Library News

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

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2024

Dec. 11 [Suspension of Library Services]

JAIST OPAC, User Services and the Self-checkout machine will be unavailable from 7:30 to 10:30 on December 24 due to the maintenance. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Dec. 06 Our office will be closed from Dec. 28, 2024 to Jan. 5, 2025 due to Faculty and Staff Holidays. One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available during this period.
Dec. 05 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term 2-2 (Main Campus) is uploaded.
Nov. 19 Restriction on Use of the Library for Inventory (Dec.9)
Oct. 09 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term 2-1 (Main Campus) and Term Ⅲ (Satellite) are uploaded.
Sep. 20 [Repair work on the exterior walls of New Wing]
From Sep. 24th to Sep. 26th, the south exterior wall of the New Wing of the library will be repaired. Noise and odor will be generated due to the work. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
Sep. 18 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.
Aug. 13 [To JAIST members] IEEE Xplore (IEL Online) Scheduled Maintenance

IEEE Xplore will be unavailable from 8:00 pm on August 17(Sat.) to midnight on August 18(Sun.) due to maintenance work. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Aug. 09 The binding of academic journals has been completed. Thank you for your cooperation.
Aug. 8 [To JAIST members] IEEE Xplore (IEL Online) Scheduled Maintenance

IEEE Xplore will be unavailable from 8:00 pm on August 11(Sun.) to midnight on August 12(Mon.) due to maintenance work. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Aug. 02 Repair work on joints of buildings/3F (Aug. 5-30)
Aug. 02 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Summer Intensive Courses is uploaded.
Jul. 23 [Old Wing/2-3F] Repair work of ceiling vents (July 30)
Jul. 19 [Old Wing/2-3F] Ceiling repair work (July 22, 24-26)
Jul. 17 [Reading Rooms] Repair work of ceiling vents (July 18)
Jul. 12 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. 12 Repair work on joints of buildings/3F (July 16)
Jul. 11 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (40th: Now, the research begins!)
Jul. 05 [IMPORTANT] Bringing drinks to the library
Jul. 03 [Noise Caution] Repair work on joints of buildings/3F (July 9-12)
Jun. 26 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term Ⅱ (Satellite) is uploaded.
Jun. 11 Binding Academic Journals (Jun. 20 - Sep. 6)
Jun. 10 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term 1-2 (Main Campus) are uploaded.
Jun. 07 [IMPORTANT] Temporary closure of the library (Jun. 21-24)
Jun. 07 [IMPORTANT] Temporary Suspension of Library Services & JAIST Repository (June 21-24)
Jun. 07 Installation of window screens in the Audio Visual Room (Jun. 24)
Jun. 03 [Noise Caution] Bookshelf Repair Work on Old Wing/3F (Jun. 13)
May. 20 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (39th: What a great use of Python!)
May. 16 [Fault Information] Because of a system failure, you cannot log in the JAIST Repository now. Please wait for the recovery. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. (May 17, 2024, 11:30 a.m.: The system has recovered, and now you can log in the Repository.)
May. 13 [JAIST member only]Recorded video of IEEE Authorship Webinar (held on Apr.25) is available.
Apr. 25 [IMPORTANT] Temporary closure of the library (May 10-13)
Apr. 25 [IMPORTANT] Temporary Suspension of Library Services & JAIST Repository (May 10-13)
Apr. 22 IEEE Authorship Webinar (Apr. 25)
Apr. 09 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (38th: Interesting Books of New Arrivals 2024)
Apr. 03 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term 1-1 (Main Campus) and Term I (Satellite) are uploaded.
Mar. 28 The 45th Library Exhibition "Book of the Year 2023"
Mar. 13 [To JAIST members] IEEE Xplore (IEL Online) will be temporarily unavailable.

IEEE Xplore database will be unavailable from 10:00 pm on March 16(Sat.) to 3:00 am on March 17(Sun.) due to maintenance work.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Mar. 11 "Books written by JAIST Faculty Member" section is updated.
Feb. 21 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (37th: Let's write a good paper! 7)
Feb. 14 [IMPORTANT] Notice of Library Service Suspension (Mar.5)
Feb. 08 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Winter Intensive Courses is uploaded.
Jan. 31 [IMPORTANT] JAIST OPAC temporarily unavailable due to maintenance (Feb.8)
Jan. 26 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term IV (Satellite) is uploaded.
Jan. 19 Restoration work completed for Journals Areas
Jan. 17 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (36th: AI×HUMAN)
Jan. 16 Reopening of the Library and Resumption of Services (Jan.16(Tue)17:00-)
Jan. 03 [IMPORTANT] Temporary closure of the library (Jan. 3-5until for the time being)

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2023

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.

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2022

Dec. 07 Our office will be closed from Dec. 29, 2022 to Jan. 3, 2023 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 [IMPORTANT] Suspension of requests for photocopying/borrowing materials to other institutions (Jan.20-31, 2023)
Dec. 05 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term 2-2 (Main Campus) is uploaded.
Dec. 01 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (27th: Let's write a good paper! 6)
Nov. 15 Restriction on Use of the Library for Inventory (December 5)
Nov. 15 The NDL's Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Libraries is available.
Nov. 01 New rare book has been added to our digital collection. (Bacon "Historia naturalis & experimentalis de ventis")
Oct. 25 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (26th: How Do You Live?)
Oct. 07 "Books written by JAIST Faculty Member" section is updated.
Oct. 05 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term 2-1 (Main Campus) is uploaded.
Sep. 30 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term III (Satellite) is uploaded.
Sep. 15 [For JAIST members] Please note that E-Journal Portal (E-Journal List) will be temporarily unavailable from 16:00 to 18:00 on Sunday, September 18 due to scheduled maintenance.
Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Aug. 30 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (25th: Great Books for Better Decision Making)
Aug. 22 Binding Academic Journals (September 8 - December 16)
Aug. 03 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Summer Intensive Courses is uploaded.
Jul. 28 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (24th: Interesting Books of New Arrivals 2022 -Math-)
Jul. 25 The 40th Library Exhibition "24 Best Japanese Books of All Time"
Jul. 14 Faculty and Staff Holidays (Aug. 12, 15 and 16)
One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available during this period of time.
Jul. 13 [To students and faculty members of JAIST] IEEE Xplore (IEL Online) will be temporarily unavailable.

Due to maintenance work, access to IEEE Xplore database will be unavailable for approx. 2 hours on each of the following dates. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Saturday, July 23, 10:00 p.m. - Sunday, July 24, 2:00 a.m.
Saturday, July 30, 10:00 p.m. - Sunday, July 31, 2:00 a.m.
Jul. 13 Service of borrowing books from Ishikawa Prefectural Library will return!
Jul. 01 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term II (Satellite) are uploaded.
Jun. 30 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (23rd: Interesting Books of New Arrivals 2022 -Knowledge Science-)
Jun. 21 Change in download method of Maruzen eBook Library
Jun. 10 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term 1-2 (Main Campus) is uploaded.
May. 31 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (22nd: Interesting Books of New Arrivals 2022 -Information Science-)
May. 06 [IMPORTANT] Temporary Suspension of Library Services & JAIST Repository (May 13-16)
Apr. 28 [IMPORTANT] Temporary closure of the library (May 13-16)
Apr. 13 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (21st: Interesting Books of New Arrivals 2022 -Materials Science-)
Apr. 11 The 39th Library Exhibition "Book of the Year 2021"
Apr. 07 Notice of Temporary Suspension of Download Service at Maruzen eBook Library
Apr. 06 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term 1-1 (Main Campus) and Term I (Satellite) are uploaded.
Apr. 01 [IMPORTANT] Library Services for External Users are suspended. (Apr. 1 - Apr.18 May 9)
Apr. 01 Discontinuation of subscription to some general magazines
Mar. 14 "Level up! Online Life" section is open.
Feb. 18 [Temporary service suspension due to system maintenance]

JAIST OPAC, User Services (Status Check, Renewing, Various Applications) and the Self-checkout machine will be temporarily unavailable from 9:00 to 12:00 on February 28 due to the maintenance.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Feb. 04 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Winter Intensive Courses is uploaded.
Jan. 27 [IMPORTANT] Restrictions on Use of the Library for Repairing A/C (Jan. 31 - Mar. 31)
Jan. 26 [IMPORTANT] Library Services for External Users are suspended. (Jan. 27 - Mar. 7 Apr. 1)
Jan. 25 "Books written by JAIST Faculty Member" section is updated.
Jan. 13 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term IV (Satellite) is uploaded.
Jan. 13 Termination of a contract with a database (MathSciNet)

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2021

Dec. 24 The 38th Library Exhibition "For Movie Lovers!!"
Dec. 22 [For JAIST members] Please note that "iThenticate" will be temporarily unavailable from 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2022, due to a scheduled system maintenance. Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Dec. 14 Faculty and Staff Holidays from Dec. 29, 2021 to Jan. 3, 2022. One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available during this period.
Dec. 07 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (20th: Get Yourself Fully Ready for TOEIC & TOEFL! 2)
Dec. 06 "Textbooks & Reference Books Lists" of Term 2-2 (Main Campus) is uploaded.
Dec. 06 Restriction on Use of the Library for Inventory (December 21)
Dec. 03 The videos of seminars have been available. [JAIST Member Only]
Nov. 12 Elsevier's Author Workshop (Nov.24)[JAIST Member Only]
Nov. 05 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (19th: Let's write a good paper! 5)
Oct. 25 Seminar on how to use "Scopus" (Nov.11)[JAIST Member Only]
Oct. 15 [Re-posting] Borrowing books from Ishikawa Prefectural Library
Oct. 13 New rare book has been added to our digital collection. (Hume "Four Dissertations.")
Oct. 11 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term 2-1 (Main Campus) and Term III (Satellite) are uploaded.
Sep. 10 On October 1 (Fri.), JAIST will be closed for the anniversary of its founding. Thank you for your cooperation.
Sep. 08 [For JAIST members] Please note that E-Journal Portal (E-Journal List) will be temporarily unavailable from 0:00 to 8:00 on Sunday, September 26 due to scheduled maintenance.
Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Sep. 02 The binding of academic journals has been completed. Thank you for your cooperation.
Aug. 23 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (18th: Let's get started with Data Science!)
Aug. 17 Borrowing books from Ishikawa Prefectural Library
Aug. 04 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Summer Intensive Courses is uploaded.
Aug. 04 Videos and handout of IEEE Authorship workshop held on June 15 and 17 are available. [For JAIST members]
Aug. 02 [IMPORTANT] Library Services for External Users are suspended. (Aug. 3 - Sep. 1 Oct. 4)
Jul. 30 The 37th Library Exhibition "Surprising facts about Money"
Jul. 29 "Textbooks & Reference Books Lists" of Term II (Satellite) is uploaded.
Jul. 20 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (17th: Interesting Books of New Arrivals 2021 -Mathematics-)
Jul. 14 Faculty and Staff Holidays (Aug. 12, 13 and 16)
One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available during this period of time.
Jun. 18 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (16th: Interesting Books of New Arrivals 2021 -Knowledge Science-)
Jun. 17 Binding Academic Journals (June 24 - September 24)
Jun. 09 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term 1-2 (Main Campus) is uploaded.
Jun. 04 IEEE Authorship Worksho (Jun.15/17)[For JAIST members]
May 27 [For JAIST members] E-Journal search will be temporalily unavailable. (May30 - May31)
May 17 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (15th: Interesting Books of New Arrivals 2021 -Information Science-)
May 11 [IMPORTANT] Library Services for External Users are suspended. (May 12 - June 1 June 21)
May 10 [IMPORTANT] Service stop of the library & JAIST Repository (May 14-17)
Apr. 28 [IMPORTANT] Temporary closure of the library (May 14-17)
Apr. 27 [IMPORTANT] Stop the Library Service for External Users (Apr 30 - May 10)
Apr. 23 The 36th Library Exhibition "Book of the Year 2020"
Apr. 16 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (14th: Interesting Books of New Arrivals 2021 -Materials Science-)
Apr. 09 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term 1-1 (Main Campus) and Term I (Satellite) are uploaded.
Mar. 03 "Books written by JAIST Faculty Member" section is updated.
Feb. 18 [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 17:00 on February 25, due to the maintenance.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

>> 11:34, Feb. 25. The system maintenance has been completed and JAIST OPAC, User Services (Status Check, Renewing, Various Applications) and the Automatic Lending Machine are available.
Feb. 12 [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 February 18, due to the maintenance.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Feb. 03 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Winter Intensive Courses is uploaded.
Feb. 02 Lecture on how to write an article to be accepted (Feb.10)[For JAIST members]
Feb. 01 The elevator in JAIST library will be out of service from February 8 (Mon.) to February 17 (Wed.) due to renovation work. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and ask for your understanding and cooperation.
Jan. 14 "Textbooks & Reference Books Lists" of Term IV (Satellite) are updated.
Jan. 08 Termination of contracts with databases (Web of Science/SciFinder/Kagakusyo Shiryokan)
Jan. 07 Due to the heavy snowfall expected today and tomorrow (Jan. 7/8), 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.

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2020

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.. 17 [Prevention Measures COVID-19] Restriction on Use of J-BEANS (From April 20 to for the time being)
Apr. 14 "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term 1-1 is uploaded.
Apr. 06 [Prevention Measures COVID-19] Seats reduced.(until May 10for the time being)

For preventing COVID-19 outbreak, we reduce the seats on the Reading Rooms and Group Study Spaces until May 10for the time being. Please avoid "Three Cs(*)" when using the library.

(*)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 List" 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)

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2019

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
Apr. 18 "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (4th: Interesting Books of in 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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2018

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. 08 The binding of academic journals has been completed. Thank you for your cooperation.
Aug. 01 "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. 07 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] (January 26)

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2017

Dec. 20 "My Recommendation" corner is updated. (No.5)
Dec. 19 Lecture for how to write the article to be accepted (Jan.23)
Dec. 15 The 26th Library Exhibition "Laughter is the Key of Happiness"
Dec. 14 Faculty and Staff Holidays from Dec.29,2017 to Jan.3,2018.
One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available during this period.
Dec. 13 Restriction on Use of the Library for Inventory (December 26)
Dec. 12 J-BEANS Seminar [56] (December 21)
Dec. 05 "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term 2-2 (Main Campus) and Term Ⅳ (Satellite) are updated.
Nov. 24 New rare book has been added to our digital collection. (Newton "Optice")
Nov. 17 "My Recommendation" corner is updated. (No.4)
Nov. 14 J-BEANS Seminar [55] (November 30)
Nov. 06 Regarding the settings to access the E-Journal "Nature" website. [For JAIST members]

If there is a problem that Nature's Web site can not be displayed, please change the proxy settings to disable as follows and access the web site.

[Disable changing proxy settings]
https://www.jaist.ac.jp/iscenter/en/network/proxy-service/#c1491
Oct. 26 "MathSciNet" URL address has been updated. [For JAIST members]
Please access to the following new address.

[Previous address] http://www.ams.org/mathscinet

[New address] https://mathscinet.ams.org/mathscinet
Oct. 19 Please note that JAIST Repository may be temporarily unavailable from 9:00 to 12:00 on Monday, October 23, 2017, due to scheduled maintenance.
Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Oct. 16 J-BEANS Seminar [54] (October 30)
Oct. 16 "MathSciNet" is added to "Database List" [For JAIST members]
Oct. 11 "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term 2-1 (Main Campus) and Term Ⅲ (Satellite) are updated.
Oct. 03 Trial Access to the "Maruzen eBook Library" (until Nov.30)
Sep. 26 "My Recommendation" corner is updated. (No.3)
Aug. 31 J-BEANS Seminar [53] (Sept.21)
Aug. 30 From 8:30 to 12:00 on Aug. 31, J-BEANS is not available due to the repair work. Thank you for your cooperation.
Aug. 29 The binding of academic journals has been completed. Thank you for your cooperation.
Aug. 25 "My Recommendation" corner is updated. (No.2)
Aug. 08 For the period as below, you will not be able to use the rest room because of the water supply stop. Please use the restroom at Institute Hall during this period. Thank you for your cooperation.

Water Sapply Stop: 9:00 - 12:00 on Aug. 10 (Thu.), 2017
Aug. 03 [Temporarily services downtime for maintenance]

JAIST OPAC and User Services will be temporarily unavailable from 23:30 on Aug. 8 to 7:00 on Aug. 9, due to the maintenance.
Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Jul. 28 "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Summer Intensive Course is uploaded.
Jul. 24 The 25th Library Exhibition "Be Tough in Everything!"
Jul. 21 "My Recommendation" corner is open!
Jul. 04 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. 03 Training Session for SciFinder (Jul.26)
Jun. 28 J-BEANS Seminar [52] (July 13)
Jun. 26Article photocopy request of IEICE Technical Committee Conference [For JAIST members]

Article photocopy request of IEICE Technical Committee Conference (21 Regular TCs of the communications society) after 2006 FY is now available to JAIST members free of charge. For ordering a photocopy, please send the article's information (presentation title, volume, number, page) to the library (toshokan at jaist.ac.jp) by email.

  • Print out the article on paper by the library staff. Please note that sending by the digital data file(PDF) is not permitted.
  • See here for the list of the IEICE Technical Committee Conference (21 Regular TCs of the communications society).
Jun. 09 Binding Academic Journals (June 22 - August 31)
Jun. 07 "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term 1-2 (Main Campus) and Term Ⅱ (Satellite) are updated.
Jun. 06 J-BEANS Seminar [51] (June 13)
May 08 Repair Work of Curtains
Apr. 27 [IMPORTANT]Temporary closure & service stop of the library (May 12-15)
Apr. 27 J-BEANS Seminar [50] (May 25)
Apr. 13 Repair Work of Fire Door (April 22)
Apr. 11 "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term 1-1 (Main Campus) and Term I (Satellite) are updated.
Mar. 29 The 24th Library Exhibition "Book of the Year 2016"
Mar. 08 J-BEANS Seminar [49] (March 29)
Mar. 07 Termination of CiNii Institutional Fixed-Price Service
Mar. 07 Termination of the subscriptions to databases (Inspec, JCR, ESI)
Feb. 09 Please note that JAIST OPAC, User services and the Automatic Lending Machine will be temporarily unavailable
from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 18, due to scheduled maintenance.

Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
Feb. 07 "Textbooks & Reference books List" of Winter Intensive Cource is updated.
Feb. 06 Please note that JAIST Repository may be temporarily unavailable from 13:30 to 17:00 on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, due to scheduled maintenance.
Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Jan. 31 J-BEANS Seminar [48] (February 8)
Jan. 20 Air-conditioning in Group Study Spaces on the New Wing
Jan. 19 The video of Lecture "How to get published" is available. (only in JAIST)
Jan. 11 J-BEANS Seminar [47] (January 16)
Jan. 05 Please note that JAIST OPAC and User services will be temporarily unavailable
from 18:00 on January 18, 2017(Wed) to 2:00 on January 19, 2017(Thu) due to scheduled maintenance.

Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
Jan. 04 Opening of JAIST Library Official Twitter Account

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2016

Dec. 27 [Temporarily services downtime for maintenance]

"E-Journal Portal" will be temporarily unavailable from 10:00a.m. to 11:00a.m. on Saturday, December 31, due to the maintenance.
Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Dec. 19 Lecture "How to get published"(January 16)
Dec. 13 Halt of ILL service (Dec.28-Jan.4)
Dec. 12 Restriction on Use of the Library for Inventory (December 26)
Dec. 08 Faculty and Staff Holidays from Dec.29,2016 to Jan.3,2017.
One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available during this period.
Dec. 07 The 23rd Library Exhibition "Cozy Time with Science"
Dec. 05 "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term 2-2 (Main Campus) are updated.
Dec. 05 "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term IV (Tokyo Sateliite) are updated.
Dec. 01 J-BEANS Seminar [46] (December 8)
Nov. 28 Please note that NII services will be stopped for legally-required power supply maintenance as follows.

  • CiNii Articles, CiNii Books, CiNii Dissertations
    Unavailable hours:
    From 9:00 on December 3, 2016(Sat.) to 20:30 on December 4, 2016(Sun.). [JST]

    *During following hours, CiNii Articles login and viewing "Paid" full text will be unavailable.
        From 17:00 on December 2(Fri.) to 9:00 on December 3(Sat.). [JST]
        From 20:30 on December 4(Sun.) to 9:00 on December 5(Mon.). [JST]
  • Digital Library of Information Processing Society of Japan
    Unavailable hours:
    From 15:00 on December 3, 2016(Sat.) to 9:00 on December 5, 2016(Mon.). [JST]
  • JAIST OPAC "NII Search"
    JAIST OPAC "NII Search" (Search the materials of other universities) will be unavailable.
    Unavailable hours:
    From 18:00 on December 2, 2016(Fri.) to 9:00 on December 5, 2016(Mon.). [JST]
Please see this site for other NII services.   
Nov. 17 J-BEANS Seminar [45] (November 28)
Nov. 16 New rare book has been added to our digital collection. (Bacon "Novum Organon (Instauratio Magna)")
Oct. 28 [Temporarily services downtime for maintenance]

"E-Journal Portal" will be temporarily unavailable from 1:00a.m. to 2:00a.m. and 4:00a.m. to 7:00a.m. on Sunday, October 30, due to the maintenance.
Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Oct. 14 J-BEANS Seminar [44] (October 27)
Oct. 11 "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term 2-1 (Main Campus) are updated.
Oct. 11 "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term III (Tokyo Sateliite) are updated.
Sep. 27 J-BEANS Seminar [43] (September 29)
Aug. 31 "Textbooks & Reference books List" of Summer Intensive Cource is updated.
Aug. 23 [Attention] Use of Reading Desks in the Library
Aug. 23 Binding of Academic Journals has finished. Thank you for your cooperation.
Jul. 25 The 22nd Library Exhibition "Basics of Graduate Students"
Jul. 11 Please note that JAIST Repository will be temporarily unavailable from 9:00am to 10:00am on Tuesday, July 12 due to the replacement of the file server.
Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Jul. 05 Training session for SciFinder (Chemical Information Database) (July 28)
Jul. 05 Faculty and Staff Holidays (Aug. 12, 15 and 16)
Visitor's application cannot be accepted during this period of time.
Jul. 05 "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term Ⅱ (Tokyo Sateliite) are updated.
Jul. 04 J-BEANS Seminar [42](July 21)
Jun. 16 Binding Academic Journals (June 23 - August 26)
Jun. 10 "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term 1-2 (Main Campus) are updated.
Jun. 02 [Temporarily services downtime for maintenance]

JAIST OPAC and User Services will be temporarily unavailable from 19:00 to 21:00 Thursday, June 2, due to the maintenance.
Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.

May 27 [Restoration]The failure of "Web of Science"

From May 24th, search results of "Web of Science" had been unstable because of data malfunction. The database was restored at early this morning. We apologize for any inconvenience.

May 24 The failure of "Web of Science"

Search results of "Web of Science" are unstable now. If you suspect that your result is so, please search again after recovery of this failure.

May 13 J-BEANS Seminar [40](May 19)
Apr. 27 [The library closing time (inside the entrance gate) and temporarily stop of library services, due to a scheduled blackout]
Please note that the library (inside the entrance gate) will be closed and some library services will be temporarily unavailable on the following schedule, due to a scheduled blackout on May 14, 2016. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.

  • The Library Closing (inside the entrance gate):
    Closed from 17:00 on May 13 (Fri.) to 8:30 on May 16 (Mon.).
    *The Browsing Corner (1F) will be open as usual.
  • Temporarily Stop of library online services:
    Example: Online User Service (various requests, etc.), JAIST OPAC, JAIST Repository
    Unavailable from 17:00 on May 13 (Fri.) to 9:00 on May 16 (Mon.).
  
Apr. 22 ≪For the members of universities in the earthquake-affected area≫

Our thought are with everyone who has been affected by this disaster.

Students, faculty members and staff of the universities in the earthquake-affected area can use facilities and materials in JAIST Library when they return home or escape the disaster. Please come to the library information counter.

Apr. 11 "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term 1-1 (Main Campus) are updated.
"Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term I (Tokyo Sateliite) are updated.
Mar. 24 [NIKKEI TELECOM 21 subscription will end on March 31, 2016.]

Please note that the following subscription of database will be ended on March 31, 2016. For databases other than the following, it will be available continuously.

NIKKEI TELECOM 21:
  A retrieval database of business and personnel information, produced by Nikkei Digital Media, Inc.
  [URL] http://www.jaist.ac.jp/library/english/search/outsidedb/nikkei/telecom21-e_index.html

  • Subscription will end on March 31, 2016.
  
Mar. 22 The 21th Library Exhibition
The 21th exhibition is on display at the Library Hall after the security gate. (Some of the displayed books are introduced at the Entrance Hall near the Institution Hall.)
This time, the theme is "Book of the Year 2015". Please stop by at the library.
Mar. 18 Shooting inside the library by Drone (Mar. 23)
Mar. 04 [Construction for Security Camera System]
During March 8 and March 9, the construction for Security Camera System is scheduled. There may be some noise and vibration during the work. We are sorry for any inconvenience, and thank you for your cooperation.
Feb. 08 J-BEANS Seminar [39](February 26)
Feb. 08 "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Winter Intensive Cource are updated.
Feb. 02 English Teaching Materials Section
Jan. 08 J-BEANS Seminar [38](January 27)

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2015

Dec. 15 Halt of ILL service (Dec.26-Jan.4)
Dec. 11 Faculty and Staff Holidays from Dec.29,2015 to Jan.3,2016.
One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available during this period.
Dec. 11 Restriction on Use of the Library for Inventory(December 24)
Dec. 10 J-BEANS Seminar [37](December 10)
Dec. 09 The 20th Library Exhibition
The 20th exhibition is on display at the Library Hall after the security gate. (Some of the displayed books are introduced at the Entrance Hall near the Institution Hall.)
This time, the theme is "What's Ishikawa Prefecture like? -Book fair of Ishikawa Prefecture-". Please stop by at the library.
Dec. 03 Please note that NII services will be stopped for legally-required power supply maintenance as follows.

Unavailable hours: From 17:00 on December 4, 2015(Fri.) to 9:00 on December 7, 2015(Mon.). [JST]

  • CiNii Articles
    CiNii Articles login and viewing "Paid" full text will be unavailable.
  • JAIST OPAC "NII Search"
    JAIST OPAC "NII Search" (Search the materials of other universities) will be unavailable.
Please see this site for other NII services.   
Dec. 03 "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term 2-2 are updated.
Dec. 02 Not only for searching journals! Training Session for "Web of Science Core Collection"
Nov. 11 J-BEANS Seminar [36](November 11)
Oct. 13 J-BEANS Seminar [35](October 26)
Oct. 07 "Textbooks & Reference books Lists" of Term 2-1 are updated.
Sep. 28 J-BEANS Seminar [34](September 30)
Sep. 02 New magazines in browsing corner are available.
Sep. 02 On October 1 (Thu), JAIST is closed for the anniversary of its founding. The library will operate as usual, but we are going to stop issuing the library user's card for external users for a day. Thank you for your cooperation.
Aug. 18 Binding of Academic Journals has finished. Thank you for your cooperation.
Aug. 07 Shooting inside the library by Drone (Aug. 19)
Aug. 03 "Textbooks & Reference books Lists of Summer Intensive Cource are updated.
Jul. 30 J-BEANS Seminar [33](July 31)
Jul. 10 New rare book has been added to our digital collection. (Huygens "Opera Varia")
Jul. 10 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.
Jun. 29 Training session for SciFinder (July 24)
Jun. 29 The List of textbooks & reference books on syllabi, which is provided by the library, is newly linked to JAIST OPAC. Please put it to use for checking the status of loan. (Text books & Reference Books List is HERE.)
Jun. 11 Binding Academic Journals (June 23 - August 28)
Jun. 08 J-BEANS Seminar [32](June 29)
May 13 J-BEANS Seminar [31] (May 19)
May 1 [The library closing time (inside the entrance gate) and temporarily stop of library services, due to a scheduled blackout]
Please note that the library (inside the entrance gate) will be closed and some library services will be temporarily unavailable on the following schedule, due to a scheduled blackout on May 16, 2015. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.

  • The Library Closing (inside the entrance gate):
    Closed from 17:00 on May 15 (Fri.) to 8:30 on May 18 (Mon.).
    *The Browsing Corner (1F) will be open as usual.
  • Temporarily Stop of library online services:
    Example: Online User Service (various requests, etc.), JAIST OPAC, JAIST Repository
    Unavailable from 15:00 on May 15 (Fri.) to 9:00 on May 18 (Mon.).
  
Apr. 20 J-BEANS Seminar [30] (Apr. 21)
Apr. 3 Please note that JAIST OPAC and User services will be temporarily unavailable from 12:00 to 13:00 Tuesday, April 7, due to scheduled maintenance.
Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
Mar. 31 The 19th Library Display
The 19th exhibition is on display at the Library Hall after the security gate. (Some of the displayed books are introduced at the Entrance Hall near the Institution Hall.)
This time, the theme is "Book of the Year 2014". Please stop by at the library.
Feb. 27 Halt of Library Services due to the System Replacement (Mar. 9 - Mar. 11)
Feb. 18 J-BEANS Seminar [29] (Feb. 25)
Feb. 10 Please note that JAIST Repository will be temporarily unavailable from 9:00am on Thursday, February 19 to 5:00pm on Friday, February 20 due to the replacement of the server.
Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

>> 8pm, Feb.19. The system replacement has been completed and JAIST Repository is available.
Jan. 30 Replacing the lights in Reading Room (Feb. 12)
Jan. 14 J-BEANS Seminar [28] (Jan. 29)
Jan. 05 Removal of the books (From January, 2015)

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2014

Dec. 16 Faculty and Staff Holidays from 12/27/2014 to 1/4/2015.
One-day use and issue of the Library User's Card are not available during this period.
Dec. 04 J-BEANS Seminar [27] (Dec 15)
Dec. 04 Halt of ILL service (12:00 p.m. Dec.26-Jan.5)
Nov. 12 J-BEANS Seminar [26] (Nov 13)
Oct. 20 J-BEANS Seminar [25] (Oct 27)
Sep. 24 On October 1 (Tue), JAIST is closed for the anniversary of its founding. The library will operate as usual, but we are going to stop issuing the library user's card for external users for a day. Thank you for your cooperation.
Sep. 01 J-BEANS Seminar [24] (Sep 5)
July 10 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.
Jun. 25 J-BEANS Seminar [23] (July 18)
Jun. 19 J-BEANS Seminar [22] (June 25)
Jun. 19 Training session for SciFinder (July 9)
Jun. 16 Binding Academic Journals (June 17 - August 29)
May 15 Start of use of New Wing
May 09 J-BEANS Seminar (21)
Mar. 31 The 18th Library Display
The 18th exhibition is on display at the Library Hall after the security gate. (Some of the displayed books are introduced at the Entrance Hall near the Institution Hall.)
This time, the theme is "Book of the Year 2013". Please stop by at the library.
Mar. 17 Please note that CiNii Articles will be stopped on the following schedule, due to electrical equipment maintenance.

  • CiNii Articles will be stopped.
    Unavailable hours: From 16:00 on March 22, 2014 (Sta.) to 23:00 on March 23, 2014 (Sun.).
  • CiNii Articles login and viewing "Paid" and "Subscription" full text will be unavailable.
    Unavailable hours: From 17:00 on March 20, 2014 (Thu.) to 16:00 on March 22, 2014 (Sta.).
    Unavailable hours: From 23:00 on March 23, 2014 (Sun.) to 9:00 on March 24, 2014 (Mon.).
  
Mar. 5 [The library closing time (inside the entrance gate) and library online services downtime, due to a scheduled blackout.]
Please note that there will be a scheduled blackout and water supply stop from 8:00 to 17:00 on Saturday, March 15, 2014. Due to the shutdown and scheduled maintenance, the library (inside the entrance gate) will be closed and some library services will be temporarily unavailable on the following schedule. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.

  • The Library Closing Time (inside the entrance gate):
    Closed from 17:00 on March 14 (Fri.) to 8:30 on March 17 (Mon.).
    The Browsing Corner (1F) will be open as usual.
  • JAIST Repository, JAIST OPAC, All of the "MyLibrary" services:
    Unavailable from 17:00 on March 14 (Fri.) to 9:00 on March 17 (Mon.).
  • Library Website:
    Unavailable from 19:00 on March 14 (Fri.) to 23:00 on March 15 (Sat.).
Feb. 25 [Regarding databases subscription change and end for FY 2014]

Please note that the following subscription of databases will be changed or ended on March 31, 2014. For databases other than the following, it will be available continuously.

1. NIKKEI TELECOM 21:
  A retrieval database of business and personnel information, produced by Nikkei Digital Media, Inc.
  [URL] http://www.jaist.ac.jp/library/english/search/outsidedb/nikkei/telecom21-e_index.html

  • Until March 31, 2014.
    Fixed Charge System (2 User ID): No payment of information usage fee by the user.
  • From April 1, 2014.
    Pay-as-you-go Charge System (1 User ID): Payment of information usage fee by the user.
    We will explain the details of how to use on our website by the service start date.
2. NAXOS Music Library:
  The music streaming service which containes classic, jazz, and ehnic musics in the world.
  [URL] http://www.jaist.ac.jp/library/english/search/outsidedb/naxos/index.html

  • Subscription will end on March 31, 2014.
  
Feb. 17 J-BEANS Seminar (19)
Jan. 29 Restriction on Use of materials and facilities in the Library (3F) [From early in February to early in April]
Jan. 14 J-BEANS Seminar (18)
Jan. 7 [Web of Knowledge (Web of Science) service downtime and update.]

Please note that Web of Knowledge (Web of Science) will release a new look on Sunday January 12, 2014 at 23:00 and ending by Monday, January 13, 2014 at 11:00. Web of Knowledge may not be available intermittently during that period.
We apologize for any interruption this may cause.

  • For details of the New Web of Science, please refer this page.
  • From January 13, the platform name will be changed as follows.

    [BEFORE] Web of Knowledge --> [NEW] Web of Science
    [BEFORE] Web of Science --> [NEW] Web of Science Core Collection
 

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