Outline of the Library
| Opening hours | Days closed | Location | Facilities | Contact | |
| Central Library | Weekdays: 9:00 - 21:00 (09:00 - 22:00 during examination periods) Sat/Sun/Holiday 10:00 - 18:00 |
End of year/ New Year, designated period in mid-August |
Ito Campus |
AV booths |
Central Library: Contact information General enquiries: Browsing counter |
| Science and Technology Library | Weekdays: 9:00 - 21:00 (09:00 - 22:00 during examination periods) Sat/Sun/Holiday: 10:00 - 18:00 |
End of year/ New Year, designated period in mid-August |
Ito Campus West Zones |
AV booths Individual research rooms Group learning room Open seminar room Browsing room for people with visual disabilities Conference room |
General enquiries: Circulation Section (Science and Technology Library) 【90】2453 titoservice★jimu. Requesting reference materials, searching library collections: Reference Service Section (Science and Technology Library) 【90】2454 titosanko★jimu. Book orders: Books Acquisitions Section, Central Library 【90】6275 toctosho★jimu. Periodical subscription: Books Acquisitions Section, Central Library 【90】2488 tocmagazine★jimu. |
| Medical Library | Weekdays: 9:00 - 21:00 Sat/Sun/Holiday: 9:30 - 17:00 |
End of year/ New Year, designated period in mid-August |
Hospital Campus | Group learning room Conference room Individual research room Workshop space |
General enquiries: Circulation Section 【91】6037 tieetura★jimu. Requesting reference materials: Document Delivery Service Section 【91】6039 tirsougo★jimu. How to use the database, search library collections: Reference Service Section 【91】6040 tiasanko★jimu. Book orders/periodical subscription: Acquisitions & Cataloging Section 【91】6036 tiuukemo★jimu. |
| Design Library | [During term] Weekdays: 9:00 - 21:00 Sat: 10:00 - 17:00 [Inter-term] Weekdays: 9:00 - 17:00 Sat: Closed |
Sun/Holiday/End of year/ New Year designated period in mid-August |
Ohashi Campus | Audiovisual booth Video and sound lounge Active learning corridor |
General enquiries, cross-lending: Circulation Section 【95】9490 toshokan★design. Book orders, periodical subscription: Cataloging Section 【95】4426 seiri★design. |
| Chikushi Library | Weekdays: 9:00 - 20:00 Sat: 10:00-18:00 Sun/Holiday |
End of year/ New Year, designated period in mid-August |
Chikushi Campus | Study room AV-LL room E-meeting room |
General inquiries, request reference materials, order books, magazine subscriptions: Library Service Section 【93】7020 srttosho★jimu. |
| Manuscript Library | Industrial/ economic materials section Mon-Fri 10.00-16.30 Kyushu cultural/ historical materials section Mon-Thu 10.00-16.30 |
Sat/Sun/Holidays |
Ito Campus West Zones |
General enquiries: Industrial/ economic materials section |
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| Kyushu University Beppu Hospital Library | Mon-Fri 8.30-17.00 Open but unstaffed at other hours and on Sat/Sun/Holidays(Only staff permitted to enter using keycard) |
― | Beppu Campus | General enquiries 0977-27-1750/1603 sbmkanri★jimu. |
- * Please note that there are sometimes temporary closures or shortened opening hours other than those listed here. The Library website (https://www.lib.kyushu-u.ac.jp) has further details.
- * All email addresses end in “kyushu-u.ac.jp”
- * Replace ★ with @ in email addresses.
○Use of materials
| ＊Loan/return/reservation of materials | |||
| Loan | Please bring your IC staff ID (Kyushu University University-Wide IC Card) and materials you wish to borrow to the counter. | ||
| Return | Please return borrowed items to the counter (during open hours) or place them in the post box (when closed). Books can be returned to any Library on Campus. *If your loan is overdue, you will be forbidden from borrowing again for the same number of days as your overdue period. Please take care to return books on time. |
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| Extension of loan | You can renew items that you have borrowed. It can be done at the counter, by email or on the phone. |
Library website Login > My Page |
*If another user has requested the materials you have on loan, you will not be able to extend the loan. |
| Reservation | If the books you want to borrow are on loan, you can reserve them via the Kyudai collections search or at the counter. | Collections search results > (Reservation/Cancellation) button |
*Once reserved items return to the library we will contact you by email or telephone. |
| ＊Ordering materials | |||
| From other on-campus libraries [Books/magazines] |
If an item or material you need is only available at other on-campus libraries, we can order it from the nearest one. | Collections search results > (Reservation/Cancellation) button |
*We cannot order reference-only (non-loan) materials. *Loan conditions of the owning Library apply |
| From other on-campus libraries [Copies of theses] |
If the materials you want to borrow are only available at other Campus libraries, we can order a copy to be made and sent to the library. We can also acquire PDF copies via networks (eDDS service). |
Library website > Login > My Page Or Search results from DBs > Kyu-to LinQ Collections search results > Press [Order copies] button |
* eDDS service is only available for materials which show [order copies] buttons on the detail information screen of the Kyudai Collection |
| From off-campus libraries | Books and copies of papers can be ordered from outside the University if they are not available at the University Library. | ||
| ＊Visiting and use of other universities’ libraries | |||
| When using the libraries or reading rooms of other universities or institutions, you may be asked to produce a “letter of recommendation” issued by your own University Library. Letters of recommendation can be requested on the Library website > My Page. | |||
| ＊Utilization of rare books | |||
| If you wish to use rare books, please inquire at each library beforehand to see if they are available. * Reception and browsing are allowed only during weekdays. |
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| * Inclusion of materials from the Kyushu University archives in a thesis, etc. | |||
| The valuable materials contained in the Kyushu University Library Archive may be featured in papers, reproduced or reprinted only after application to the Library except when they are already available on the internet. Fill out the application and please submit it to the Reference Service Section of the Central Library. | |||
○Facilities /equipment use
＊Use in lectures or seminars
The following Library facilities and equipment can be used during lectures and seminars.
Facilities marked ★ can be reserved online.
Library website Login > My Page > Reserve Facilities
| Name | No. Seats | No. PCs | Your PC | Note | |
| Central Library | Workshop space | 48 | 0 | Wireless LAN available | 1 screen, 1 projector, 2 whiteboards It cannot be used consecutively as a classroom Fee occurs if it is used for a seminar etc. |
| ★Group learning room 1-4 | 8 people/room | 0 | Wireless LAN available | 1 whiteboard & 1 large-screen display/room Without partition, Room 1 and 2 or 3 and 4 can be connected |
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| Study rooms 1,2 | 10 people/room | 0 | Wireless LAN available | Room 1: 1 large-screen display, 2 whiteboards Room 2: 1 large-screen display, 1 whiteboard, 1 projector, blue-ray disc player. Without partition, room 1 and 2 can be connected. |
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| ◆Booking, contact: Service Planning Section【90】2481、e-mail：touservice★jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp | |||||
| Science and Technology Library | ★Open seminar room 1-2 | 12 people/room | 0 | Wireless LAN available | 1 large-screen display & 2 whiteboards/room |
| Open seminar room 3 | 40 | 0 | Wireless LAN available | 1 screen, 1 projector, 5 whiteboards | |
| Learning Commons 2,3 | 15 people/room | 0 | Wireless LAN available | Room 2: 1 blackboard, 2 whiteboards Room 3: 2 whiteboards |
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| ★Group learning room 1-4 | 1･2:6 3･4:10 |
0 | Wireless LAN available | Each room has 1 whiteboard | |
| ◆Booking, contact: Circulation Section (Science and Technology Library)【90】2453、e-mail：titoservice★jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp | |||||
| Medical Library | |||||
| Conference room | 20 | 0 | Wireless LAN available | Screen, projector, and white board | |
| Group learning room A | 8 | 0 | Wireless LAN available | Large-screen display *available at both A and B | |
| Group learning room B | 8 | 0 | Wireless LAN available | Large-screen display *available at both A and B | |
| Group learning room C | 4 | 0 | Wireless LAN available | * Only available for hospital zone personnel | |
| Group learning room D | 4 | 0 | Wireless LAN available | * Only available for hospital zone personnel | |
| Individual research room A | 1 | 0 | Wireless LAN available | * Only available for hospital zone personnel | |
| Individual research room B | 1 | 0 | Wireless LAN available | ||
| Workshop space (1F Active learning space) | 40 | 0 | Wireless LAN available | Screen, projector, and white board | |
| ◆Booking, contact: Circulation Section【91】6037、e-mail：tieetura★jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp | |||||
| Design Library | Video and sound lounge | Several people | 0 | Wireless LAN available | |
| ◆Booking, contact: Circulation Section【95】9490、e-mail：toshokan★design.kyushu-u.ac.jp | |||||
| Chikushi Library | ★Study room | 5 | 0 | Wired/Wireless LAN available | |
| AV-LL room | 19 | 0 | Wired/Wireless LAN available | ・Partition separates two rooms. ・Room 1: 5 seats, 1 built-in screen, projector ・Room 2: 14 seats, 1 built-in screen, 1 whiteboard |
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| e-Meeting room | 26 | 0 | Wired/Wireless LAN available | 1 whiteboard | |
| ◆Booking, contact: Library Service Section【93】7020、e-mail：srttosho★jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp | |||||
- * Please inquire to the Service Planning Section if you wish to use the Central Library Kyu-to and Commons.
- * Please inquire to the Circulation Section (Science and Technology Library) if you wish to use the Science and Technology Library Learning Commons 1 (68 seats) or International lounge (48 seats).
- * Replace ★ with @ in email addresses.