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| Address | Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601 Japan |
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| Facsimile | 052-789-3694 |
| Homepage | Japanese page / English page |
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| Library Hours | click here |
Students, faculty, staff members of Nagoya University and others, who have a ID card of the university or the Central Library Card, are eligible to use the Central Library. Be advised to apply for the library card, in case your ID card is not a magnetic one.
To check out books, bring to the Circulation Desk your ID/library card, and the books that you would like to borrow. Fill out a loan application form when the book has not a Book-ID label on the cover.
Circulation policies for members of Nagoya University.
| Material type | Loan Period | Limit | |
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| Books in 3F | 2 weeks | 5 items | |
| Books in 1F and 4F | Faculty members & Graduates students | 8 weeks | 20 items |
| Undergraduates students | 2 weeks | 5 items | |
| Audio cassettes | 2 weeks | 1 item(set) | |
Circulation policies for outsiders of Nagoya University.
| Material type | Loan Period | Limit |
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| Books in 3F | 2 weeks | 3 items |
| Books in 1F and 4F | 2 weeks | 5 items |
| Audio cassettes | - | - |
*Non-circulating materials
The following types of materials are non-circulating; reference books, rare books, microforms, periodicals, newspapers, and doctoral theses.
Return the books over the Circulation Desk during the regular library hours. Otherwise, drop the books to the book post located outside the entrance. You are responsible for returning books to the library by the date due. In case you fail to return the books by the date due, your right to loan books will be suspended during the same period as your overdue days.
Loan period can be renewed over the Circulation Desk. Bring to the Circulation Desk your ID/library card and the books you want to renew before the date due.
Renewal times.
| Position | Material type | Renewal times |
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| Faculty members & Graduates students | Books in 1F, 3F and 4F | 1 time |
| Undergraduates students | Books in 3F | 1 time |
| Books in 1F and 4F | 2 times | |
| Outsiders | Books in 1F, 3F and 4F | 1 time |
If you are a member of Nagoya University and find the book currently loaned by somebody else, you can reserve books. Provide the necessary information regarding the books on the reservation application form, and submit it to the Circulation Desk.
The staff members at the Reference Desk serve to provide a variety of assistance including;
The Central Library owns mainly 3 types of digital resources available to the library users. They are online databases, CD-ROMs, and electronic journals.
Available only in Nagoya University via the Internet.
Available at the Databases Search Area in Central Library.
Nagoya University subscribes to electronic, as well as paper version of academic journals in various disciplines.
Access to the electronic journals is gained through Nagoya University electronic Journal DataBase.
Material not available at Nagoya University can be borrowed from libraries of other universities.
It is necessary to bring a letter of introduction when paying a visit to the libraries of other universities for reading or photocopying material there. Contact the Inter-Library Loan Desk in advance for an official letter of introduction to be issued.
An arrangement can be made to loan books or obtain photocopies of books and periodicals from the library of other universities. An inter-library loan service such as this is usually available through your school or department library.
Books can be loaned from the libraries of any national university in Japan, libraries of public and private universities in the Tokai region, the National Diet Library and others. Apply by filling out the application form for inter-library loans. Fees are charged for the shipping of materials.
Requesting photocopies of material held by other libraries can be done by filling out the application form for ordering photocopies of reference material. Fees are charged for both the photocopying and the shipping the material.
Duplication of library materials for personal research is permitted as long as copyright protection is observed. Fill out the application form for photocopying and hand it in at the Inter-Library Loan Desk.
Those who are affiliated with Nagoya University are eligible to use the following facilities in the Central Library;
OPAC allows access to books acquired after April 1987, and periodicals. OPAC can be searched through internet via Nagoya University Library Home Page, as well as by the computer terminals in the library.
Books in the Central Library are classified and arranged based on the NDC (Nippon Decimal Classification) system. Books in 1F and 4F (books for researchers), Kanji based and non-Kanji based books are shelved separately at different locations.
Periodicals are arranged in the following order according to the title.
| Language | Based on |
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| Japanese and Chinese | Japanese syllabaries (a,i,u,e,o etc.) |
| Korean | Korean syllabaries |
| Russian | Cyrillic alphabets |
| Other languages | Roman alphabets |
Most of the materials, save rare books and microforms, housed by the library are accessible to all library users. For rare books and microforms, contact the librarian at the Information Desk.
Nagoya University Library consists of Central Library, Medical Library and more than 30 Department Libraries.
Before visiting those libraries, please check NAGOYA University Library Guide.
NUL home | Mailto: Nagoya University Library