Online Catalog OPAC is available to search the library materials.
Books are on the second floor.
Books about Medical Science, Life Science, Nursing Science are classified
and shelved according to
the NLM Classification, and other fields are classified according to the Nippon Decimal Classification.
Reference Books are at 'Reference Books Shelves' on the second floor.
Journals are shelved in alphabetic order.
Journals until 1991 are on the first floor.
Journals since 1992 are on the second floor.
Current subscribing journals are located at 'New Arrival Shelves' on the
second floor.
Index Medicus and Current Contents are on the first floor.
Library Materials can be checked out and renewed at the Library Counter. Library card or student card is needed.
| Library Patrons |
Limit |
Materials |
Loan Period |
| Faculty and Staff |
5 |
Books & Bound Periodicals |
8days |
| Graduate Students |
5 |
Books & Bound Periodicals |
8days |
| Undergraduate |
3 |
Books |
8days |
Library card
On the afternoon of following business day after your application, we can
issue you the library card.
The library card is available both at the main library and the medical
school library.
Renewal
Materials can be renewed if no one else has requested the materials.
Bringing the materials to the library is needed for renewal.
Reservations
You can reserve the material which is now borrowed by others
at the Library Counter.
The following are 'Library use only' materials.
Reference Books-with green label
Newspapers
Rare books
Audio Visual Materials
Thesis
Monbu Kagaku-sho Kakenhi Hokokusho(Grant-in-Aid Reports)
Return
Materials must be returned within due to the Library Counter.
Your borrowing privileges will be suspended as many days as the book is
overdue.
When the library is closed, the book post is usable.
Copy in the library is permited in accordance with the Copyright Law
It needs...
Library Materials
Copy for Research and Study
A part of published production
One copy per one article
|
Copiers
Library materials can be copied in accordance with the copyright law.
Two machines for students-a cash copier and a card copier-
are located at first floor. It costs 10 yen per sheet.
Filling out 'Application for copies' is needed.
*For faculty two machines are on the second floor and one machine is on
the first floor.
Interlibrary Loan
Current Akita University Students, Staff and Faculty may use Interlibrary
Loan to borrow books or to obtain copies of articles from newspapers, journals
and proceedings. ILL provides access to information resources not available
at AU Library.
Please submit The Application Form to the Library Counter or apply on the web . The web form can be used by Faculty that make payment at public expense.
You can expect to see the items you request in about 7 days.
It costs 35 yen per sheet and postage. You can pay at public of private expense.
The computers at the library are usable for searching informations or using
electronic journals.
| Room |
Usable Patrons |
Others |
| Audio Visual Room |
Member |
Only Library holdings |
| Conference Room |
Member |
|
| Compartment for Researcher |
Faculty,Staff,Graduate |
|
Faculty, Staff and Graduate students can enter the library using
'Special Pass' when the library is closed.
Special Pass is issued at the Library Counter.
What you can do is
Browsing
Photocoping
Using computers for searching information and using electronic materials
'Book Detection System' is located at the entrance.
You can use your computer at the 2nd Reading Room on the first floor.
Cellular Phone cannnot be used in the library.
You may eat and drink only at the browsing room on the first
floor.
Smoking is prohibited.