Users' guide for members of ISSP

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User registration

Academic/administrative staff

You need to register.

Requires: Application form(PDF)、your faculty ID card

Location where applications should be submitted: ISSP Library (Other libraries CANNOT accept it)

Graduate student

• For book loans/returns, book reserve/derivery service
  You don't need to register. You can borrow books with your student ID card.
• For photocopy ILL service
  Only the first time, Application at ISSP Library is required.
  Requires: Application form(PDF)、your student ID card
  Location where applications should be submitted: ISSP Library (Other libraries CANNOT accept it)

Others (Visiting teachers, researchers, outpatient research students, etc (without an ID card).)

For those who do not have a ID card but will be working at ISSP for a certain period of time, a unique ID card for the ISSP Library will be issued upon submission of a request from a member of ISSP staff.

Please ask to ISSP Library.

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Returns

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Books belonging to the ISSP Library

You can renew via MyOPAC. Please go to "Check status of loan/reservation" menu.

Academic/administrative staff: 9 times

Student: 2 times

Book loans may not be renewed if your book is overdue, or reserved by someone.

Books belonging to other library

You may renew via MyOPAC.

Terms and conditions of the extention depend on each library's regulations.

Books belonging to other university/institute

For details, please ask to the ISSP Library.

Photocopies

Reserve/derivery of books

Fee

Free (Only if you order to libraries of other universities/institutes and you use the book for a purpose other than research and education, you must pay actual costs.)

Order via MyOPAC.

1. Log in to MyOPAC.
2. Search the book you need.
3. When the book on other campus is in state to deliver, you may find "Reserve" button.
4. Please click the button and complete necessary information.
5. When you CANNOT find "Reserve" button,
   You can order to deliver the book from other university/institute. Please click "Order" button in the upper right corner of the screen, and complete necessary information.

NOTE

Books belonging to the ISSP Library.

• You can reserve the book belonging to the ISSP Library only when the book is on loan.
• When the book is available, the library will notify you by e-mail. Please borrow them at the library.

Books belonging to libraries on the Kashiwa campus, or other campuses.

• You can pick up the books at the ISSP Library, the Kashiwa Library, the General Library and the Komaba Library.
  When you make a MyOPAC request, please select which libray you will pick up your ordered book.
• The ordered book arrives at your select library. When the book arrives, library will notify you by e-mail, and please pick up the book at the counter.
• More about "Kashiwa Campus Book Delivery Service"

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Fee

Free (Only if you use the photocopies for a purpose other than research and education, you must pay actual costs.)

Order via MyOPAC.（the ISSP Library recommends this way）

1. Log in to MyOPAC.
2. Search the journal title including the artcile you need, not by article title.
3. When the journal is in state to take photocopies, you may find "Copy" or "PDF" button.
4. Check the "Volumes" to see whether the library has the volume including the article you need. If the library has it, please click "Copy" or "PDF" button, and complete necessary information.
5. When you CANNOT find "Copy" or "PDF" button,
   You can order to deliver the photocopies from other university/institute. Please click "Order" button in the upper right corner of the screen, and complete necessary information.

Order to the ISSP Library.

Please ask to the library desk, or send e-mail to the ISSP Library.

Requires: information of the article you need, incl. journal title, published year, volume and issue, pages, article title, auther.

PDF request service

This service is not provided on paper. The photocopies of the article you need are provided in PDF format, and you can view the file via MyOPAC. Because the service on paper take time for delivery, the ISSP Library recommends PDF request service.

When you can view the PDF file, you may receive e-mail. You must view the file within two weeks from the day you receive the notice. Please note that you CANNOT view the file after the day.

Address for delivery of photocopies on paper

You can choice the ISSP Library or your laboratory as address for delivery.

If you choice the ISSP Library, the photocopies arrive at the ISSP Library. When the photocopies arrive, the ISSP Library will notify you by e-mail, and please pick ut them at the library desk.

If you choice your laboratory, the photocopies arrive at your laboratory directly by internal mail on campus. So, please fill out collect address of your laboratory incl. room number. Please note that if your laboratory is outside of Kashiwa campus, you CANNOT choice your laboratory as address for delivery.

Journals belonging to other libraries on Kashiwa campus

You CAN order only PDF to Kashiwa Library.

You CANNOT order photocopies on paper to Kashiwa Library, or photocopies on paper and PDF to other libraries. Please go to the libraries and take photocopies by yourself.

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You can make a request for materials which the ISSP Library must house, or materials which members of the ISSP may need.

Via UT MyOPAC

Any of the methods below can be used to make a request for library purchase.

• Log in to MyOPAC, and make the request from the "Books Request" menu.
• Log in to MyOPAC , and search for a book, the "Request" button displayed on the left side of the search result.
• NOTE On "Selection of a location", please select "ISSP Lib.". If "ISSP Lib." isn't displayed, please ask to the library staff.
  On the MyOPAC, you may find similar menu, "Book Request" and "Book Order". Please use "Book Request".

By e-mail

Please send e-mail with either one of the following to the ISSP Library. 　　　　

If you request electronic version of materials, please tell us its content, why you need it, and who may use it.

Subject: Request

e-mail: issp-lib★issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp（Please change ★ to @）

1. Please fill in following "Recommendation list".
   → Download application Recommendation list (Microsoft Excel)
2. Please write down following items on e-mail.
   • Indispensable items: Your belonging, your name and title of materials.
   • Belonging: ×××× laboratory
   • Name: Bill Kashiwa
   • Title: Introduction to solid state physics
     ※In plase of following items, you can use URL which you get as a search result of UT OPAC, amazon, and so on.
   • Authors: Charles Kittel
   • Publisher: Wiley
   • Year: 2005
   • Price: USD 100
   • ISBN: 047141526X

At the service desk of the ISSP Library

Please check the above and submit either one of the following to the service desk.

• Recommendation list which you've filled in.
• List of indispensable items.
• Hard copy which you get as a search result of UT OPAC, amazon, and so on.

NOTE

• We'll check the availability of materials you request and order it. Also we ascertain whether the ISSP Library house it.　
• We may not be able to meet your expectation because the materials are out-of-stock or out-of-print.
• When you need the materials in a hurry, please tell us. But when the materials are out-of-stock, you may need several months to get it.
• In case of electronic version of materials: We'll contract it year by year. So if you need it for the year up ahead, please request again.
• In case of electronic version of materials: We'll evaluate whether we contract it by its content and price, how many person request it and use it. But we may not be able to meet your expectation.

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Computers

There are 3 computers with Windows, no Mac.

Win1: for Internet only, incl. searching UT OPAC. Other application or database are not installed.

Win2、Win3: These are for members of the ISSP only. Some databases and Microsoft Office are installed.

See also: Databases and e-books for solid state physics (Sorry, in Japanese only)

Printer

You can print out from "Win2" and "Win3".

Internet access

Carrels are with cables of the ISSP LAN. You can also use Wi-Fi.

See alsoHow to use "UTokyo Wifi"

Binding machine and tools

Visiting other libraries

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