6. Cart
Requests for services can be made using the Cart.
Click the Cart icon in the upper right corner of the screen to display the contents of your Cart. You must be logged in to use this function.
To the right of the cart icon, a number appears, indicating the total number of materials stored in the cart.
Your Cart can hold up to 100 items. Materials stored in your cart will be carried over until your next login, even if you log out.
- About materials you can request from the cart
- Requests can be made for materials held at the NDL and digital content available at the NDL.
Requests cannot be made for materials held by other institutions. Please refer to each institution's information on the use of materials held by other institutions.
You can also use "My List" to manage materials held by other institutions in one place.
6-1 About cart display
Cart Menu (1-a)
This is the menu in the cart. Displays requests to which materials have been added for each service point. Clicking on the menu item will take you to the corresponding section of the cart. It will appear at the top of the screen as the screen scrolls.
The materials stored in the cart are displayed with the title, type of material, author, publisher, year of publication, call number, volume number, etc.
Clicking on a title will display detailed bibliography.
Request type (1-b)
The cart displays materials in separate areas for each request type. You can proceed from each area to each request type.
Registered Individual user
Registered individual users can make the following requests.
| Request type | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Browsing | Requests for browsing are only available when on the premises at the NDL. The maximum number of requests at one time varies depending on the facility. |
| Remote request for photoduplication | Requests for remote photoduplication are not available when on the premises at the NDL. Patrons may make as many as 30 requests at a time. |
| Reservation for browsing (Kansai-kan only) | The total number of concurrent requests available varies depending on where the materials are held. |
| Article research service | Only one request can be made at a time. Article research services are not available when on the premises at the NDL. |
| Interfacility request for browsing | Up to 5 requests can be made at one time. |
Registered institutional user
Registered institutional users can make the following requests.
| Request type | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Onsite loan | Up to 10 requests can be made at one time. This limit applies to both onsite loans and loans via mail. |
| Loan via mail | Up to 10 requests can be made at one time. This limit applies to both onsite loans and loans via mail. |
| Remote request for photoduplication | Requests for remote photoduplication are not available when on the premises at the NDL. |
| Reference | Up to 10 requests can be made at one time. |
For more information, please see 7. Individual Requests, 8. Institutional Requests or 9. Remotecopy.
Maximum number of concurrent requests (1-c)
The maximum number of concurrent requests varies depending on the type of request and the location in which the material is held. The number shown indicates the number of available requests or the number of excess requests.
Select items (1-d)
Select items to be acted on.
Click the Select All checkbox to select all items in the request type. Unselect the checkbox to clear all items.
The default status is to select all available items.
If there are multiple materials, a "Deselect All" button will appear above the topmost document if all available materials have been selected, and "Select All" will appear above the topmost material if any of the available materials have not been selected.
Clicking "Deselect All" will deselect all materials, and clicking "Select All" will select all materials.
Check box for each part of the request for remotecopy (1-e)
You can "Proceed to the application for Photocopy" for the part to be copied selected in the check box.
In the case of remote copy（Remote photoduplication）, since multiple applications can be made for a single item, a check box will be displayed for each copying part.
Go to request procedure (1-f)
Click this button to make requests for the selected materials. The following exceptions apply.
- Not available if too many items are selected.
- Some items are not available due to their status. (Caution will be indicated on the item)
Add part to be copied (1-g)
This is displayed in the case of Remote photoduplication. You can add parts to be copied for the selected material.
Edit the part to be copied・Edit the scope of research (1-h)
In case of "Remote photoduplication", "Edit" button will be displayed. Clicking this button will allow you to check and edit the information you entered when adding to the cart.
In the case of "Article research service", "Edit" button will be displayed. Clicking this button will allow you to review and edit the information you entered when adding to the cart.
Delete item from cart (1-i)
Click to delete the selected items from the cart.
Delete all items from cart (1-j)
Delete all materials in a specific request type from the cart.
6-2 Other Function
- Go to browse all items page.
When on the premises at the NDL, the button "Go to browse all items page." will appear at the top of the browsing area. By clicking this button, you can apply to browse materials that are available at your current location. If you have selected materials that cannot be requested from your current location, the message "You have selected materials that cannot be requested from this location." will be displayed.