2012.10.17-18 Database Training Course / Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology

Database Training Course■ Session overview【１】 Locating a specific journal article:
The University of Tokyo OPAC

(Example １)【２】 Searching for articles on a subject:
Web of Science ( Example 2)
Engineering Village (Example 3)
CiNii Articles (for articles in Japanese)【３】 How to access databases and E-journals from home:
SSL-VPN Gateway Service■ Distributed materials
・ Research on the Internet
・ Database Training Course (=this sheet)・ Leaflets ”Hints on locating documents”①～④
・ Leaflet “Things you can do with your ECCS account”
・ Web of Science Quick Reference Card■Portal site to the databases used in this training session⇒Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology
http://park.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cllib/index_e.html

Academic Information Literacy Section, Information Technology Group, the University of Tokyo
Email literacy@lib.u-tokyo.ac.jp1

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Log in MyOPAC
By using OPAC while logged into MyOPAC, the following services become available:- Books located in your campus library are listed first.
- A button for requesting delivery is displayed on the OPAC search results page.
- Bookmarks can be made to save OPAC search results as links.
etc.

■ How to log in MyOPAC
The University of Tokyo ＯＰＡＣ

【Off-campus access provided】
https://opac.dl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

Click to go tothe MyOPAC
log-in page.

The user code is the last 10 digits of the serial number
printed on student or staff ID cards.
*If you are experiencing difficulty logging in,please consult with your department library.
You can log in to MyOPAC from off-campus as well.
Click here to register your password.
Finally, make sure to click "Logout!"
Close the page with your search resultsfrom MyOPAC.
For detailed instructions, see “Help”.
Todai Kensaku

You can input keywords
here to search OPAC.

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2012.10.17-18 Database Training Course / Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology【１】Locating a specific journal article
Example １

Let’s search for this article cited in a bibliographical reference list.

Bagdahn, J,; Sharpe, WN. Fatigue of polycrystalline silicon under long-term cyclic loading.
(Author of article)(Title of article)

Sensor. Actuat. A. Phys. 2003, 103(1-2), 9-15.
(Title of journal)(Date)(vol. no.)(Page numbers)■Step 1: Finding articles with E-journals by using UT OPAC
See: “Hints on locating① Enter the journal title, and click “Search”.
Documents ③”② On the search results page, click the journal title.
③ Leads to the E-JOURNAL PORTAL page. Click the database name featuring
this e-journal. （Pay attention to the publication date.）④ The database homepage opens.
⑤ You can access the relevant volume/number or search for the article.
⑥ Click “PDF” and view the full text of the article.
（This page is displayed after logging in to MyOPAC）①【Note】
Search by thejournal title,
not article title.

sensor actuat phys
【 Hints】 Abbreviated forms
can be entered as they are.

【OPAC search results page】 （Select a journal name with "E-Journal" displayed below.）②【Hints】
Setting the left-hand "RefineYour Search" to "E-Journal" iseffective in refining the search.

【E-JOURNAL PORTAL search results page】③

Pay attention to the publication date.

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2012.10.17-18 Database Training Course / Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology■Step 2: When not available as an E-Journal⇒ Search for paper journals by using UT OPAC
（This page is displayed after logging in to MyOPAC）【Hints】
Abbreviated forms
can be entered asthey are.

sensor actuat phys

【OPAC search results page】 （Select a journal name with "Journals" displayed below.）(When searching while logged into MyOPAC, the request buttons will be displayed.)

Check to see if the volume and issue you want to readare present under the “Volumes” column.

A PDF file containing the requested pages
can be viewed from on-campus.
Click to go to the request page.
*Requires application in advance at yourdepartment library.

Copies can be delivered fromother campuses.
Click to go to the request page.
*Requires application in advanceat your department library.

■Step 3: If it can not be found at the UT OPAC ⇒ Other Univ.

Titles or keywords can be abbreviated with asterisks.
Insert a half-width space between words.
At least two letters must come before the *.
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2012.10.17-18 Database Training Course / Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology【２】Searching for articles on a subject ① Web of ScienceExample ２

Let’s search for articles on biomass gas engine.

Web of Science
http://isiknowle

http://webofknowledge.com/ 【on-campus】
https://gateway.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ 【oｆｆ-campus】 *ECCS account necessary① Enter biomass “gas engine*” and click “search”.
② The search results are displayed.
Search results can be analyzed, refined, and sorted as necessary.
③ Click on the title in the search results page.
④ View the full text of the article. （Or click UT Article Link button.）①

Adding an asterisk (*) enables partial
match retrieval.
Adding quotations marks (“ “) enables aphrase search.
For more details, see Help>Search rules

biomass “gas engine*”(cf.) The other search pattern is: biomass (“gas engine*” or “gas turbine*”)In this way, search modifiers (and/or/not) can be included in lower-case letters.

②

③

④

Save to bibliographic tools

Times Cited: How many articles cite this article
Related Records: Articles based on sharedreferences

Cited References: Bibliography of this article

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2012.10.17-18 Database Training Course / Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology◆If there is no Full Text button, we can search from UT Article Link.
Hints on locating
documents②

Full Text via Online
・Article: link to full-text
・Journal: link to e-journal homepage
・Resource: link to database homepage

Click these links to viewthe full text of thearticle

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2012.10.17-18 Database Training Course / Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology【Advanced Information】◆ Cited Reference Search

See p.3 of “Web of Science
Quick Reference Card”

Example To find articles, cite the following article.
Shechtman D, Metallic phase with long-range orientational order and no translational
symmetry. Phys. rev. lett. 1984; 53(20):1951-1953.
① Click Cited Reference Search.
② Enter the author name, journal title and published year.
③ Click Search button.
④ Select the article, click Finish Search button.
⑤ The search results are displayed.

①②Search by the journal
title, not article title.

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2012.10.17-18 Database Training Course / Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology【２】Searching for articles on a subject ② Engineering Village
Example 3

Let’s search for articles on laser diode.

Engineering Village

http://www.engineeringvillage2.org/ 【on-campus】
https://gateway.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ 【oｆｆ-campus】 *ECCS account necessary① Select “Subject/Title/Abstract” field and enter② Click the Search button.
③ The search results are displayed.

“laser diode”

in “Quick Search”.

①②<Hint for searching>
Autostemming will provide you with muchbroader search results automatically.
If you enter the term “management”, youwill get results for manage, manager,managing, etc.

③The search result can be sorted or refined.

Save to bibliographical tools

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2012.10.17-18 Database Training Course / Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology【Advanced Information】◆ Thesaurus Search
The thesauri are guides to the controlled vocabulary used in indexing articles. Indexers choose terms
from the controlled vocabulary to describe the article they are indexing. The controlled vocabulary isused to standardize the way the articles are indexed. The thesauri are hierarchical in nature. Terms areorganized by broader, narrower or related concepts.

① Enter laser diode in “Thesaurus” and click the Submit button.
② Click “Laser diodes” from listed terms.
③ Checking the Select box posts the associated term in the Search Box. Then you can search by thecontrolled term, “Semiconductor lasers”. Click the Search button.
④ The search results are displayed.

①②Click the term to view broader, narrower or related terms.

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2012.10.17-18 Database Training Course / Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology【２】Searching for articles on a subject ③CiNii◆ Search for CiNii, when you would like to find academic articles published inJapanese academic society journals or Japanese university research bulletins.
CiNii Articles

http://ci.nii.ac.jp/ 【on-campus】
https://gateway.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/【off-campus】 *ECCS account necessary① Enter terms and click the Search button.
② The search results are displayed.
③ Click on the title in the search results page.
④ Click

to view the full text of the article. （Or click UT Article Link button.）①②③* To view paid full text, Site License Individual ID is needed. For more information, see Help.
* If there is no PDF button, click UT Article Link.

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