With the new JAIRO, it is possible to interact with JAIRO using OpenSearch*. Here, we will explain the basics of searching with OpenSearch

※For more information about OpenSearch, please refer to the following website.
http://www.opensearch.org/Specifications/OpenSearch/1.1

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Search CiNii with the search bar on Firefox.

1. Click on the Firefox search bar and select "JAIRO"

2. Enter keyword(s) in the search bar and the browser will take you to the article search results page.

Search JAIRO with the search bar on Internet Explorer.

1. Click on the Internet Explorer(more than 7) search bar and select "JAIRO"

2. Enter keyword(s) in the search bar and the browser will take you to the article search results page.

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It is possible to search JAIRO using an OpenSearch query in the same manner as using the search feature of the JAIRO website.

Base URL of Opensearch
http://jairo.nii.ac.jp/opensearch/search

Request parameter
Add requests following the base URL.
http://jairo.nii.ac.jp/opensearch/search?(parameter=value)&(parameter=value)&…&(parameter=value)
ex.) http://jairo.nii.ac.jp/opensearch/search?q=abc&count=10&lang=en

Each parameter that comprises the query is as follows.

Use UTF-8 for character encoding.

Parameter name	Content
q	A free word is specified.
count	The result of the retrieval per page number is specified.
lang	The language of the retrieval result is specified.
start	The beginning number of the acquired search result list is specified.
format	The format of the return result is specified.
title	It retrieves it by the title.
author	It retrieves it by the name of the author.
keyword	It retrieves it by the key word.
journal	It retrieves it by the magazine name.
issn	It retrieves it with ISSN.
sortorder	The sorting condition is specified.

  RSS Response Format Specification

Hierarchy1	Hierarchy2	Hierarchy3	Hierarchy4	Description	Content of description
rss					「2.0」
				string
	channel
		title		string	Has connected the query to "JAIRO OpenSearch|"
		link		anyURI	URI of query
		description		string	When language is ja 「JAIRO（ジャイロ）は国立情報学研究所が提供する日本の学術機関リポジトリポータルです。日本の学術機関リポジトリに蓄積された学術雑誌論文，学位論文，紀要論文，研究報告書等を検索することができます。」 When language is en 「JAIRO is a service that provides a cross-search of Institutional Repositories making it possible to discover the educational and research outcomes (Journal Article, Thesis or Dissertation, Departmental Bulletin Paper, Research Paper, etc.) disseminated from universities and academic institutions in Japan.」
		language		language	「ja」 or 「en」
		copyright		string	「Copyright(C) National Institute of Informatics」
		pubDate		dateTime	Date when search was executed
		opensearch:totalResults		string	Total search results
		opensearch:startIndex		string	Start number
		opensearch:itemsPerPage		string	Results per page
		image
			url	anyURI	「http://jairo.nii.ac.jp/ images/jairo_logo.jpg」 ※URL of logo image
			link	anyURI	URI of query
			title	string	Has connected the query to "JAIRO OpenSearch|"
		item
			title	string	Title
			link	anyURI	The permalink is displayed.
			description	string	Content description
			author	string	Author
			category	string	NIIType
			pubDate	dateTime	Date of publication

  atom Response Format Specification

Hierarchy1	Hierarchy2	Hierarchy3	Hierarchy4	Description	Content of description
feed					"root" element xmlns= "http://www.w3.org/ 2005/Atom" xmlns:prism= "http://prismstandard.org/ namespaces/basic/2.0/" xmlns:opensearch= "http://a9.com/-/ spec/opensearch/1.1/"
	title
	link			anyURI	URI of query
	id			anyURI	URI of query
	updated			dateTime	Date when retrieval was done
	opensearch: totalResults			string	Total search results
	opensearch: startIndex			language	Start number
	opensearch: itemsPerPage			dateTime	Results per page
	entry
		title		string	Title
		link			The permalink is displayed.
		id		anyURI	The permalink is displayed.
		author
			name	stirng	Name of author
		prism:publicationName		stirng	Magazine name
		prism:issn		stirng	ISSN
		prism:volume		stirng	Volume
		prism:number		stirng	number
		prism:startingPage		stirng	Start page
		prism:endingPage		stirng	End page
		prism:publicationDate		dateTime	Date of publication
		content		stirng	Article abstract
		updated		dateTime	Date of publication

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You can check for updates to the results of an OpenSearch keyword search if you bookmark the results page in an RSS or Atom feeder.

Example: bookmark in the Firefox RSS reader.

・ An OpenSearch RSS or Atom feeder search results page is displayed.
・ Push the “subscribe” button.

・ On the “add live bookmark” window, push the “add” button.

・ The search results RSS feed is bookmarked on the bookmarks toolbar.

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It is possible to search JAIRO using an OpenURL query in the same manner as using the search feature of the JAIRO website.

Base URL of OpenURL
http://jairo.nii.ac.jp/openurl/query

Request parameter Add requests following the base URL.
http://jairo.nii.ac.jp/openurl/query?(parameter=value)&(parameter=value)&…&(parameter=value)
ex.) http://jairo.nii.ac.jp/openurl/query?any=abc&rft.issn=10&rft.pages=5

Each parameter that comprises the query is as follows.
Use UTF-8 for character encoding.

Parameter name	Content
rft_id	DOI number is retrieved. ex.) rft_id=info:doi/
rft.issn	ISSN is retrieved.
rft.au	The name of the author is retrieved.
rft.jtitle	The magazine name is retrieved.
rft.atitle	The title is retrieved.
rft.volume	The volume is retrieved.
rft.issue	The title is retrieved.
rft.pages	The page is retrieved. when you enter "rft.pages=x-y", search using "start page=x" OR "end page=y"
rft.spage	The beginning page is retrieved.
rft.epage	The end page is retrieved.
rft.date	The publication year is retrieved.
rfe_dat	NCID is retrieves.
any	Everything is retrieved.

Retrieval result display
A different page will be displayed depending on the search condition.
・If the search returns only one article, the detailed information screen will be displayed.
・For conditions other than the above, the search result list screen will be displayed.
・When a search yields no results, "0 results" is displayed.

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