13. My List
You can use your My list functions to save and organize the bibliographic information of the selected material.
When you log in, your My list icon will be displayed at the top of the screen. By clicking the icon, you can check and change the information saved in your My list.
13-1 Add materials to your My list
To add a material to your My list, click the star icon in the search results list or on the bibliographic records screen while logged in. You can register up to 1000 items in My List.
You can also add search results to My list at once by selecting "Batch My list" from the search results list. If you want to add from "Bulk My list", you can select tags and add them to your My list. For more information, see Managing My list with Flags and Tags.
In addition, due to data maintenance, system maintenance, etc., the information stored in My list may be changed or deleted without notice, and the My list service may be suspended or terminated. Thank you for your understanding. You can check the disclaimer of the National Diet Library Search in "12. Other > Disclaimers".
13-2 My list Screen Description
- Flags and tags (1-a)
Flags and tags are displayed. By clicking on it, you can view flagged and tagged materials. You can create a new tag from "+ Create New Tag". For more information, see Managing My list with Flags and Tags. - Tag sorting (1-b)
You can reorder the tags. In the initial state, they are arranged in the order in which they were created. - Heading and Filter by collection (1-c)
The heading displays "All" if you're viewing all of your My list, or the name of the tag if you're filtering by tag. From the pull-down of the collections, you can narrow down the collection status of each of the NDL premises (Tokyo Main Library, Kansai-kan, and International Children's Library of Children's Literature) and other libraries in Japan. - Display only materils available online (1-d)
You can narrow down to materials that are available online. For a detailed explanation, see Materials available online. - Number of displays, display mode switching, and sort order (1-e)
You can change the number of My list displayed, display mode, and sort order. Basically, it is the same as the search result list, but you can use the order of registration to My list (ascending / descending) only on this screen. - Filter by keywords (1-f)
You can filter your My list by keyword. - Checkbox (1-g)
By clicking on it, you can check it and select it. You can do the following at once: tag the selected materials, output bibliographic information, remove from My list, and add them to the request cart. For details, please refer to Operations on Materials (1-n). - Delete button (1-h)
Remove the material from your My list by clicking on it. Please note that if you delete it, the tag and flag information will also be deleted. - Flags (1-i)
By clicking on it, you can turn the flag of the material on or off. For more information, see Managing My list with Flags and Tags. - Status of addition to the request cart (1-j)
If it has already been added to the request cart, the addition status will be displayed. - Holdings (1-k)
This is a simplified display of the holdings of the National Diet Library and other libraries in Japan. Click the button to display the collection status in more detail. - Tag (1-L)
Displays the tags assigned to the material. Click on the × to remove the tag. - Select All (1-m)
Select all the materials that are currently displayed by checking the box. - Operations on materials (1-n)
You can check the box to perform operations on the selected materials at once.- Tag
You can tag selected materials together. - Bibliographic record
You can output bibliographic information of the selected material at once. For details, see "Output of bibliographic information(in Japanese)". - Unsubscribe from My list
Removes the selected material from your My list. Please note that tag and flag information will also be deleted. - Add to request cart (browse)
You can add all selected materials to the request cart (browsing). For detailed specifications, please refer to Add materials from My list to request cart (browsing).
- Tag
Transfer from My List on NDL Online
Folders in My List on NDL Online, which were available until January 2024, have been replaced by tags in the NDL Search.
The character limit of tag names is shorter than folder names on NDL Online. If you had created a folder with 33 or more characters in NDL Online, it has been transferred as is, but when changing the tag name, you must shorten them to 32 characters or less.
In addition, stored bibliographic records of periodicals issues are transferred to bibliographic records of periodical titles.
13-3 Managing My list with Flags and Tags
You can use flags and tags to organize and categorize your My list materials. If you remove a material from your My list, the flags and tags are also removed. If you want to add the same material to your My list again, you will need to set the flags and tags again.
Flags
You can set the state of on/off. By selecting a flag in the filter, you can narrow down to materials with a flag on.
Tags
You can organize and categorize your materials by creating your My list tags. You can create up to 64 tags.
- If you have been using the My List function in the NDL Online (~available until January 2024), the folders that were in your My List have been migrated as tags.
Create tags and tag materials
You can open the dialog to create a tag by clicking "+ Create New Tag" at the top of the My list screen, or by clicking "+ Create New Tag" in the "Add Tag" dialog.
You can open the Tag dialog in the following ways:
- Click the "+ Tag" button displayed for each material on the My list screen.
- On the My list screen, check the document and click "Add tag" while selecting it.
- Click "Batch My list" on the search results list screen.
Create a tag
Click "+ Create New Tag" to open a dialog where you can enter characters. Enter the characters you want to add to the tag. The character limit is 32 characters.
Tag your materials
When you open the "Add Tag" dialog, a list of tags you have created so far is displayed. Tick the checkbox next to the tag and click the "Add tag" button. Multiple tags can be attached to a single material.
13-4 Add materials from your My list to the request cart(browsing)
You can add all the selected materials to the request cart (browsing) by selecting the materials in your My list and clicking "Add to request cart (browsing)" at the bottom of the screen. After adding it to the request cart, please complete the browsing procedure from the request cart screen. For details on how to request, please refer to Individual Requests.
- Materials held by collections other than the National Diet Library cannot be added to the cart.
Materials that cannot be added to the request cart (browsing) at once
The ability to add items from My list to the request cart is provided as a shortcut for request, so there are some materials that cannot be added because there is a more user-friendly form or because it is necessary to check the details before requesting. If the materials cannot be added to the request cart, a message will be displayed, so please check the contents.
| Materials | Description |
|---|---|
| Materials that are not in the building you are currently in | If you are on the NDL premise, materials that are not available from the NDL premise you are in (Tokyo Main Library, Kansai-kan, International Library of Children's Literature) will not be added to your cart and will result in an error. |
| Materials that are not held by the National Diet Library | Since they are not in the collection of the National Diet Library, you cannot request through NDL Search. For information on how to use the materials, please check the pages of each institution from the bibliographic records screen. |
| Bibliography in progress | This is a material that is being prepared with new materials. |
| Need to specify which materials you need to request for | Please request after specifying from "Holdings of the National Diet Library" in the bibliographic records screen. For example, it is necessary to select materials to request for from multiple volumes of a magazine, or it is necessary to select materials to be used from the upper, middle, and lower volumes and appendices. |
| The number of cases exceeded | This is a case where the number of requests cannot be added because the maximum number of request carts is exceeded. Errors will occur all at once. Organize your request cart or add one material at a time from the bibliographic records screen. |
| Digital materials available | Displayed when digital materials are available and may not require a request. Please check the "Holdings of the National Diet Library" on the bibliographic details screen for how to view it. |
| Already added to cart | Materials that have already been added to the request cart cannot be added twice. |
| Browsing request from NDL Search is not possible | This is a material that cannot be requested for from NDL Search. In some cases, it is necessary to fill out a maeterial request form, so please check the "oldings of the National Diet Library" in the bibliographic records screen for how to request. |
| Materials for the visually impaired | Materials available if you are Registered user of the Data Transmission Service for Persons with Print Disabilities. For more information on use, please consult the Kansai-kan Information Desk. |
| Open shelf Materials | There is a possibility that you can view open shelves without request from NDL Search. Please refer to the bibliographic records "Holdings of the National Diet Library" for how to browse it. |
| Not Available | The material is not available. |
| Digitization in progress | It cannot be added to the request cart because it is in the process of digitization. |
Other Specifications
If you are in the National Diet Library, add the materials from the base you are visiting (Tokyo Main Library, Kansai-kan, and International Library of Children's Literature) to your request cart.
If you are outside the NDL premises, you will be given priority to materials from the Tokyo Main Library and added to your request cart. If you want to use the Kansai-kan or the International Library of Children's Literature, we recommend that you visit the library before adding it to your request cart.
Materials that are not in the Tokyo Main Library can also be added to the request cart, but they cannot be used even if you visit the Tokyo Main Library, so please check the bibliographic records screen carefully before using them.