February 2, 2022
Nagoya University Library Guide Sheet 2. Search for materials in Nagoya University

2-2E Search for Journals in Nagoya University
Nagoya University Library Search
Nagoya University Library Search (OPAC) is a tool for searching materials available in Nagoya University.
You can search almost all books and journals, except for some materials such as Japanese and Chineseclassic literature, newspapers, and microform resources.

How to search(1) On library web page <https://www.nul.nagoya-u.ac.jp/index_e.html> click Nagoya University OPAC.
(2) Enter the journal title you want to search, and click.
⚫ It is not possible to search by article title, author or journal publication date.
⚫ It is not necessary to enter full title of the journal. It is possible to search just by some parts of thewords including in the title. Particles are not necessary, either.
⚫ If you do not know exact Japanese characters, you can also search by Hiragana or Kana.
Ex.）辞典？事典？ → じてん⚫ If you know only the abbreviation of journal title, add an asterisk (*) after the stem of word. It is necessary
to have at least two letters before asterisk.
Ex.）（journal name abbreviation）J Mol Bioｌ →Enter jou* mol* biol* to search “Journal of molecularbiology”, “The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology” and so on.
(3) The page [Bibliography Search Result List] will be displayed.
You can refine the results and change the order of display in Search Result List.
① You can refine your search by Material Type (e.g. Books/Serials), Holding Library and so on. If you clickon conditions, they will be applied.
② You can change display order and number of results to display. By default, results are sorted by year
“Year (Newest)”, but can be changed to other options such as “Title (ASC)”.
(2) Enter the title of journal and search.

(3) ①(3) ②(4) Click the title of journal to viewthe details.

(4) If you click on the corresponding title of journal, you can view the details.

How to read information about holdings
Besides being able to check bibliography information on the journal and its location on [Bibliography Details]
screen, it is also possible to access other search options or web request link.

…①…②
This journal is located in 2 libraries
in Nagoya University. One of them isin Central Library

Make sure to check…③…④…①⑤HoldingsListing① Bibliography Details: Information about journal title, publisher etc.
For more details check “Bibliography Details” below the screen. The publication year and volume number on
this area are not actual library holdings. If you want to know available issues, click on ②[Volume].
② Collective HoldingsListing: The location of journals.
Before you go for searching the journal, make sure to confirm [Location] [Volume] [Year].
[Location] The approximate location of journal. “Cent Lib …” means that the location is Central library. If
you click on allocation, detailed information about location and map will be displayed.
[Volume] The volume number being subscribed. If you click here, you can see the information about each
subscribed volume（see ⑤）.
[Year] Year and month of subscription[Continuing] The indication “Accession continuing” means that subscription to this journal continues.
③ E-Journals / E-Books Listing: If the electronic journal is available it will be displayed.
[Link] By clicking, the e-journal site will open. Make sure to confirm the available years.
④ Other Databases: By clicking “NULink”, you can search for Electronic Journal Database.（see Guide Sheet
3-3E “Let’s access to electronic journals”）⑤ HoldingsListing: The state of holdings of each volume.
[Status] The mark “in bound” means that the journal is at the binder’s, and it is not available for use.
[Material ID] The numbers are indication that it is a bound journal. They are located in the basement floor.
[No.］ By clicking here, detailed information about matching volume number will be displayed.