For New Faculty Members in Matsue Campus
Welcome to Shimane University!
This is the information that the library wants to convey to new faculty members on the Matsue campus.
1. Basic Usage and Facilities
2. Services and Materials on the Web
3. Photocopy and Borrowing Books
4. Seminar
5. Purchasing and Managing Materials
6. Recommending Books for Students
7. Institutional Repository
8. Others
9. Contact Us
Basic Usage and Facilities
The information such as entering the library and borrowing books are provided here.
The main library has three zones to support the diverse use of the library by users. You can communicate actively in the zone near the entrance and concentrate on studying alone in the zone away from the entrance. And you can also reserve some space for meetings and exhibitions.
- Three Zones (Japanese page)
- Learning Commons
- Group Study Rooms
- Exhibition Room and Walls
We have some special corners to introduce materials to students. Please cooperate in enhancing the collection and encouraging students to use them.
| Course-related Books (Japanese page) | This corner introduces reference books for each class. Please contact us if you would like to set up a corner for your class. |
| Books Written by Faculties (Japanese page) | This corner introduces books in which faculties participated in the publication. If you have such a book, please donate it, or provide information about it. |
Services and Materials on the Web
The Library Website
We provide various contents such as MyOPAC and E-resources. Don't miss the news from the library.
MyOPAC
You can use various library services through MyOPAC. Click here for details. (Japanese Page)
- Check Status of Loan/Reservation ：You can also extend the loan period here.
- Interlibrary Loan/Photocopy Request
- Purchase Request
- Purchase Request (Books for Students)
- Check List of Books in Faculty's Office
E-Resources
There is a list of E-journals, E-books, and databases. Here you can see the databases contracted by Shimane University as well as the databases provided free of charge.
- E-Resources (Japanese page)
- Usage guide for each database (Japanese page)
University ID/Password
You can log in to various services provided by the university, such as MyOPAC and the VPN connection service, with your university ID.
Please contact General Information Processing Center for details. (Japanese page)
Remote Access
By using the VPN connection service, you can access the campus network from a remote location. This makes it possible to use most of E-resources that are only available within the campus network, even from home, for example. Click here for details.
Elsevier Pay-Per-View Prepaid Transaction Service
You can use transactions pre-purchased by the university to view Elsevier E-journals and E-books that are not currently subscribed to. You need to apply in advance to use it. Click here for details.
Photocopy and Borrowing Books
Photocopy in the Library
Photocopying of library materials is allowed only within the copyright act. Please submit the application form near the copier. If you want to use your budget to copy, please purchase a prepaid card at the co-op shop in advance and use it. Click here for details. (Japanese page)
Borrowing Books from Medical Library
You can order books from Medical Library on the Izumo campus. Click here for "Borrowing from Another Campus".
| Fee | Free of charge |
| How to Apply | Search for a book in OPAC, click the "Reserve" button, log in to MyOPAC, and set the receive counter to Main Library. |
Borrowing Books from Other Libraries in Shimane Prefecture
You can order books from public libraries in Shimane Prefecture, Matsue Campus of the University of Shimane, and National Institute of Technology, Matsue College. Click here for details.
| Fee | Free of charge |
| How to Apply | Submit the application form to the Service Desk. |
Interlibrary Loan/Photocopy Request
You can request for photocopy of an article or borrowing a book from other libraries. You can use your budget to pay. If you would like to allow your students to use your budget to make this request, please apply to create a dedicated ID. Click here for details.
| Fee | Postage and copying fees |
| How to Apply | Request from the application form on MyOPAC. |
[more info] Visiting Another University Library
If you visit the libraries of other universities directly, a letter of introduction may be required depending on the library you visit. It takes about a week to prepare a letter of introduction, so please apply with plenty of time.
Click here for details.
Seminar
On-demand seminars are held in response to requests for classes. We will help students develop academic information literacy through search training related to classes. Please apply in advance when requesting to hold a seminar.
- Seminar (Japanese page)
Purchasing and Managing Materials
If you want to purchase books and periodicals with your budget, please apply to the library. Please note that this is different from purchasing goods.
Purchased books and periodicals can be managed in your office in the form of borrowing from the university. Books are basically registered as university assets, so it is necessary to check the books once a year. In addition, you will need to return materials to the library once you have finished using them.
- How Can I Purchase a Book with My Budget?
- How Can I Subscribe Periodicals with My Budget?
- How Can I Manage Books in My Office?
- How Can I Check the Books in My Office?
- How Can I Return Books to the Library?
- How Can I Take a Book to the Next Workplace?
Recommending Books for Students
Please help us to enrich the library with books that are useful for students' learning.
Recommending Books for Students
In the first semester, we ask each department to recommend books for student to the library. We also accept recommendations from individual faculty members on MyOPAC. Click here for details.
Donating Your Own Work
If you have any books that participated in the publication, please donate them, or provide information about them. Click here for details.
Syllabus and Reference Books
The books listed in the syllabus are purchased every year, so please write the information about the reference books for your classes on the syllabus. Click here for details.
Institutional Repository
The Institutional Repository of Shimane University is named SWAN, which stores research result in a digital file and disclose on the internet. The Open Access Policy requires faculty members to register research results with SWAN. Inquiries about copyright policies to publishers and academic societies are basically made by the library.
- SWAN: the Institutional Repository of Shimane University
- How to Register the Articles
- How to Check the Copyright Policy for Journals (Japanese page)
- Shimane University Open Access Policy
Benefits of Registering with SWAN
- Articles published on SWAN can be searched in other linked databases such as CiNii Research.
- SWAN works with the University Evaluation Database to help you enter data into the Shimane University Researchers Database System. You can easily list your research results by setting links to your articles registered in SWAN from "Research Activities" page of the system.
Others
About the Library
- Outline of Shimane University Library (Japanese page)
- Shimane University Library Annual Report (Japanese page)
- Guide to Use
More Information for Faculty
Contact Us
Please feel free to contact us.
Main Library Service Group
0852-32-6086(Ex.2740)
sabisu[at]lib.shimane-u.ac.jp
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