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Central Library Quiz-Rally   New！

Dear all new students! Congratulations on your enrollment!
By answering quizzes, let's learn about the services and usage of the Central Library.
You may use it for writing treatises and learning!
*You don't have to come to the library to participate!

• For: International students, especially for the new students in Nagoya University
  

  * Anyone who belongs to Nagoya University can participate.

• Dates: October 2 (mon) - November 6 (mon), 2023
• Language: English / Chinese

❖ After the participation, you can receive a "bookmark" and "file folder" by showing your screen of completion at the Support desk 2nd floor 15:00 to 19:00 weekdays.

〈 On Demand: Forms 〉

• Start: Forms (in preparation)

中央图书馆 解谜进行时   New！

欢迎各位新同学入学！
快来参加解谜游戏，了解中央图书馆的各项服务和使用方法，为今后的课题报告还有上课做准备吧！
* 还可以选在在家远程参加解谜活动哦。

• 对象 : 名古屋大学学部生、大学院生以及教职员工等均可参加本次活动那个。
  
• 期间 : 2023年10月2日 (周一) - 11月6日 (周一)
• 语言 : 中文 / 英文

❖  成功通关的参加者可于中央图书馆二楼支援咨询台领取限定款书签及文件夹。 (须出示通关画面。领取时间：工作日15:00-19:00)

〈 On Demand : Forms 〉

• 起点 :  Forms (准备中)

RefWorks    

RefWorks is a bibliographic management tool provided by Clarivate, and everyone who has Nagoya University ID can create an account for free.
You can import the bibliographic information or full text from a Web page, and share the citation data.

• For: All undergraduate and graduate students, faculty of Nagoya University
• Instructor: Clarivate Training and Consulting Partner
• Language: English

〈 Archive: TACT  〉 ❖ held on October 31, 2022

• Registration: registration form (NU member only)
  ※ Please enter from the URL displayed after registration.

❖ Try using RefWorks

Library Database vs Google Scholar    

What tools do you use to gather information for your academic research and writing?
Google, Google scholar, OPAC, ProQuest, Web of Science... There are many options.
Even with the tools you normally use, there are even more effective ways to use them, depending on your research field and research objectives.
In this workshop, we will compare ProQuest, a library and academic database, and Google Scholar, from the perspective of obtaining information necessary for academic research.
Let's learn about the characteristics of each one, their advantages and disadvantages, and how to gather academic information more effectively.

• For: All undergraduate and graduate students, faculty of Nagoya University
• Instructor: Clarivate Training and Consulting Partner
• Language: English

〈 Archive: TACT  〉 ❖ held on June 12

• Registration: Registration form (NU member only)
  ※ Please enter from the URL displayed after registration.

ProQuest    

ProQuest is a comprehensive research database that covers the fields of natural science, humanities and social sciences. Not only Journal contents but also newspaper contents, reports, dissertations, etc. are useful for research at all levels of researchers for faculty and students.

• For: All undergraduate and graduate students, faculty of Nagoya University
• Instructor: Clarivate Training and Consulting Partner
• Language: English

〈 Archive: TACT  〉 ❖ held on June 14

• Registration: Registration form (NU member only)
  ※ Please enter from the URL displayed after registration.

❖ Try using ProQuest

How to Search for Scholarly Articles [TACT]   

This workshop explains how to search scholarly articles and use electronic resources (including electronic journals and databases) efficiently.
The workshop materials include the recorded video by English staff and worksheets (with answers and explanations).
Please feel free to use it.

• For: International students, especially for the freshmen in Nagoya University
• Instructor: Support Desk Graduate Student Staff
• Language：English

〈 On Demand: TACT 〉

• Registration: Registration form (NU member only)
  ※ Please enter from the URL displayed after registration.

各种讲座学术论文的查找方法 [TACT]   

“学术论文的查找方法”线上資料主要针对留学生，特别是对新入学留学生在查找外文文献中常见的问题进行解答。
你可以学习到如何查找学术论文以及如何更加有效利用网络资源（网络杂志和数据库等）。
本次资料更新添加了视频与练习题（附讲解答案）。
视频中，中文大学院生咨询员以语音形式进行讲解，轻松了解论文的查找方法。
欢迎大家观看。

• 对象： 本校留学生，特别是新入学的留学生
• 讲师： 咨询台　大学院生咨询员
• 言语： 中文

〈 On Demand: TACT 〉

• 注册： 注册表单 (校内人员专用)
  ※ 请使用填写表单后显示的链接参与讲座。

Central Library Tour Online    

This is a short video on how to use the Central Library.
It is not only for new students, so please take a look to make full and beneficial use of the library's services.

• For : All undergraduate and graduate students and faculty of Nagoya University

〈 On Demand: Streaming 〉

• Content :
  • English version      video (18min: 2023AY)  guide map (PDF)
  • Chinese version    video (20min: 2023AY)  guide map (PDF)
  • Japanese version  video (17min: 2023AY)  guide map (PDF)

◆ THERS account is required.

名古屋大学图书馆导览 Online    

我们用短视频总结了图书馆的使用方法。
无论你是否是新生，只要想更加了解图书馆，均可观看。

• 对象：名古屋大学的学部生、大学院生、教职员

〈 On Demand: Streaming 〉

• 导览内容：
  • 中文版　视频（20分 : 2023年度）　指南地图 (PDF)
  • 日文版　视频（17分 : 2023年度）　指南地图 (PDF)
  • 英文版　视频（18分 : 2023年度）　指南地图 (PDF)

◆ 需要機構アカウント（THERS account）

Scopus    

Let’s find world-class papers and researchers and use them for your own research!

Scopus is the world's largest database of abstracts and citations. You can efficiently search for high-impact papers and journals.
You can also check various achievements of researchers and research institutions and export them in Excel format. It is an evaluation tool for research achievements adopted by THE and QS, the world university rankings.

• For: All undergraduate and graduate students, faculty of Nagoya University and Gifu University
• Instructor: Dr. Shinsuke Sato (Elsevier Japan)
• Language: English

〈 Archive: TACT 〉 ❖ held on October 11

• Registration:  in preparation

❖ Try using  Scopus

Mendeley    

Mendeley is a free bibliography management and academic social networking tool that supports research activities in managing bibliographic information, research networking, and discovering the latest research.

• For: All undergraduate and graduate students, faculty of Nagoya University and Gifu University
• Instructor: Dr. Shinsuke Sato (Elsevier Japan)
• Language: English

〈 Archive: TACT 〉 ❖ held on October 18

• Registration:  in preparation

❖ Please obtain a Mendeley account, install and set up Mendeley before the guidance.
   - Webinar for reference [Japanese only] https://view.highspot.com/viewer/623bc62b9712ea2de0f29b4d (first half, around 30 minutes)
❖ Try using  Mendeley

EBSCOhost    

This session will discuss the following to advance your research projects:

1) Why EBSCOhost, what can we find 
2) How to search academic literature on EBSCOhost
3) Practical exercise. Upon completion, you will be confident of researching scholarly articles.

• For: All undergraduate and graduate students, faculty of Nagoya University
• Instructor: EBSCO Information Services Japan Trainer
• Language: English

〈 Archive: TACT 〉 ❖ held on November 1

• Registration:  in preparation

❖ The lecture part of this workshop will be open to the campus.
❖ Try using  EBSCOhost

Searching for Academic Resources Training Course for TAs

TAs of "First Year Seminar" support the first year students with information on how to search for materials in library and use library facilities. You conduct "Library tour with library material search" for the students attending your class after you participated in "Library guidance for TA of First Year Seminar".

• For details: Assisting page for TA of First Year Seminar