books listed in the syllabi, the loan period will be changed as follows:
| Loan period | ： | 60 days --> 30 days |
| Date and time | ： | 9:00 a.m. on October 2, 2023 |
| *The due date of the reference books checked out before the above date remains the original one. | ||
We would appreciate your understanding on the matter.
Suspension of Air Conditioning at Night
As a measure to deal with rising electricity costs, the air conditioning in the library will be turned off at night as follows.
Please refrain from staying long hours at night.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and ask for your understanding.
| Period | ： | For the time being from August 3, 2023 |
| Hours | ： | 22:00 - 8:30 the following day |
| Area | ： | Whole Library (including Reading Rooms, Audio Visual Room & Group Study Spaces) |
For information on air conditioning operating hours, see this webpage.
Binding Academic Journals (June 21 - September 15)
We are planning to bind academic journals as follows. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the unavailability of these journals and appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
| Materials to be bound | ： | Journals published from 2020 to 2021 in principle |
| Duration: | ： | June 21(Wed.) - September 15(Fri.), 2023 |
The binding is scheduled to be completed in the end of August. The bound journals will be shelved sequentially once the registration process is complete.
[IMPORTANT] Temporary Suspension of Library Services & 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 13, 2023. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
- Temporary Suspension of Library Services & JAIST Repository:
Example: Online User Service (various requests, etc.), JAIST OPAC, JAIST Repository
Unavailable from 17:00 on May 12(Fri.) to 9:00 on May 15(Mon.).
*In some cases, each service may resume earlier than the announced date and time, but please note that the operation may be unstable during the above period.
- Temporary Suspension of library website:
Unavailable from 19:00 on May 12(Fri.) to 23:30 on May 13(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 13, 2023. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
- Library Temporary Closure:
Closed from 5:00pm on May 12(Fri.) to 8:30am on May 15(Mon.).
* Browsing Area (1F) will be open as usual.
[IMPORTANT: for JAIST Members] Suspension of Library Services
Due to the replacement of the library system, some library services are scheduled to be suspended as below. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
Please note that JAIST OPAC, E-journals, Databases, etc. will be available as usual.
＜Library Services＞
- Borrowing
- Status Check:
Renewing Loan Periods, Reservation, Confirmation of loaned materials/reservations/various requests - Various Requests：
Photocopy Request/Book Loan Request to other institutions, Borrowing Materials in Lab, Photocopy Request/Book Loan Request by Satellite users, Book Purchase Request, Borrowing Books from the Public Libraries in Ishikawa, Digital Delivery Service
＜Schedule＞
| Services | 2/20 | 2/21 | 2/22 | 2/23 | 2/24 | 2/25 | 2/26 | 2/27 | 2/28 | 3/1 |
| Borrowing | + | + | + | + | 8:30～ - |
- | - | - | - | 9:00～ + |
| Status Check | + | 15:00～ - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00～ + |
| Various Requests | + | 15:00～ - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00～ + |
| JAIST OPAC | + | |||||||||
[IMPORTANT: for External Users] Suspension of library services
Due to the replacement of the library system, some library services are scheduled to be suspended as below. We apologize for any inconvenience caused, and appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
| Library Services: | Issuance and Renewal of Library User's Card
Borrowing/Renewal/Reservation services |
| Date and Time: | Feb.24 (Fri) 8:30 a.m. - Mar.1 (Wed) 9:00 a.m. |