Hello everyone. Thank you for watching this video.
We are Learning Supporters of Main Library.
Today we’ll briefly introduce a part of how to use library.
This lecture series consist of two sections.
In this first section, we would like to talk about how to find and use books in Osaka
University Library.
In the second section, we will talk about How to search and get articles in Osaka
University Library.
Let’s get started!

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This is the today’s contents of the 1st section.
First, I’ll talk about how to find paper books and electronic books, we call “e-books”.
Second, how to borrow paper books.
At last, I’ll explain about the case that the book you need is not in Osaka University.

2Then, let’s move on to the first part “How to find paper books and e-books”.

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【In the video, we give you a demonstration on how to use OPAC.】
If you want to search the books Osaka University have, you can use Online Catalog,
we call OPAC.
You can find ALL books in Osaka University Library including e-books and paperbooks through OPAC.
Let me show you how to access and use OPAC.
At first, search keywords such as “Osaka University Library” on search engine.
Then, you’ll find our library’s official page, so please click it.
If you open Japanese page, you can change the language to English by clicking on
this icon.
This is our library’s English website.
And, here, this “Catalogue” search is OPAC search.
You can also access OPAC via your smartphone.
Type your keywords, such as the book title, into the search box and click on thesearch button.

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【In the video, we give you a demonstration on how to use OPAC.】
About keywords, I’ll recommend one useful tip, the prefix search.
If you type a word and add “asterisk” at last, OPAC will find all word which include
the word you type.
That’s how to do the prefix search.
For example, if you type europe asterisk, all words that begin with “europe” such as“european” are also searched.
Let’s try to use the prefix search.
My keyword is “west asterisk Europe asterisk”.
This shows search results of OPAC.
You can see that the results include “western” and “European” .

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【In the video, we give you a demonstration on how to use OPAC.】
You can narrow down your results by some filters, like text language, library locationand so on.
If you want to search only English books, click “English” and refine the results.
Here you can see the result of only English books.
In addition, you can sort this list by publication year in the “Sort” window.
Now, the books are in line from the newest.
And you can reset the filter by clicking on this “minus” button.

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【In the video, we give you a demonstration on how to use OPAC.】
Next, I’ll show you how to access E-book from OPAC.
From the results list, if you find the “E-book” icon, that means it is the electronic
book or also available on electric book.
Click the book title, and OPAC opens a new page containing detailed information on
the item.
Here, by clicking “eBook” icon, you can access the item immediately, if you are incampus.
If you want to access from outside the campus, “off campus”, you are required to log
in with your Osaka University Personal ID & Password.
After logging in, you can access the item.
You can also find and use “e-journals” in OPAC in the same way.

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【In the video, we give you a demonstration on how to use OPAC.】
Next, I’ll introduce how to find paper book in Osaka University Library.
In the results list, if you find the “book” icon, that means it is the printed book.
Let’s check this book.
To borrow or see this book, please make sure to check three points; Location, Call No.
and Status.
Let’s take a look at the “Location”.
Location shows the library name and where the book is arranged in the library.
“Main Lib.” means Main Library in Toyonaka Campus.
By clicking the location name, you can see the map.
In Main Library, most of English books are located inside “stacks”.
The Second point, “Call No”
This number is labelled on the spine of books.
Within the location, books are organized in numerical and alphabetical order.
There are so many books on the shelf, so please remember to take a note of thisnumber.

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The third point, “Status”
If the book is not checked out, “Status” field is blank.
But, if someone has already borrowed the book, the OPAC displays the status“Borrowed”.
Thus, you have to check 3 points “Location” “Call No” and “Status”.
When you can’t find the book on the shelf, please feel free to ask staff at the library
desk.

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【In the video, we give you a demonstration on how to use OPAC.】
Next, I’ll explain the convenient service, “Quick Pickup”.
Before move on to the explanation of Quick Pickup, do you know how many libraryis in Osaka University?
Osaka University Library consists of 4 libraries;
Main Library in Toyonaka Campus, Life Sciences Library and Science &Engineering Library in Suita Campus and International Studies Library in MinohCampus.
Roughly speaking, the library near your laboratory has the largest collection related
to your field.
If you have any questions about using library or searching for literatures, please ask
staff at the nearest library.
So let’s get back to the main story of “Quick Pickup Service”.
If the book you need is in the library in ANOTHER campus, you can use this service.
This service is easy to apply and it’s free.
Let me show you how it works.

9For example, I need this book which located in International Studies Library inMinoh Campus.
But I want to receive this book in Main Library in Toyonaka Campus.
In this case, click the “hold” button.
After you log in with Osaka University Personal ID & Password, please select thelibrary to pick up this item.
The book will be delivered within 3 weekdays, and we will notify you by e-mail,when it’s ready.

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