Library Guidance and Courses
Nagoya University Library holds training courses for making better use of the materials with databases, e-journals and e-books etc.
We are looking forward to seeing you!
ZOOM
Library workshops via ZOOM New!!
Part of the library workshop will be held via Zoom.
- Workshop list : Please click each title for the workshop details.
- Conversation Workshops
- Let's Talk in Japanse! ← New!
- Let's Talk in English! ← New!
- Conversation Workshops
- How to access : ZOOM
- Please apply from the "Application Form" of the seminar you are attending.
- If Zoom is installed on your device, please download and install in advance through the link below.
https://zoom.us/download - For video and audio perfoemance test, please click the link below.
http://zoom.us/test - When near the date of each workshop / seminar, we will inform you the Zoom URL, ID, password, etc. to the registered mail address.
- Please enter the room using the URL described in the email, or ID and password when the workshop / seminar is open.
NUCT
Library workshops on NUCT
The Library Workshops are available on NUCT now to support a self-study of students.
In these Workshops, students can learn some tips for study and research, and university life.
- For : All undergraduate and graduate students, and faculty of Nagoya University
※ NAGOYA UNIVERSITY ID and PASSWORD are required.
- Workshop list : Please click each title for the workshop details.
- Workshops by Student Support Staffs & Library
- Workshop on Academic Writing
- Archives for Guidance via Zoom(Available untill the end of March 2021)
- How to join : NUCT (https://ct.nagoya-u.ac.jp/portal)
- After logging in to NUCT, click "Membership"
- Click "Joinable Sites"
- Enter the "Search word" or "NU Library" in the search window
- Click "join" below the title
Conversation Workshops (in Japanese)
Let's Talk in Japanse! via Zoom New!!
A Japanese conversation workshop organized by the Student Support Staffs.
To international students who are learning Japanese, Would you like to talk about familiar themes and play games in Japanese with our support staff?
- For : All undergraduate and graduate students of Nagoya University
⁑Those who are learning / want to practice Japanese - Time :
- Feb. 19 (Fri) 15:30 - 16:10
- Feb. 24 (Wed) 15:30 - 16:10
- Meeting : Zoom meeting
- Host : Student Support Staffs
- Language : Japanese
- Reservation : the first 7 people ⇒ Web form
※ We will email you the result of reception later.
※ Please be sure to input Nagoya University Mail address in the application form. - Deadline for application
- Feb.10 (Wed) 13:00 (For Feb.19 (Fri))
- Feb.15 (Mon) 13:00 (For Feb.24 (Wed))
Conversation Workshops (in English)
Let's Talk in English! via Zoom New!!
Do you want to speak English but have no opportunity?
Would you like to practice speaking English with the international student staff?
- For : All undergraduate and graduate students of Nagoya University
⁑Those who are learning / want to practice English - Time :
- Feb. 18 (Thu) 15:30 - 16:10 *For beginners! Katakoto level speakers are also welcomed!
- Feb. 22 (Mon) 15:30 - 16:10 *For speakers who have experience of / want to study abroad.
- Meeting : Zoom meeting
- Host : Student Support Staffs
- Language : English
- Reservation : the first 7 people ⇒ Web form
※ We will email you the result of reception later.
※ Please be sure to input Nagoya University Mail address in the application form. - Deadline for application
- Feb.10 (Wed) 13:00 (For Feb.18 (Thu))
- Feb.15 (Mon) 13:00 (For Feb.22 (Mon))
Welcome to NUL (in English / Japanese)
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
* Nagoya University ID and password are required. - Content :
- English version (170MB)
- Japanese version (297MB)
Short Sessions by Student Support Staffs (in English)
How to Make an Academic Presentation on NUCT
We provide the materials for "How to make an academic presentation", in which our support staffs will share basic skills in making academic presentations. We hope the materials will be helpful.
Added an explanation video with audio. In addition, two new explanations by English and Chinese staff have been added.
- For : All undergraduate and graduate students of Nagoya University
※NAGOYA UNIVERSITY ID and PASSWORD are required.
- Instructor : Student support staff [ Med, D3 ],[ Law, D3 ]
- The access to the materials : NUCT ※ Search word:Academic Presentation
- Language : English
Short Sessions by Student Support Staffs (in Chinese)
Welcome to NUL (in English)
How to Search for Scholarly Articles (Self-Teaching Materials)
You can learn how to search for scholarly articles and use E-resources (including E-journals, databases) efficiently though the self-teaching materials.
The workshop materials have been updated with videos and practices (with answers and explanations).
The video with audio by the English staff explains how to find a dissertation in an easy-to-understand way.
Please feel free to use it.
- For : International students, especially for the freshmen in Nagoya University
※NAGOYA UNIVERSITY ID and PASSWORD are required.
- Instructor : Student support staffs
- The access to the materials : NUCT ※ Search word:Scholarly Articles
- Language:English
Welcome to NUL (in Chinese)
Short Sessions by Student Support Staffs (in English)
How to Write an Academic Report on NUCT
We provide the materials of "How to Write an Academic Report", in which our support staff introduce the fundamental knowledge of academic writing and share the writing techniques to help students who need to write academic reports.
We hope the materials will be helpful.
- For : All students of Nagoya University
※ NAGOYA UNIVERSITY ID and PASSWORD are required.
- Instructor : Student support staff [ Med, M2 ]
- The access to the materials : NUCT ※ Search word:Academic Report
- Language : English
Workshop on Academic Writing (in English)
Academic Writing & Logical Thinking Skills on NUCT
This workshop series is held every year in the spring semester.
For this semester, we have made a NUCT version, so please make use of it.
- For : All undergraduate and graduate students of Nagoya University
※ NAGOYA UNIVERSITY ID and PASSWORD are required.
- Instructor : Paul Lai, Ph.D (Director, Nagoya University Writing Center : Mei-Writing)
- Language : English
- Access to the materials : NUCT ※ Search word:Logical Thinking
- Contents : video taken in 2018 workshop series
- "Why it is important to think logically for your writing" (1h 22min)
- "How to make your writing clear" (56min)
- "How to use logic practically" (1h 21min)
- "How to make your writing covincing" (1h 15min)
- "Final sessions by students" (22min)
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We are very happy to present you the special workshop series on academic writing and logical thinking skills! These are very special workshops indeed!
First of all, they are designed for students of Nagoya University at all levels, meaning that both graduate and undergraduate students are welcome to join! Second, the content of the workshops comes from a highly popular graduate course at Mei-Writing, “Logical Thinking Skills in Research Writing”.
The goal of the workshops is simple and straightforward: To help you develop necessary logical thinking skills for writing clearly and convincingly. If you have difficulty knowing how to present your research ideas clearly, or if you have difficulty convincing others about the significance of your research, or if you simply have no idea how to start writing an academic paper, then these are the workshops for you!!
At the workshops Prof. Lai will introduce you a special method for thinking and writing logically. He will present you a set of logical thinking skills which are exclusively designed for academic writing. And he will teach you, through a step-by-step guidance, how you can practically apply those skills in your writing.
Guidance for Database (in English)
Guidance for ProQuest Central via Zoom
Uploaded the video link to NUCT
(※ Search word: ProQuest Central )
ProQuest Central 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 and faculty of Nagoya University
- Date :
- November 9 (Mon) 13:15 - 14:30 (in English) ← Ended
- Format : via Zoom Meeting
- Instructor : ProQuest Training and Consulting Partner ◆Try using ProQuest Central
Guidance for Bibliographic Management Tool (in English)
Guidance for ProQuest RefWorks via Zoom
Uploaded the video link to NUCT
(※ Search word: RefWorks )
RefWorks is a bibliographic management tool provided by ProQuest, 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 and faculty of Nagoya University
- Date :
- November 9 (Mon) 15:00 - 16:15 (in English) ← Ended
- Format: via Zoom Meeting
- Instructor : ProQuest Training and Consulting Partner ◆Try using ProQuest RefWorks
Searching for Academic Resources Training Course for TAs
Searching for Academic Resources Training Course for TAs
TAs of "First Year Seminar A" 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 Firsrt Year Seminar A".
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For details: Assisting page for TA of First Year Seminar A
Online Courses
Online Courses
Online courses by Nagoya University Library.
- Online Library Tour
- Search Guides e-Learning "Let's create a report plan" and "Find items on your reading list".
Online courses by database vendors.
- Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)…Web of Science, Journal Citation Reports, EndNote basic
- Video Guide (in English)
- Web Seminar (in Japanese)
- Science Direct (Elsevier)
- User Quick Start Guide (in English)
- EBSCOhos (eBook Collection, ERIC, LISTA, MEDLINE, MLA, etc.)
- EBSCO Tutorials (in English)
- Nikkei Telecom 21 (in Japanese)
- Web Seminar on writing reports (40min.) (in Japanese)
- Web Seminar on industry research (50min.) (in Japanese)
Find the URL and PDF on the NU Portal Announcement
- Nikkei BP (in Japanese)
- Web Seminar on writing reports (15min.) (in Japanese)
- Web Seminar on corporate research (15min.) (in Japanese)
Find the URL and PDF on the NU Portal Announcement
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