TUT Library

Library Guide Sheet No.e-2

2024.4■To search and reserve books in the library
Search material by using Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)
From https://lib.tut.ac.jp/index_e.html you can search books and magazines that are available in TUT library and laboratories. You can search not only in the library but also from your laboratory or home. You can also search for books that are available in electronic book format.

Search for material

Key in the keywords such as Title, Author etc.
1and click [Search].

1HINT！ Keyword： coating△tribologyIf you put space between 2 words, the searchengine will show those materials that contain bothwords .

Search result list
2Ex) Handbook of tribology : materials, coatings,and surface treatments
2A list will be shown

Location of the book will be shown.
If the location states laboratory, it is owned byprofessor. So, please request from service counter
if you want to borrow books that are kept inlaboratory.
Detail on search result
If the book is currently borrowed, click thebutton and the return date will be shown.
Ever though, you can also make a reservation.
【Refer to back page】

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３ Details on search result screen will be shown
when you click the book title that you are searchingfor.

３If it’s in the library, library map will be shown if you
click the location. The book is arranged according
to the numerical order.

The Call Mark is classified according to Nippon Decimal Classification (NDC) baseon the theme. The books that is under same category are arranged together. If you
can’t find the book that you are looking for, we recommend for you to search forthe book that is in the same category.
500 Technology・Engineering

530 MechanicalEngineering

The scope of topic becomes smaller

531 Mechanics,
Materials and design

531.8 Tribology

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Library Guide Sheet No.e-2

To make a reservation
Detail on search result

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If the status is 「In circulation 」,
button will be shown.
You can also check the number of people waiting
to reserve the book.
「Waiting」 is the number of person waiting toreserve the book before you.
If there is nobody waiting to reserve the book,you can borrow it once it is returned.
When you click thebutton and it willautomatically change to shibboleth login screen.

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Login to My Library from Shibboleth by
key in username and password
ID and password forInformation Media Center

My Library
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Click 「Go to Confirmation window」toreserve a book↓
It appears Confirmation screen.
The process is finished after you click 「Fix therequest」. When the book is returned, we willsend a notification to you by email. It will also
be shown in notice board. The book will be reserved for 7 days after the email is sent to you.

＊You can cancel a reservation by entering 【Materials under request 】 section after login from 「My Library」
menu in library homepage. Refer 【Guide Sheet No.e-1】 or request from service counter.
＊If you login to My Library from computer in library, you must close all windows to sign out shibboleth.

Search collection in other institution[Search collection In Japan]
You can confirm other institution collection from the website below:
CiNii Research : Search collection in other universities →https://cir.nii.ac.jp/?lang=en

Apply fromcounter orwebsite.

NDL Search : Search collection in National Diet Library→ https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/Search Toyohashi City Library collection →https://www.library.toyohashi.aichi.jp/
There are many Websites that can search the collection of the libraries!!
* Most of the journals in university can not be borrowed. If the material you aresearching is in the university nearby, you can visit them.
If it’s not in the university nearby, you can request for document copy or material loan.
You can also borrow books without any charge from overseas too. 【Refer Guide Sheet No.e-7】

Contact us : Library and Information Section (extension line: 6564, 6565) tosho@office.tut.ac.jp2