FAQ

What kind of items can I use in searches from [AIU Catalog] on the advanced search screen?

Category: 1.1. How to Search the Library Book Collection

You can perform searches with the following items on the advanced search screen.

  • The △ symbol in the entry example represents one or more blank characters.
Search itemDescriptionEntry example: Searched material
Material typeNarrows down the type of material that is the search target.Check the check box of the material type, such as All, Books, or Serials.
LibraryHolding LibraryLibrary only
KeywordSearches for the items in all of the titles, authors' names, and subjects. The number of hits may be very large.Example 1: Japan△Tanaka△politics
Materials whose title or author's name or subject contain "Japan," "Tanaka," and "politics"
Example 2: Japan+politics
Materials whose title or author's name or subject contain "Japan" or "politics"
Example 3: Japan^politics
Materials whose title or author's name or subject contain "Japan" but not "politics"
Example 4: #politics of Japan
Materials with "politics of Japan" in any of the title, author's name, and subject
Example 5 #*politics of Japan
Materials with "politics of Japan" as the ending of any of the title, author's name, or subject
TitleSearches for a title, serial name, series name, etc.Example 1: politics of Japan
Materials whose title contains "Japan," politics," and "of"
Example 2: Japan△politics
Materials whose title contains "Japan" and "politics"
Example 3: #politics of Japan
Materials whose title is "politics of Japan"
Example 4: #*politics of Japan*
Materials with "politics of Japan" in the title
AuthorSearches for an author, publisher, translator, original author, etc.Example 1: Fuji Hanako
Author "Fuji Hanako" (No space possible between the family name and given name)
Example 2: Fuji△Hanako or Fuji,Hanako
Works by authors whose name contains "Fuji" and "Hanako"
Example 3: Fuji
Works by authors whose family name or given name contains "Fuji"
Example 4: Fuji△Hanako (Katakana in Japanese)
Author "Fuji△Hanako" (Search possible even when read in Hiragana or Katakana)
Example 5: Margaret△Mitchell
Author Margaret Mitchell
Example 6: #Fuji*
Works of authors whose family name begins with "Fuji"
PublisherSearches for a publisher or publishing house.Example 1: Fujitsu Press
Materials published by "Fujitsu Press"
Example 2: Fuji△Publishing
Materials published by a publisher whose name contains "Fuji" and "Publishing"
Example 3: Fujitsu Press
Materials published by "Fujitsu Press" (without Inc., Ltd., or other such words specified)
SubjectPerforms a search with the specified word expressing the subject of the material.Example 1: library information
Materials whose subject is "library information"
Example 2: toshokan△joho (Japanese)
Materials whose subject contains "toshokan" and "joho"
Tag
[Local]		Searches for a registered tag.Example 1:introduction to mathematics
Materials that contain "introduction to mathematics" in a registered tag
Example 2:Book changed my life
Materials that contain "Book changed my life" in a registered tag
Publication year (Western calendar)Performs a search with the specified publication year.Example 1: 2006
Materials published in 2006 (Specify the year with four digits.)
Example 2: 199*
Materials published in the 1990s
Example 3: 1990-2000
Materials published between 1990 and 2000 (For each material, specify the respective year with four digits.)
ISBN/ISSNPerforms a search with the specified international standard book number (ISBN) or international standard serial number.Example 1: 4881357611
Book material whose ISBN is 4-88135-761-1 (Enter it without “-” (hyphen).)
Example 2: 13407287
Successively issued materials whose ISSN is 1340-6297 (Enter it without “-” (hyphen).)
NCIDPerforms a search with the specified bibliography code ID assigned to an NII bibliography record.Example: AN10202348
Material whose NII bibliography record ID is N10202348.
Bibliography IDPerforms a search with the specified bibliography code ID assigned to a bibliography record.Example: SB00078405
Material whose bibliography record ID is SB00078405
Registration No.Performs a search with the specified registration number, which is the administrative management number assigned to each material.Example: 123456789
[Local]Material whose registration number is 123456789
Material IDPerforms a search with the specified material ID for borrowing and returning materials.Example: 0123456789
[Local]Material whose material ID is 0123456789
Call No.Performs a search with the specified call number.Example: 10-10||ho||10||4
[Local]Materials whose call number is 10-10||ho||10||4 (Differentiate uppercase alphabetic characters from lowercase ones.)
Country codePerforms a search with the specified publication country code. To perform the search, select the [Browse] button on the right side of the input field, check the Country check box, and either specify the code with the [OK] button or enter the code directly.Example: gw

Materials published in Germany (You can use both lowercase and uppercase characters.)
Language codePerforms a search with the specified title or language code of the text. To perform the search, select the [Browse] button on the right side of the input field, check the By language check box, and either specify the code with the [OK] button or enter the code directly.Example: epo
Materials written in Esperanto
ClassificationPerforms a search with the specified classification characteristic expressing the subject of the material.Example 1: 311
Material whose classification characteristic is 311
Example 2: 31*
Material whose subject begins with a classification characteristic of 31