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About online catalog

Last update date April 9, 2024

Information on how to search and search results on the online catalog page (external site).

Simple search

You can search in the online catalog area of "Top Menu".

Enter a keyword such as title or author name in the search window, and press [Search].


Information on simple search screen

About search with one character word

Advanced Search

On the "advanced search" screen, you can multiply search by multiple search items.

Enter a keyword in the item you want to search and press [Search].


Information on advanced search screen

About search with one character word

Explanation of each item in advanced search

Search items, matching conditions, and multiplication conditions

Description of search items

Search items

①Title   :Title, subtitle, series name, and titles of each volume

②Author: The person who wrote: Author and editor of the material (in the order of foreign nationals, enter first and last name)

③Publisher    : Publishers and distributors of materials

④Keyword  :All search items

⑤General Subject: The subject and theme of the material

⑥Individual Subject: The name of the subject of the material

⑦Classification number: Numbers assigned to each theme of the material (see [Category] in Supplementary Items)

Matching conditions

①Including: The search keyword is included in somewhere (partial match)

②Start with: Beginning with a search keyword (front match)

③Matches: Exactly the same as the search keyword (complete match)

④Finish with: Ends with search keyword (backward matching)

Conditions of multiplication

①And: Search containing all words (AND search)

②Or: Search containing any word (OR search)

③Not: Search that does not include a word (NOT search)

About search with one character word

When searching for a word with a single character, it will be "complete match search".
The case "Including one character entered as a keyword" is not searched. Hit only if the information in the material and its one character match exactly.
Example: If you enter "Night" in the title and search, "Night on the Galactic Railway" does not hit, and a material titled "Night" hit.

  • If a Western book title contains a word such as "a" in the title of a Western book, delete either the spaces before and after searching.
    Example: Searched for title "Risse of a Japanese Chinatown Yokohama"
    ⇒「Rise ofa Japanese Chinatown Yokohama」 ※Remove the space between of and a.
  • If you have two or more characters in Yomi, try searching with Yomi.
    Example: Search for books with "cats" in the title
    ⇒Title "Neko"
  • When searching for authors of one character surname/first name, enter it without space between the last name.
    Example: Searched by author name "Shinichi Hoshi"
    ⇒"Shinichi Hoshi" ※Don't put a space with "Shinichi Hoshi".

Supplementary items

Explanation of supplementary items for advanced search

[Supplementary Items] ※You can't search by itself.
①New arrival materials

You can select new materials [2 weeks / 1 week / 3 days / 1 day] to narrow down.

②Classification

You can specify a classification by specifying the classification.
(If you press [Classification: Reference Select], you can select the category from the list.)

③Year of publication

You can filter by specifying the year of publication. Enter the Christian era in four single-byte numbers.

④Makiji / Vol.

Books can be narrowed down by Makiji/volume.

⑤Language

Language [Japanese / Chinese / Korean / Korean / English / German / French / Spanish / Portuguese / Italian / Russian / Thai / Vietnamese / Tagalog / Other] .

Single Search

Description of advanced search's Search

[Single Search] ※It is not possible to search in combination with other items.

①ISBN :International number for Identifying Books
②ISSN :International numbers to identify serial publications (magazines)
③Document code: Barcode number affixed to the document
④Bibliographic number :Management number on the library system assigned to bibliographics (book information)
⑤Separate symbol :Symbols representing corners separately by the shape and content of the material
⑥Billing Symbol :Numbers and symbols written on the spine label of the material

Guidance on how to display results of advanced search

[Method of Display Results] ※You can narrow down the search results and view them.

①Target materials: You can select the type of material.

"Audiovisual Materials": CDs, DVDs, etc. You can watch it in Chuo-toshokan.

"Braille & Recording": It is available to people with visual impairments.

"E-books": Materials that can be used in the e-book service. It can be viewed on the web.

"Digital": Materials included in the digital archive "Yokohama's Memory". It can be viewed on the web.

②Target building: You can select the library you want.
③Sort conditions: It can be sorted by "Title", "Author" or "Year of publication".
④Display order: It can be sorted in descending order and ascending order.
⑤Number of Listed: Number of items displayed on page 1 of the search results list

[10/25/50] can be selected.

How to read search results

<Search Results List> Screen 

The search results will be displayed in a list.

When you press the title of the material, the "Material Details" screen of the material will be displayed.

Information on search results list screen


① Search Conditions

The search conditions will be displayed.

② Highlight

「ON」: Keywords and words used for the search will be displayed in yellow.
「OFF」: The yellow color will not be displayed.

Information on Highlight Settings


③ Filter key

You can narrow down search results, such as material form and authors.
You can cancel the filter by pressing [Release] in the "Refine Result" column.

How to unfinish the filter


④ Leave conditions to the search screen

Displayed only when searching from the advanced search screen. Press, it will return to the search screen, leaving the search conditions you have searched. advanced search conditions can be added or changed.

⑤ [New arrival mail]

The new email registration screen will open.

⑥ "Search Results List" screen

If you want to move the "Search result list" page, press "Forward" or "Next" to move. You can also press the number part to display any page.

⑦ All selections

Select all the displayed materials. Used to reserve all displayed items or to put everything in the bookshelf.

⑧ All cancellations

Releases all selected materials.

⑨ [To the bookshelf]

[Guide to Bookshelf] Please take a look at it.

⑩[Reservation application]

[Reservation Guide] Please take a look at it.

⑪ Changes in sorting conditions and number of indications

Search results can be sorted by "title", "author", "year of publication", and "category". The number of search results can be displayed by selecting 10, 25 and 50.

advanced search Results List

① Outline of materials

The title, author name, publisher name, etc. of the material for each search result are displayed.

② Status of Use

Lending available: There are materials that can be borrowed.
Lending: All materials held in the library are on loan.
No zone: Please use it in the library you have. It is not possible to rent outside the building.

Book <Details> Screen

When you press the title of the material displayed in the search result list, the <material details> screen will be displayed.

Information on book material detail screen

①Outline of materials

The title, author, year of publication, etc. are displayed.

②Collections 

The name of the library that holds the materials is displayed.

③The location of the bookshelf where the collection materials are located is displayed.

〔Map〕 Press the button to display a floor map that shows the bookshelf in the collection.

④Separated

If the material is placed in a different place than usual, the display is here.

⑤Billing Symbol

Represents the classification of bookshelves. In the library, materials are arranged on bookshelves based on these numbers.

⑥Material classification

Classifications such as general books and children's books are displayed.

⑦The description of the status and handling status are as follows.

Available: It's on the bookshelf.
Lending: It is currently being rented.
In forwarding: I am on the way back to the library from another library. It's not on the bookshelf.
Pre-transfer, Pre-reception, Waiting: There is a reservation, and preparations are being made at the pick-up hall.
If "Handling" is displayed in "Handling" only, please use it only in the library you have. It is not possible to rent outside the building.

⑧Document code

Barcode numbers given to each document.

⑨[Web Bookshelf]

[Guide to Web Bookshelf] Please take a look at it.

Magazine

Magazine <Search Results List>

The search results will be displayed in a list. Press the title of the magazine will display the "Volume List" screen.

Information on search results list for magazines

① Highlight

〔ON〕 Then, the corresponding part of the searched keyword will be turned yellow.

② Sorting (reorder) conditions

It can be sorted by "title", "author", "year of publication", and "category".

③ Title of the magazine

If there is no indication of usage status on the left, and the publisher's description are the title of the magazine. By pressing it, the screen of [magazine <volume volume list>] is displayed.

Magazine <List of Volumes>

The volume of the magazine you hold will be displayed. Press each issue to display the "Volume Details" screen.

Information on the list of magazine volumes

①Title of the magazine

②Volume Title

When pressed, the "Volume Details" screen will be displayed.

③Status of materials

Lending available: There are materials that can be borrowed.
Outside: All materials are available for rent.
No zone: You can use it in the library. It is not possible to rent outside the building.

Magazine <Volume Details>

Details of the moat in the magazine

①Magazine title, publisher name, publisher, frequency, etc.

Detailed information of the document will be displayed.

②Status of materials

For more information, please refer to the following link.

For inquiries to this page

Planning and Operation Division, Chuo-toshokan Board of Education Secretariat

Phone: 045-262-7334

Phone: 045-262-7334

Fax: 045-262-0052

Email address: ky-libkocho-k@city.yokohama.jp

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Page ID: 934-186-725

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