How Can I Recommend Books for Students?
The library appreciates recommendations for books that should be kept in the library for students to use.
What Kind of Books?
- Books Necessary for Students' Study and Research
Book selection by the library staff has a limit, especially in specialized fields, so please recommend them to us.
- International Books
In order to comply with the "大学教育におけるグローバル化推進のための基本方針" (Basic Policy for the Promotion of Globalization in University Education), we appreciate recommendations for books written in English or other languages for international students and books to be used in classes using English.
- E-Books
We also appreciate a recommendation for E-Books, but they usually cost more than double for printed books and some books have not digitized yet. Please note that we might not be able to meet your request.
- Audiovisual Materials
Such as CDs and DVDs.
Out of Scope
- Subscription of Periodicals
Every summer, we ask teachers to recommend periodicals for the library. Please contact the periodicals contract officer by E-mail. (Ex. 2760 E-mail: jou[at]lib.shimane-u.ac.jp) [at]→@
- Books Already Held by the Library (Duplicate Books)
In principle, we do not purchase duplicate books due to lack of shelf space and cost issues. Holding information is available on OPAC.
Period and Method
| All Year Round | Recommendation by Individual Faculty Member | MyOPAC |
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We accept a recommendation for books necessary for student's research or broadening of knowledge. Please enter the name of the class and the reason for your recommendation in the "Comments" column. If you have any other special information, please enter it in this field. |
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| April,May | First Semester: Recommendation by Department | Recommendation List / MyOPAC |
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We will send an E-mail to the Department. When you enter a book recommendation into MyOPAC, please be sure to choose "Purchase Request". If you choose "Purchase Request (for Students)", the budget will not be shown. ・The budget name is "図書館／学生用図書(○○学科)" (○○ is each deparment). ・The budget is allocated to a chairperson of each department who received a request E-mail for recommendations from the library. If the person in charge is another one, please let us know. E-mail: book[at]lib.shimane-u.ac.jp ・You can check the status of the order and the budget execution of the recommended books from "Budget Status" in MyOPAC. ・Books recommended without any comment will be purchased in printed form, however, if you would like to purchase an e-book, please specify in the comment column, "e-book preferred, 〇〇 (〇〇 is the source of the e-book) Please help us enrich the books in the fields related to each department. |
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| August, September | Second Semester：Recommendation for the Syllabus (Books Related to the Class) | MyOPAC |
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We will send an E-mail to each faculty member. Please enter the name of the class and the reason for your recommendation in the "Comments" column. If you have any other special information, please enter it in this field. |
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If you need information for book recommendations
Catalogs from various publishers are available in the office on the 3rd floor of the library. The web pages of the bookstores are also helpful for selecting new books in different fields.
- 紀伊國屋書店BookWebPro (Provided by KINOKUNIYA)
- KinoDen (Provided by KINOKUNIYA)
- ProQuest Ebook Central (Provided by ProQuest)
- 丸善雄松堂ナレッジワーカー (Provided by MARUZEN)
- Maruzen eBook Library (Provided by MARUZEN)
- Medical Online Ebooks Library (Provided by Meteo)
If you have a question, please contact the staff below.
Planning and Management Group
0852-32-6084（Ex. 2720,2721）
book[at]lib.shimane-u.ac.jp
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