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TipsforDOORS
Search Strategies

Advanced Search
Click “Advanced” on the Doshisha Univ. tab to define the search
conditions in detail.

Logical Operations : AND, OR, NOT■AND (A and B)
Insert a space between the search terms when entering
several terms into a search item. (e.g.: osaka□festival□
custom).
When you enter search terms into two or more search
items, and select "AND", the materials matched all theterms will be found. (e.g.: a material with the title includes
the word “genji”, written by “murasaki shikibu”)■Prefix search
When you insert * (asterisk) to the end of the search term,
you can do the prefix search. In the example below,"library" or "libraries", etc. are included in the search terms.

■Partial match search
When you enclose the search term in “ ” (double quotationmarks), you can do the partial match search. In the example below,
the materials matched the term with the words "public library"in this word order will be found (e.g.: "A report of the Public Library

Advanced Search enables you to define search conditions
and find the material accurately.

■OR (A or B)
When you enter search terms into two or more search items,① Use drop-down menu to select search
items such as Title words, Author, Subject,and so on.
② Select the logical operator to combine
search conditions.

Inquiry"). In this case, the material “Library public relations,promotions, and communications” is not found.

and select "OR", the materials matched either of the twoterms will be found. (e.g.: a material with the title includes
the word “festival” or “matsuri”)

When you search without ” ” (double quotation marks)
like the example below, the materials matched the term

*See the next section for the details on logicalwith the words “public” and “library” regardless of theoperations.

word order will be found.
■NOT (A not B)
When you select "NOT", the materials matched the second
term will not be found, but the materials matched the firstterm will be found. (e.g.: a material with the title includes notand so on“tokyoto” but “kyoto”)

You can learn other methods from “Help” on the top rightof DOORS.

Advanced Search on Other Tab
When you select some operators at a time, you can②search materials more precisely. (e.g.: a material written
about “kyoto”, with the title includes “festival” or ”matsuri”)③④⑤Advanced search is also available on the tabs other than
“Doshisha Univ”. Search items are different depending on
Other methods for search③ Document Type: Specify the material type.
④ Library: Specify the library.
⑤ Search Option: Specify some options such as Year Published,Country, Text Language, and Subject, etc.
You can also search for materials only by theSearch Option.

■Exact match search (Title)
When you know exactly the title of the material you want toread (e.g.: “kyoto”), you can search DOORS effectively byentering the title and selecting “Full Title” from drop-downmenu of the search items.

the tabs.
*Refer to Tips for DOORS 1 - Search & Reservation to see the details about each tab.
*You can see more detail information about materials on eachtab of DOORS linked to external sources. Please use DOORSin the network environment that you can access externalwebsites.

Classification Search
Click “Classification” on the Doshisha Univ. tab to search thematerials by the classification.

“Library Service” Menu

"Classification" is based on the Nippon DecimalClassification by fields and themes indicated by numbers.

Click “Library Service” to see each menu.

You can use the link to search for materials classified by
the same number.

In Doshisha University Library, materials are classified on"Subjects" is words that describe fields and themes.

the basis of subjects. Classification Search enables you toSince the subject is used the controlled vocabulary,find materials that are not found by keyword search.

the word that represents words with the same meaning,

New Books List

you can search efficiently for materials containing similar

The list of classified materials which become available within acontent.

month (by subject)

Click
to see middle
or small classification.

New Journals List
On the Advanced search screen, you get same

The list of Journals which become available within a monthsearch results by setting search items to "Bibliographic

New Audio Visual Materials List

classification" or "Subject".

The list of audio-visual materials which become available within

Checkto select a subject of thematerials you want to search.

a month (by media type)
Journals Title List
The list of serial collection
Audio Visual Title List

In addition to the subject, you

Output of Search Results

The list of audio-visual materials collection

You can output and save the search results in three ways.

Borrowed Ranking① Select materials to output.

The lists of the most frequently borrowed books by period,①－1 Click “Select All” to select all materials in this page.

can search by search terms.

②library, and classification
Access Ranking
You can check the frequently accessed material.
Course reserves
Books for courses limited to in-library-use only
Teachers Writing Books

Click “Search” to start searching.

You can search for books written by faculty authors.
Extensive Reading Books

When you find a book that meets your needs,

You can search for the extensive reading books in English as second

you can use the bibliographic data of that booklanguage by level set by Doshisha University.

to perform a search similar to classification search.
Recommendation

Try to search byclicking the links in"Subjects" or✔

①－2 Check the box to select each material.

By clicking “Recommendation”
on the home page of DOORS,
you can search for books with"Classification"

each theme.

in the details.

② Select one of the three ways; “Send Mail”, “Output File”, or“Export Refworks”*, and follow the instruction.
*You need to make an account in advance to export Refworks.

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