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First steps to search for books and papers @UTokyo■ Contents【１】 The “Literacy” website and the UTokyo Library System Database【２】 How to access academic papers on the web－ TREE(UTokyo REsource Explorer) (Example 1)

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【３】 What to do when the paper you are looking for is unavailable on the web－ How to use UTokyo Article Link and MyOPAC (Example 2)
p. 3-5【４】 Search for books (and other printed materials) (Example 3)【５】 How to use the E-journal & E-book Portal【６】 Search for papers in English (all fields)p. 6-8p. 9Web of Science (Example 4 )p. 10-11【７】 Search for papers in English (engineering) Engineering Village (Example 5)【８】 Search for papers in Japanese (all fields)

CiNii Research (Example 6 )p. 12-13

p. 14■ Text and Reference materials
・ First steps to search for books and papers @UTokyo (text : this material)・ Let’s use the Literacy website! / Let’s use the databases!

【１】 The “Literacy” website and the UTokyo Library System Database
University of Tokyo Library
System Database[On-campus/Off-campus access OK]
https://www.lib.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/library/contents/database

Please jump to eachpage from the left
menu or user guide.

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The “Database List” pageis a collection of links todatabases available atthe University of Tokyo.

Literacy site：
https://www.lib.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/library/literacy

You can search for databases by specifying the
Source Type and Subject area you want to use.

Academic Information Literacy Section, Information Technology Group, The University of Tokyo

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Database Training Course / Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology【２】 How to access academic papers on the web
TREE (UTokyo REsource Explorer)
Example 1【On-Campus】 Accessible from the “Database List” page
【Off-Campus】 Accessible from the “Database List” page

Let’s try searching for this article cited in a reference list.
Chang, Ching-Wen. (2021). The Mandala Model of Transformative Learning.
(Author name)(Year)(Article title)

Journal of transformative education, 19(3), 218-240.
(Journal title)(Vol. No.) (Page)① Enter the article title, and click the search button.
② On the search result page, Click the article title. The website (of the publisher etc.) providing thee-journal opens.
③ Click the “PDF” button to view the full text of the article.

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mandala model of transformative【TREE search tips】 To search by the title, use the title: operator.
To search by a phrase, put the phrase in quotations: “”.

title：“mandala model of transformative”② 【TREE search result page】③

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Database Training Course / Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology【３】 What to do when the paper you are looking for is unavailable on the web(How to use UTokyo Article Link and MyOPAC)

Example 2

Let’s try searching for this article cited in a reference list.

Seibt G. HERMAN GRIMM'S "GOETHE".
(Author name)(Article title)

Sinn und form 2018;70(4):533-542.
(Journal title)(Year) (vol. no.) (Page)① Enter the article title, and click the search button.
② On the search result page, go to “Content Type” and choose “Journal Article”. Click the article
title.
③ The UTokyo Article Link page will open.
④ If the message “Sorry, this item is not available online. Please use options below to get it:” is displayed,
see “Additional Options for finding Full Text”.
Then, click either “By ISSN/ISBN” or “By Journal/Book Title” under “Search a Paper
Journal/Book(UTokyo OPAC)”.
⑤ The University of Tokyo OPAC is displayed. Check the “Location” and “Volumes” to see if thevolumes and issues you need are present.
⑥ To request for copy delivery or the PDF viewing service, log in to MyOPAC.
⑦ Click “Copy” or ”PDF” to go to the request page (*charged). *Requires advance application at yourdepartment library.
【TREE search result page】①②(Please see the next page for instructions on how to use UTokyo Article Link)

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How to use “UTokyo Article Link”
This service allows users to access the full text of an article from a database's search result
screen. If there is no link to the text when you use a literature search tool, please click the"UTokyo Article Link" button.
Clicking on the "UTokyo Article Link"
button or the "Full text@UTokyo" link
displayed in various databases will takeyou to the UTokyo Article Link.
In this case,the full text
is available.

Jump tosee thefull text.

In this case,the full text is
not available.

It may also be found in the other online sources.
OAIster is a union catalog of open accessresources.
IRDB is a service to search for data in
Institutional Repositories in Japan.

Search for printed materials
held at the UTokyo libraries.

You can also request forphotocopy delivery or to use the
PDF viewing service by logging
into MyOPAC.
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How to use “MyOPAC”
On MyOPAC, you can request for photocopy delivery, PDF viewing, extension of due dates,
reservation of books on loan, book delivery from UTokyo libraries, and acquisition of books.
Log in with your★ UTokyo Accountor ★ Library Account

You can log in to MyOPAC from off-campus as well.
【MyOPAC page】

ChargedCharged★

★ For journals, check the volumes and issues thatthe library holds.
(“Year” does not mean all volumes within thedisplayed range are held.)
If there is a +, it is continuing to be accepted. If not,acquisition has stopped.

★ MyOPAC Delivery Request Service
Copy / PDF viewing (Charged*)example 1: 26-70→The library holds all issues from vol. (or issue)
26 to vol. (or issue) 70.
example 2: 12,14,18,20-24→The library does not hold vol.13, 15-17, and 19.
example 3: 25(1-3)→The library has the first three issues of volume
25, but not the later issues.

[To view the PDF]
① Apply for PDF viewing fromMyOPAC.
② You will receive an email fromthe holding library informing that
it is now available for viewing.
③ Login to MyOPAC from a PC on
campus.
④ View PDFs from the "Status of
Loan/Photocopy" menu.
*Viewing deadline: Within 2 weeks
after sending the notification
email(②) from the library.

Click to go to the request page.
Placing photocopy requests.
A PDF file containing therequested pages can be viewed
on-campus.
You can requestdelivery from otheruniversities.

Charged*requires advance application through the【Application form for the MyOPAC
delivery request service】 at yourdepartment library.
Form:
https://opac.dl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/webreq/ill/
webreq_ILL_form.pdf

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Database Training Course / Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology【４】 Search for books(When the books are available at UTokyo)
The Universityof Tokyo OPAC
Example 3

A tool to search for books and journals held by the University of Tokyo.
[On-campus/Off-campus access OK] Accessible from the “Database List” page

Let’s borrow the following books listed in the reference list.

Pevsner J, 1961-. Bioinformatics and functional genomics / Jonathan Pevsner. 3rd ed.
（Author name）（Book title）（Edition）

Chichester: Wiley Blackwell; 2015.
(Place of publication) (Publisher)（Publication year）① Enter keywords and click the search button. The search result page will be displayed.
② Click the title to see the detailed information of the chosen material.
③ Check “Location”, “Call number”, and ”Status”. You will need the call number to locate the book.
④ Reservations can be made for books currently on loan. Log in to MyOPAC and click “Reserve”.
⑤ You can also borrow books from other UTokyo libraries by having them delivered.

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Search by book title orjournal title--See p.7②

In the example on the left, both a paper
book and an e-book are available. If you
want to borrow the book, click the title ofthe book.

[Reserving / ordering books from MyOPAC]

Make a note of
the library nameand call number
before heading to
the library. (Click“Location” inadvance to checkthe opening
hours, entry
conditions, etc.)

If an “Online” option isdisplayed here, you can jump
to the e-book.
E-books may not come up in
the initial search results
because it does not include
the author's name and so on.
In such a case, you should
check this part of the printed
book.

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Free

MyOPAC Reserve Service 【Free】
Reservations can be made for books currently on loan. You can alsoborrow books from other UTokyo libraries by having them delivered.
Services vary depending on the campus of your department orlaboratory to which you belong.
See more:OPAC Help >MyOPAC> User's guide for MyOPAC Delivery
Request Service
https://opac.dl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/webreq/ill/e-ill_help.html

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Using an e-book at the University of Tokyo OPAC
The following screen will be shown if you click the title of the e-book on p.6 ②

OncampusOff-campus*If you don't see this,you can only access thise-book from on-campus.

See previous page

When accessing from off-campus, the sign-in screen for
UTokyoAccount will be displayed.

The publisher's platform will be
displayed.
In this case, the Maruzen eBook
Library was displayed. Click on
the “閲覧“ button to browse.

When you finish browsing, make sure tocheck for the Log Off, Sign Out, etc.
buttons.
In this case, click the “閲覧終了” button.
Since e-books often do not allow
simultaneous access, if you close yourbrowser completely (and exit from
EZproxy) without logging off from eachdatabase site, others will not be able tobrowse.

If you are logged in to MyOPAC, click thecompletely, and exit.

button to log out, close the browser

If you are using TREE or other services from off-campus via theremember to close your browser completely to exit from EZproxy.

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Database Training Course / Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology【Continuation of ４】 Search for books (and other printed materials)(When the materials are not available at UTokyo)
The Universityof Tokyo OPAC

A tool to search for books and materials held by the University of Tokyo.
[On-campus/Off-campus access OK] Accessible from the “Database List” page

① Enter a keyword and click the search button. A list of search results will be displayed.
② Switch the tab to "CiNii Books".
③ Search for the material you need from collections held in university libraries nationwide.
④ To apply for delivery, click "Order from another university" and log in to MyOPAC.
⑤ When you finish using MyOPAC, close the browser and exit.

②

If the book you are looking for is
not available at the Universityof Tokyo, switch the tab to[CiNii Books].

Search by book title or journal title.
(You cannot search by article title orauthor of articles.)①

To apply for delivery, log in to MyOPAC (see p.5)④③

ChargedClick on the title if you want to see more information.

Charged**requires advance application
through the 【Application form for
the MyOPAC delivery request
service】 at your department library.

Always end the session by logging out
and closing the browser window

Form: https://opac.dl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.
jp/webreq/ill/webreq_ILL_form.pdf

For more information on how to use EZproxy, please refer to the following：■Using EZproxyhttps://www.lib.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/library/literacy/user-guide/campus/offcampus/ezproxy8

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Database Training Course / Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology【５】 How to use the E-journal & E-book Portal
The E-journal & E-book Portal is a site where you can search for e-resources available at the
University of Tokyo. If you can't find the e-journal or e-book you need from the University of Tokyo
OPAC, please try searching the E-journal & E-book Portal as well.
E-journal & E-book
PortalA collection of links to e-journals and e-books available at the University of Tokyo.

[On-campus/Off-campus access OK] Accessible from the “Database List” page

① Enter a journal/book title, and click “Search”.
② On the search result page, click the publisher name or platform name featuring thee-journal/e-book. (Pay attention to the coverage years.)③ The e-journal/e-book page will open.
④ In the case of journals, search for the article you want to read from the list of volume numbers or
by searching the article title.
⑤ Click the “PDF” button to view the full text of the article.
Search by book title orjournal title①(Check the “Journals Only” as necessary.)

Search results with this icon②

⇒Also available from home via
off-campus access service

Volumesoutsideoftherecorded years are inaccessible
from both on and off campus.
(Search printed journals by
UTokyo OPAC)③【Publisher websites providing e-journals】

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Database Training Course / Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology【６】 Search for papers in English (all fields)
Web of Science
Core Collection(All fields)
Example 4
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[On-campus/Off-campus access OK]

Accessible from the “Database List” page

Find papers on “genetic resource”.

Enter keywords in the search window and click the search button.
A list of search results will be displayed (refine or reorder as necessary).
Click the title of the article to display the detail screen.
To view the full text, click on the link that allows you to read the full text.
If this link is not available, click on the UTokyo Article Link.

Input screen example

If you enclose it with " ", you can search for phrases.
If * is added, it will be a partial match search.
In the Topic and All Fields, spellingvariations and plurals of the search term areautomatically searched.
However, phrase search disables thisautomatic function, so in this case * isrequired for a partial match search.

In this example, the field is specified as Genetics Heredity.

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・Citations ⇒ Display a list of references thatcite this article
・Cited references ⇒ View a list of references
cited by this article
View related records ⇒ View articles that cite
the same references as those cited in this article.

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Database Training Course / Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology【Advanced Information】◆ Boolean Search Operators
AND
OR◆ Web of Science’s Citation Network
Cited Papers

Citing Papers

NOT

Shared References◆ Cited Reference Search
Example Find articles which 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 REFERENCES”.
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.

①②
Search by the journal title,
not article title.

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Database Training Course / Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology【７】 Search for papers in English (engineering)
Example 5

Find papers on “LED (Light Emitting Diode)”.

Engineering Village(engineering)

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[On-campus/Off-campus access OK]
Accessible from the “Database List” page

Enter keywords in the Quick search window and click the search button.
A list of search results will be displayed (refine or reorder as necessary).
Click on the title of the article or "Show preview" to display the abstract.
Click on "Full text" to see the full text. If this link is not available, click on the UTokyo Article
Link.

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Search Tips 1

・You can add an option to filter by year and language in advance.

Search Tips 2

・Auto stemming function (on by default)
Automatically searches for related terms to the search term. For example,"management" also searches for "manage," "manager," "managing," etc.
・Enclose multiple words with " ", you can search for phrases. If you use * , a partial
match search is performed.
However, " " and * cannot be used together, so related phrases should be connected with"or". Example: "laser diode" or "laser diodes"

Refine search results

Email record, print record, andsave to reference manager.

Engineering Village contains standardized
numeric quantities and ranges.
Numeric search function can be used inthis normalized data format.

Filter bynumeric

The luminous color of an LED isdetermined by its temperature.
I want to focus on papers about white
LED research.

Filter by
year of publication

The number ofdata per year canbe checked andnarrowed down tothenecessary
years by looking at
the distribution.

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Sorting search results③④[numeric search]
Search results by numeric values between
5500K and 6000K

Abstract

Author search
ExampleFind papers by Dr. Nakano Yoshiaki.

Analysis of the University of Tokyo

Possible to select the year and field inwhich the paper were published.

Search by University of Tokyo

On a single page, they will compile a list of thestatus of engineering research and publicationsof specific organizations.
Example: Source titles
Journals in which researchers of the Universityof Tokyo are publishing.

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Database Training Course / Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology【８】 Search for papers in Japanese (all fields)
Example 6

Search for Japanese journal articles on library use by international students.

CiNii Research[On-campus/Off-campus access OK] Accessible from the “Database List” page

① Enter a search term in the "Title" field on the detailed search screen and click the Search button.
Capitalized logical operators (AND/OR/NOT) can also be entered as needed.
② ''All' is displayed first and when I click on 'Articles' only 'Articles' is displayed.
③ Click the desired paper title in the search results list to display detailed information on the page.
④ Click 'DOI' or 'IR' to view the original text.
(If not, click the UTokyo Artucle Link⇒see p.4）.

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ryuugakusei tosyokan riyou②③

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