Library Guidance/Library Tour

(For exchange students、especially newcomers to Osaka Gakuin University)
Library Guided Tour in English/Chinese will take place. International Center staffs (English/Chinese speaking) will introduce how to use the library and search materials in the Library.
Advance reservation is required.

Outline of explanation item Time required
Library Guidance
  • Services (Opening Hours)
  • Using the facilities
  • Arrangement of resources & call number
  • Borrowing books (Renewals/Reservation)
  • Returning books
  • Reference Service
  • Degital Resources (Online databases, CD-Rom, E-Journals)
  • Newly arrived books
  • Library stacks
20 min.
Library Tour
  • Services (Opening Hours)
  • Using the facilities
  • Arrangement of resources & call number
  • Borrowing books (Renewals/Reservation)
  • Returning books
  • Reference Service
  • Newly arrived books
  • Library stacks
10 min.
Workshop
  • What is OPAC(Online Public Access Catalog)
  • How to search library materials especially E-Journals, Databases, etc.
    • Searching for books & journals in OPAC
    • Osaka Gakuin University Library OPAC 
    • CiNii Articles
    • NDL-OPAC
    • Webcat Plus
    • Research Navi
    • Searching for Scholarly Articles
    • Searching for articles in databases
    • Important reminder in using electronic resources
    • Copyright & Fair use
    • Access e-resources from outside of the campus
  • Search Newspaper, journals, thesis
  • Learning・Research Support(Reference)
  • ILL(Inter-Library Loan)
  • Visiting libraries of other universities
  • Information of photocopying
  • Using Note PCs
  • Media Station (Using audio-visual items)
  • Microfilm
60 min.
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